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Adrienne Warren to star in new musical IMITATION OF LIFE
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (264+ words) Producers of new musical IMITATION OF LIFE have announced that Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will star as Delilah in the upcoming world premiere run at The Griffin Theater at The Shed, in a co-production with National Black Theatre, from…...
Michelle Gomez and Michael D. Xavier to make Royal Exchange debuts in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (456+ words) West End Best Friend Michelle Gomez and Michael D. Xavier to make Royal Exchange debuts in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC The Royal Exchange Theatre has announced full casting for Stephen Sondheim’s much-loved classic A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, the penultimate production of…...
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO, Hampstead Theatre
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (436+ words) Arriving from Broadway, with five Tony awards nestled in its hand luggage, Kimberly Akimbo has undoubtedly been one of the most anticipated London transfers in recent years. It’s easy to see why it became such a fan favourite across the…...
Shona McGarty and Frances Mayli McCann join Don Black's FROM THE HEART in West End
4+ day, 9+ min ago (227+ words) Olivier Award nominee Frances Mayli McCann and EastEnders star Shona McGarty join the cast of From The Heart this October. Shona McGarty said: “I am so excited to be part of this show. Don Black is such a legend, and…...
Review: EAST IS EAST, Octagon Theatre
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (594+ words) West End Best Friend Review: EAST IS EAST, Octagon Theatre As a celebration of the original production’s 30th anniversary, a new production of East is East comes to Bolton as a collaboration between the Octagon Theatre, Citizens Theatre and Wiltshire Creative,…...
Concord Theatricals announces OPERATION MINCEMEAT: THE EXPANDED CAST
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (376+ words) Concord Theatricals has announced that a full-length adaptation of the hit Olivier and Tony Award®-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, now playing in the West End, on Broadway, and on a world tour, is available as Operation Mincemeat: The Expanded Cast…...
Review: JANE EYRE - A MUSICAL, Southwark Playhouse
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (578+ words) westendbestfriend.co.uk Review: JANE EYRE - A MUSICAL, Southwark Playhouse Written almost 200 years ago, Jane Eyre is one of the best known and loved romance novels in the English language. Therefore, there is a lot to live up to for…...
Myra DuBois extends stay aboard TITANIQUE until 8 November at Criterion Theatre
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (167+ words) westendbestfriend.co.uk Myra DuBois extends stay aboard TITANIQUE until 8 November at Criterion Theatre Myra said: “What a thrill to be asked to extend my voyage onboard Titanique! This show and I seem to be a match made in heaven,…...
DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL announces new 2027 Barbican season
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (513+ words) westendbestfriend.co.uk DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL announces new 2027 Barbican season Following the sell-out success and critical acclaim of its strictly limited 2026 season, the worldwide phenomenon DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL will return to London’s Barbican Theatre from 23 March – 15 May 2027, giving…...
Review: THE MOUSETRAP, The Alexandra - Tour
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (627+ words) West End Best Friend Review: THE MOUSETRAP, The Alexandra - Tour Everybody loves a good whodunnit, and it doesn’t get much more classic than Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. First opening in the West End in 1952, it has been keeping audiences guessing…...