Quantcast

1st Night Photos: Stars Go Crazy at Novello

Date: 18 October 2011

The Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park's production of Crazy for You - the 1992 Broadway musical with a book by Ken Ludwig and the music of George and Ira Gershwin - transferred to the West End's Novello Theatre last night (17 October 2011, previews from 8 October).

The entire cast of the Open Air production, including Harriet Thorpe, David Burt, Sean Palmer, Clare Foster, Kim Medcalf and Michael McKell, has transferred with the show, which includes a number of 1930s Gershwin standards such as “I Got Rhythm”, “Someone To Watch Over Me”, “Embraceable You” and “Nice Work If You Can Get It”.

An eclectic range of first night guests included Betty Boothroyd, Alison Steadman, Kacey Ainsworth, Su Pollard, Steven Berkoff, Kathy Lette, Maureen Lipman, Joan Bakewell, Fay Ripley, Sarah Lancashire, Michael Parkinson, Ian Talbot, Nickolas Grace, Honor Blackman, Esther Rantzen, Ali Bastian, Sophie Raworth, Jill Halfpenny, June Whitfield, Kay Burley, Peter Bowles, Julian Glover, Christopher Biggins, Martha Fiennes, Arlene Phillips, Brian Conley, Joseph Mydell, Alexander Armstrong and Jamie Theakston.

TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF CRAZY FOR YOU's 1st NIGHT PHOTOS,
JUST CLICK ON THE "NEXT >" LINKS BELOW THE FOLLOWING FRAME.
PHOTOS BY DAN WOOLLER FOR WHATSONSTAGE.COM.





Related Content

Booking Tickets & Show Listings
Crazy for You Listing Page
Internal Links
Crazy for You starstarstarstar - 18th Oct 2011 reviews
Mamma Mia! Moves from Prince of Wales to Novello, Sep 2012 - 14th Oct 2011 news
Crazy Cast Join WOS Theatregoers for Post-Show Chat - 14th Oct 2011 blog
Open Air's Crazy for You Transfers to Novello, 8 Oct - 8th Sep 2011 news


Reader Comments


CommentDate
A 5 star night at the theatre, a real Broadway musical back in the West End with an outstanding cast. Both the leads and the entire company so just how it should be done! - upthewestend

18 Oct 11


Write a Comment
Give us your opinion on this entry
Comment:
Name:
Required, will appear on website
Email:
Required, will not appear on website
Confirm: Please type in
Please enter this number > SEVENTY-EIGHT < Just the two digits only, without any spaces.

Free Newsletter

Subscribe to our free newsletter


Featured Video

Twitter

Featured Editor's Picks

Infographic: The economic impact of Arts & Culture in the UK
When Culture Secretary Maria Miller called for the arts to make their "economic case" for subsidy, t...

Live Tweeting: West End Eurovision 2013
West End Eurovision 2013 takes place tonight (23 May 2013) from 11.30pm at the West End's Dominion...

Robert Sean Leonard as Atticus FinchRobert Sean Leonard: 'I carry the ghost of Gregory Peck on my shoulders'
Actor Robert Sean Leonard is currently playing Atticus Finch in Timothy Sheader's production of To K...

Robert Sean Leonard & Eleanor Worthing-CoxTo Kill A Mockingbird
starstarstarstar
Twenty years ago, a young Robert Sean Leonard appeared on the London stage with Alan Alda in...

West End Live in actionWest End Live returns to Trafalgar Square next month
West End Live, a weekend of free entertainment from top London shows, will return to Trafalgar Squar...

Robert Sean Leonard. Photo: Dan Wooller1st Night Photos: Robert Sean Leonard leaves House for the Open Air
Timothy Sheader's production of To Kill A Mockingbird opened at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre last ...

Disgraced
starstarstarstar
The timing of this UK premiere of Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced is eerily apposite in light of yesterd...

X Factor musical titled I Can't Sing!, opens Palladium March 2014
The forthcoming X Factor musical will be called I Can't Sing! The Musical and will premiere at the L...

Oscar winner: Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood on board to direct Jersey Boys film?
Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has reportedly been signed up to direct the film version of Jersey B...

Tom Hiddleston. Photo: Dan WoollerDonmar stages Nick Payne premiere, Wesker's Roots & Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus
The Donmar Warehouse has announced its new season, which features the premiere of Nick Payne's new p...
>> More Editor's Picks
>> Most Recent Stories
>> Most Popular Stories

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Google Plus YouTube