The film adaptation of the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie has been delayed to January 22, 2021, due to the health crisis. The film was originally set to premiere on October 23, 2020.
Following on from their 24 hour all-singing-all-dancing Musical-athon, Aimie Atkinson, star of a?oeSix the Musicala?? and a?oePretty Woman a?' West Enda??, and Tom Gribby, Agent and Producer of the UK Premiere of a?oeThe Pirate Queena??, raised £10,421 for the Save the Children Coronavirus Appeal.
At a ceremony tonight at the Prince of Wales Theatre hosted by Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson, the winners of the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards were announced. For the first time this year the event was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 hosted by Elaine Paige and Paddy O'Connell.
Ahead of the 20th annual WhatsOnStage Awards this Sunday, 1 March, at the Prince of Wales Theatre - hosted by Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson, and for the first time this year broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 hosted by Elaine Paige and Paddy O'Connell a?' WhatsOnStage announce the presenters of the individual awards: Aimie Atkinson, Amy Booth-Steel, Amy Hart, Max Harwood, Tyrone Huntley, John Kani, Oti Mabusi, Danny Mac, Daniel Monks, Vinegar Strokes, Liam Tamne, Giles Terera, Faye Tozer and Susan Wokoma. In addition, Maureen Beattie will present the Equity Award for Services to Theatre; and Elaine Paige will present the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical.
Today the producers of Everybody's Talking About Jamie hosted open auditions at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, for a talented young performer to play the next Jamie New in the West End from January 2020.
Who better to perform a musical about a group of angsty German teens than an actual group of young people? Spring Awakening joins Bring It On and Goodnight Mr Tom as the British Theatre Academy's third show of the summer. This rock musical is beautifully designed and staged and features many talented young performers.