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Young to make West End debut in Cabaret Will Young will make his West End debut in a revival of Rufus Norris’ Olivier Award-winning production Cabaret this autumn, starring as the Emcee at the Savoy theatre from 3 October. Stars join Lloyd Webber’s Superstar Comedian Tim Minchin, former Spice Girl Melanie C and BBC Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles will star in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s forthcoming arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Private Peaceful plays Haymarket season Audiences have the chance to see another of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo’s stories on stage, with First World War drama Private Peaceful set to play a short season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September. Menier presents Rapp show Without You Anthony Rapp - Without You, the one-man show based on actor Rapp’s best-selling memoir about his time starring in Broadway musical Rent, will play the Menier Chocolate Factory from 29 August. Detroit “Each new day in suburbia brings with it a new set of lies.” This may be the opening line of the hit American TV series Desperate Housewives but it couldn’t be more applicable to the situation presented in Lisa D’Amour’s Detroit. Some Like It Hip Hop returns for Sadler’s new season ZooNation’s acclaimed family production Some Like It Hip Hop will return to the West End later this year, playing a limited run at the Peacock theatre prior to a UK tour. Fry in Cinders at the Soho Following a one-off concert performance at the Queen’s theatre last year, Stiles and Drewe’s new musical Soho Cinders will receive its world premiere at the Soho theatre this August. Menzies leads Savage’s Fear London stage regular and Eternal Law star Tobias Menzies will lead the cast of Fear, the debut play by Dominic Savage, when it opens at the Bush theatre next month. What The Butler Saw Director Sean Foley has proved himself the king of comedy, moving from The Ladykillers to What The Butler Saw. The Sunshine Boys If being grumpy were an Olympic event, the West End would have two of London 2012’s hottest contenders. |