An abundance of stars from stage, screen and music have been treading the boards in the West End recently - from Kelly Osbourne in Chicago to reality T.V. winner, Lee Mead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It seems every which way you turn, someone famous is making their West End debut or in the case of Denise Van Outen - West End return. Spamalot, Chicago and even Wicked have seen their fair share of stars and now even Cabaret is getting in on the act, with Amy Nuttall and Julian Clary joining the cast in October! Sorry if I don’t get too excited but i’d much prefer to see Brad Pitt or George Clooney take to the stage, maybe I could convince them that Oceans Eleven was made to be a West End musical?! Although saying that, I was rather excited about Duncan James appearing in Chicago and I am more than a little intrigued about Kelly Osbourne’s portrayal of the domineering Mamma Morton - she has a big voice but can she replace the iconic performance of Queen Latifah? Granted Latifah only appeared in the 2002 film version but when you think Mamma do you think Latifah or Kelly…exactly! Good luck to her though, from what i’ve heard and read Kelly Osborne is taking this role seriously and the pictures of her are amazing, she certainly looks the part!
Check out this interview with Kelly talking about her role which she began on the 10th September:

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