At a ceremony at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre hosted by Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson, the winners of the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards were announced – the only major theatre awards decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. The big winner of the night was Frozen with seven awards from its 13 nominations, receiving […]
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Peter Pan Live starring Christopher Walken to be aired on The Shows Must Go On channel
The 2014 US live TV production of the 1954 Broadway musical Peter Pan will be the next show available free of charge on The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel. Featuring a typically eccentric performance from Christopher Walken opposite Allison Williams (Girls, Get Out) as Peter Pan and Taylor Louderman (Tony-nominee for Mean Girls) as Wendy, […]
Stephanie McKeon will play Anna opposite Samantha Barks as Elsa in the West End production of Frozen
Today, on National Siblings Day, Disney Theatrical Productions has announced that Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon will play Elsa and Anna in Frozen when it reopens the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this year. The production opens on 11 November 2020, with previews from 30 October; and has extended booking until 30 May […]
Frozen – St James Theatre, New York
Frozen continues at the St James Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Say what you will about the Disney people, often berated for merchandising rapacity or theme-park mentality, they know how to put on a show. And the corporation’s magic dust – or whatever you call that stuff that Tinker Bell scatters […]
Interview – Sally Ann Triplett doing what she loves in A Damsel in Distress at Chichester
Actress and singer SALLY ANN TRIPLETT is currently starring in a major new stage version of A Damsel in Distress at Chichester Festival Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford, the musical comedy has songs by George and Ira Gershwin, and is based on the novel by P.G. Wodehouse and the play by Wodehouse and Ian Hay (also […]
Chichester season – A Damsel in Distress joins Mack and Mabel
Chichester marks its first full season following its major redevelopment with two major musicals in the Festival Theatre, the previously announced Michael Ball in Mack and Mabel, directed by Jonathan Church with choreography by Stephen Mear, and a new stage version of A Damsel in Distress, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford. A Damsel in Distress (30 May–27 June) has music and lyrics […]
