News filed under 'Cast Change'

Apr
18th

Harriet Thorpe Returns As Morrible In Wicked

Wicked welcomes back Harriet Thorpe as Madame Morrible from 22 April until 16 November 2013 at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. She replaces Louise Plowright, who has been obliged to withdraw from the role due to illness.  ...
Salford youngster Zach Atkinson makes his West End debut as Michael in Billy Elliot The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre. The 11 year-old shares the role with Joe Massey and Thomas Moore. A keen performer ever since appearing in his school play aged...
Feb
27th

Fox Replaces Hardy In The Audience

It has been announced that Edward Fox will play the role of Winston Churchill in place of Robert Hardy in Peter Morgan’s The Audience at the Gielgud Theatre. ...
Thirteen-year-old Tade Biesinger has stepped into the shoes of the title role in Billy Elliot The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre. ...
The West End production of Les Misérables at the Queens Theatre is getting a cast shake up this month. Celinde Schoenmaker (pictured) took over the role of Fantine on 14 January, and Jamie Ward, Vicky Entwistle and Christopher Jacobsen will be taking...
Jan
9th

New Cast Members Waltz Into Top Hat

Kristen Beth Williams, Alex Gaumond and Clive Hayward will join the cast of Top Hat on 5 February. They play the roles of Dale Tremont, Alberto Beddini and Horace Hardwick respectively, opposite the the previously announced Gavin Lee as Jerry Travers. ...
Nov
20th

Chariots Stars Stay For Final Run

The final cast has been announced for the West End production of Chariots of Fire, which closes at the Gielgud Theatre on 2 February 2013. ...
Tony Award nominee Gavin Lee will take over from Tom Chambers in the role of Jerry Travers in Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre from 5 February 2013. Lee will star opposite Charlotte Gooch, who replaces Summer Strallen as Dale Tremont from 27 November. ...
Stephen Tompkinson will make his West End musical debut as King Arthur in Monty Python musical Spamalot, which transfers to the Playhouse Theatre on 20 November after a week of previews from 14 November. ...
Sep
13th

Oliver Tompsett To Star In We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You celebrates its 4000th performance at the Dominion Theatre on 20 September, and on 8 October it gets two new leads: West End heart-throb Oliver Tompsett and Rachael Wooding. The talented twosome will take over as Galileo and Scaramouche from...
Brit acting legend and real-life cabaret star Sian Phillips (pictured) is joining the cast of director Rufus Norris' production of Cabaret at the Savoy Theatre. The addition of Phillips to the cast is accompanied by the news that Matt Rawle...