Andrew Lloyd Webber launches competition to be part of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA when it reopens
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been keeping us all entertained during quarantine, releasing videos of him playing some of his most iconic songs on the piano from his own home. Tonight he has released not just a video of him playing one of his classic songs, but has announced a competition for people to come up […]
My favourite annual Pantomime from Towngate Theatre, Basildon streams Dick Whittington online for free
The Towngate Theatre, Basildon’s Panto ‘Dick Whittington’ from Christmas 2019 will be streaming online for FREE, this coming week-end (Saturday 18th – Monday 20th April), hopefully bringing some joy and laughter to families during these challenging and unprecedented times. You can access the show on the Towngate Theatre’s YouTube channel It’s will be completely free […]
Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler release GROUNDED – The living room concert
GROUNDED – The living room concert, filmed in lockdown by West End performers Sharon Sexton and Rob Fowler, currently on hiatus from the roles of Donna and Sam in the UK & International tour of MAMMA MIA ! The pair met when they originated the roles of Falco & Sloane in the epic West End […]
Ugly Betty star Michael Urie performs hit Barbra Streisand play BUYER & CELLAR live from his living room
TV and stage favourite Michael Urie returns to his acclaimed role in Jonathan Tolans‘ BUYER & CELLAR live from his living room on Sunday, April 19 at 8PM ET (1am Monday 20 April GMT). It is unclear whether the performance will be available to stream for a time after the live show. In the basement […]
Aspiring Musical Theatre Performers – sign up to Westend Bootcamps now!
The closing down of London’s beloved West End leaves us with a huge emptiness, the streets empty and cafes left with *’Empty Chairs at Empty Tables’. Everyone in the industry is being ‘Left Behind’, ‘Waving Through a Window’. That being said there is ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’ as actor, Sam Attwater has […]
The UK Tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU has been rescheduled for 2021
Following the closure of all UK theatres, the 2020 UK tour of Queen & Ben Elton’s smash hit musical ‘We Will Rock You’ has been rescheduled for early 2021. Producers of ‘We Will Rock You’ did not want to disappoint fans who had bought tickets, so they have been working hard to reschedule as many […]
Kander and Ebb’s musical CURTAINS to be streamed live tonight starring Jason Manford
Tonight, the recent UK Touring and West End production of Kander and Ebb’s musical CURTAINS will be live streamed (Tuesday 14 April at 7.15pm) with all profits going to Funds For Freelancers. The UK tour of CURTAINS opened in Bromley on 4 October and visited cities across the UK before a limited run in London’s […]
West End Wilma chats Live to stars of the West End next Sunday
Join me on Instagram Live on Sunday 19 April where I will be chatting to stars of the West End all afternoon. West End Wilma’s interviews have always been called ‘Tea With Wilma’ but this will be a special ‘Quaran-Tea’ as we are all in isolation. Inspired by The Rosie O’Donnell Show LIVE! – between […]
First Cast announced for FROZEN THE MUSICAL in the West End
Samantha Barks (known for her roles in Pretty Woman, Oliver and Les Miserables) and Stephanie McKeon (Beautiful/The Commitments) will play Elsa and Anna in Frozen when it reopens the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this year. The production opens on 11 November and is currently booking until 30 May 2021. Frozen was released […]
No More Working 9 TO 5 in the West End – The Office is Closed
9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre (which was scheduled to run until 23 May) has been cut short due to the cancellation of all performances in the West End until 31 May, due to Coronavirus. Since its West End premiere in February last year, 9 to 5 The Musical has been seen […]