A host of stars will take to the virtual stage from their homes and studios around the world for a new special version of the Make A Difference Trust’s burlesque-flavoured fundraiser West End Bares on 10 January at 8pm. Featuring brand new content created especially for the one-off event West End Bares: Turned On will […]
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Tributes flow in for popular performer Nolan Frederick
Graham Norton and Miriam Margolyes are among the many friends and theatre colleagues who have taken to social media to post heartfelt tributes to Nolan Frederick following the announcement of the actor’s death. A hugely popular performer, Nolan Frederick’s extensive musical theatre credits included Cats, Ragtime, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate, Bat Boy, The Pajama […]
Stars return to host 10th West End Bares
Graham Norton, Tom Allen and Michelle Visage will return as hosts for the tenth birthday of the burlesque-flavoured fundraiser West End Bares at East London’s Troxy on Sunday 13 October 2019. The trio, who all previously hosted the annual event will join forces to host West End Bares Stripped as it celebrates the annual event’s […]
West End Eurovision – Shaftesbury Theatre
West End Eurovision at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Hamilton, Young Frankenstein, 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, The Phantom of the Opera and Aladdin. All musicals with a healthy dose of camp. Take a bunch of cast members, add some over the top creativity and some Eurovision songs, and you get […]
West End Bares – Ruby Strippers – Novello Theatre
West End Bares – Ruby Strippers was performed at the Novello Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Glittering shoes and friends of Dorothy took over from the legends of Camelot as David Grewrock and Mélanie Tranter, together with the amazing team behind last year’s sell-out Excalibare, chose to gave us […]
West End Bares – Excalibare – Novello Theatre
West End Bares – Excalibare at the Novello Theatre, London. Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is happy news indeed that West End Bares has been staged in a legitimate theatre for the first time. It’s where it belongs, like its Broadway equivalent. True, the first six years at the legendary Café de […]
West End Bares: Excalibare – hosts include Graham Norton, Ramin Karimloo and Gina Beck
TheatreMAD (Make A Difference Trust) has revealed that Graham Norton will once again host this year’s West End Bares: Excalibare at the Novello Theatre on Sunday 25 September at 7pm and 9.30pm. Norton will be joined by West End star co-hosts, Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies), Gina Beck (Show Boat, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera) and Ben Freeman (The Rocky Horror Show, […]
Take That musical – Gary Barlow seeks talent via BBC TV show
Gary Barlow is to combine his blossoming musical theatre career with his pop pedigree to launch a television talent search for the stars of a new stage show featuring the songs of Take That. After months of rumours surrounding the BBC’s hunt for a new talent show to fill the void left by the departure […]
West End Bares heads for the Novello
Burlesque-flavoured fundraiser West End Bares will play two shows at the Novello Theatre in September. Now in its seventh year, the show which is staged in aid of the Make a Difference Trust, the UK-based charity involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS, will play two performances on the evening of 25 September. Based on the […]
West End Bares 2015 – Take Off – Café De Paris
West End Bares 2015 – Take Off was performed at the Café De Paris, London. Rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s hard to believe that West End Bares is already in its sixth year, so thanks to director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell for importing the project from Broadway to London like he has just done with Kinky […]
West End Bares 2015 – Graham Norton to host, Beverley Knight among artists appearing
TheatreMAD (Make A Difference Trust) has revealed that Graham Norton will host West End Bares 2015 ‘Take Off’ at the Café De Paris on Sunday 20 September 2015 at 9.30pm and midnight. Norton will be joined by platinum-selling artist and West End star of Memphis and The Bodyguard Beverley Knight, Ru Paul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio, comedian Joe Lycett, Strictly Come Dancing stars Robin Windsor and Lisa Riley, West End […]
