Emmerdale favourite Matthew Wolfenden will leave the Yorkshire Dales and head for the North Pole when he takes to the stage of London’s Dominion Theatre as Buddy the Elf when festive family favourite ELF: The Musical returns for its second consecutive Christmas season.
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Elf The Musical – Dominion Theatre
Elf The Musical continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 7 January 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Elf The Musical, in short, is an easy Christmas watch, with enough thinly veiled innuendo to satisfy parents who aren’t particularly interested in children’s musicals otherwise. If you’re feeling like giving the local pantomime a miss this year, this is an excellent alternative.
Musicals Mash Up: 10-16 October 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
Tom Chambers to play Walter Hobbs in Elf
Tom Chambers will join the previously announced Simon Lipkin and Georgina Castle to lead the cast of Elf: The Musical when the festive family favourite returns to the Dominion Theatre to play a strictly limited eight-week season this Christmas. Chambers whose genre roles include Jerry Travers in Top Hat (Aldwych Theatre) and Bob Wallis in […]
Elf The Musical starring Simon Lipkin and Georgina Castle heads for the West End
Simon Lipkin and Georgina Castle will lead the cast of festive family favourite Elf: The Musical when it returns to London in a new production at the Dominion Theatre, playing a strictly limited eight-week season this Christmas. Known for his scene-stealing performance as Mr Poppy in another seasonal classic Nativity! The Musical in London and […]
Dominion Theatre return for new production of Elf The Musical
Buddy The Elf will be bringing some festive fun back to London’s West End when a new production of Elf The Musical plays a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre. Directed by Philip Wm. McKinley with original set and costume design by Tim Goodchild, the production will begin preview performances on 14 November 2022 […]
David Essex and Martine McCutcheon cast in Christmas arena tour of Elf
Stage and screen star and recording artist David Essex will head the cast of an upscaled version of the West End and Broadway hit Elf: The Musical which will play three major arenas this Christmas. Essex, whose musical theatre pedigree includes starring roles in Godspell, Evita, and The War of the Worlds, will play Buddy […]
Ben Forster to miss final week of Elf The Musical after breaking ankle on stage
Ben Forster has been forced to pull out of the title role in the final week of Elf The Musical at The Lowry in Salford following an on-stage accident. Forster, who returned to the role he originated in the production which is due to end its highly successful Salford run on 14 January, was rushed […]
Elf The Musical to be screened on Channel 5
A live recording of Elf The Musical will be broadcast at 5pm on Channel 5 on Saturday (23 December). Starring Ben Forster (Jesus Christ Superstar) who returned to the role of Buddy in the current production which launched in Plymouth in November, the TV film was recorded live at The Lowry in Salford where the […]
Elf the Musical is back for Christmas with Ben Forster returning to title role
Ben Forster will be back in green this Christmas when he returns to the role of Buddy in Elf the Musical. The actor who shot to fame when he won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s television talent search for his leading actor in the stadium tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is currently winning acclaim for his performance in […]
Elf the Musical – Dominion Theatre
Elf the Musical continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 2 January 2016. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Before it opened at the Dominion, Elf – based on the 2003 comedy movie starring Will Ferrell – was already making headlines, albeit for the wrong reasons. Its top price tickets, advertised at a whopping £267.50, are […]
West End Heroes 2015 – Dominion Theatre
West End Heroes 2015 was performed at the Dominion Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ West End Heroes is now established as a truly unique and special annual event combining the best of the West End with the best of our Armed Forces bands and singers, supporting the phenomenal work of the charity […]
Christopher Biggins launches West End Heroes 2015
Christopher Biggins, launched the 2015 West End Heroes gala concert at the Dominion Theatre with a little help from some military friends… Dressed as an RAF service woman – just one of the ‘characters’ he’ll play on the night in several big song and dance numbers – he promised a night of surprises, fun and jollity and […]
Limited number of ELF tickets to be released at affordable prices following public demand
In an unprecedented move, the producers of the musical ELF, opening at the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre, have bowed to overwhelming public and social media demand to introduce a more affordable ticket price to broaden the demographic the show is attracting. The new price brand of £30 for a limited number of tickets through the […]
Christopher Biggins to host West End Heroes 2015
Christopher Biggins, hugely popular star of musical theatre, screen comedies and panto and one of Britain’s best-loved TV personalities will be the host of the 2015 West End Heroes gala concert. Following the phenomenal success of West End Heroes last year, which saw the casts of many of the biggest West End musicals unite with the finest UK military […]
