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NEWS: ALEXANDRA BURKE TO PLAY CHAKA KHAN IN I’M EVERY WOMAN THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE

Producer Adrian Grant, in association with Chaka Khan, is thrilled to announce that multi-platinum recording artist and award-winning actress Alexandra Burke* (The X Factor, Sister Act, The Bodyguard, Curfew) will play Chaka in I’M EVERY WOMAN THE MUSICAL, the powerful and inspiring life story of the award-winning, multi-platinum selling, global icon herself. The musical will open at The Peacock Theatre in London for a strictly limited engagement from 5 – 28 March 2026 with an official opening night on 11 March.

PHOTO FLASH: Production images of the new West End cast of MAMMA MIA! released

MAMMA MIA! celebrated its 26th birthday on 6 April 2025 and is the third longest running West End musical of all time.  Its currently booking to Saturday 26 September 2026 at London’s Novello Theatre.

NEWS: Drag Queens are taking over Emerald Theatre London this winter with TuckShop’s all-drag pantomime SNOW WHITE

TuckShop, the UK’s only specialist production company devoted to all things drag, are delighted to announce the fifth anniversary edition of their all-drag pantomimes: SNOW WHITE. Running at the Emerald Theatre in the West End from Monday 15 December 2025 for a strictly limited season until Sunday 4 January 2026.

PHOTO FLASH: Production Images released for THE BOOK THIEF in Concert

The musical, based on Markus Zusak's 16 million-copy global best-seller, has a book by award-winning best-selling author Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald with music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson.

NEWS: Casting Announced for Freaky Friday The Musical – Coming to Manchester HOME From 27 November

Freaky Friday the musical is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. It is based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which have captured the hearts of generations, including the recently released sequel Freakier Friday.

PHOTO FLASH: Brand-new costumed set-up shots for ELF the Musical

Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF features a book by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and musical supervision/additional arrangements and orchestrations by Alan Williams.

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