ivas, the new dance spectacular from choreographer Peter Schaufuss, will receive its West End premiere at the Apollo theatre this summer. Running from 19 June until 5 July (press night 25 June), Divas pays homage to three of entertainment’s great female icons, Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.
The production is separated into three acts, each one reflecting a different star’s art and individuality, and features original recordings including La Vie En Rose, Falling In Love Again and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
This production marks the second time in two years that former Artistic Director of the English National Ballet, Schaufuss, has brought a dance show based on popular performers to the Apollo following 2007’s debut of Satisfaction, which was based around the music of the Rolling Stones.
Schaufuss, who began his career as an international ballet star on a par with Baryshnikov and Nureyev in the 1970s and 1980s, also choreographed the controversial Diana, The Princess, which premiered in Manchester in 2005.
Divas will be one of three shows with a connection to The Wizard Of Oz in the West End this summer, in addition to Wicked and the Royal Festival Hall’s revival of the magical musical. Child star Garland became a superstar overnight as a result of her performance as Dorothy in the famous film, but with fame and stardom came problems, and her continuing high-profile life was dogged by barbiturate addiction.

“This is a ravishing production”
The Observer

Tchaikovsky’s glorious music and MacMillan’s classical choreography reawaken the magic of the world’s favourite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies.

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Princess Aurora lived in an enchanted castle where fairies bestowed her with gifts of beauty, temperament, purity, joy, wit and generosity. The wicked Fairy Carabosse put a curse on Aurora; to prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday.

The beautiful and kind Lilac Fairy cast a spell to counter the curse so that instead of dying Aurora fell asleep for a hundred years. Only the touch of true love’s kiss could awaken her and undo the evil spell…

Join English National Ballet’s internationally acclaimed company of 64 dancers and full orchestra for this dazzling ballet.

Kris Marshall, Joanna Page, Ella Smith, Robert Webb in

Fat Pig

A New Comedy

Written and directed by Neil LaBute

When Tom (Robert Webb, from hit comedy duo Mitchell and Webb) first meets Helen there is an instant connection, but it's not exactly love at first sight…

Helen (Ella Smith, Sold) is a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized - and then some - so it's only so long before the jokes start to fly from Tom's office buddies (My Family's Kris Marshall and Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page).
The country's hottest actor-comedians star in this funny, searing and ultimately touching love story.

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to “Hamlet” in the Donmar Warehouse 2008-2009 West End Season at the Wyndhams Theatre in London and your choice of room at the Hesperia London Victoria hotel for at least one night.

Cast includes Jude Law
Directed by Kenneth Branagh

The King of Denmark is dead.

Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father's apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the kingdom.

Kenneth Branagh directs Jude Law as Hamlet in Shakespeare's iconic revenge tragedy.



Part of the Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tickets available now. The Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End includes Jude Law directed by Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh directed by Michael Grandage in Ivanov by Chekhov, Judi Dench directed by Michael Grandage in Madame de Sade by Mishima and Derek Jacobi directed by Michael Grandage in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to “Ivanov” in the Donmar Warehouse 2008-2009 West End Season at the Wyndhams Theatre in London and your choice of room at the Hesperia London Victoria hotel for at least one night.

Cast includes Kenneth Branagh
Director Michael Grandage

Once a man of limitless promise, Ivanov is plunged into debt. His marriage is in crisis, and his evenings are spent negotiating loans, avoiding love affairs and fighting to resist the small town jealousies and intrigues which threaten to engulf his life.

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in Chekhov’s explosive portrait of a man plagued with self-doubt and despair, which vividly captures the electrifying atmosphere of Russia on the brink of change.

Part of the Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tickets available now. The Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End includes Jude Law directed by Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh directed by Michael Grandage in Ivanov by Chekhov, Judi Dench directed by Michael Grandage in Madame de Sade by Mishima and Derek Jacobi directed by Michael Grandage in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to “Madame de Sade” in the Donmar Warehouse 2008-2009 West End Season at the Wyndhams Theatre in London and your choice of room at the Hesperia London Victoria hotel for at least one night.

Cast includes Judi Dench
Director Michael Grandage

Against her mother’s wishes, Renée remains vehemently devoted to her husband, the Marquis de Sade, the notorious aristocrat imprisoned in the Bastille for his lurid escapades and licentious behaviour.

Set in Paris as it hurtles towards a violent revolution, Mishima’s poetic masterpiece brings to life the fascinating story of the Marquis de Sade told through the eyes of six remarkable women.

Part of the Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tickets available now. The Donmar Warehouse season at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End includes Jude Law directed by Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh directed by Michael Grandage in Ivanov by Chekhov, Judi Dench directed by Michael Grandage in Madame de Sade by Mishima and Derek Jacobi directed by Michael Grandage in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

Las Vegas welcomes the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys to its exclusive West Coast home at The Palazzo!

This super-hit blockbuster takes you up the charts, across the country and behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Discover the secret of a 40-year friendship: four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom and experience electrifying performances of the golden greats that took these guys all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "My Eyes Adored You," and more. As the New York Times says, "The crowd goes wild!"

OFFICIAL AGE RECOMMENDATION
Jersey Boys contains smoke, gun shots, strobe lights, "authentic Jersey language" and is not recommended for children under the age of 12. We do encourage patrons to use these notes as deciding factors for the enjoyment of the performance for their children. No one under the age of 5 will be permitted in the theatre, and everyone must have a ticket.

Donn Arden's Jubilee! has entertained Las Vegas for more than 20 years! Why the longevity? Perhaps it's the eye-catching, toe-tapping musical numbers staged on million-dollar sets. Or perhaps it's the costumes designed by Bob Mackie, shining brighter than any multi-color sign on The Strip. Maybe it's the dancers, voted year-after-year as the 'Best Showgirls' by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Or maybe it is all of these things — and more — that keep guests returning to this storied show. With numbers ranging from the sinking of the Titanic to a musical big finish that is a head-shaking must-see, experience for yourself the show critics hail as the 'Best of Las Vegas'.

Features

• Show's run has extended more than 20 years
• Million-dollar sets
• 100's of Performers
• Costumes by Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee
• Dancers voted “Best Showgirls” by Las Vegas Journal Review

Show Times

Saturday - Thursday
7:30pm & 10:30pm

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you recieve ticket(s) to “Oliver” at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and accommodation at the hotel of your choice.

The new production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane promises to be even more spectacular than ever before, starring Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, a cast and orchestra of over one hundred and an exciting new Nancy and Oliver. The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart’s irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I'd Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more.

The musical is directed by Rupert Goold, based on Sam Mendes' 1994 staging, along with co-director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. It is designed by Anthony Ward; lighting by Paule Constable and sound is by Paul Groothuis, with orchestrations by William D Brohn and musical supervision by Martin Koch. It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with the Southbrook Group Limited.

The 1994 London Palladium production of "OLIVER!" played 1,366 performances over three years and grossed more than £40 million at the box office breaking the then record for the longest run at that theatre.

Please Note : Rowan Atkinson will be on holiday from Thursday 26th March until Saturday 5th April 2009.

STOMP OUT LOUD, a new production from the creators of the international sensation STOMP, comes to Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with a 16-member company in a 1500-seat theater designed specifically to contain this production.

A unique combination of percussion, movement, and visual comedy, STOMP has created its own inimitable form of musical entertainment. With STOMP OUT LOUD, the experience is transformed for Las Vegas with new choreography, a dynamically expanded cast and a completely new environment which will immerse the audience from the moment they enter the theatre.

With additional sequences created especially for the brand new Planet Hollywood Theatre, STOMP OUT LOUD is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday, and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and percussion.