The Apollo News

The first phase of exciting shows heading to Storyhouse in Chester for spring 2020 have been announced.

BAFTA Nominated comedian and star of BBC Two's The Mash Report, Rachel Parris will tour the UK in Spring 2020, with a brand-new show about big life changes, titled All Change Please. The tour includes three warm up dates at London's Soho Theatre before officially starting in Brighton on 24th April 2020 and concluding in Leeds at the City Varieties on 27th June 2020. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 6th December 2019 available via www.rachelparris.com.

Geoff Norcott's acclaimed Taking Liberties tour has been doubled in size, with 25 new dates added in 2020. a?oeThere's been a lot of talk about extensionsa??, says Geoff, a?oewell, despite my political allegiances I'm delighted with this one. It's time the people were given another say...on whether or not they want to see my show.a??

Broadway vets, Danette Holden, who was last seen in Sacramento as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone and in New York City in the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Cagney, the Musical and Kevin Csolak, currently in Ivo Van Hove's new West Side Story as Arab hitting the Broadway stage December 10th in previews and who just completed shooting Steven Spielberg's reboot of West Side Story as Diesel hosted the 2019 Stangl Stage Cabaret, Hunterdon's Brightest, Home for the Holidays charity event this past Saturday, November 30th at the historic Stangl Stage. 

Currently on his third major sellout arena tour of the UK, Jack Whitehall said recently, a?oeI couldn't be more thrilled to be going back out on the road.  There's no feeling like standing up on stage in front of a theatre full of strangers, and still being able to hear your dad heckle you.a??

WNYC and the Apollo Theater will present WNYC's 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, 'The Strategic King: MLK's Visionary Leadership,' as part of the Apollo's Uptown Hall series, on Sunday, January 12 at 3pm.

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Comedy Show nominee Darren Harriott will be taking his new show Good Heart Yute to London's Soho Theatre between 4th a?" 8th February 2020.

Happy December! Are you counting down the days to Christmas? At BroadwayWorld, we've decided to recount (pun intended) our favourite shows of a numerical theme - some of which you can currently see around the UK - over the course of advent.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM 'John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everythinga??) will join actor/producer/vocalist Rome Neal for a night of jazz and jokes at his next a?oeBanana Pudding Jazz Jama?? scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan.

Comedian, author and, most recently, idiot who agreed to be tortured on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, Shappi Khorsandi is a woman of many parts, but live comedy is where she's in her element. Following her 2019 tour, which included a sold-out 7 night run at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, Shappi is delighted to be extending her tour in to 2020 with a further 12 dates announced between February and May next year.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie, the smash-hit, critically acclaimed West End musical has announced the full casting for its first ever UK tour.

Watching Ballet Hispánico perform at The Apollo Theatre on November 22nd made one aware of how much there is to feel thankful for in this politically tumultuous time where Latino cultures are frequently maligned by those currently skulking in the White House.

AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the upcoming 19th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards, with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Bombshell, Little Women, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Farewell, The Irishman, and The Two Popes contending for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category. For nearly two decades, AARP's MFG program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films that resonate with older viewers. Annette Bening will receive the esteemed Movies for Grownups® Career Achievement Award.

SJ Presents announces the Thanksgiving Comedy Fest on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.

The Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour has played sold-out shows across the United States and now they're coming to the entertainment capital of the world for a one-night-only tour stop on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 in the Paris Theater at Paris Las Vegas. Celebrity host Nene Leakes leads an all-star lineup of talent including Adele Givens, special guests Loni Love, Sherri Shepherd, Kym Whitley and B Simone a?' a cast of comediennes sure to leave audiences cracking up.

New York: Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director and Tom Toce , Musical Director) announces the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2019, which will begin Wednesday, December 11 featuring some of New York's best musical performances through Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th St., East of 8th Ave.)

Phil McIntyre Live Ltd have announced a multitude of additional tour dates in Autumn 2020 for Milton Jones - star of Mock The Week (BBC Two) BBC Radio 4, and Live at the Apollo (BBC One), household favourite, king of the one-liner and one of the UK's biggest selling comedians. His Milton: Impossible tour will now take in a huge total of 100 dates across the UK and Ireland in 2020, beginning at the Dartford's Orchard Theatre on 22nd January 2020 and concluding in London at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 29th November 2020. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday 28th November, with a presale on Tuesday 26th November, available via www.miltonjones.com.

For two performances only, this Holiday Season the Apollo Chorus of Chicago will perform one of Chicago's greatest holiday traditions: Händel's Messiah at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago.

Apollo Theater Celebrates Classic Girl Groups with Martha Reeves, Sarah Dash, & Joshie Jo Armstead. The Apollo Theater's Education Program brought together three legendary artists for She's A Rebel! A Tribute to Girl Groups of the 50s, 60s, & 70s on November 14, 2019. Presented as part of Apollo Education's 'Apollo Live Wire' discussion series, led by Senior Director of Education Shirley Taylor, the evening featured a lively panel discussion with founding members of groundbreaking girl groups, including Martha Reeves (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas), Sarah Dash (Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles), and Joshie Jo Armstead (The Ikettes).

Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with BBAM are delighted to announce that Andrew Maxwell, currently in a jungle in Australia, will wash the ants out of his undies and do what he does best a?" perform stand-up comedy across the UK in 2020 with an all new show, Reality. The tour will begin on 29th April 2020 at Cardiff's Glee Club and conclude at Brighton's Komedia on 8th June 2020, taking in an initial total of 26 dates. Tickets go on sale today, Friday 22nd November at www.andrewmaxwellontour.com.