Jackie Burns Joins the Cast of BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024
Burlesque the Musical, the first ever stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s movie Burlesque, has announced final casting for the show. Broadway star Jackie Burns will play Tess, the role of the club owner made famous by Cher in the film.
Further Cast and Creative Team Set For BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024
Rehearsals for Burlesque the Musical, the first ever stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s crowd-pleasing movie Burlesque which starred Christina Aguilera have begun. Further cast and creative team have now been revealed.
MOULIN ROUGE Sets New West End Cast
by Robert Diamond - Sep 5, 2022
Global Creatures, Producers of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, have announced a new cast of bohemians and aristocrats as the hit show enters its second year at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.
Full Casting Announced For The West End Production Of PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2020
The full cast has been announced for the West End production of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL. Joining the previously announced Aimie Atkinson as 'Vivian Ward' and Danny Mac as 'Edward Lewis' are Rachael Wooding as 'Kit De Luca', Bob Harms as 'Happy Man/Mr Thompson', Neil McDermott as 'Philip Stuckey' and Mark Holden as 'James Morse'. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL begins performances at the Piccadilly Theatre on 13 February 2020, where it will play for a strictly limited engagement.
Full Casting Announced For Royal Exchange's THE PRODUCERS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2018
The full company for the Royal Exchange Theatre's brand-new production of THE PRODUCERS, directed by Raz Shaw, has been announced today. Joining Julius D'Silva and Stuart Neal who play the wonderfully bizarre double act Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, are MATILDA's Ms Trunchbull Charles Brunton (Roger De Bris), Hammed Animashaun, (Carmen Ghia), Dale Meeks (Franz Liebkind), Emily-Mae (Ulla) and an ensemble of 11 multi-talented actors. This wickedly funny, outrageous love letter to the Broadway musical builds upon the Exchange's growing reputation for reinventing celebrated musicals for its unique in-the-round theatre. Raz is joined by Choreographer Alistair David and Musical Supervisor Caroline Humphris. Featuring show-stopping songs such as Springtime for Hitler and When You Got It Flaunt It the production runs from 30 November 2018 - 26 January 2019.
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE KING AND I
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2018
The multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I will transfer from Broadway to London this month following a critically acclaimed 16 month run at New York's Lincoln Center Theater and an unprecedented continuing record-breaking sold out USA tour.
Japanese Film And TV Star Takao Osawa To Star In THE KING AND I At The London Palladium
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2018
Takao Osawa, the multi-award-winning actor and star of one of Japan's most popular television series JIN, will join the cast of THE KING AND I to play the Kralahome, trusted adviser to The King of Siam, when the smash hit musical transfers from Broadway to the London Palladium for "London's theatrical event of 2018" (Daily Express) on 21 June (Press Night 3 July).
BWW Reviews: Shen Yun 2015- A Visual Feast for Your Eyes!
by Gil Kaan - Jan 23, 2015
Vibrant videos of saturated color on the 30-foot high backdrops combined with the elaborately detailed and bright traditional Chinese costuming make Shen Yun 2015 an explosion of bodies and hues in perpetual motion.
Poet Blue Flute Blends Ancient & Modern Poems in FRAGMENTS: POETRY - ANCIENT & MODERN
by Mark Valdez - Apr 24, 2012
In "Fragments: Poetry - Ancient and Modern" (ISBN 1470023628), poet Blue Flute blends poems from all parts of the ancient world with a selection of modern verse. The book's first half is devoted to verse culled from lost, antiquarian worlds. Flute digs deep into world history to unearth poems from ancient Greece and Rome as well as Israel in its most archaic iteration.