Cameron Mackintosh has announced that he is making 5,000 tickets available at just £25 each for theatregoers aged 30 or under to see the top-rated show Old Friends, which … [Read more...] about Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Cameron Mackintosh releases 5,000 best seats at £25
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Tributes to choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne flood in from the worlds of musicals and ballet
A tweet from Peter Land on Dame Gillian Lynne’s account on Sunday evening, 1 July, announced that the beloved choreographer had died - she was 92: Rest In Peace my darling Gillie. I am heartbroken … [Read more...] about Tributes to choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne flood in from the worlds of musicals and ballet
After 9,382 performances George Lee Andrews leaves Broadway’s ‘Phantom’
Nothing can equal the stamina or patience of George Lee Andrews who’s appeared in Phantom of the Opera for 9,382 performances in just over 23 years. He was in the original cast, and has played four … [Read more...] about After 9,382 performances George Lee Andrews leaves Broadway’s ‘Phantom’
Critics round-up: Betty Blue Eyes – A pig takes over the West End as Cameron Mackintosh brings home the bacon
Cameron Mackintosh hasn't lost his magic touch, and after 10 years without a new musical he's come up with Betty Blue Eyes which has delighted the critics. It's a musical about a pig, the animal kind, … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Betty Blue Eyes – A pig takes over the West End as Cameron Mackintosh brings home the bacon
Phantom of the Opera to get a new production for international touring
Cameron Mackintosh intends to present a newly imagined international production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, to première in England perhaps as early as 2012, says … [Read more...] about Phantom of the Opera to get a new production for international touring
Betty Blue Eyes goes into previews in a week’s time – a very British musical!
In a week's time, preview performances start for the new Cameron Mackintosh musical Betty Blue Eyes. Adapted from Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray’s film “A Private Function”, the story centres … [Read more...] about Betty Blue Eyes goes into previews in a week’s time – a very British musical!