On the heels of the 2015 Olivier Awards nominations announcement, the Daily Mail writes that Lenny Henry will host the ceremony at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, April 12.
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - were announced today (Monday 9 March) by actors James McAvoy and Lesley Manville with the full list of nominations available below.
WhatsOnStage today announce that Miss Saigon's Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go will perform The Movie In My Mind at the 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 15 February 2015.
This New Year, two lucky BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) fans from the Philippines will have the exclusive chance to win special prizes (flown in from London's Prince Edward Theatre) as we launch our MISS SAIGON reflection story written by Rocky Christopher Fajardo found HERE.
For some people, it may take just one special song to change their lives forever. Take for instance Tony winner, Disney Legend Lea Salonga and BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) UK's 2014 Best Featured Actress Rachelle Ann Go's personal revelations on the endless impact that MISS SAIGON has had on their personal and professional lives.
El sevillano Alfonso Casado ha sido reconocido como Mejor Director Musical en los BroadwayWorld UK Awards, por su labor en 'Miss Saigon'. Estos premios, homólogos a los BroadwayWorld Spain, son otorgados a partir de las votaciones del público británico.
Miss Saigon, Les Miserables and Urinetown are all leading the musical theatre categories in this year's BWW:UK Awards - with Saigon stars Eva Noblezada, Kwang-Ho Hong, Rachelle Ann Go and Jon Jon Briones all out in front in the performance categories.
Following Lunchbox Theatrical Productions' confirmation of CHICAGO The Musical's strictly limited run from December 3rd to the 21st in Manila--first hinted on BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) four months ago--Lunchbox CEO James Cundall reveals more mega-musical surprises for Manila audiences in a candid sit-down interview with us.
El escenógrafo David Pizarro, que actualmente trabaja en la producción de 'El Rey Leon', nos cuenta su experiencia como espectador en el 25 aniversario de 'Miss Saigon' que se celebró el pasado 22 de septiembre.
When tickets for Miss Saigon's 25th anniversary performance went on sale, Delfont Mackintosh's website crashed as thousands of people logged on to try and buy tickets (at 1989 prices) for the one-off performance on Monday night. I spent an hour prodding frustratedly at the website and 15 minutes on hold before I made a last minute dash across London to get to the box office five minutes before the priority window ended and was lucky enough to get tickets in row D of the Upper Circle (as an indication of how fast tickets were going, tickets in Row A of the same section disappeared in the time it took the man at the box office to say "I can do you two in row A of the Upper Circle').
The Gala Performance to celebrate 25 years of Boublil & Schonberg's MISS SAIGON on Monday 22 September, has sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale this morning, Tuesday 26 August. Over 18,000 people tried to buy tickets when booking opened at10.00am; an unprecedented amount for a single performance in a theatre with just over 1700 seats.
Summer Strallen (The Sound of Music, Top Hat), Anton du Beke (Strictly Come Dancing), Dianne Pilkington (Mamma Mia!, Wicked) and cast members from Miss Saigon head a glittering line-up of West End stars in THE PHILIPPINE DREAM - a one-off Gala at the Leicester Square Theatre on Sunday 17 August to raise money for abandoned and abused orphans in Manila. A special guest host for the evening will be announced shortly.
Below, BroadwayWorld brings you high definition highlights from the exciting new production, starring Eva Noblezada, Alistair Brammer, Jon Jon Briones and more!
Iconic Tony Award-winning original star of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's MISS SAIGON, Lea Salonga, interviews one of the headliners of the new West End revival of the hit mega-musical, Jon Jon Briones, as part of a new interview.