Actor and singer NEWTION MATTHEWS is starring as Street Singer in the filmed release of Lambert Jackson Productions’ BKLYN – The Musical, online until 4 April 2021. BKLYN – The Musical is a story within a story. On the outside you have a troupe of incredibly talented street performers who are sharing a story from […]
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Singer-songwriter Anton Stephans on being Brave in new solo show
Coming to Live At Zédel on 8 February actor, singer-songwriter, poet and former X Factor contestant ANTON STEPHANS will present Brave, his own one-man show, drawing on his experience in musical theatre and his working with some of the best musicians in the business. Here is his story so far… You have been involved in musical theatre since […]
Interview – Cassie Compton makes her debut at Crazy Coqs
Actress and singer/songwriter CASSIE COMPTON came to our notice in the first series of The X Factor, since when she has gone from strength to strength on stage, in film and television and music tours. In the West End her many starring roles include Eponine in Les Misérables, Nessarose in Wicked, Jean in American Psycho opposite Matt Smith, and the […]
American Idiot starring Amelia Lily to tour following West End run
Green Day’s Tony Award–winning Broadway musical American Idiot will now embark on a national tour from 19 March 2016, following on from its successful West End run, which is currently running at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square until 22 November 2015. American Idiot will begin its UK tour from 19 March 2016, commencing at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, directed and […]
Sam Bailey in Concert – Lyric Theatre, London
Sam Bailey in Concert was presented at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ For a pop supremo who claims to dislike musical theatre, Simon Cowell heads a media empire that has propelled an increasingly large number of performers towards the genre. The very first series of The X […]
X Factor winner Sam Bailey West End concert – guests includes Michael Xavier and Scott Alan
Sam Bailey, who won ITV’s The X Factor in 2013, will take the stage in London’s West End for the first time in her career for a one-off concert at the Lyric Theatre. Bailey and a plethora of special guests will perform an evening of musical theatre on 12 October 2015. Winners of Britain’s Got Talent, Collabro; two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Xavier; and US […]
Joe McElderry to play title role in UK tour of Joseph next year
X Factor winner Joe McElderry will play the title role in the UK’s longest-running musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat. McElderry will play Joseph on tour in theatres around the UK from spring 2016 (dates and theatres to be announced soon). McElderry was just 18 when won the sixth series of The X Factor having been mentored by Girls Aloud star […]
The Follow Spot: Duets with Lucie Jones and Lauren Samuels – Proud Cabaret
The Follow Spot: Duets with Lucie Jones and Lauren Samuels was performed at Proud Cabaret, London. I can only say it is a shame that the word hadn’t spread wider about this event, as it was a wonderful night of singing, laughter and great entertainment. West End On Sea Productions, normally located in Brighton, made its London […]
Jill Winternitz is Ronan Keating’s Girl in Once from November
Actress and singer Jill Winternitz will be continuing in the role of Girl opposite the previously announced Ronan Keating as Guy in Once the musical. Keating will be joining the Olivier Award-winning musical on 17 November 2014 (press night is Tuesday 25 November). Once is currently booking at the Phoenix Theatre to 4 July 2015. Jill Winternitz studied at UCLA and the Moscow […]
Once – Ronan Keating joins cast in November
On 17 November 2014 Ronan Keating will join the West End cast of Olivier Award-winning musical Once to play the leading role of Guy. Keating said: “I was truly bowled over when I first saw Once. The music and storyline are so incredibly moving and, combined with John Tiffany’s direction, I believe it’s a modern-day masterpiece. […]
I Can’t Sing! – the X Factor musical – to close, but why?
The demise of X Factor parody I Can’t Sing! – the third original West End musical to announce its closure in less than two months – is being blamed by critics on a combination of marketing, preparation and changing audience tastes. Co-producers Stage Entertainment UK and Simon Cowell’s Syco Productions (Cowell is believed to have […]
The Bodyguard – Alexandra Burke joins cast in June
On 2 June this year, Alexandra Burke will join the cast of the West End musical The Bodyguard, to play the leading role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Burke will play opposite Tristan Gemmill who continues in the role of Rachel’s bodyguard, Frank Farmer. Burke will join the production at the Adelphi Theatre where the […]
I Can’t Sing! – London Palladium
I Can’t Sing! continues at the London Palladium. Unless you have been living in a bubble for the last ten years then you can’t fail to have noticed the strangle-hold that Simon Cowell has over the entertainment industry. Depending on how you rate him, he has either killed or cured Saturday night television with the reinvention […]
