West End Stars to be featured at One Night With…

One Night With aty Studio88

One Night With… is an exciting new West End after-hours event that will allow fans to get up close and personal with some of the biggest musical theatre stars. Each Tuesday night show over a six-week season will feature a different star put under the spotlight with epic career highlight performances, secrets from the wings and a special challenge from the regular host, MTV presenter and one half of the hit comedy podcast, ‘Gay and a Non Gay’, James Barr. Not only will there be a free bar from 11pm – Midnight on the launch night, Tuesday 16 October, but 400 Cabaret Cards will be given away free which will give card holders free entry to all future After Hours West End events. One Night With…! will be held in the heart of the West End at Studio 88, 47 Whitcomb St, London WC2H 7DH. It  operates on a first … Read more

Meet The Ladies Of The Hairspray 2015 Tour

Tony Maudsley Hairspray

Casting was announced today for the Hairspray 2015 tour commencing in September at the Curve Theatre in Leicester before visiting over 25 venues across the UK. Tony Maudsley (ITV1’s Benidorm) will play Edna Turnblad. He will be joined by TV and stage actress and presenter Claire Sweeney (Educating Rita, Guys and Dolls) as Velma Von Tussle, Olivier Award nominated actor and much-loved Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan (BBC1 Tumble) as Wilbur Turnblad and British singer and West End performer Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, The X Factor) as Motormouth Maybelle. Freya Sutton will reprise the role of Tracy Turnblad alongside established musical theatre performer Jon Tsouras (A Chorus Line) who will play the role of Corny Collins. Dex Lee (The Scottsboro Boys) will play Seaweed, Ashley Gilmour (Miss Saigon) will play Link Larkin, Lauren Stroud (Wicked) will play Amber, Monique Young (Top Hat) will play Penny, and Karis … Read more