You know him, of course, as the singing drummer from The Monkees, the 1960s TV/pop phenomenon, but Micky Dolenz has broadened his reach in recent years to become a steady musical theater presence. His credits include Zoser, Radames’ father, in the Broadway and national touring companies of Aida; the long-running Grease, where the company at the time included a ...

The London production of Hairspray will close on March 28 at the Shaftesbury Theatre after more than 1,000 performances before embarking on a national tour. The musical opened on October 30, 2007, and went on to win the Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. According to a news release, Hairspray grossed more than £50 million during ...

Age: 21

Hometown: Truro, Cornwall, in southern England.

Currently: Winning hearts and cheers as a vibrant Tracy Turnblad in the continuing West End run of the Olivier Award-winning musical Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Graduation Gift: Hart remarkably is making her professional theater debut with this production, which she joined July 27—the same day as co-star Brian Conley, who ...

Belinda Carlisle, Phill Jupitus and Sharon D. Clarke are joining the London cast of Hairspray. They begin performances on October 26 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Carlisle, who will play Velma Von Tussle in the musical, is a Grammy-nominated performer. She is best known as the lead singer of the The GoGo’s, the chart-topping girl group. She has also had ...

Brian Conley is one of Britain's best-known TV personalities, a regular presence on the small screen who has also spent much of his career lighting up the stage. The London-born actor had a career high in 1995 playing the title character in the Olivier Award-winning musical Jolson, a venture that kept him busy for three years between the U ...