Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, Collabro + more set for Lytham Festival’s Last Night of the Proms

West End and Broadway stars are set to perform to crowds at Lytham Festival’s Last Night of the Proms next summer.

The week-long festival in August 2016 will see in excess of 70 thousand people visit the town on the North West’s Fylde Coast. 

West End Proms will be staged as the final act of the festival on Sunday 7th August. 

The stellar line-up of West End and Broadway talent includes: Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon/Allegiance), Ramin Karimloo (Les Miserables/Love Never Dies), Collabro (Britain's Got Talent) and Ruthie Henshall (Billy Elliot/Chicago). This will mark Salonga's only UK concert appearance in 2016.

Review: Sam Bailey Live at the Lyric Theatre

Sam Bailey Live
Lyric Theatre
Reviewed on Monday 12th October 2015
★★★★

Since winning The X Factor two years ago, Sam Bailey has enjoyed a varied career. As well as topping the UK singles and album charts, Bailey has toured the UK, released her autobiography and dabbled in presenting. Now the singer has turned her attention to the world of musical theatre. As a self-confessed super fan of blockbuster musicals such as Les Miserables and Wicked, Bailey took to the West End's Lyric Theatre to show her dedicated supporters and casting directors a different side to her talents.

Sam Bailey announces special guests for West End concert

Sam Bailey has announced special guests for her upcoming West End concert at the Lyric Theatre on 12th October 2015.

The X Factor winner will be joined by BGT winners Collabro, leading man Michael Xavier, U.S. composer Scott Alan, musical theatre supergroup Boys of the Barricade and a choir from GSA for an evening of musical theatre.

UPDATE (25th Sept): Union J's Jaymi Hensley and West End leading lady Caroline Sheen complete the line-up.

The show is produced and directed by Katie Pesskin with musical direction by Michael Riley. 

Britain's Got Talent's Collabro & Lucy Kay to play London Palladium

It has been announced that Britain's Got Talent winners Collabro will play the London Palladium on Sunday 8th February 2015 as part of their first UK Tour.

Joining the musical theatre boy band as a special guest is Britain's Got Talent runner-up Lucy Kay. Collabro have signed a record deal with Syco and will release their debut album on Monday 14th July 2014. 

X Factor musical I Can't Sing recently ended its run at the Palladium. Following the show's closure it was reported variety shows and comedians would play the venue until it finds a new long-running production.