DIRTY DANCING kicks off its UK Tour this week!
A new UK production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, heads back out onto the road this week after a sensational Christmas season in the West End followed by international dates in Bremen and Cannes. Starring Lewis Griffiths as ‘Johnny Castle’, Katie Hartland as ‘Baby Houseman’ and Carlie Milner as ‘Penny Johnson’, […]
Check out these rehearsal images of BAT OUT OF HELL
The world premiere of the long-awaited Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will take place in London’s West End at the London Coliseum, opening on Tuesday 20 June 2017, following previews from 5 June, for a limited season until 22 July 2017. This follows previews at Manchester Opera House from 17 February […]
Check out these rehearsal images of Gary Barlow and THE GIRLS
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new British musical, THE GIRLS, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, will open in London’s West End at the Phoenix Theatre, with performances from 28 January 2017. The West End premiere follows sold-out runs at the Grand Theatre Leeds and […]
Stepping out of the lime light
Someone asked me the other day if I was ‘giving it all up’. Retiring from blogging! “Oh no” I said, “I’ve only just begun!” 2017 is full of promise and very exciting things for westendwilma.com. As you might have read before, I’m in the process of writing a book about my life and love of […]
WICKED set to fly back out on tour around the UK and Ireland
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to confirm that its spectacular, multi record-breaking and critically acclaimed touring production will return to the UK & Ireland in 2018, revisiting the following ten cities: BRISTOL Hippodrome, Tuesday 5 February – Saturday 3 […]
Leslie Bricusse’s SCROOGE comes to Curve Leicester
Following the critically acclaimed and record-breaking run of Grease, Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, will direct a magical new version of Academy Award winning composer, Leslie Bricusse’s, festive family musical Scrooge from 18 November 2017 – 14 January 2018. Based on one of the most powerful and enduring stories of all time, Charles Dickens’ classic […]
Ria Jones to star as Norma Desmond in Curve Leicester’s production of SUNSET BOULEVARD
Curve Theatre have today announced a brand new Made at Curve production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning (Best Musical, Best Original Score & Best Book of a Musical) masterpiece Sunset Boulevard directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster and starring Ria Jones as Norma Desmond from 16 – 30 September 2017. The production will […]
Cast announced for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE at PARK Theatre
Action To The Word’s award-winning all-male production of Anthony Burgess’ A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones, will return to London following its acclaimed premiere in Edinburgh in 2011 and an international tour. An electrifying and testosterone filled physical theatre horror show that exquisitely captures and transcends the spirit of Anthony Burgess’ original literary masterpiece, […]
Full cast announced for ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at the Old Vic Theatre
Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th anniversary celebratory production. Against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) […]
Cast announced for MY LAND’S SHORE at Ye Olde Rose and Crown
The passionate new musical from Wales is a tale of conflict, social injustice, moral dilemmas, guilt, love and heartbreak, with Music and Lyrics by Christopher J Orton and Book and Lyrics by Robert Gould. The show tells the story of Dic Penderyn a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil who was […]