Full casting announced for My Fair Lady 60th anniversary concert

WhatsOnStage have announced full casting for the 60th anniversary concert staging of My Fair Lady at St. Paul's Church in Covent Garden on Sunday 19th June.

It has been revealed that Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances) will play Mrs Higgins whilst Bradley Jaden (Wicked) will star as Freddie Eynsford-Hill. 

Sam Hiller (My Fair Lady/Phantom) will play Colonel Pickering with Rebecca Louis (Mack and Mabel) as Mrs Pearce. Joining the ensemble are Andrew Bateup, Jordan Lee Davies, Katy Hanna, Emma Harrold, Sejal Keshwala and Joe Vetch.

Full casting announced for Wicked's International Tour

Full casting has been announced for Wicked's International Tour.

West End Frame Award winner Jacqueline Hughes will star as Elphaba, with Carly Anderson as Glinda, Bradley Jaden as Fiyero, Steven Pinder as The Wizard/Doctor Dillamond, Kim Ismay as Madame Morrible, Iddon Jones as Boq and Emily Shaw as Nessarose. Jodie Steele will be standby for Elphaba.

Most popular news articles, interviews & reviews of 2015

Find out which West End Frame news articles, interviews and reviews were most popular in 2015!

Most Popular News Articles 

The Rocky Horror Show gala to be broadcast on Sky Arts!

Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton to be broadcast on BBC this Christmas

Lee Mead, Martin Kemp & Jason Manford to star in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Full casting announced for Mary Poppins

Jonathan Ollivier killed in motorcycle accident

Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil writing duet for Rachelle Ann Go & Lea Salonga?

Jacqueline Hughes wins Understudy of the Year 2015!

Full casting announced for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

First casting revealed for Billy Elliot UK tour

Nominees announced for Understudy of the Year 2015

Full casting announced for Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith

Full casting announced for Kinky Boots!

Matt Cardle wins Best West End Debut

First casting revealed for Harry Potter Play

Nominees announced for Best Performance of a Song Award 2015

  

Editor's Blog: Top 6 Theatrical Highlights of 2015

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Kay Murphy saves the day!

Back in November I bought a last minute ticket to see Xanadu at the Southwark Playhouse as I enjoyed the show so much first time round. Before the show director Paul Warwick Griffin announced that cast member Alison Jiear was indisposed so actress Kay Murphy had learnt the role in 24 hours and would be stepping in. Murphy threw herself into each and every number and performed the entire show without a script in hand! She had the time of her life; pulling off the choreography and dazzling with her faultless vocals, providing a night to remember! Click here to read more.

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Bradley Jaden steals show after show

Since taking over as Enjolras in the West End production of Les Miserables back in June, Bradley Jaden has been proving himself as a leading man worth keeping an eye on. I've seen Jaden pop up in various one-night-only Sunday night concerts this year, and each time he has stolen the show. In West End Heroes (click here to read review) Jaden made a huge impression with his performances of 'Who I'd Be' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' whilst in Kings Of Broadway (click here to read review) he rightfully received one of the evening's biggest applauses for his rendition of  'Maria'. I recently caught Les Mis and Jaden was, without doubt, the strongest Enjolras I have seen for a long time. The future certainly looks bright for Bradley Jaden; if Jason Robert Brown's musical The Bridges of Madison County ever finds its way to London Jaden would make a perfect Robert. Read our interview with Bradley Jaden. 

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Green girls shine 

Review: Kings Of Broadway at the Palace Theatre

Kings Of Broadway 
Palace Theatre
Reviewed on Sunday 29th November 2015
★★★★★

On Sunday evening musical director Alex Parker and director Alastair Knights (aka the dream team) returned to the Palace Theatre with their latest concert Kings Of Broadway. The show celebrated music by three Broadway Gods: Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne.

Rob Houchen, Bradley Jaden & Liam Tamne join Boys of the Barricade line-up

Rob Houchen (Marius in Les Mis), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras in Les Mis) and Liam Tamne (Raoul in Phantom) have joined the line-up for Boys of the Barricade's debut concert at the Charing Cross Theatre on 26th July at 7pm. 

Described as "the world's first musical super group", the Boys of the Barricade line-up (all of whom have appeared in Les Miserables) includes the previously announced: Craig Mather, Kieran Brown, Andy Coxon, Simon Schofield and James Charlton.

Jonathan Dudley (Titanic) and John Addison (Ghost) will also perform in the show. Simon Bailey and Scott Garnham will make special guest appearances. Boys of the Barricade has been created by Garnham and Schofield.