Reality TV contestants Ruth Brown and Karen Mav to support Amber Riley in DREAM GIRLS
Sonia Friedman Productions announce today that Ruth Brown and Karen Mav will support Amber Riley in the role of soulful singer ‘Effie White’ in Dreamgirls when the previously confirmed Ms Riley is not scheduled to perform (Wednesday evenings). Amber will star in the role for seven performances per week when the Tony Award-winning musical has […]
REVIEW: FUNNY GIRL (Savoy Theatre)
There’s something to be said about musicals based on true stories. It gives them another dimension, far removed from the glitzy stereotype people believe musicals to be. Fanny Brice was a born to Jewish Hungarian parents who’d emigrated to America and made a good life for themselves. She on the other hand favoured show business […]
FUNNY GIRL STARRING SHERIDAN SMITH BEGINS PREVIEWS AT THE SAVOY THEATRE TOMORROW NIGHT
The West End transfer of Funny Girl, receives its first preview tomorrow night, 9 April 2016 – with opening night on 20 April, at the Savoy Theatre. Michael Mayer directs Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice, Darius Campbell as Nicky Arnstein, Marilyn Cutts as Mrs Brice, Maurice Lane as Mr Keeney, Valda Aviks as Mrs Meeker, […]
DREAM GIRLS accidentally sells tickets at dream prices
According to sources on social networking sites, when tickets went on sale yesterday to priority bookers for the Broadway transfer of Dream Girls (which opens at London’s Savoy Theatre in November 2016), they got more than they bargained for. Rock bottom prices! Fans managed to accidentally book seats for just £5.95 (instead of £59.95) and […]
Did Sheridan Smith rain on her understudy’s parade by offering fans replacement tickets to Funny Girl?
This week has been all about Sheridan Smith. For those who might have been living under a rock for the past few days, Sheridan took a night off from playing Fanny Brice in the sold out run of Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory to be with her father who had been diagnosed with […]
Sheridan Smith pulls out of FUNNY GIRL performance due to dad’s diagnosis with Cancer
Superstar actress Sheridan Smith is currently playing Fanny Brice in the Menier Chocolate Factory run of Funny Girl. The run sold out within minutes when it went on sale and the show quickly announced a West End transfer to the Savoy Theatre from 8 April for a six month run. Last night, Sheridan took to […]
Cabaret
Wilma’s Rating [rating=5] The West End wouldn’t be complete with a Kander and Ebb show and since the sad closure of Chicago I have been desperately missing the razzle dazzle in town. Cabaret has all the winning ingredients needed in a show and is the kind of thing (like Chicago) where I could have stayed […]
Emi Wokoma
Emi Wokoma is playing Tina Turner in Soul Sister the Musical at the Savoy Theatre. I caught up with her backstage in her dressing room for a chat. Watch Emi Wokoma having Tea With Wilma.
The Sunshine Boys
Wilmas rating: [rating=3] Where: Savoy Theatre How Much: £15-£58.50 How long: 2hrs 10mins including interval Running until: July 28 2012 Merchandise: Programme £4 Drinks: Beer £4.10-£4.30 Wine £5.50-6.90 Water £2.20 Ice cream £3.50 Review performance date: April 27 2012 The staff at the Savoy Theatre couldn’t have been any more pleasant if they tried. […]
Soul Sister
Where: Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ How much: £10-£27.50 How long: 2hrs 30mins (including interval) Running until: 5th May 2012 Merchandise: Programme £3 Drinks: Beers £3.50-£4, Wine £4.50, Water £2 Ice Cream: £2 Review performance date: Saturday April 14 2012 (matinee) Nearest Rail station Hackney Central (8 minutes from Stratford) Website: Hackney […]