Pupils set to stage hit Broadway musical Hairspray
Published By newsdesk On Wednesday, October 7th 2009. Under musical Tags: Derek Noble, Hairspray, John Travolta, Mearns Academy, Michelle Pfeiffer, zac efron
PUPILS at a north-east academy are set to step into the shoes of John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron as they become one of the first schools to perform a production of the hit Broadway musical Hairspray. About 80 pupils from Mearns Academy at Laurencekirk attended the first workshop ... More Music TV News
The Birth of Green Day’s “American Idiot” Musical
Published By newsdesk On Wednesday, June 17th 2009. Under musical Tags: American Idiot, American Idiot musical, David Fricke, Green Day, Leonard Cohen, Michael Mayer, Rolling Stone, the Berkeley Repertory Theater
LOS ANGELES - “American Idiot is a rock opera. But I was very self-conscious about it,” Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. “I didn’t want it to come across as pretentious. Someone said, ‘What is the influence?’ I said, ‘This record has more in common with ... More Music TV News
Christina Aguilera will play a stripper in a new musical.
Published By newsdesk On Wednesday, May 6th 2009. Under musical Tags: Beyonce Knowles, Christina Aguilera, Clint Culpepper, Donald De Line, Pussycat Dolls, Screen Gems, Steven Antin
The 'Candyman' singer has signed on to make her film debut in 'Burlesque', a film about a shy American girl whose life changes when she takes a job at a Los Angeles strip club. Clint Culpepper - from Screen Gems, the studio making the film - said: "I couldn't be ... More Music TV News
Blok Busta announces full live cast
Published By newsdesk On Tuesday, March 24th 2009. Under Theatre, musical Tags: Aladdin Pain, Alan Howell, Alexander, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Craig, Birmingham Conservatoire, Blok Busta, Clare Kinson, glam-rock musical, Hunchback, Ma Vie en Rose, Mikey O’Connor, NorrKoping Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Stone, Rose Bruford, Sarah Vezmar, Shakespeare, Steven Berkoff’, Susannah van den Berg, the Criterion Theatre, the National Youth Theatre, the Royal Academy of Music
Brand-new glam-rock musical Blok Busta has announced a full cast of live musicians for its West End run at London’s New Players Theatre. Blok Busta has a predominantly original score alongside some glam classics, all performed live on stage by a multitalented cast who not only act, sing and dance ... More Music TV News
Star Wars A Musical Journey sets sights on the O2
Published By newsdesk On Friday, February 20th 2009. Under musical Tags: John Williams, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, STAR WARS
Rarely in the history of cinema have sight and sound combined as powerfully as in the STAR WARS Saga, and The O2 will bring the two together as never before in STAR WARS: A Musical Journey, which will play for two days only, Friday 10th April and Saturday 11th April ... More Music TV News
Elton John’s Play “Billy Elliot” Opens On Broadway
Published By Jason Halliwell On Monday, November 17th 2008. Under musical Tags: Billie Elliot, Celebrity gossip, Celebrity News, dancing, hollywood actres, hollywood news, musical, r-tv, RTV Channel, rtv tv, Talk of the Town
Elton John has written a lot of hit songs in his day, and the 61-year-old musical legend has now written a Broadway play, "Billy Elliot," which opened Thursday night at the Imperial Theater.
John isn't a stranger to Broadway, he composed the score for that show, "Aida" and "The Lion King," ... More Music TV News
