Good old John Barrowman has been galavanting around town promoting his new book and to our delight he’s also been spilling the beans on this, that and everything. Not only did his loose tongue tell us that he’s a judge on the upcoming “I’d Do Anything” show, he also dragged Denise Van Outen into the picture too.
After he’d let the cat out of the bag - surprise surprise the I’d Do Anything website unveiled the last remaining judge, as it was only a matter of time before the giggling Barroman let slip the biggest secret.
Much to our amusement Barry Humphries AKA Dame Edna Everage is the 5th and final judge on the show, will he come dressed as Edna yelling “Hello Possum” at every auditionee or will the man behind the mask be himself?
So the final judging panel for I’d Do Anything includes Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, John Barrowman, Denise Van Outen and Dame Edna Everage - quite the motley crew!

For the young readers amongst you here is a short clip of Dame Edna…..

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Breaking news! As I predicted we ARE selling High School Musical Theatre Breaks, the rumours are true and the precious golden tickets are ours… ALL OURS whoahaha, ahem yes well anyway you can now buy your High School Musical Theatre Breaks with Show and Stay!
So come one and all, roll up roll up, book your High School Musical Theatre Break before they all sell out!

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Get ready to rock n’ roll Frankie Valli lovers, The Jersey Boys Musical opens tonight! The count down clock on their website displays only a matter of hours before the Four Seasons blast their music throughout the West End.

The Jersey Boys Broadway has already received rave reviews and has won many awards - including a Tony! So expect great things from the West End version and get booking your tickets today.

If you fancy dressing up to go to this spectacular show - I’ve attached a video to give you a few ideas and pointers.

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After sneakly listening to radio one at work I managed to catch the John Barrowman interview on Jo Whiley’s afternoon slot, he loves to dish the dirt and I thought I may catch a few gossipy stories. Guess what gossip fans, he did drop a few cheeky tales but most importantly he gave away the fact that he is a judge on the upcoming show “I’d Do Anything” - Webber’s third TV theatre star search (for Oliver and Nancy). Barrowman also let slip that Denise Van Outen will be joining him as judge too.

The Torchwood star also confessed to hearing about Sir Lloyd Webber’s hissy fits and reckons he is slightly mad - but that makes him interesting to watch! Not only does the tantrum throwing mad man provide us with great entertainment - Barrowman claims Webber also throws an impressive party in his Irish Castle (in which Zoe Tyler and Barrowman often partake in a bit of skinny dipping - ooh er).

Unfortunately he didn’t give much away about Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead, but he did say they used to have a good old perv on the Joseph guys and he could see the chemistry between them. Barrowman claims he still stays in touch with some of the Joseph guys and acts a mentor to them, he recently said in an interview he keeps in touch with Keith Jack (the runner up in Any Dream Will Do) and advised him on his upcoming Flashdance audition! So there is another piece of gossip for you - Flashdance will be the next big musical and Keith Jack might be in it!

So John Barrowman fans you can look forward to seeing him back on our screens March/April time in “I’d Do Anything” on BBC.

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So they’ve posted some more Nancy auditions on the I’d Do Anything website and to tell you the truth they’re not much better than the last lot! Jodie Penger is just mental, I would not like to meet her down a dark alley - her eyes and face have a mind of their own. Then there is poor old DCaiomhe Garvey, she starts off well but then fluffs her lines throughout - tut tut this is your one shot come on!
Not much else posted in the way of news but expect an explosion of information towards the end of next month as the show is due to start then.
But in the mean time why not have a go on their Oliver!song quiz and brush up on your knowledge before the show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/oliver/

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Get your fingers poised on the redial button and booking page loaded, High School Musical is coming to the Hammersmith Apollo for a limited time only. Prepare to see your favorite movie brought to life before your very eyes on a central London stage.
I expect this musical will be very popular and with a strictly limited run in the capital - the race is on to get hold of one of the golden tickets.
Show and Stay fans hold on to your hats as there has been some rumblings in the office that we may be selling these highly sort after tickets, as and when I know more about this you’ll be the first to know!
So if you fancy singing along to all your favorite HSM songs and seeing the action unfold before your eyes - keep checking here for more info!

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It seems that Hairspray is the public’s choice when it comes to West End musicals, scooping a record breaking seven awards at the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards!
Whether it’s due to Michael Ball’s cross dressing skills or the toe tapping tunes featured throughout the show, one thing’s for sure - if you haven’t seen the show, book to see it NOW! Get hold of some loud clothes, spray your hair into a bouffant and head on down to the West End to see the award winning Hairspray.

For those of you who didn’t catch the awards, Hairspray won the following:

• Best Musical Actress: Leanne Jones
• Best Musical Actor: Michael Ball
• Best Supporting Musical Actress: Tracie Bennett
• Best Supporting Actor: Ben James-Ellis
• Best Director: Jack O’Brien
• Best Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell
• Best New Musical

Here is a snippet of the show for your viewing pleasure……

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For one night only over 50 celebrities from the screen and stage will pay tribute to the life and achievements of vocal coach Ian Adam. This legendary vocal coach is the mastermind behind the talents of Lulu, Sting, Boy George, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.

The event entitled “I’d Like To Teach The World to sing” will take place on Sunday 24th February 2008 at Her Majesty’s Theatre. All proceeds from the event will go towards Singing for Breathing, a project that aims to help patients with respiratory problems at Royal Brompton Hospital, where Ian was treated for many years.

Famous names gracing this event include…

• Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Lloyd Webber - who are playing together in public for the second time ever.
• Elaine page will be singing Memory
• Wayne Sleep and Ian Waite will be performing a new choreographed routine to Change Partners.
• Helena Bonham Carter will be introducing scenes from the film version of Sweeny Todd.
• Bonny Langford will be singing Tone Deaf
• And many many more show stopping tunes and musical celebs.

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Good news! The BBC have updated the I’d Do Anything website and for those of you who are as impatient as the Show and Stay team - you can have a right good nose about and see what’s been going on.

To my delight there are few clips to watch on the site, there are two Nancy auditions in which the first woman has “theatre face” (going through several emotions in a short amount of time) and the second woman starts to cry - I can’t work out if she is being bullied by the man shouting at her or she’s just into the song.

Each week day they’ll be posting new Nancy auditions up on the site - I can only hope they get worse and worse for our viewing pleasure (with a few good ones thrown in at least!). The site also features some vox pops of auditionees and theatregoers describing Nancy’s character, to which they believe her to be a fiesty, sexy, nurturing mother - hmm mixed bag of description there. Watch out for little and large who obviously just stumbled out of the local chippie and must of ended up at the audition when looking for a park bench to scoff their chips.

So the ball has officially started rolling and the Oliver train is in motion, keep checking back for more news and info on this exciting show!

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Ladies get ready to be excited, a new pop group has been formed from five of the finalists from BBC’s Any Dream Will Do.
Theatre Producer Bill Kenwright has launched the band known as Dream On, members include Lewis Bradley, Craig Chalmers, Chris Barton, Antony Hansen and Chris Crosby. The release of their first album (also called Dream On) will commence next week and the boys will be holding a special promotional concert at the London Palladium on Sunday 17th February.
The Dream On boys will be singing a mix of musicals, original tracks and pop classics on their album. So if you like the Joseph boys, get buying the album - if the debut release does well a tour and a follow up album will be created!

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