Nobody puts Baby in the corner, but somebody's putting baby on the West End! The record-breaking musical adaptation of the classic film Dirty Dancing will return to London’s West End following a nationwide tour across the U.K. and Ireland. The show will bow at the Piccadilly Theatre on July 13.

Over two million audience members have had ...

David Hare will adapt Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo’s acclaimed non-fiction novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in Mumbai Undercity for the National Theatre, according to The Daily Mail. The production is slated to play the National’s Olivier Theatre in the fall of 2014 as part of artistic director Nicholas Hytner’s final season. The ...

The orphans are back! Sheffield Theatres' artistic director Daniel Evans (My Fair Lady) will helm a new revival of the beloved musical Oliver! at the U.K.'s Crucible Theatre. The production will begin performances November 29, with an official opening night set for December 16. Featuring a book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, the production will play a ...

One of Roald Dahl’s most famous works, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wil make its world premiere as a stage musical at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane beginning May 17, and fan expectations are high.

Starring Tony winner Douglas Hodge and directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes, the musical features a book by David Greig and music from ...

The most Tony and Broadway.com Audience Awards-nominated show of the year, Kinky Boots, is eyeing a London run, according to The Daily Mail. Tony-nominated director Jerry Mitchell said he would love to find British actors to play the lead roles of Lola and Charlie, but if casting Brits proved difficult, current Broadway Tony nominees Billy Porter and Stark ...

If you “wanna be” able to see the Spice Girls inspired musical live on stage, you better hurry over to London's Piccadilly Theatre. Viva Forever! announced it will play its final performance on June 29. The big budget West End musical opened earlier this season on December 11, 2012. The show features a book by Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous ...

West End favorite Dianne Pilkington will take over the role of Donna Sheridan in the hit musical Mamma Mia! later this year as part of the largest cast change the London show has ever seen. Pilkington will join the cast on June 10 along with 24 other new cast members.

Also joining the cast are Jane Milligan as Rosie, Richard ...

The 37th Laurence Olivier Awards, held at London’s Royal Opera House on April 28, spread the wealth among a limited number of shows, with seven prizes for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and three each for Top Hat and Sweeney Todd. (For every multiple recipient, more than a few big-name productions went away empty-handed, including ...

The 37th annual Olivier Awards, the top honor for London theater, were announced on April 28 at London's Royal Opera House. Hosted by two-time Olivier Award winner Sheridan Smith (Legally Blonde) and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), the awards featured performances by Smith, Petula Clark, Michael Ball, Tim Minchin, Idina Menzel and Matthew Morrison. The National Theatre's production of ...

A British scandal, indeed! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Stephen Ward is looking to land at the Aldwych Theatre on the West End, according to the Daily Mail. Co-created by Lloyd Webber's former Sunset Boulevard collaborators Don Black and Christopher Hampton, the new musical about Britian’s Profumo scandal would need to knock out the theater’s current ...