Natalie Weiss returning to London!

She's back! Having played two sold out concerts at the St James Theatre in 2014, it has been announced that U.S. star Natalie Weiss is returning to London.

The YouTube sensation will perform a solo show at the Leicester Square Theatre on Sunday 1st May 2016 at 8pm. Tickets will be avaliable from www.leicestersquaretheatre.com.

Weiss is expected to sing an array of songs ranging from pop to musical theatre including some of her biggest YouTube hits.

Weiss previously appeared in the Les Misérables 25th anniversary U.S. tour. She understudied the Menonettes in Everyday Rapture on Broadway and covered Elphaba in the 2nd national U.S. tour of Wicked. Weiss was an American Idol season 4 semi-finalist and has performed the National Anthem at Cowboys & Shea Stadiums. 

West End Frame Awards 2014: Full Winners List

Readers of West End Frame were invited to vote for five awards throughout 2014. The West End Frame Awards recognise brand new and long-running plays and musicals, combining male and female actors into the same categories. Voting opens for one award at a time. We were thrilled to receive over 52,000 votes this year! Take a look at the full list of winners below:

Publicly Voted Awards

	Best West End Debut Willemijn Verkaik  for playing Elphaba in Wicked Runners Up Rachelle Ann Go for Miss Saigon Alexandra Burke for The Bodyguard Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Darren Bell
	Best Performance of a Song in a Musical Tam Mutu  for his rendition of 'Stars' in Les Miserables Runners Up Carrie Hope Fletcher for Les Miserables Gerónimo Rauch for The Phantom of the Opera Click here for full result
	Funniest West End Show The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre Runners Up The Commitments at the Palace Theatre Urinetown at the St James Theatre Click here for full result
	Understudy of the Year Carolyn Maitland for understudying Ellen in Miss Saigon Runners Up Tanya Manalang for Miss Saigon Layla Harrison for The Phantom of the Opera Click here for full result
	London Fringe Production of the Year Chicken Shop at the Park Theatre Runners Up Love Story at the Union Theatre Damn Yankees at the Landor Theatre Click here for full result / Photo Credit: Kim Hardy

Editor's Choice

Editor's Blog: Top 5 theatrical events of 2014

Every year we seem to be more and more spoilt for choice when it comes to theatrical events. This year has seen iconic shows close, productions broadcast around the world and performers returning to shows to recreate their celebrated performances. A certain theatre star also went mainstream and various concerts have left theatreland buzzing! Below are five theatrical events which particularly stood out for me this year...

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We Will Rock You Closes

When We Will Rock You opened to negative reviews few predicted that it would go on to run in the West End for twelve years, rocking over 6.5 million people! Queen and Ben Elton's musical was so important as it attracted and created new theatregoers. Of course the final show was emotional and, although I wasn't in attendance, I have heard that it was an electrifying evening!

Natalie Weiss to make UK solo concert debut at the St James Theatre

It has been announced that Natalie Weiss (pictured right) will perform a one-night-only concert at the St James Theatre later this year. 

Taking place at 7pm on Sunday 2nd November, the show marks her UK solo concert debut. Natalie Weiss in the West End will feature Weiss singing an array of songs ranging from pop to musical theatre including some of her biggest YouTube hits.

Weiss recently appeared in the Les Misérables 25th anniversary US tour. She understudied the Menonettes in Everyday Rapture on Broadway and covered Elphaba in the 2nd national US tour of Wicked. Weiss was an American Idol season 4 semi-finalist and has performed the National Anthem at Cowboys & Shea Stadiums. She is best known for her YouTube videos.