BWW Review: REMEMBERING THE OSCARS, Online
Strictly Come Dancing’s golden couple, Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara, return for a socially distanced iteration of their latest big budget production. The pair have toured every year since 2017 with homages to Fred Astaire and the silver screen before this tribute to the Oscars became a COVID casualty in 2020. Timing this year means, once again, hopes of live performances have been quashed, but never ones to sit back, Skorjanec and Manrara are offering fans an abridged version for streaming, featuring an elaborate cast of singers and dancers.
Photo Flash: Leslie Caron & More At AN AMERICAN IN PARIS London Premiere
The critically acclaimed and multi award-winning new musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS had its official London premiere tonight, Tuesday 21 March, at the beautifully restored Dominion Theatre. Christopher Wheeldon's stunning reinvention of the Oscar-winning film (that starred Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron) features the sublime music and lyrics of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a new book by Craig Lucas.
STRICTLY COME DANCING 2016 UK Live Tour Announced
Call the Midwife actress Helen George and The Wanted's Jay McGuiness are confirmed to compete in the 2016 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour, together with EastEnders actor Jake Wood who starred in the 2014 TV series. This completes the line-up for the tour, which opens in Birmingham on 22 January.
BURN THE FLOOR to Close at Shaftesbury Theatre, 30 June
ALJAZ SKORJANEC and JANETTE MANRARA are the latest BURN THE FLOOR cast members to join television's Strictly Come Dancing. Along with ROBIN WINDSOR, KRISTINA RIHANOFF and KAREN HAUER who are currently starring in the West End production, they will take the total of BURN THE FLOOR alumni appearing in the next series of the acclaimed television programme to 8 out of the 12 professional dancers.