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The Theatre Podcasts We Listen To – January 2017

Broadway, Events, Features, News, West End
Great theatre podcasts

Over the past six months, we’ve become an ardent fan of some great theatre podcasts. Once you get the hang of the technology there are some great podcasts out there for theatre fans, and we thought we’d list the podcasts that we now make time to listen to. Whilst some have an insider slant, appealing to actors of people within the industry these podcasts we felt would appeal to people who are members of the audience as well as backstage as well. So here goes, our favourite theatre podcasts are as follows:- THE PRODUCER’S PERSPECTIVE Broadway producer Ken Davenport recently presented his 100th episode of this podcast where he interviews some of the biggest names in both Broadway and international theatre. The great and the good of theatreland have sat down with Ken to talk about their careers and the business of show. We particularly liked podcasts with Tim Rice, … Read more

Audra McDonald To Play Limited London Season

Events, News, West End
Audra McDonald at Leicester Square Theatre

Following her sell-out concerts last year, six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will return to London’s West End in April for four concerts at the Leicester Square Theatre in April. Audra will be joined on stage by host and pianist Seth Rudetsky, who last month appeared in and staged the London premiere of his musical Disaster! and husband Will Swenson (the Tony-nominated star of Hair and Priscilla, Queen Of the Desert) will be making a special guest appearance. Audra will be singing some of the biggest hits from her musical theatre repertoire, with some great behind-the-scenes stories from one of Broadway’s biggest stars. Audra McDonald holds the record for more Tony Best Performance wins than any other actor in history, and is the only person to win all four acting categories. She married Will Swenson in 2012 and this past October they became new parents to a baby girl. Audra … Read more

Watch The Live Hamilton Mixtape Ham4Ham Performance Today

Broadway, Events, Features, Hamilton The Musical, News, Video
Watch the live Ham4Ham Mixtape Performance today

The Hamilton Mixtape, a new album featuring artists from the worlds of rap, pop and R & B, putting their own unique stamp on the songs from Hamilton, is being presented today in a live-streamed concert at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The Hamilton Mixtape features artists including The Roots, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Ashanti, John Legend, Andra Day, Dessa and Watsky amongst others is being released tomorrow. Copies can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk. Hamilton broke box-office records this week when it made the most money ever in a single week by a Broadway show, a whopping $3.3 million. Hamilton beat Wicked which held the record at $3.2 million made during a week where it held 9 performances, one more than in a normal performance week. Click on the You Tube link below to Watch the Ham4Ham live stream at approx 6pm GMT. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HAMILTON IN LONDON  

Rufus Hound Hosts Twelve Musical Theatre Stars At Actor’s Church

Concerts, Events, News, West End
Book tickets for Musical Theatre Stars at Christmas

Rufus Hound will host a charitable concert on the Sunday before Christmas (18 December 2016) at The Actor’s Church in Covent Garden featuring an incredible line up of musical theatre stars. The concert will be held in aid of Children with Cancer UK. Rufus Hound will be joined by Ramin Karimloo, Cassidy Janson, Ben Forster, Emma Kingston, Peter Polycarpou, Sandra Marvin, Jordan Shaw, Emmanuel Kojo, Carole Stennett, Norman Bowman, and Chris Johnson. The concert will also feature the Musical Theatre Masterclass Choir – a group of talented students from the London performing arts school, run by Michael Xavier. Michael says: “I am so grateful to these incredible musical theatre stars who are performing in this very special Christmas concert. They are already so busy, starring in hit west end shows like Phantom of the Opera, Murder Ballad, Motown, The Bodyguard, In the Heights, Beautiful and Stepping out. It’s incredibly generous … Read more

New Trailer Released For Live Action Beauty And The Beast

Events, News
Live action Beauty And The Beast starring Emma Watson

We are pleased to bring you this great new trailer for the live-action movie version of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast. Whilst not officially theatre, the new film features some of the best musical theatre talent from the West End and Broadway. Directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods And Monsters) and with a stellar cast that includes Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Dan Stevens, Kevin Klein, Josh Gad and the voices of Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast looks set to be the musical film release of 2017. This trailer is already melting servers all over the world with over 127 million people already having viewed it. Let us know your thoughts.

FIRST LOOK: Disaster The Musical In Rehearsals

Events, Features, Gallery, News, West End
Book tickets for Disaster the musical at Charing Cross theatre

Rehearsals for the musical comedy spoof DISASTER! are underway in London and we are pleased to bring you this great set of images from Jamie Scott Smith. DISASTER! the 2016 Broadway musical that spoofs star-studded1970s jeopardy movies like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and Airport, will premiere at Charing Cross Theatre for two glittering gala concert charity performances to raise funds for The Make a Difference Trust on Sunday 20 November. It’s 1979 and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. But what begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love they’ve lost…or at least escape the killer rats! Set in the wildest decade ever, DISASTER! is packed with … Read more

Laura Osnes Joins Frank Wildhorn and Friends In Manchester

Events, Features, News, Regional
Laura Osnes to appear in Frank Wildhorn in Friends at Palace Theatre Manchester

Broadway leading lady Laura Osnes will join Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn will make their UK concert debuts in a one night only evening celebrating Frank’s music entitled An Evening with Frank Wildhorn and Friends on Tuesday 22 November 2016 at The Palace Theatre, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now. Frank Wildhorn has been a composer of musical theatre including Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Hyde and The Scarlett Pimpernell, and pop songs including Whitney Houston’s Where Do Broken Hearts Go? Frank’s musical Wonderland, a modern take on Alice In Wonderland, will tour the UK in 2017. Laura Osnes originated the title role in the recent Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and starred in the Broadway production of Frank’s Bonnie and Clyde. Joining Laura and Frank are Jackie Burns who starred as Elphaba in the first ever US tour of Wicked, German musical theatre star Thomas Borchert who … Read more

Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Tour 2017

Concerts, Events, Touring
Book tickets for Robbie Williams' Heavy Entertainment Tour

International pop superstar Robbie Williams has announced that he will perform a series of concerts in the UK under the banner of The Heavy Entertainment Tour. Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 13th November 2016. Robbie’s huge stadium tour will include material from his new album The Heavy Entertainment Show and a plethora of hits from his career spanning three decades. The Heavy Entertainment Tour will take in  Manchester, Southampton, Edinburgh, Coventry, Dublin, and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium in June 2017. Robbie’s former band mates Take That are also touring the UK in 2017. Take That tickets are on sale now. ROBBIE WILLIAMS THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW UK TOUR 2 June 2017 Etihad Stadium, Manchester BOOK ONLINE 6 June 2017 St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton BOOK ONLINE 9 June 2017 BT  Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh BOOK ONLINE 13 June 2017 Ricoh Stadium, Coventry BOOK ONLINE 17 … Read more