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Brent Lang Executive Editor With his victory on Monday at the Critics’ Circle Theatre awards, Andrew Scott has made history. The British performer, recognized as best actor for his one-man West End show, “Vanya,” previously was named best actor at the 2024 Critics’ Circle Film Awards for his performance in “All of Us Strangers.” He’s the first person to win lead actor Critics’ Circle prizes in both film and television in the same year. “It’s a thrilling delight,” Scott says.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Scherzinger has signed with YMU Group for global 360 management, as the Pussycat Dolls singer and TV star begins her West End run in Sunset Boulevard.

Captain Sandy Yawn is known for her no nonsense attitude, cracking the whip with her crew as they sail across the Mediterranean sea, waiting on demanding guests in the most stunning locations.

Sunset Boulevard. Inspired by the 1950 film of the same name, the musical features songs by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, and first opened in the West End 30 years ago. Norma is a silent film star whose career is fading, and she teams up with an eager young screenwriter named Joe Gillis as both seek to reach the heights of Hollywood fame.

coming to Broadway after all — and, like the main character, she’s getting an extreme makeover.First they’re ditching the title that confused Brits because they associate the princess with Christmas pantomimes and would have stumped Americans because they’d expect Rodgers and Hammerstein or Disney. For its run at the Imperial Theatre beginning Feb. 17, 2023 (one day before Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” shoves the old chandelier in a storage unit), the show has been renamed “Bad Cinderella.” The only other time Lloyd Webber gave a different moniker to a show after a major West End run was when he changed “Jeeves” to “By Jeeves.” But a “By” ain’t a “Bad.” Tell us what you think of the title “Bad Cinderella” in the comments, readers!There will also be a brand-new star.

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown’s Imelda Staunton will still star as matchmaker Dolly Levi in musical Hello, Dolly! in London’s West End, but fans will have to wait until the summer of 2024.

DJ Jamal Edwards died from a cardiac arrest after taking cocaine and drinking alcohol, a coroner has ruled. The entrepreneur's death, aged 31, was confirmed in February.

J. Kim Murphy Emilia Clarke has opened up about her experience surviving two brain aneurysms, expressing gratitude that she has been able to recover after losing “quite a bit” of the organ.Clarke recalled her health troubles during an interview with the BBC’s Sunday Morning, in which she promoted her production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” at the Harold Pinter Theater.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is to open its 2022 season with a dazzling revival of the musical, Sunshine on Leith.

Peter Andre has opened up about how he felt after finding out he'd have to miss West End rehearsals due to a recent Covid diagnosis. In his New magazine column – for OK! VIPs only – Pete explained that he was "confused" by conflicting test results but decided to stay home to be on the safe side. Pete also talked about his son Junior's music, teasing that "it won't be long now." Plus, Pete gives his take on the latest political debates and congratulated Britney Spears on her pregnancy.

We’ve seen a lot of Denise van Outen on our screens recently, thanks to her appearances on The Celebrity Circle, Gogglebox and, of course, her ill-fated stint on Dancing On Ice. But the TV presenter admits that she often finds herself questioning her own successes and experiencing imposter syndrome.

Jacqueline Jossa! The former I'm A Celebrity winner took to Instagram with some very exciting news this week, as she revealed she has signed up to a major West End production.MORE: Inside Jacqueline Jossa's family home with Dan Osborne and daughters Ella and MiaJacqueline, 28, shared a promotional poster of the upcoming stage show A Christmas Carol, confirming she has joined the talented cast.

Les Miserables will return to the stage for a special Christmas run, after closing nearly seven months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Comedian Dawn French and singer Beverley Knight have led a two-minute silence outside a West End theatre to draw attention to the plight of the sector.

Love Island star Amber Davies revealed she is staying single after Dolly Parton warned her men could derail her career.

We’ve just heard that a brand new YouTube channel titled The Shows Must Got On is set to be launched offering full theatre performances from some of the best productions online for free. Recent weeks have seen the temporary closure of theatres and their shows, meaning audiences around the world are spending more time at home than usual.

When Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” opened in Greece this year, it marked the country’s most ambitious theater production to date, with an all-star cast plucked from London’s West End and a local production company that had dreamed of one day staging the hit musical.

The Society of London Theatre has said that all performances at West End theatres are cancelled until April 26 “whilst we wait for further clarity from the Government” about the Covid-19 outbreak.

Dreamworks Animation’s classic 1998 animated feature gets the stage treatment in a new theatrical imagining – an epic spectacular with music and lyrics from the creative mind of Stephen Schwartz.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Steve Pemberton will star in a new production of Martin McDonagh’s play The Pillowman.

David Tennant will return to the West End to star in a play about how good people could be seduced into joining Nazism.

Jake Gyllenhaal said it was the “alchemy” he has with his co-star that drew him back to the West End for the first time in 18 years.