Drama student’s dream of landing West End role shattered in elaborate hoax
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Those are the words used to explain the story of Dear Evan Hansen – the hottest ticket on Broadway which is finally coming to London later this year. It […]
Ben Adams “too ‘chubby’ to be allowed to go without a vest” in boyband A1
Nineties boyband member of A1, Ben Adams has been hitting the charts over the last three decades, with chart topping hits like Caught In The Middle and Take On Me. With UK shows planned this year, as well as a joint tour in 2020 with fellow 90’s boybands Five, 911 and Damage, the band are […]
Words not to use when talking about DEAR EVAN HANSEN ‘Mental Health’, ‘Suicide’ and ‘Anxiety’
Yesterday, Strict brand guidelines were sent out to ticket sellers by the ticketing company Encore, for the London production of Dear Evan Hansen, which goes on pre-sale today. As someone who sells tickets through my website, I received these and was intrigued, as in seven years of blogging, I have never come across specific guidelines […]
Did RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bianca Del Rio go too far with ‘rape joke’?
This week it was announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio will be joining the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in London’s West End to play drag queen Loco Chanelle after Shane Richie leaves the show in May. But this video has been brought to my attention by one concerned theatre fan […]
Newspaper for young Nigerians claims Seyi Omooba says “I shouldn’t be punished for my homophobia, I was born this way”
YNaija.com – the internet newspaper for young Nigerians, have released an article about Seyi Omooba titled “I shouldn’t be punished for my homophobia, I was born this way”. Writer Bernard Dayo has published a statement, apparently from Seyi’s publicist saying: ”I was born this way, homophobia is a natural reaction to homosexuality which is an […]
Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome announce Seyi Omooba will no longer be a part of THE COLOR PURPLE after homophobia backlash
On Friday last week, a Facebook post was drawn to my attention from Seyi Omooba, who that day had been cast in The Color Purple, to play an LGBT role. The statement, from five year’s ago expressed her belief that homosexuality was wrong. This caused massive debate online about whether or not she should be […]
Should your social media following help you get a role in the West End?
There has been a lot of talk recently about whether actors should be asked to include their social media following on their CV, when applying for a role. Some performers already do this as a matter of course and so should it become the ‘norm’ and should it make a difference whether an actor gets […]
THE COLOR PURPLE actress says “I do not believe homosexuality is right” despite being cast in LGBTQ role
It was announced today that actress Oluwaseyi Omooba will play the lead role of Celie in the upcoming Curve Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome production of The Color Purple. Her theatre credits include Hadestown (National Theatre); Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Regent’s Park); Martha in Spring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre) and Tilly in Junkyard (Bristol […]
Backlash from actors against competition to be the face of the new Virgin Trains ‘talking toilet’
This week, Virgin Trains launched a competition online for a chance to become the new voice of their onboard talking toilets. “Our talking toilets are famous, and now you could be too! We’re looking for up to five people to become the new voice of our toilets. To help you with your audition we’ve enlisted […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie … merchandise!
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the hottest show in the West End right now – literally everybody is talking about it! I went to see the show last week with my mum and the current cast with Layton Williams, Hayley Tamaddon and Shane Richie is the best it’s ever been! I was looking at the […]