I went to see PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL – Big Fun. Huge!
I went to see Pretty Woman: The Musical last week at the Piccadilly Theatre and haven’t stopped thinking about it ever since. I went along with low expectations after hearing nothing but bad things about the Broadway production (which I didn’t see) which only ran for a year. But from the second the overture started […]
The life of legendary comedian Dan Leno to be celebrated at the Criterion Theatre
The amazing life and tragic demise of music hall legend Dan Leno is being celebrated in an unmissable production making its West End debut at the Criterion Theatre on Monday April 27 April 2020. Comedian, TV star and radio presenter Steve Royle stars as Dan Leno while comedy giant and music hall aficionado Roy Hudd OBE […]
If you don’t have anything nice to say about a show, don’t say anything at all
“If you don’t have anything nice to say about a show, don’t say anything at all” is a phrase which seems to keep popping up online and it makes me wonder when things changed? Eight years ago, when I started westendwilma.com, it was understood that a review of a show by a ‘critic’ (literally someone who’s […]
Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler to reprise their roles on the UK tour of BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL
Sharon Sexton (Sloane) and Rob Fowler (Falco) will reprise their roles in Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical when it heads out on a UK Tour later this year, alongside Glenn Adamson as Strat and Martha Kirby as Raven. At certain performances the role of Strat will be played by Samuel Pope. They are joined […]
West End Eurovision announce competing shows for 10th anniversary celebration
WEST END EUROVISION is back – and will celebrate its 10th anniversary – at the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 19 April. ‘Come from Away’, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ and ‘Wicked’ will be competing against each other – who wins – you […]
Winners revealed for the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards
Hosted by Tom Read Wilson and Jodie Prenger, the UK’s thespian community enjoyed a theatrical feast at the Prince of Wales Theatre, for the 20th annual WhatsOnStage Awards. For the first time ever, the awards were broadcast live on BBC Radio 2, hosted by the darling of the stage, Elaine Paige, and Paddy O’Connell, who […]
WICKED UK makes worldwide history
Yesterday, actress Natasha Ferguson became the first person in worldwide history to play all three witches in Wicked the Musical. Natasha, who was the 1st cover Nessarose and Elphaba on the UK & Ireland Tour, joined the London production as maternity cover for Carina Gillespie (Nessarose) but left the production on 22 February 2020 when Carina returned […]