Sneak peek at... West End revival of Cats at the London Palladium starring Nicole Scherzinger

Ahead of its official opening tomorrow (11th December), producers of Cats at the London Palladium have released production images featuring the cast in action. The revival stars Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella. Check out the pictures below (click image to enlarge).

Cats, one of the longest-running shows in West End and on Broadway, received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981 where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9,000 performances. The production was the winner of the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical. 

In 1983 the Broadway production became the recipient of seven Tony awards including Best Musical, and ran for eighteen years. Since its world premiere, Cats has been presented in over 30 countries, has been translated into 10 languages and has been seen by over 50 million people world-wide. 

Theatre Gossip: A Chorus Line to close at the end of August

According to various online sources, A Chorus Line will close on 31st August 2013. The production was previously booking until 4th January 2014. It is rumoured that the cast were told earlier today, before the news broke online. Producers are yet to comment and officially confirm the closure.

Simon Cowell's X Factor musical (called 'I Can't Sing The Musical') begins previews at the Palladium in February 2014, it is currently unknown what production will fill the gap. However, there have been rumours that the touring production of Hairspray could transfer to the theatre for a limited season. Please remember nothing has yet been confirmed.

Review: Kerry Ellis in concert with special guests live at the London Palladium

Kerry Ellis in concert with special guests
Live at the London Palladium
Sunday 12th May 2013

In 2009 Kerry Ellis performed her first one-woman concert at the Shaw Theatre. Four years later she was understandably a little overwhelmed to be headlining her own one-woman show at the London Palladium. Kerry Ellis has become one of the most respected actresses in musical theatre, she created the role of Meat in We Will Rock You, was the first British actress to play Elphaba in both the West End and Broadway productions of Wicked and has played many iconic roles including Ellen in Miss Saigon, Fantine in Les Miserables and Nancy in Oliver. Kerry's concert at the Palladium was an opportunity for her to celebrate her career and "give something back" to her extremely supportive fans.