Few people would have ever guessed that Avenue Q would beat Wicked to the Best Musical Tony Award, Jess Parker didn’t realise it at the time but her career would entwine with the world of puppetry teaching and inspiring others.
The Avenue Q UK Tour Cast have released a Quarantine version of the show’s finale For Now in isolation and it’s everything you could hope for.
The original cast of London’s Avenue Q has released a great parody called I Wish It Were Life Before Lockdown which is now available on You Tube.
Douglas Mayo reviews the 2019 UK tour of Avenue Q at the New Wimbledon Theatre.
Selladoor Productions have announced that the Avenue Q UK Tour is back in January 2019 with musical theatre’s naughtiest puppets returning to the stage starting at the Portsmouth Kings Theatre.
We’re almost done with this massive project to identify the Top 100 Greatest Musicals as judged by our readers and musical theatre fans around the world. In this latest instalment Alan Menken, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kander and Ebb all make repeat appearances. Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts on the results. 40. Little Shop Of Horrors Long before Alan Menken became Mr Disney, he and writer Howard Ashman wrote an Off-Broadway musical that over the years has become one of the world’s favourites. Little Shop Of Horrors was based on the 1960 low budget black comedy that starred a young Jack Nicholson. Premiering Off Off Broadway, then moving to Off Broadway, the show ran for five years before moving to London and Sydney amongst other locations. Frank Oz of The Muppets fame made a great movie adaptation of the film bowing to studio pressure … Read more
Here at BritishTheatre.com we want to promote theatre all over the UK. There are so many great touring productions currently performing and about to launch at the moment we thought we’d highlight some of the top-selling tours that you seem to be loving at the moment. If you haven’t already booked your tickets don’t leave it too long. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Starring Duncan James from Blue, Priscilla is being fired up for that legendary trip into the Australian outback. Featuring songs like I Will Survive, It’s Raining Men, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Hot Stuff, this is a great night in the theatre. BOOK NOW Mary Poppins The Disney classic is back this year with all the Poppins magic you’ve come to know and love. The tour kicks off in Leicester in October this year. Tickets for Leicester, Manchester and Bristol are already on sale. BOOK NOW … Read more
Here at BritishTheatre.com we want to promote theatre all over the UK. There are so many great touring productions currently performing and about to launch at the moment we thought we’d highlight some of the tours that you seem to be loving at the moment. If you haven’t already booked your tickets don’t leave it too long. Mary Poppins The Disney classic is back this year with all the Poppins magic you’ve come to know and love. The tour kicks off in Leicester in October this year. Tickets for Leicester, Manchester and Bristol are already on sale. BOOK NOW Jesus Christ Superstar Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s timeless classic is currently touring the UK in a new production directed by Bill Kenwright and Bob Tomson. Don’t miss this great new tour which has received a great review from us and is getting great reviews from audience members who are … Read more
