Sinead Cusack, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ian McDiarmid are to star in a new BBC2 drama about the First World War. The BBC said the three-part drama, called 37 Days, would reveal "the complex behi…
Organisers of a proposed radio station dedicated to musical theatre have vowed that the initiative will proceed, even though they have only raised a fraction of the £145,000 fundraising t…
Songwriters Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg have revealed they are reworking their musical Martin Guerre, with a view to bringing it back to the West End stage next year. The write…
West End musical Spamalot has extended its run at the Playhouse Theatre until February next year. It is now booking until February 8, 2014. The musical currently stars Bonnie Langford as the…
Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson's play Ghost Stories is to return to London for a run at the Arts Theatre. The production will open at the venue on February 13, 2014, with press night on...
The forthcoming West End production of The Commitments will feature a cast comprising many performers making their West End debuts. Directed by Jamie Lloyd and based on the book by Roddy Doy…
Singer Russell Watson has teamed up with Les Miserables writers Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg for a new album that will feature songs from the pair's stage musicals. The album, a…
Sheridan Smith, James Purefoy, Emily Watson and Samuel Barnett are to appear in a major season of BBC dramas celebrating novels that became iconic films in the 1960s. The British New Wave se…
In-demand musical theatre star Michael Xavier, currently featuring in The Sound of Music in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, talks to Matthew Hemley
US performer Leigh Zimmerman has revealed she will be relocating to London permanently following her Olivier award-winning stint in A Chorus Line. The performer, who won the best performance…
The space, called the Oak Room, is part of private members' venue the Hospital Club in Covent Garden, and will open next month. It follows the launch of spaces including the Crazy Coqs, part…
West End performer Michael Xavier has claimed that a "snobbery" towards musical theatre is preventing performers working in the genre being considered for roles in plays. Xavier, who trained…
Performers and backstage staff who have been mistreated by their employers could be deterred from pursuing legal action against them, after the introduction of up-front fees for tribunals. U…
Musicals including The Bodyguard, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Top Hat are being lined up to feature in a new behind-the-scenes documentary programme to be broadcast on Channel 4. T…
Newly discovered recorded performances of the Bolshoi Ballet are to have their UK premiere on Sky Arts. The six ballets, found in the Russian state archive, have been specially re-mastered f…
Suranne Jones and Hermione Norris are to star in BBC1 drama The Ark. Written by Sarah Phelps, the six-part series will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and is...
Rock of Ages' West End run will come to an end on November 2, prior to embarking on a UK tour. The musical is currently playing at the Garrick Theatre, where it transferred to in...
Jo Brand, Jessica Hynes, Richard Herring and Jon Richardson are to appear as part of a charity comedy night at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The show, called Big Comedy Special, is being…
Kerry Ellis, Janie Dee and Jenna Russell will perform live and share insights into their careers as part of a new season celebrating musical theatre at the Charing Cross Theatre. Called Sing…
Paul Mason, currently economics editor of BBC series Newsnight, has been appointed culture and digital editor at Channel 4 News. Channel 4 News said Mason's remit will be "wide and free rang…
Leigh Zimmerman, who is currently appearing in the West End production of A Chorus Line, is to bring a brand new cabaret show to the St James Theatre in October. The show, called A Love...
Former EastEnders actor Lacey Turner will make her radio drama debut in an adaptation of the book Up the Junction, which will form part of a new season of plays celebrating writers from the …
Geronimo Rauch, Claire Moore and Sean Palmer are to join the cast of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. The new cast members will join the production on September 2, with Rauch,...
Nikki Davis-Jones and Emily Tierney, who have both appeared in the West End production of Wicked, will lead the forthcoming touring version of the musical. Davis-Jones, who was understudy El…
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow is to take "editorial leadership" of BBC4 on a permanent basis, following Richard Klein's departure from the channel earlier this year. Klein, who held the post…