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New Musicals for Theatre Breaks

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:32:37 +0000

Since the start of this year, 2011 there have been a handful of new musicals for theatre breaks opening in London. The Wizard of Oz began previews back in February with Danielle Hope starring as Dorothy, and has gone from strength to strength ever since. Expect high demand for theatre breaks and tickets around Christmas and early in the new year as families book themselves a winter treat.

With somewhat less of a fanfare, the musical Betty Blue Eyes also opened in March for a limited run and is currently extended unti at least October 2011. Betty Blue Eyes is the story of a household surviving in post World War 2 Yorkshire by raising a pig to avoid the bacon rationing. Betty Blue Blues is in fact the name of the pig!

Ghost The Musical is the big one, just opened in June in London after try out in Manchester and a showcase at West End Live 2011. The dazzling new musical GHOST, is based on the phenomenal Oscar winning Paramount Pictures film of the same name, and features great rock music by Eurythmics writer Dave Stewart with the help of Glenn Ballard. If you only see one new musical this year, go and see Ghost

Lend Me A Tenor is an old fashioned Vaudeville style musical, which transferred from Plymouth and stars Matthew Kelly

London Tube escalators are full of adverts for The Million Dollar Quartet, a story of fame, friendship, discovery, divided loyalties, professional jealousy and incredible music as four of the music industry’s most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, made music together for the first and only time in their careers. A true story of the electrifying night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history.

Rock of Ages doesn’t actually start until next month, August 2011, but we had a preview of the soft rock, 1980s style juke box musical at West End Live.

And last but by no means least, we had the opening of Shrek The Musical with Amanda Holden, a major blockbuster of a film and musical which looks set to be a favourite family choice for theatre breaks in London for many years to come.

Theatre Breaks to Priscilla Queen of the Desert and West End Live

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Priscilla Queen of the Desert the musical continues to be a popular show for London Theatre Breaks and I’m not sure this video from West End Live really does the show justice but it does give a flab=vour of the outrageous costumes and catchy tunes.

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West End Live 2009 – Wicked

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:55:00 +0000

West End Live 2009 is a free musical theatre event with other attractions held annually in Leicester Square, London. Here’s an example of the high quality entertainment on offer – it’s Elphaba from Wicked

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Wicked at West End Live 2009 Theatre breaks

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:06:00 +0000

Alexia Khadime from the London cast of Wicked performs the Wizard and I at West End Live 2009 video by theatre breaks

West End Live 2009 Order of Appearance

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:17:19 +0000

Here’s the order of appearance for the West End Live event in London’s leicester Square this weekend. Something for everybody with all the big musicals on Saturday and some interesting dhws I haven’t seen much of on the Sunday. Definitely the place to be this weekend and don’t forget that Jodie Prenger from Oliver will be making an appearance and so will Jerry Springer who is currently appearing in Chicago.