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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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," ... Read More