Broadway star Shoshana Bean has Tea With Wilma chatting about her upcoming London shows
You have performed in some amazing shows so far in your career. What have been some of your highlights? Hands down Funny Girl! You have recently finished playing Fanny Brice in Funny Girl in America. How was it playing that iconic role and are you planning to see the London production whilst you are here? […]
REVIEW: WICKED International Tour (Alhambra Theatre) ★★★★★
The International Tour of WICKED kicked off this month at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford (20 minutes away from Leeds) where it plays until 21 August before it sets off around the world starting in Singapore, Hong Kong and Manila. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the show at its only UK stop on […]
INTERVIEW: Wicked star Steph Parry talks ‘A Night of Rewrites and Delights’
Tell me about your upcoming cabaret show ‘A Night of Rewrites and Delights’ at the Battersea Barge. What can people expect from the evening if they come along? As you can expect, a fair few rewrites…I love taking original songs and rewriting the lyrics to make them more relevant to me, and then hopefully others […]
First look at the International Tour Cast of WICKED in action!
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release the first pictures of Jacqueline Hughes (Elphaba), Carly Anderson (Glinda), Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Steven Pinder (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Emily Shaw (Nessarose), who […]
Check out the cast of the WICKED International Tour in Rehearsals
40,000 tickets have already been sold for the much-anticipated Bradford engagement. For best availability choose Sunday matinees (2.30pm) and midweek performances, with tickets starting from just £21.50 (plus fees). Wicked, which features the hit song ‘Defying Gravity’, will open at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford on Wednesday 20 July 2016 and play for 38 performances only, […]
More than 35 top London shows offering free tickets for children this KIDSWEEK
Kids Week, the annual London theatre initiative, returns for the whole of August 2016, with more than 35 shows offering free tickets for children. Now in its 19th year, Kids Week encourages young people to experience the magic of live theatre. During Kids Week one child aged 16 or under can go free to a […]
Rachel Tucker returns to West End production of WICKED for its 10th Anniversary
WICKED, the West End musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is proud to announce that, from Monday 5 September 2016, the new cast that will lead the award-winning show through its 10th birthday celebrations at the Apollo Victoria Theatre will include: Rachel Tucker, who will return to the […]
WICKED holds its first Relaxed Performance and I was there to share the experience
“A relaxed performance is about welcoming children with special needs (including Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/or learning disabilities) and, crucially, their families to the theatre to a performance where those needs are accounted for with a more relaxed atmosphere and some changes to the production itself if necessary eg: lowering of lights or sound at certain […]
LUCIE JONES, STEWART CLARKE, JEREMY LEGAT and KATIE PAINE launch MUSICALS UNSUNG
From the producers of the hit concert series ‘West End Switched Off’ comes a new concert. ‘MUSICALS unsung’ brings you songs – from golden age of Hollywood screen to the newest Broadway shows – that have not made it to the final cut. Featuring a wealth of songs that have been cut from shows including […]
Mamma Mia/Wicked star Louise Plowright looses battle with Cancer
West End performer Louise Plowright suddenly withdrew from the cast of the London production of Wicked back in 2013 (where she was playing Madame Morrible) after she was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Back in December 2015, the West End joined together for a A Merry Christmas Cabaret in aid of Louise Plowright and Pancreatic Cancer Research, […]