Jeff Wayne’s innovative The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience is due to reopen in London in 2021 with a new version featuring a mixture of live actors, interactive holograms and the recorded voices of the Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward, Inglorious’ Nathan James and Kaiser Chief’s Ricky Wilson. Unveiling plans for the re-worked state-of-the-art […]
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Fame 30th to mark launch of new season of The Shows Must Go On
Universal’s popular The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel will return to streaming full shows on 25 September 2020 with the Fame The Musical – 30th Anniversary Tour. Directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, the 2018 production stars pop star turned actress Mica Paris as Miss Sherman with Keith Jack (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, […]
War of the Worlds set for birthday arena tour in 2018
Jeff Wayne’s innovative The War of the Worlds will celebrate 40 years since the original double album was released with a major arena tour in 2018. Tickets will have gone on sale for the spectacular new incarnation of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – Alive on Stage which will debut […]
CD reviews – Two Cities – Carousel – Alfred Drake & Roberta Peters sing Leonard Bernstein
Nick Wakeham casts an eye over some of the latest CD releases. TWO CITIES – Original London Cast (Stage Door Records – STAGE 9045) We in the UK have always been very lucky when it comes to original cast recordings. It used to be that the company was taken into the recording studios the first Saturday after […]
The War of the Worlds – full casting and a sneak peek at rehearsals
Alongside the onscreen appearance of Liam Neeson and the onstage appearance of Jeff Wayne and his Black Smoke Band and ULLAdubULLA string orchestra, casting has now been announced for the world stage premiere of The War of the Worlds at the Dominion Theatre. The show will preview from Monday 8 February 2016 with an opening […]
The War of the Worlds – cast includes Jimmy Nail, David Essex and Michael Praed
Alongside the onscreen appearance of Liam Neeson and the onstage appearance of Jeff Wayne and his Black Smoke Band and ULLAdubULLA string orchestra, casting has now been announced for the world stage premiere of The War of the Worlds at the Dominion Theatre. The show will preview from Monday 8 February 2016 with an opening […]
Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds – LG Arena, Birmingham and Touring
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds was reviewed at the LG Arena, Birmingham. The show continues to tour until 15 December. Based on the book by HG Wells, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds needs no introduction. With ever increasing popularity spanning multiple generations, it is no wonder the […]
