'Jersey Boys', the award-winning Broadway musical which opened in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on 18 March last year, is on a roll when it comes to theatre award nominations in the UK, the Tony winning tuner has been nominated for four What's On Stage Awards and five Oliviers.
The Press notes have announced that James Corden shocked the audience at last year's Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards with a steamy on-stage kiss with Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe - a moment that made headlines around the world. What will happen this Sunday when Gavin & Stacey's Corden and Two Pints of Lager's Sheridan Smith host the 2009 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards, at the Prince of Wales Theatre?
Gavin & Stacey's James Corden and Sheridan Smith, star of Grownups and Two Pints of Lager, will reunite to once again co-host the Winners' Concert for the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards, which takes place this year on Sunday 15 February at the West End's 1,100-seat Prince of Wales theatre, home of Mamma Mia!.
A record 32,000+ theatregoers have voted in the 2009 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards
Nominations have been announced for this year's Laurence Olivier Awards, London's equivalent of the Tonys. The awards, which were created in 1976 will be given out on Sunday March 8, 2009 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
In a year when new musical theatre productions in London consisted of juke box transfers, classic revivals, whimsical adventure stories and majestic failures, one might be forgiven for thinking that the age of great new musicals exists merely in days of Auld Lang Syne. So let's pause and think back over the year's musical fayre.
UK theatre website WhatsOnStage.com reports that a number of West End musical stars recorded a special edition of the BBC's Weakest Link quiz show, due for broadcast on New Year's Eve.
At last night's Visit London People's Choice Awards 2008 held at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon, JERSEY BOYS won the 95.8 Capital FM Best West End Show Award, an award voted for by Londoners and visitors to London. Other winners included Michael Caine, voted London's Favourite Londoner, and the O2, which won 95.8 Capital FM Best Music Venue Award.
Jersey Boys, the award-winning Broadway musical, will open in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on Tuesday, March 18 2008, following previews from February 28.
Jersey Boys, the award-winning Broadway musical, will open in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on Tuesday 18 March, following previews from 28 February.
Casting has been announced for the London production of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award award-winning Broadway musical. The show will open in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on Tuesday March 18, 2008, following previews from February 28, 2008. The London cast will be headed by Ryan Molloy as Frankie Valli, Stephen Ashfield as Bob Gaudio, Glenn Carter as Tommy DeVito and Philip Bulcock as Nick Massi.
Broadway actor Sean Palmer, who is playing 'Chip' in ENO'shit production of On the Town, will play the leading role of 'Prince Eric' in the forthcoming Broadway production of Disney's The Little Mermaid.
Joshua Dallas, Ryan Molloy and Sean Palmer will star as Gabey, Ozzie, and Chip in ENO's production of the original 'New York, New York' musical On the Town. Having broke ENO box office records in 2005, On the Town will return to the London Coliseum for 20 performances, April 20 through May 25 2007.