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City of Angels Tickets on Sale for the Garrick Theatre London’s West End

The Donmar Warehouse’s Olivier Award-winning production of CITY OF ANGELS. Book by Larry Gelbart | Music by Cy Coleman | Lyrics by David Zippel hits the West End! Rosalie Craig (Company), Hadley Fraser (Les Misérables, Young Frankenstein) and Rebecca Trehearn (Showboat) reprise their roles. Emmy and Grammy Award nominee Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) makes her West End debut. Josie Rourke reunites the production’s entire creative team including Stephen Mear (Choreographer) and Robert Jones (Designer). Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed and Olivier Award winning production of City of Angels makes its West End transfer five years since opening at the Donmar Warehouse in 2014. The musical will play at the Garrick Theatre for a limited season, with previews from Thursday 5 March 2020, reuniting the production’s entire creative team. A screenwriter with a movie to finish. A private eye with a case to crack. But nothing’s black and white when a dame is involved. And does anyone stick to the script in this city? This is Tinseltown. You gotta ask yourself: what’s real…and what’s reel… Josie Rourke’s “ingenious, stupendous revival” (The Telegraph) premiered in 2014, when it was hailed as “a blissful evening” (The Stage) that’s “smart, seductive and very funny” (Evening Standard). With a swinging score by Cy Coleman and David Zippel and a brilliantly witty book by Larry Gelbart, City of Angels is a musical love letter to the glamorous world of old Hollywood and film noir. The West End production will star Hadley Fraser* as Stine, Rosalie Craig* as Gabby/Bobbi, Rebecca Trehearn* as Donna/Oolie and making her West End debut, Vanessa Williams, in the role of Carla/Alaura. The cast also includes Marc Elliott* as Panchos/Munoz, Nick Cavaliere* as Sonny, Adam Fogarty* as Big Six, Mark Penfold* as Luther Kingsley, Rob Houchen as Jimmy/Dr Mandril, Joshua St Clair as Peter Kingsley and Cindy Bellot, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Manuel Pacific and Ryan Reid as the Angel City 4. *Original Donmar Warehouse Company. Further casting to be announced. Josie Rourke, Director of City of Angels said: “City of Angels was a landmark experience for me at the Donmar. We all longed to hear Cy Coleman's classic score, and see this incredible design on a bigger stage. Nica's passion for the show has brought about this reunion, and I'm very grateful that through her championing, audiences will have the chance to see this classic production in the West End. In the five years since I directed the show, I've experienced making movies first-hand, and I will return to this Hollywood story with a little more insight! It is a joy to reunite with Rosalie, Hadley, and Rebecca (who made these characters their own), and to have the icon Vanessa Williams make her West End debut as femme fatale, Alaura, in the production." Nica Burns, Producer of City of Angels said: “Only 17,500 people had the opportunity to see Josie Rourke’s outstandingly brilliant production of this terrific, multi-award-winning musical - the equivalent of only a month in a West End playhouse. It has taken 5 years to reunite the original creative team and finally give a wider audience the chance to see this sensationally sexy, musical masterpiece. A strictly limited season so don’t miss out a second time. Book your tickets now!” City of Angels is produced in the West End by Nica Burns, Ian Osborne, Eilene Davidson, Adam Blanshay Productions. Director Josie Rourke Choreographer Stephen Mear Designer Robert Jones Musical Supervisor Gareth Valentine Lighting Designer Howard Harrison Sound Designer Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster for Autograph Video Designer Duncan McLean Casting Alastair Coomer and Jacob Sparrow CITY OF ANGELS Garrick Theatre 2 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HH Thursday 5 March – Saturday 5 September 2020 Press Night: Tuesday 24 March 2020

The Donmar Warehouse’s Olivier Award-winning production of CITY OF ANGELS. Book by Larry Gelbart | Music by Cy Coleman | Lyrics by David Zippel hits the West End! Rosalie Craig (Company), Hadley Fraser (Les Misérables, Young Frankenstein) and Rebecca Trehearn (Showboat) reprise their roles. Emmy and Grammy Award nominee Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) … Read moreCity of Angels Tickets on Sale for the Garrick Theatre London’s West End

The Drifters Girl starring Beverley Knight in London’s West End

The Drifters Girl

THEY WERE THE DRIFTERS. SHE WAS THE BOSS. THIS IS THEIR STORY. The Queen of British Soul and West End leading lady BEVERLEY KNIGHT stars in the world premiere of a brand new musical – THE DRIFTERS GIRL. Coming to the West End Autumn 2020, discover the remarkable story of THE DRIFTERS, one of the world’s … Read moreThe Drifters Girl starring Beverley Knight in London’s West End

Paul Whitehouse to return to Only Fools and Horses The Musical

Paul Whitehouse

Comedy giant Paul Whitehouse will return to star as Grandad in the West End smash hit Only Fools and Horses The Musical for four months from 6th January 2020. This news comes as the show’s incredible run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket is extended for a further two months until the end of April following … Read morePaul Whitehouse to return to Only Fools and Horses The Musical

David Hasselhoff to join 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre

  Dolly Parton has announced that David Hasselhoff will play Franklin Hart Jnr in 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at The Savoy Theatre from 2nd December 2019 until 8th February 2020. David will join Caroline Sheen as Violet Newstead, Chelsea Halfpenny as Judy Bernly, Natalie McQueen as Doralee Rhodes and Bonnie Langford as Roz Keith. … Read moreDavid Hasselhoff to join 9 to 5 The Musical at the Savoy Theatre

Disney’s The Lion King announces gala performance

The Lion King Musical

On 19th October, Disney’s THE LION KING celebrates 20 years in the West End, cementing its place in theatrical history as one of the most successful and beloved stage musicals of all time. To celebrate this landmark achievement, THE LION KING will hold a gala performance on Saturday 19 October 2019 at the Lyceum Theatre, … Read moreDisney’s The Lion King announces gala performance