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Jessie Wallace is to star as Mama Morton in the touring production of Chicago. As previously announced, the musical stars John Partridge
A Spiegeltent will take up residency in London's Leicester Square as hit show La Soiree returns to the city for its seventh
Most people would not be prepared to pay more than £100 to see Hamilton in the West End, a poll conducted by
Andrew Lloyd Webber has defended his decision to replace Gillian Lynne as choreographer on the Broadway revival of Cats, claiming the production
A big screen adaptation of the stage show Wicked will open in cinemas in December 2019. The film will be directed by
Cynthia Erivo has said she hopes her historic Tony Award win is a "sign of things to come" in terms of diversity
Popular fringe venue the Landor Theatre in Clapham has closed after more than 20 years, following a dispute between the landlord and
Flop show Moby Dick! The Musical is being revived for the first time since 1992, in a production directed by Andrew Wright.
Equity assistant general secretary Martin Brown is to leave the organisation after 24 years. Brown started with Equity in 1992 as assistant
A musical featuring the songs of Take That will open next year, and is being cast through a new BBC talent show.
Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves is extending its run in the West End, with a move to the Duke of
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group has announced a major restructure of its management team, in a move that sees the creative
West End venue the Palace Theatre is to get a Hogwarts-style makeover after planning permission was granted by the local council. As
Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon is to close in London after more than two years at the Harold Pinter Theatre. The musical will
English National Opera boss Cressida Pollock has claimed most audiences for the performing arts will inevitably be white and middle class, no
As Aladdin opens in the West End, Matthew Hemley caught up with the cast and creative team to talk about bringing the
The West End production of 1984 has extended its run by eight weeks to October. Initially booking to September 3, the show
West End choreographers including Andrew Wright and Stephen Mear are backing a new initiative aimed at helping musical theatre performers break into
New English National Opera artistic director Daniel Kramer has outlined an ambition to have an equal gender split among the directors he
Duncan Macmillan's People, Places and Things has been nominated for the James Tait Black Prize for Drama, alongside Hang by Debbie Tucker
As Disney's stage version of Aladdin opens in the West End, producers have released the official trailer for the production. Aladdin runs
Stars including opera singer Lesley Garrett and comedian Eddie Izzard have recreated the South Bank Show's iconic theme tune ahead of a
Christopher Haydon is to step down as artistic director of the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill after five years. He will leave
Andrew Lloyd Webber has attacked the damage to the arts caused by "short-sighted cuts" to education. His comments come as he announces
Broadway musical Hamilton has confirmed it will open in the West End in 2017. The musical, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will run
