Wicked's Kerry Ellis, who has just rejoined the West End cast as Elphaba, has just released a new self-titled album which is now available for pre-order.
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HONOR BOUND opens off-Broadway, Elaine Paige launches her new show and ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS kicks off its UK tour!
Whispers reach us that Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning yet another talent search show. The rumour is that he fancies producing a new version of My Fair Lady, and wants to find a new actress to play Eliza Doolittle. I'd suggest that he doesn't. And here are my reasons why
The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye is reporting today that Kerry Eliis is confirmed to replace Jody Prenger in the West End production of Oliver!, now playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. She plays opposite Omid Djalili as Fagin, with Griff Rhys set to take over the role on 14 December, 2009.
Whatsonstage.com is reporting that Kerry Eliis is set to replace Jody Prenger in the West End production of Oliver!, now playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. She plays opposite Omid Djalili as Fagin, with Griff Rhys set to take over the role on 14 December, 2009.
Kerry Ellis is to hang up her broomstick and swap her career-changing, award-winning role as green witch Elphaba in the hit musical 'Wicked' for a series of intimate shows celebrating the very best British music from the worlds of theatre, film and pop.
Cameron Mackintosh has been honoured for his contribution to musical theatre at this year's South Bank Show awards.
The Awards other big winners included:
Film
This Is England
Comedy
Gavin and Stacey (BBC Three)
TV Drama
The Mark of Cain (Channel 4)
Theatre
Saint Joan at the National Theatre
Pop
Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Literature
Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Classical Music
Traced Overhead: The Musical World of Thomas Ades at the Barbican
Visual Arts
Andy Goldsworthy at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Opera
The Turn of The Screw at the ENO
Dance
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Programmes 1 and 2 at Sadler's Wells
Literature
Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Arts Council England - decibel Award
Daljit Nagra: Look We Have Coming To Dover
Outstanding Achievement Award
JK Rowling
Kerry Ellis is to hang up her broomstick and swap her career-changing, award-winning role as green witch Elphaba in the hit musical 'Wicked' for a series of intimate shows celebrating the very best British music from the worlds of theatre, film and pop.
An aftershow party for Guys and Dolls' cast change night was held at Floridita in London on August 7th; in attendance were stars Patrick Swayze and Claire Sweeney
With no less than 8 major musicals opening in Fall 2006 in London, which ones are steaming ahead and which ones lagging behind? Jake takes a look and finds out..
Patrick Swayze joins Guys and Dolls, Michael Gambon returns to the London stage in a silent role, Cabaret announces dates and Avenue Q and Evita open for previews..
The West End is in for a dose of divine decadence; a revival of Cabaret has been confirmed to open on October 10th at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, after beginning previews on September 22nd
According to the London News Telegraph, Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley--a self-professed fan of musicals--will play the feisty Cockey flower girl tutured by Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady