Rachel McDowall News

My, my, here we go again! MAMMA MIA! might be leaving Broadway this month, but the musical will live on in a sequel to the 2008 film adaptation. 

Olympics Gold Medallist Robin Cousins stars on the West End stage as Billy Flynn in the musical CHICAGO at the Garrick Theatre from tonight, 17 July, 10 days ahead of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. He will be in the show until 8 September, the day before the final day of the Paralympics.

Olympics Gold Medallist Robin Cousins will star on the West End stage as Billy Flynn in the musical CHICAGO at the Garrick Theatre from 17 July, 10 days ahead of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. He will be in the show until 8 September, the day before the final day of the Paralympics.

Darius Campbell will finish his current run as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO on Saturday 24 December. Terence Maynard will return to the role on Monday 26 December. America Ferrera and Amra-Faye Wright will star as Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly until Saturday 31 December. From Monday 2 January, the roles of Roxie and Velma will be played by Sarah Soetaert and Rachel McDowall. James Doherty will continue as Amos Hart, Jasna Ivir as Mama Morton and R. Whitehead as Mary Sunshine.

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Michelle Williams will make her West End stage debut starring as ?Roxie Hart' in the smash hit West End musical 'CHICAGO' at the Cambridge Theatre from Monday 13 July until 22 August. Michelle Williams, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer and actress, rose to fame as one third of Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child, comprising Michelle Williams, Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, is the top selling female group of all time.

MAMMA MIA! held its US premiere last night in New York City. Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical. The feature film adaptation of the global stage hit production brings the magic of ABBA's music to the silver screen.

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 170 cities and eight languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, summer 2008 is the season for MAMMA MIA! The star-studded soundtrack is the ultimate souvenir to the movie, set for release on Decca July 8.

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 170 cities and eight languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, summer 2008 is the season for MAMMA MIA! The star-studded soundtrack is the ultimate souvenir to the movie, set for release on Decca July 8.

Suzanne Shaw, who has just won the ITV television series 'Dancing on Ice', will return to the West End stage to star as 'Roxie Hart' in the smash hit West End musical CHICAGO.

Sarah Soetaert, who played the role of 'Roxie Hart' with great success last year, will return to star in the smash hit West End musical 'CHICAGO' for a five-week season from Monday 28 April to Saturday 31 May.

Suzanne Shaw, who has just won the ITV television series Dancing on Ice, will return to the West End stage to star as Roxie Hart in the smash hit West End musical Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre on Monday 2 June for six weeks only (finishing on 12 July). Her other television credits include The Bill, City Central and Holby City. A member of Hear'Say (the original winners of television's Popstars), Suzanne has had several hit singles.

Claudia Shear, the American award-winning actress and playwright, will star as 'Mama Morton' in the smash hit West End musical 'CHICAGO' at the Cambridge Theatre for an eight-week season from Monday 31 March until Saturday 25 May. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Rachel McDowall will continue to star as 'Roxie Hart' and 'Velma Kelly', with Terence Maynard as 'Billy Flynn' and Paul Rider as 'Amos Hart'.

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen will star as 'Roxie Hart' and Rachel McDowall will star as 'Velma Kelly' in the smash hit West End musical Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre from 25 February. Terence Maynard will continue to star as 'Billy Flynn' and Paul Rider as 'Amos Hart', with Zee Asha as 'Mama Morton' and MM Dugdale as 'Mary Sunshine'.

Mel Brooks's The Producers closes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane after playing its final performance on 6th January, after its run of more than two years. Performances at the London venue began back in October 2004, with the production winning the 2005 Laurence Olivier awards for Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Nathan Lane) along with nominations for Best Actress in a Musical (Leigh Zimmerman), Best Actor in a Musical (Lee Evans), Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Conleth Hill), Best Director (Susan Stroman) and Best Theatre Choreographer (Susan Stroman).

The London production of the Mel Brooks musical The Producers is set to end its run at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on January 6th, 200

The Producers has just recouped its £5,500,000 capitalisation and the musical has now been seen by well over 550,000 people in London since it started performances on 25 October 2004.