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  • Craig Revel Horwood & Alexandra Burke promoting Sister Act at The Palace Theatre Manchester - Photo by Jay Brooks
    theatre, stage and film

    Previewed: Sister Act at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    The smash hit musical Sister Act returns to Manchester for a run at the Palace Theatre.  The show is directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood and stars Alexandra Burke as Deloris Van Cartier. What is Sister Act about? It’s a story known by many.  Based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and…

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  • Debra Stephenson (credit Karen Fuchs)
    theatre, stage and film

    Debra Stephenson joins cast of Son Of A Preacher Man

    ByEditorial Team

    Bad Girls and Coronation Street star Debra Stephenson has joined the cast of new musical Son Of A Preacher Man in the role of Alison.  She joins Diana Vickers who was previously confirmed for the 2017 tour of Son of A Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre for a one-week run in September….

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  • Diana Vickers will appear in Son of a Preacher Man at the Palace Theatre, Manchester
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    Diana Vickers to star in Son of a Preacher Man at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    X-Factor finalist Diana Vickers will star as Kat in the 2017 tour of Son of a Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in September 2017. Featuring the soulful music of Dusty Springfield, with a book by Warner Brown and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Son of a Preacher Man embarks on…

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  • image from Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story at the Palace Theatre Manchester
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    Previewed: Buddy – The Buddy Holly story at the Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    Buddy – The Buddy Holly story visits Manchester’s Palace Theatre next week for a five night run. The Palace Theatre, Manchester, dates come after the tour was extended due to phenomenal demand for tickets. More than 22 million music fans have seen the musical since it opened in London’s West End in 1989.  In fact…

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  • image of Miss Saigon, coming to Manchester's Palace Theatre. image courtesy Michael Le Poer-Trench
    theatre, stage and film

    Miss Saigon coming to Palace Theatre Manchester

    ByEditorial Team

    The Palace Theatre, Manchester, will host a run of dates for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, the Olivier Award and Tony Award winning Miss Saigon will come to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in March 2018, running until May 2018. Miss Saigon…

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  • The Band The Musical banner premieres at Manchester Opera House
    theatre, stage and film

    The Band Musical becomes fastest selling theatre tour ever

    ByEditorial Team

    Take That’s musical production takes £2 million at box office in two hours The UK tour of David Push & Dafydd Rogers and Take That’s production of Time Firth’s new musical The Band has become the fastest selling theatre tour ever, taking £2 million in the first two hours. The incredible sales come after yesterday’s…

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  • image from Dreamboats and Petticoats at the Palace Theatre
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    Previewed: Dreamboats and Petticoats at the Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    Celebrating a decade of the multi-million selling albums which inspired the Olivier Award-nominated show, Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre, running from 27 February until 4 March 2017. Set in 1961, emotions are running high as young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win a national song writing competition – and,…

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  • Grease at the Palace Theatre promotional poster
    theatre, stage and film

    Full cast announced for Grease at The Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    As the all-new tour of the hit musical Grease prepares to open at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in March, the full cast has been announced. Since opening on Broadway in 1972 and the smash hit movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Grease’s place has been firmly established in the cultural Hall of Fame, having won…

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  • image of Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl
    theatre, stage and film

    Full casting announced for Funny Girl

    ByEditorial Team

    Show starring Sheridan Smith also to run two further weeks in August The full cast of Funny Girl, starring Sheridan Smith who reprises her role as Fanny Brice, has been announced.  The show is set to come to Manchester’s Palace Theatre, running from 18-25 February 2017. Smith and co-star Chris Peluso (playing Nick Arnstein) will be…

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  • Yank! promotional poster
    theatre, stage and film

    UK premiere of Yank! to open Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre partnership

    ByEditorial Team

    The UK premiere of Yank!, a moving love story set in World War Two will start the 2017 season of the collaboration between London-based theatre production company Aria Entertainment and Hope Mill Theatre. Yank!, which has been performed off Broadway, will receive a four week run from Thursday 9 March to Saturday 9 April at…

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