The Wedding Singer UK Tour

The Wedding Singer Tour

A new production of the musical The Wedding Singer will tour the UK in 2017. Based on the hit film of the same name the tour will open at the Leicester Curve on 6 February 2017. It’s 1985. Hair is huge, greed is good and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. When his own fiancée dumps him at the altar a seriously bummed out Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Can sweet natured Julia and her best friend Holly lure Robbie out of the dumpster and back into the limelight? Or is he going to see her head off down the aisle with Wall Street bad boy Glen. Only Grandma Rosie seems to be able to see that Robbie and Julia are the couple that are meant to be. The Wedding Singer cast will include Jon Robyns (Avenue Q, Spamalot, Legally Blonde) as … Read more

Peter Pan – Adelphi Theatre – One Day Only!

Peter Pan At The Adelphi Theatre

Peter Pan, the legendary tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up comes to life at the Adelphi Theatre in London for two special concert performances on October 25, 2015 with an all star cast. Bookings are now open. The musical with music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Honk!, Mary Poppins, Betty Blue Eyes, and Soho Cinders) and book by the late Willis Hall. Heading the cast is Sheila Hancock as The Storyteller, Bradley Walsh as Captain Hook, Ray Quinn as Peter Pan and Jenna Russell as Mrs Darling. Join Peter and the Darling children as they travel to a land full of imagination and possibility featuring the mischievous Lost Boys and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook. Stiles and Drewe’s “timeless and tuneful score” (Independent) combines adventure, comedy and a real emotional punch. With further cast names to be announced shortly, the show will be sprinkled … Read more

INTERVIEW: Lorna Luft Talks about The Judy Garland Songbook On Tour

Lorna Luft In The Judy Garland Songbook Uk Tour

BritishTheatre.com caught up with Lorna Luft recently to talk about her current tour with The Judy Garland Songbook asking what audiences might expect from the tour. The Judy Garland Songbook has given Lorna Luft, Garland’s daughter the opportunity to revisit her mother’s legacy through her songs and what a catalogue of songs it is. “It’s all of her songbook, these are songs that nearly every person knows and they are going to have the experience of being able to remember where they were and what there doing when they first heard these songs.” Lorna said. Judy Garland’s career spanned some 40 years as a film actress, vaudevillian, recording artist and concert performer. During that time she appeared in over two dozen films with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Mikey Rooney, some of which would go on to become beloved favourites including The Wizard Of Oz. “Audiences will hear everything … Read more

Lorna Luft – Songbook Of Judy Garland Tour

Judy Garland Songbook

A must-see for any Judy Garland fans, Judy – The Songbook Of Judy Garland will tour the UK following it’s opening in Edinburgh on May 8, 2015. Featuring songs from classic films including A Star Is Born, Meet Me In St Louis, Easter Parade and The Wizard Of Oz, the show will also include never before seen film clips and interviews. The show stars Lorna Luft, Judy Garland’s daughter, together with leading West End musical theatre stars including Louise Dearman (Wicked, Evita), Rachel Stanley (White Christmas, Annie) , Darren Bennett (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and Ray Quinn (X Factor, Dancing On Ice). The show will also feature Judy’s dancers – The Boyfriends, named after Judy’s original dancers of the same name. Judy – The Judy Garland Songbook is under the creative directorship of award-winning director and choreographer Arlene Phillips and is directed by Christopher Manoe. Judy – The Songbook Of Judy … Read more