Alexandra Burke to star in The Bodyguard
The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke is to replace Beverley Knight in The Bodyguard at the Adelphi Theatre.
David Ian
The Bodyguard starring Heather Headley
A major new West End musical version of hit 90’s movie The Bodyguard will come to London in 2012.
Flashdance to close early
Flashdance The Musical has posted early closing notices at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London
Flashdance The Musical starts Saturday
Flashdance The Musical starts previews Saturday at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London
Casting: Flashdance at the Shaftesbury
Busted’s Matt Willis and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to star in Flashdance The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre
LAUREN SAMUELS in Grease
LAUREN SAMUELS in Grease
Flashdance to hit West End
David Ian’s successful touring production of FLASHDANCE, based on the cult 80s movie, is making its way into the West End.
Sweet Charity to transfer
The Menier Chocolate Factory’s sold out run of Sweet Charity is to transfer in to the West End to the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
COMMENT: Is the West End complacent?
David Ian speaking on Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 5 programme today was upbeat about the state of West End theatre saying that “historically people tend to go to the theatre in times of recession”. I’m sure that there is more than one theatre producer in London praying that he is right. Whilst musicals continue to be blasted for keeping the West End buoyant, Ian was unapologetic about their continuing appeal, even at the expense of drama, and said that market forces were to blame for the large number of musicals in London. However, you can’t help but feel that the …