Ryan Molloy talks to us
March 1, 2009
Ryan Molloy is the Whatsonstage Best Actor in a Musical Award (and nominated for a Olivier Award) for his role as Frankie Valli in the Jersey Boys.
But, he still had time to talk to Whatsonstage North East about how he moved from being a “local lad” brought up in North Shields to becoming a West End award winning star.
Check under interviews to read all about our chat which happened in the middle of Ryan moving house!
The Jersey Boys is playing to packed houses at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
Free theatre tickets for under 26 year olds
February 24, 2009
LIVE THEATRE, NORTHERN STAGE and THEATRE ROYAL NEWCASTLE have officially unveiled details of the Free Theatre Initiative that will provide free theatre tickets to young people at all three venues.
A strictly limited number of free theatre tickets will be available to under 26 year-olds across all three theatres every week, details of which will be posted online at www.newcastletheatres.org.uk Read more
Whatsonstage winners have local links
February 15, 2009
At tonights Whatsonstage awards (remember we were at the nominations in December)
the two winners in the best musical section both have local links!
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VIAGOGO Best Actress in a Musical |
SEE TICKETS Best Actor in a Musical |
Currently Sofia Escober can be seen at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, in her award winning role of Maria, where the musical has just entered its second week. This 50th Anniversary tour of West Side Story has been winning rave reviews across the world.While the Best Actor in a Musical is Ryan Molloy for Jersey Boys, currently wowing audiences in the West End is a true Geordie, with family still in the region. We saw Ryan perform live at the Whatsonstage Nominations and the following week at the Royal Variety Performance.
Congratulations to both performers !
Check out the lastest on Robinson Crusoe
January 17, 2009
We know Christmas is well and truly over when the pantos finally leave town and today sees the final perfromances of Robinson Crusoe and the Carribbean Pirates, which has had a record breaking run at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
Last week we managed to see the show from a backstage point aview and chat to Chris Hayward, who plays Mrs Crusoe between shows.
Our backstage report can be found under featres and our chat with Chris is in the interview section. These articles nicely round off our year of following thes pantomime from its inception to opening night and beyond by our regular chats with Producer and Director Michael Harrison, MD of Qdos Pantomimes.
Double date for Little Shop of Horrors
January 12, 2009
The tour of Little Shop of Horrors will play both the Billingham Forum (March 23 to 28th) and the Sunderland Empire (April 13 to 18th) as part of its UK tour. This follows the sell out seasons at the Menier Chocolate Factory and at the Duke of York’s Theatre and the Ambassador’s Theatre in 2007.
Matthew White will again direct, with David Farley design (award winning designer of Sunday in the Park with George), choreography by Lynne Page, lighting design by David Howe, sound by Gareth Owen, with musical supervision by Caroline Humphris and musical director Toby Higgins.
The cast includes Clare Buckfield (Audrey), Alex Ferns (Dentist), Sylvester McCoy (Mushnik), Damian Humbley (Seymour), Cathryn Davis, Nadia Di Mambro, Donna Hines as Ronettes and Andy Heath as Puppeteer.
Clare Buckfield has been a Dancing on Ice finalist. Her team won in the ITV Christmas Special on Christmas Day. She is most known for her TV roles in Steel River Blues and 2.4 Children. Alex Ferns has won many TV Awards for his portrayal of Trevor on EastEnders. He has appeared onstage in Michael Grandage’s production of Guys and Dolls and recently toured in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Sylvester McCoy was the seventh Doctor in the long-running BBC TV series of Doctor Who. His numerous stage roles include the Fool in the recent RSC production of King Lear with Ian McKellen. Damian Humbley was in the West End productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Woman in White.
Down-and-out Skid Row floral assistant Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore offering him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite… but as Audrey II’s hungry demands increase, all that Seymour holds dear is threatened as the plant’s sinister agenda for global domination is revealed….
One of the longest-running off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a house-hold name, thanks to a highly successful film version and a score by the song writing team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. They also wrote the music and lyrics for Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin.
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