Sally Ann Triplett will succeed Sarah Lancashire as Miss Adelaide in the hit West End revival of Guys and Dolls on March 6th, the same day that three other leads (who are so far unannounced) will join the show
We Will Rock You closes after four years, Judi Dench's Hay Fever opens with a top price of £60, Evita is officially launched and Caroline or Change plans London run
EVITA, one of the world's greatest musicals, returns to London's West End after 21 years this summer. Directed by the award-winning Michael Grandage and featuring lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the brand new production of the smash-hit stage show has its Press Night at the Adelphi Theatre on June 21st.
The nominations have been released for the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards. The ceremony for this year's awards will take place at the Park Lane Hilton on February, 2006. Leading the pack this year are Billy Elliot with nine nominations, and Guys and Dolls with eight.
Wicked flies East to cast its spell on London, Movin' Out opens its European tour in the UK, Showboat gets a lavish in-the-round production and the Donmar unveils its new season
The Donmar Warehouse's 2006 season will be high in star-power, with performances by Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi, Claire Higgins, Michael Sheen and others
Billy and the Donmar pick up major awards, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf transfers, Dawn French joins Kathy Burke for Smaller and two shows post closing notices
British TV star Nigel Harman will succeed Ewan McGregor in the hit London revival of Guys and Dolls on December 5th, and Sarah Lancashire will succeed Jane Krakowski on the same date
Director Michael Grandage, choreographer Rob Ashford and designer Christopher Oram are now attached as the major creative team of the upcoming London revival of Evita