This is the news you’ve all been waiting for, yep that’s right, High School Musical is here to stay in London! It would seem the tour is not enough for HSM fans, now the show is coming to the Hammersmith Apollo on the 30th June for ten weeks.
However I reckon that it will be an outstanding success and will run for much longer than ten weeks as everyone wants a slice of the High School Musical pie. The UK stage version of this popular Disney film will be directed by the award winning Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Lisa Stevens, casting is yet to be announced.
So High School Musical lovers - keep your eyes and ears on Show and Stay as we will bring you more on this exciting story as and when we hear more about it.

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Rumours are flying about on the grapevine that cheeky chappie Matt Di Angelo (who has recently been seen on Strictly Come Dancing and Eastenders) is soon to tread the boards in the hit West End show Chicago.
At 20 years old he is a very young Billy Flynn and in my opinion he’d look like he’s raided his dad’s wardrobe for a fancy dress party - but that’s just me! No doubt he is a talented young man so we’ll just have to see how well he makes that jump from small screen to stage.

But what’s more worrying is that he has to try and pretend that Bonnie Langford is his love interest! Now Bonny, as beautiful as she many be, is no spring chicken and it would look more like a mesh between Chicago and The Graduate!
At the moment these are just rumours, but we’ll bring you all the hot Chicago gossip when it filters through that grapevine!

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Denise Van Outen Rent-urns!

Us girls at Show and Stay office had our suspicions about Lee Mead and Denise Van Outen from the moment she kissed his picture during his first audition for Any Dream Will Do. Well after all that chemistry and tension, Denise and Lee are finally together and have been secretly seeing each other for weeks! The pair have both been in West End shows recently and both been spotted watching adoringly from the audience and showering each other with congratulatory presents.
Denise claims she still sees most of the Joseph boys as they are currently starring in various West End productions, most recently she saw Lewis Bradley - who split his pants doing a fame jump at her New Year’s Eve party!
So Joseph fans when you book to see Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat you may just be sat next to Denise Van Outen, so be careful not to drool too much over her boyfriend in a loin cloth!

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Usually we only report on UK theatre, or occasionally Broadway, but when we stumbled across this little gem we had to say a little something about it. Are you ready for this …… Spain is about to unleash THE ANNE FRANK MUSICAL!
Fair enough it’s a compelling story and one that would fit nicely on a theatre stage, however I think the seriousness of this devastating plot would be lost when Hitler breaks into a song or Anne Frank whispers a little ditty whilst hiding from Nazi troops in the hidden annexe.
I could be totally wrong and it could be a masterpiece (well after trying for ten years to persuade The Anne Frank Foundation to turn her story into a musical - it better be good!), but I guess we’ll leave that for the good people of Spain to decide and no doubt we’ll hear the reviews!

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Are you sitting comfortably? Because this story might knock your socks off!
The unlikely pairing of Tom Hanks and ABBA will hit our cinemas late 2007. Tom Hanks has said Gimme Gimme Gimme a film version of the ABBA inspired hit musical ‘Mamma Mia!’
The musical phenomenon that is ‘Mamma Mia!’ is heading to the big screen courtesy of Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, who have also enrolled My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s producer Judy Cramer to help out.

For those of you who don’t know ‘Mamma Mia!’ (where have you been?), it’s the tale of a young woman who embarks on a quest to discover the identity of her father on the eve of her wedding. The story is set to 22 ABBA hits which include Knowing Me, Knowing You, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and The Winner Takes It All.
So if you’ve seen the show, read the book, why not re-live that fantastic story again at a cinema near you…………and then decide that the show is better and book to see it again!

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Yes thats right, Gary Barlow is writing songs for a British version of High School Musical, he’s been jotting down tracks left, right and centre for the ITV show Britannia High.
Britannia High is an eight part musical drama series which is set in a performing arts school. Talented youngsters between the ages of 16 and 18 are currently being put through a “real-life casting process” which started on the 12th January at the London Welsh Centre. The X-Factor style casting will broadcast on ITV before the series starts (filming on the series is scheduled to start in June and will be followed by a stage show).
As well as performing songs written by Gary, the eight main stars will be performing routines choreographed by ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge Arlene Phillips. So expect a spectacular TV show and a musical extravaganza on a theatre stage this year!

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Theatregoers you are in for a right treat, the toe tapping musical Jersey Boys has just announced it’s very talented cast. It would seem that the producers have searched high and low to pluck these brilliant men from the crowd, so expect to be wowed and thrilled to the core at this production.
First up is Ryan Molloy who has won the role of Frankie Valli, his theatre credits include Macbeth, Taboo, The Blues Brothers Unlimited and Jerry Springer the Opera to name a few.
Stephen Ashfield is starring as Bob Gaudio in this 2008 production, he made his West End debut as Boy George in Taboo and later went on the star in Tomorrow Morning, Marriage of Figaro, Kings of Swing and was involved in the filming of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd”.
Film and theatre star Philip Bulcock will play Nick Massi in the upcoming production, Philip has starred in many shows including Grease, Elvis - The Musical, Of Mice and Men and starred in the hit film 28 Weeks Later.
Finally Glenn Carter is Tommy DeVito, no stranger to the stage - Glenn previously starred as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and had won roles in Whistle down the Wind, Cats, Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Grease and Alfie.
So there you have it, I suggest you buy tickets quick as this musical is going to be huge!

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It’s going to be a great year for reality TV fans with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BBC reality TV show Oliver! With the live BBC shows being aired at the end of March, fans can look forward to seeing their favorite Nancy and Oliver in the West End this August!

The BBC show will see 15 hopeful Olivers singing their hearts out on the live shows up until the last 3 weeks, of which groups of boys will be voted out. Potential Nancys on the other hand will be voted out week by week until a winner is crowned at the live final.

We’ll bring you more news and info on this exciting show as and when we get it!

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