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Newsfeed: London encore for touring Wizard of Oz, Beverley Knight records new Sister Act single, 42 Balloons EP released
The UK and Ireland tour of Leicester Curve’s hit production of The Wizard of Oz will conclude its crowd-pleasing UK and Ireland tour with an encore season in London this summer.
Sister Act – Dominion Theatre
Sister Act continues at the Dominion Theatre, London until 31 August 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Shining brightly on that Dominion stage, Sister Act is really is heaven-sent, and watching it should become a ‘habit’ that never needs to be broken. A joyful noise, indeed.
Lesley Joseph and Clive Rowe among the stars returning for Sister Act’s London encore
Further star casting has been announced for the award-winning production of Sister Act The Musical at the Dominion Theatre from 15 March until 8 June 2024.
Sister Act – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Touring
Sister Act continues at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry until 14 October 2023, before continuing on its UK tour until 5 October 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! win flagship musical prizes at the Olivier Awards
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro triumphs with six awards including the Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director Best Actress was awarded to Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal took home the Best Actor award Standing At The Sky’s Edge won Mastercard Best New Musical Rodgers […]
Broadcast details and show line-up announced for the Olivier Awards 2023
The Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard have officially announced the shows performing in this year’s ceremony. The awards will take place on Sunday 2 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham.
Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Oklahoma! top musical theatre nominations at Olivier Awards 2023
Nominations have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard which will take place on 2 April 2023 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Standing At The Sky’s Edge at the National Theatre received eight nominations, the most for a musical. Garnering seven nominations – including Best Musical Revival – was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Sister Act – Curve Leicester and Touring
Sister Act continues at Curve Leicester until 29 October 2022, then tours until 27 January 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Five Questions With: Nicholas McLean
NICHOLAS MCLEAN is starring in West End Acoustic – an unplugged celebration of popular musicals presented by New Frame Productions – at London’s Riverside Studios on 8 December 2020 alongside Maiya Quansah-Breed, Renée Lamb, Nicholas McLean and Sam Tutty, with musical direction by Chris Poon. Nicholas’ credits include Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre – Black British Theatre […]
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 […]
Sister Act The Musical reschedules performances
Due to current government guidelines resulting in a delay to the production, the producers of Sister Act announced today that performances in London and on tour have now been rescheduled. Sister Act was due to open at Curve, Leicester this month with a London run at the Eventim Apollo from 21 July to 30 August 2020. […]
TOUR NEWS: Bring It On, Sister Act, Say Yes To Tess, Waitress, Hairspray, Six and School Of Rock – The Musical
Angela Thomas catches up with the latest touring news… BRING IT ON The first UK and Ireland tour of the Broadway musical version of hit teen film Bring It On will culminate in a London festive season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Presented by Selladoor Productions, the Tony-nominated tale of duelling cheerleaders which is […]
Clive Rowe joins the cast of Sister Act
Olivier Award-winner Clive Rowe is the latest high-profile addition to the cast of Sister Act which is due to begin touring in April 2020. The actor who won the Best Supporting Actor Olivier for his performance in Guys and Dolls will play Eddie Souther alongside Whoopi Goldberg who will be back in the habit in […]
Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Saunders to star in London run of new Sister Act
Whoopi Goldberg will be back in the habit next summer when she takes to the stage as Deloris Van Carter alongside Jennifer Saunders, in the newly-revised version of smash hit musical Sister Act. Multi-award-winning US star Goldberg will play the irrepressible character she created on screen in two hit movies for the first time on […]
Brenda Edwards will star in new look Sister Act touring production
Former X Factor finalist turned musical theatre favourite Brenda Edwards will take centre stage in a tailor-made new production of smash hit musical Sister Act next year. With the central role of Deloris Van Carter specially re-written for Edwards (We Will Rock You, Dominion Theatre and UK tour, Chicago, West End and 10th Anniversary Gala), the […]
Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy – Sister Act
Sister Act was performed by students from the Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy at the Vaults Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Justina Kehinde is glitteringly talented and I’m certain that in the future I shall, as they say, be remembering where I first saw her. Delores, the nightclub singer […]
Sister Act – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Sister Act continues at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 1 October and then tours until 27 August 2017. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ While it’s a long time since I settled down on a Saturday evening to watch X Factor, I do remember watching Alexandra Burke’s ‘journey’ to victory in 2008. […]
Wicked 10th anniversary – original London cast member Katie Rowley Jones on playing Nessarose
Today (Tuesday 27 September 2016) Wicked will celebrate an extraordinary 10 years in London. It is now the eighth longest-running show in the West End and already the 19th longest-running show in West End theatre history. As part of the celebrations, actress KATIE ROWLEY JONES will be continuing her role as Nessarose; the unique part she also created […]
Sister Act tour – Jon Robyns and Rosemary Ashe join cast
Casting details for the national tour of Curve’s all new production of the musical comedy Sister Act, directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, have been revealed. The show opens at Curve on Saturday 30 July 2016. Joining the previously announced Alexandra Burke as Deloris Van Cartier will be Joanna Francis as Michelle, Jon Robyns as Eddie, Karen Mann as Mother Superior and Rosemary Ashe as Sister Mary Lazarus. Burke will perform the […]
New touring production of Sister Act – directed by Craig Revel Horwood – kicks off at Curve
An all new production of the musical comedy Sister Act, directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood with musical supervision and arrangements by Tony Award-winning Sarah Travis, is set for a national tour. Sister Act will open at Curve, Leicester on Saturday 30 July 2016. Tickets go on sale Monday 10 August 2015. Director and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood said: “I am truly thrilled […]
Cynthia Erivo – Hear My Soul – Kings Place, London
Cynthia Erivo performed her show Hear My Soul at Kings Place, London. Star rating: 5 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If proof were needed that Cynthia Erivo is a major force to be reckoned with (and it’s not needed, as far as I’m concerned), it was delivered in spades at the beautiful – if acoustically a bit dry – […]
Sister Act – Guildford School of Acting
Sister Act was performed by third-year BA Musical Theatre students from the Guildford School of Acting at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. Star rating: 5 stars ***** Among the abundance of musicals based on iconic films that have emerged in recent years, the 2006 adaptation of 1992’s classic comedy Sister Act may be the exception that proves […]
Sister Act – HMP Bronzefield and Pimlico Opera
Sister Act is performed by the prisoners of HMP Bronzefield and Pimlico Opera at Bronzefield Prison in Ashford, Surrey, until 9 March. Forget The Book of Mormon and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory –the musical event of the year, and any year, is taking place in a prison gymnasium not far from Heathrow. People who had never […]
