Chicago

FIRST LOOK: Opening Night Of Chicago at Phoenix Theatre

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Chicago Opening Night

Chicago the musical returned to the West End on Wednesday Night. Take a look at Piers Allardyce’s great photos of Opening Night Curtain Call and the after party at L’Escargot in Soho. Chicago is back in the West End at the Phoenix Theatre starring Cuba Gooding Jr, Sarah Soetaert, Josefina Gabrielle, Ruthie Henshall and Paul Rider. After a knockout show and standing ovation, the cast and other celebrities partied at L’Escargot. Chicago originally ran in London for 15 years, making it the West End’s longest running revival. The show continues to run on Broadway where it is the longest running American musical. Chicago has won six Tony Awards, two Olivier awards and a Grammy. Read our review for Chicago BOOK NOW FOR CHICAGO AT PHOENIX THEATRE

FIRST LOOK: Chicago Revived At The Phoenix Theatre London

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Chicago the musical at Phoenix Theatre London

Take a look at Tristram Kenton’s first look production photos from the London revival of Kander and Ebb’s award-winning musical Chicago. Now in previews, Chicago stars Cuba Gooding Jr as Billy Flynn, Sarah Soetaert as Roxie Hart, Josefina Gabrielle as Velma Kelly, Ruthie Henshall as Mama Morton and Paul Rider as Amos Hart. Chicago, which is based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The Broadway revival of Chicago was choreographed by Ann Reinking in the style of Bob Fosse, directed by Walter Bobbie and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler. Chicago originally ran in London for 15 years, making it the West End’s longest running revival. Chicago has won six Tony Awards, two Olivier awards  and a Grammy. Chicago continues to run on Broadway, where it recently celebrated its 21st birthday, … Read more

West End musicals to look out for in 2018

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Girl From The North Country musical

We’re eagerly anticipating these fantastic West End musical which are heading our way in 2018. Have you booked your tickets? JANUARY Girl From The North Country Following a critically acclaimed season at the Old Vic Theatre, Girl From The Old Country transfers to the Noel Coward Theatre for a strictly limited season. Conor McPherson  weaves the iconic songs of Bob Dylan into a show brimming with hope, heartbreak and soul. Read our review. BOOK TICKETS FOR GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Eugenius Eugenius, the teenage love story set against a background of comic books and superheroes comes to The Other Palace. Fast becoming a cult phenomena, Eugenius will bring out your inner Geek. BOOK TICKETS FOR EUGENIUS AT THE OTHER PALACE FEBRUARY All Or Nothing All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical follows the rise and demise of The Small Faces. This home-grown musical comes to the West End’s Arts … Read more

Chicago returns to London’s Phoenix Theatre

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Chicago Tickets Phoenix Theatre London

Following a five and a half year absence, Chicago the musical returns to London’s West End as the show celebrates its 21st Anniversary. Now the longest-running American musical in history, Chicago will open at the Phoenix Theatre from 26 March 2018. Chicago originally opened at the Adelphi Theatre in 1997 to rave reviews, winning the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production. It transferred to the Cambridge Theatre in April 2006, then transferred to the Garrick Theatre until September 2012. It’s fifteen year run made Chicago the West End’s longest-running revival. Barry Weissler, who, along with his wife Fran, has produced the show in New York, London and around the world, said, “This year we celebrated the production’s 21st Anniversary and had our most successful year to date.  Chicago is as relevant and timely as the day we opened.  After spending the last several years touring throughout the UK it … Read more

Top 100 Greatest Musical Results: 20-11

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Vote for the 100 greatest musicals of all time

20. Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar was the second work from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Superstar began life as a rock opera in double concept album form. Looking at the last days of Jesus Christ from the viewpoint of Judas Iscariot, the rock operas route to the stage was never assured but a concert staging in front of 13,000 in Pittsburgh paved the way for a Broadway staging that opened in October 1971. Jesus Christ Superstar arrived at the palace Theatre London in 1972 where it remained for eight years. The show has since played around the world continually since that time most recently winning a 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Book tickets for Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 19. Cats One of the most unlikely musicals ever to reach the stage, Cats was the brainchild of Andrew Lloyd Webber who … Read more

Mel B Breaks Character In Broadway’s Chicago To Perform Wannabe

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Mel B Breaks character in Chicago on Broadway to sing Spice Girls hit Wannabe

Here is a snippet of me last night doing my last show In @chicagomusical playing Roxie heart breaking character busting out some spice power haha #nyc? #broadwaybaby A post shared by Mel B (@officialmelb) on Feb 20, 2017 at 10:10am PST Word has started to spread across the theatre world that on Sunday during one of her last performances as Roxie Hart on Broadway Mel B broke character to perform a snippet of The Spice Girls Wannabe. She even posted footage on her Instagram page! The tradition of a bit of onstage nonsense during the last matinee of the last few shows happens a lot but usually not at the expense of the experience of the audience or in any way that is overtly noticeable by the audience. Chicago, the musical by Broadway veterans John Kander and Fred Ebb is considered a classic and in the past and its two … Read more

Jessie Wallace Joins The Cast Of Chicago On Tour

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Jessie Wallace will play Mama Mortin in ther Uk Tour of Chicago

Chicago producer David Ian has announced that Jessie Wallace will join the cast of the international award-winning musical Chicago, playing the role of Mama Morton. Wallace will join the show when it plays Nottingham, Belfast, Liverpool, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Bromley, Woking, Canterbury, Norwich and Leeds. Jessie Wallace is best known for playing Kat Slater in EastEnders, a role for which she has won numerous awards. Her other TV credits include Amy Kriel in Wild at Heart and Pat Phoenix in The Road to Coronation Street, for which she was nominated for a Bafta Award. Her theatre credits include Maureen in Rent Remixed in the West End, Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Sylvia in the national tour of Stepping Out. Wallace will join John Partridge as Billy Flynn, Hayley Tamaddon as Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Neil Ditt as Amos Hart and … Read more