Will Young News

UK editor in chief Carrie Dunn follows the Oliviers Party in the Piazza, red carpet and the ceremony, and gives her opinions on the runners and riders...

It's time for the 2013 Olivier Awards - we'll be updating live with all the winners in all the categories!

Two of musical theatre's biggest worldwide stars Matthew Morrison and Idina Menzel will be giving special solo performances at the 2013 Oliviers, while Michael Xavier will be co-presenting from the BBC Radio 2 Stage in the Covent Garden Piazza.

Casts of Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Top Hat and The Bodyguard also to feature!

The National Theatre's production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time leads the list with eight nominations, followed by the toe-tapping new musical Top Hat receiving seven, and the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre's revival of Sweeney Todd in close competition with six. Other stand-out nominations include The Audience and Kiss Me, Kate receiving five each, and Constellations, The Bodyguard and Twelfth Night with four.

According to the UK's Guardian, music promo and commercials director Michael Gracey has signed on to helm the long-awaited Elton John biopic ROCKETMAN from John's Rocket Pictures.

Mitch Albom announced today, from his show on WJR radio, that Ernie will once again return to the City Theatre, located inside of Hockeytown Cafe and just one block from Comerica Park, to offer fans a third season to remember 'The Voice of Summer' starting Thursday, June 6. Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, the two-man play, dedicated to the late and beloved Hall of Fame Detroit Tiger announcer, Ernie Harwell, will also welcome back local stage favorites Will Young, as the iconic Harwell, and TJ Corbett in the role of 'The Boy'.

The smash hit West End musical GHOST the Musical, based on the Academy Award winning film, is to tour throughout the UK opening at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff in April 2013. GHOST the Musical is directed by the Tony award winning Matthew Warchus (Matilda, Art) and has music and lyrics by Grammy® award winning Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Glen Ballard and features the iconic song Unchained Melody. Set and costume designs are by Rob Howell, musical supervision and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, illusions are by Paul Kieve, choreography is by Ashley Wallen, video and projection designs by Jon Driscoll, lighting by Hugh Vanstone and sound by Bobby Aitken. The UK tour is being produced by David Ian Productions, The Ambassador Theatre Group, Colin Ingram, and Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle. Full casting for the tour will be announced later this year.

Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Cabaret, starring Will Young, Michelle Ryan, Sian Phillips, Matt Rawle and more. Kander and Ebb's landmark musical turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a dark and sexually charged haven of decadence, at the heart of which the legendary Sally Bowles performs at the infamous Kit Kat Klub. The production runs at the Savoy Theatre through January 19 2013.

Weimar Berlin of 1931 is turned into a dark and sexual haven of corruption. In the comforting shelter of the 'Kit-Kat Club', the morally ambiguous and unusual citizens are determined to keep up appearances of a life of parties and pleasure.

Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Cabaret. Kander and Ebb's landmark musical turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a dark and sexually charged haven of decadence, at the heart of which the legendary Sally Bowles performs at the infamous Kit Kat Klub… Get a first look at Will Young, Michelle Ryan, Sian Phillips, Matt Rawle and more onstage in the photos below!

Meet the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! Plus click here for part 1!

KickstArt's CABARET, the classic musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff based on Christopher Isherwood's semi-autobiographical GOODBYE TO BERLIN, has opened at last in Cape Town. A professional production of the show has not been seen in this city for far too long and, in this fantastic production, its return is a welcome one.

Meet David Hinton-Gale as Benny, Mikel Sylvanus as Tom Collins and Jamie Birkett as Joanne Jefferson from the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! And check back soon for more images before the show's opening on Friday, 7 September 2012 at Greenwich Theatre.

Zoe Birkett, who shot to fame in 2002 as a finalist on the first series of Pop Idol, won by Will Young, and has gone on to appear in the West End in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, Thriller Live, What A Feeling, Respect La Diva and Hair, is to play Maureen Johnson in a new London production of the multi award-winning musical Rent.

With more than 75 sold-out performances in its premiere run last year, and sold-out performances this year, “Ernie' will extend past its scheduled July end date, for two more weeks through August 12th at the City Theatre, located inside Hockeytown Café.

The Daily Mail reports that director Rufus Norris, fresh off the debut of his film Broken at Cannes, has cast Michelle Ryan as Sally in the upcoming West End revival of Cabaret.

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According to a report by The Daily Mail, Pop Idol star Will Young has been cast in the West End revival of Cabaret, directed by Rufus Norris.

With more than 75 sold-out performances in its premiere run, "Ernie' will return for its second season tonight, May 3 at 8 p.m. at the City Theatre, located inside Hockeytown Cafe, featuring the same two stars from last year's run. Mitch Albom's play, dedicated to the late and beloved Hall of Fame Detroit Tiger announcer, Ernie Harwell, will renew its engagement just one block from Comerica Park, offering fans another season to remember "The Voice of Summer".