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⭐ INTO THE WOODS ANNOUNCED FOR THE OLD VIC – DIRECTED BY TERRY GILLIAM ⭐ A new production of Into the Wood has been confirmed to be coming to London later this year. It will run at The Old Vic for several weeks over the holiday season in December and Continue Reading

⭐ BROADWAY CLOSURE ANNOUNCED ⭐ New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered the almost-immediate closing of Broadway, the city’s largest tourist industry, which will happen at 5PM EDT tonight, it has been announced. The closure is expected to last between 4-6 weeks. This is due to the increasing number of Continue Reading

⭐ JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN – FULL CAST ANNOUNCED ⭐ Full casting has been announced for the National Theatre’s revival of Jack Absolute Flies Again. Laurie Davidson, who recently starred as Mr. Mistoffelees in the film adaptation of the musical Cats, has been confirmed to join the cast. He will Continue Reading

⭐ TOM STOPPARD’S LEOPOLDSTADT CINEMA BROADCAST ANNOUNCED ⭐ Tom Stoppard’s brand new play Leopoldstadt will be broadcast in cinemas, it has been announced. It will be shown in cinemas on 25th June 2020. Leopoldstadt charts the rise and fall of the Jewish quarter of Vienna from the beginning of the Continue Reading

⭐ SOME LIKE IT HOT MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCED ⭐ The new stage musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot will make its world premiere in Chicago, it has been announced. It will play Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from 2nd March – 4th April 2021, with a Broadway transfer expected Continue Reading

⭐ SHERIDAN SMITH TO STAR IN UK TOUR OF CILLA – THE MUSICAL ⭐ Sheridan Smith will reprise her award-winning role, portraying 60s icon Cilla Black, on stage later this year, it has been confirmed. Smith will head a new UK tour of hit musical Cilla, charting Cilla Black’s rise Continue Reading

⭐ PHILIP RIDLEY’S THE BEAST OF BLUE YONDER CAST ANNOUNCED ⭐ Casting has been announced for Philip Ridley’s new play, The Beast of Blue Yonder. Joining the cast are Jade Ewen (Aladdin), Rachel Bright (EastEnders), Mirren Mack (Sex Education), Unique Spencer (Top Boy), Steve Furst (Little Britain), Charlie Quirke (Birds Continue Reading

⭐ BREAKFAST ON PLUTO MUSICAL ANNOUNCED – STARRING FRA FEE ⭐ Fra Fee will star in a musical version of Frank McCabe’s hit novel Breakfast on Pluto, it has been announced. McCabe’s novel is set in both Ireland and London in the 1960s and 1970s and follows Patrick/Pussy Braden, who Continue Reading

⭐ SOMETHING ROTTEN! UK PREMIERE ANNOUNCED FOR BIRMINGHAM REP ⭐ The UK premiere of the hit Broadway musical Something Rotten! has been announced. Something Rotten! follows two brothers in the late 16th century who try and outshine legendary playwright William Shakespeare. The musical originally ran on Broadway in 2015, and Continue Reading

⭐ CLARE HALSE, HARRY HEPPLE & TYRONE HUNTLEY ANNOUNCED TO JOIN HELLO DOLLY! ⭐ Clare Halse, Harry Hepple and Tyrone Huntley will join the highly anticipated new West End production of Hello Dolly!, it has been announced. Clare Halse (42nd Street) will star as Minnie Fay, Harry Hepple (Romantics Anonymous) Continue Reading