Velma Celli News

Gary Naylor sees a short, sharp, sweet play that has echoes of Christmas classics, but retains its own sense of the festive season in the Big Apple.

Frances Ruffelle's last solo show in New York was named one of Playbill's Unforgettable Theatre Experiences of 2013. The Tony Award winning actress performed PARIS ORIGINAL, a sell out at the Crazy Coqs in 2013, before taking the show to New York and now returning to London at the St. James Studio. Guest performers were ELIZA DOOLITTLE, SABRINA ALOUECHE, VELMA CELLI and HELEN WOOLF.

Direct from London's Hippodrome Casino, cabaret star Velma Celli presents an evening of all things fabulous and diva. Velma and her Musical Director Joe Louis Robinson bring you an eclectic mix of live music, hilarious parodies and more leg than a bucket of chicken.

Stars of Edinburgh Fringe show Divallusion Christina Bianco and Velma Celli speak to BWW:UK about their Fringe experience so far.

YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and cabaret star Velma Celli present a selection of your favourite pop divas in 60 minutes. Through humour, versatile vocals and impressions they'll honour these timeless divas, presenting familiar hits in ways you're unlikely to have seen or heard before!

Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top musical and cabaret picks of the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

Drama Desk Award nominee and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and cabaret star Velma Celli make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Divallusion at Assembly Checkpoint from tonight, 31st July - Today 21st August at 19.25 (20.25 ends).

Following a sold-out and critically acclaimed run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the theatre is delighted to announce its "breathtakingly funny" (Guardian) production of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY will transfer to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre on Tuesday 9th September - 22nd November, with press night on Monday 15th September at 7 pm.

Actor, choreographer and cabaret sensation Velma Celli speaks to BWW about bringing her show to the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

Actress and singer Christina Bianco speaks to BWW about her upcoming performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Drama Desk Award nominee and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and cabaret star Velma Celli make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Divallusion at Assembly Checkpoint from Thursday 31st July - Thursday 21st August at 19.25 (20.25 ends).

Velma Celli (the alter ego of West End performer Ian Stroughair) played the iconic Matcham room at the Hippodrome Casino last week with special guests Kerry Ellis and Christina Bianco.

OK. I remember loud music, bright lights, cheering audiences, lots of tea and chilly ocean breezes. I'll have to get some serious sleep before I can focus on any particular details for you. Despite my best efforts to be practical, I got overexcited like I always do and jammed a little too much into this trip. The cost? Temporary memory loss and extreme exhaustion.

Award-winning Broadway and West End star Kerry Ellis and acclaimed singer, actress and impressionist Christina Bianco have been confirmed as special guests for The Velma Celli Show at The Hippodrome Casino tonight, May 30th.

Award-winning Broadway and West End star Kerry Ellis and acclaimed singer, actress and impressionist Christina Bianco have been confirmed as special guests for The Velma Celli Show at The Hippodrome Casino on Friday May 30th.

I'm currently on my way to London and I can hardly contain my excitement! I begin my journey and my blog from the plane, which is actually quite a bad idea since I should be sleeping instead of typing, as to not be a jet lagged zombie when I land in the morning. I also probably shouldn't have had that glass of wine the flight steward offered, as it can dry the vocal chords...so I'm off to a good start!

The Hippodrome's live entertainment programme continues with a varied offering of music, burlesque, cabaret and more including a four night run from popular US songwriter Scott Alan, a concert celebrating the best of The Great British Musicals hosted by Nicholas Parsons, an exclusive preview of award-winning singer Sarah Jane Morris' new album, and the return of Mitch Winehouse's monthly residency in aid of The Amy Winehouse Foundation which will feature an array of very special guests.

Broadway and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco filled the Matcham Room at the iconic Hippodrome this weekend with a four-show sell out spectacular. Click below to watch Bianco duet with guests Kerry Ellis and AJ Casey on 'Let Me Be Your Star' and 'Set Fire to the Rain', plus Bianco's Internet-famous performance of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' as 19 different divas!

Broadway and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco filled the Matcham Room at the iconic Hippodrome this weekend with a four-show sell out spectacular. Scroll down for photos of her in concert!

Elusive theatre blogger West End Wilma is putting on her very own Musical Theatre Cabaret show WILMA AND FRIENDS tonight August 31, 2013 at the beautiful St James Studio in Victoria.