Million Dollar Quartet Tickets Now On Sale
[caption id="attachment_1508" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Broadway cast of Million Dollar Quartet"][/caption] London’s West End will see another US import early in the new year – Million Dollar Quartet will open at the Noel Coward Theatre in February. The concept is one half jukebox musical, with the added depth of some historical clout. On the 4th December 1956 Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together at Sun Records in Memphis for the first and only time in their careers, resulting in probably one of the ultimate ‘jam sessions’ of the twentieth century. The historical reference should provide the necessary ...
Matthew Fox Stars in Neil La Bute Premiere
Theatre sites are buzzing this week with the announcement of a new Neil La Bute play, In a Forest, Dark and Deep which will have its world premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre on the 3rd of March 2011 [caption id="attachment_1480" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Matthew Fox and Olivia Williams will star in Neil La Bute's In a Forest, Dark and Deep"][/caption] If that wasn’t exciting enough, Matthew Fox, who played the sexy but troubled doctor Jack Shephard in the American sci fi drama Lost, will play one of the lead roles! He will be joined by British actress Olivia Williams (who played Bruce Willis’ wife ...
Wicked Witching Hour Breaks Box Office Records
Halloween is always a good time for the musical Wicked, the whole green faced witch thing fits in rather nicely with the dressing up and trick or treating. It also tends to coincide with the October half term which is always a very busy time for theatre. [caption id="attachment_1435" align="alignright" width="221" caption="Louise Dearman stars as Glinda the Good in Wicked."][/caption] Last week’s half term was no exception and Wicked reaped the benefits. The show had its highest grossing week since it opened 4 years ago. Over 20 000 people saw the show last week and the box office gross was an extraordinary ...
Hooray For The Play!
[caption id="attachment_1419" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Robert Lindsay stars as Aristotle Onassis"][/caption] The nights are drawing in and with the clocks going back this weekend, it’s time to start counting the precious hours of daylight. With night-time starting as early as 3pm at the height of deepest darkest winter, now is the time to be indoors. Traditionally, we are now moving into the busy part of the theatre season as the cold dark nights set in. People want entertainment that is indoors, when they meet up with friends, or need an escape from the X-Factor, the Xtra factor and the numerous repeats of the show on ITV ...
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Million Dollar Quartet Tickets Now On Sale
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Matthew Fox Stars in Neil La Bute Premiere
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