Angela Thomas rounds up some of the latest musical theatre tour news, from 101 Dalmatians to Only Fools and Horses, via & Juliet and Burlesque.
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John Barrowman to embark on UK tour with new show in 2022
Stage and screen star John Barrowman is heading out on the road next year with his new show I Am What I Am. Launching at Southend’s Cliffs Pavilion on 30 April 2022, the tour will visit 16 venues including the Adelphi Theatre in the West End. Announcing the tour, the entertainer said: “From the West […]
ITV confirms line-up for festive All Star Musicals
Presenter and writer Fern Britton, actor Ben Miller, former MP and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, presenter Anita Rani, ex Coronation Street resident Catherine Tyldesley and sports presenter Radzi Chinyanganya will be the celebrity contestants for the Christmas edition of ITV’s All Star Musicals. As in the previous shows, the contestants have embarked on a crash course […]
ITV announces two more All Star Musicals
ITV has announced two new episodes in its All Star Musicals series with the first scheduled to air during the Christmas season this year and the other sometime in 2022. John Barrowman will once again take on hosting duties with Elaine Paige returning as head of the judging panel alongside Samantha Barks (Frozen, Pretty Woman […]
ITV’s All Star Musicals Line-Up Revealed
Actresses Jessica Hynes and Luisa Bradshaw-White, former Strictly celebrities barrister and broadcaster Robert Rinder and doctor and presenter Dr Ranj Singh, Bradley Walsh’s actor son Barney and political journalist Robert Peston will battle it out for the title in the upcoming edition of ITV’s All Star Musicals. As previously announced the show which will be […]
CD Review: Anyone Can Whistle – Studio Cast Complete Recording
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE – Studio Cast Complete Recording – 2 CD (JAY RECORDS – CDJAY2 1457) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The 23 year wait for the much-anticipated complete recording of Stephen Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle has finally come to fruition and the crop is as delicious and mouthwatering as anything […]
Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters will host first West End Woofs animal adoption event
Musical theatre royalty from both sides of the Atlantic will unite to host the UK’s first virtual dog and cat adoption event this month. Co-hosted by the West End’s Elaine Paige and Broadway’s Bernadette Peters, West End Woofs will be a UK-based version of Broadway Barks, the annual star-studded animal adoption event benefiting New York […]
Special YouTube MAD Drag Night in aid of Covid-19 hardship fund
With this year’s MAD Drag Night shelved due to the Coronavirus-crisis, a number of former celebrity hosts have been enlisted for a special fundraising online show this weekend. Celebrating the glitz and glamour of one of the highlights of the Make A Difference Trust’s fundraising calendar, the Best of A MAD Drag Night will stream […]
Scottish stars team up for key workers’ tribute
Stage and screen favourites John Barrowman, Elaine C Smith and Alex Norton have joined a group of Scottish West End performers to record a special version of ‘Beautiful City’ to pay tribute to NHS and key workers. Produced by Scots in the City and shared on their YouTube channel, the video version of the song […]
John Barrowman talks Christmas & his Fabulous festive tour & album
As John Barrowman prepares for his latest challenge as a judge on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, the stage and screen favourite is about to get in the festive mood with his new Christmas show. Following on from the success of this summer’s celebration of his 30 years in showbusiness, John Barrowman Fabulous, the ebullient entertainer […]
John Barrowman with Seth Rudetsky – Leicester Square Theatre
John Barrowman with Seth Rudetsky – Leicester Square Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Actor, singer, dancer, author and all-round nice guy are just a few terms you can associate with John Barrowman. He has seen huge success on stage and screen as well as in the recording studio and […]
Interview: John Barrowman gets up close and personal with Seth Rudetsky and the Leicester Square Theatre audience
Stage and screen star JOHN BARROWMAN is back in London for three special cabaret performances as part of Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre series (Friday 13 April and two shows on Saturday 14 April). The Doctor Who, Torchwood and Arrow actor will be inviting fans to join him for music and chat and fans will […]
John Barrowman returns to London for Seth Rudetsky Broadway show
Stage and screen favourite John Barrowman is heading back to London for three special concert performances as part of Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre. The star of TV’s Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood who began his highly successful musical theatre career opposite Elaine Paige in Cole Porter’s Anything Goes and went on […]
CD Review – Maddie – 20th anniversary London cast album
MADDIE – 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition London Cast Album (Stage Door Records – STAGE 9047) Gosh – is it really 20 years since Maddie was on the West End stage? That’s what happens when you get older – the years get shorter! I remember going to see this production at the Lyric Theatre and I liked […]
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 […]
John Barrowman – one day musical theatre will call again
Paul F Cockburn recently caught up with the multi-talented John Barrowman in Glasgow. Having just been recording 25 episodes of Pressure Pad, his new entertainment quiz show for the BBC, Barrowman was – technically – promoting his pantomine, Dick McWhittington (opening at the SECC Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow on 14 December), but the conversation strangely enough […]
