{"id":773,"date":"2023-06-26T05:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T05:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=773"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:21:48","slug":"2-west-end-shows-that-opened-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/26\/2-west-end-shows-that-opened-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"2 West End Shows that Opened This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>THE WIZARD OF OZ at the London Palladium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wizard-of-Oz-Tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-design3-1.jpg\" alt=\"wizard of Oz Tickets\" class=\"wp-image-777\" title=\"wizard of Oz Tickets\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>THE WIZARD OF OZ<strong> <\/strong>has officially opened in London! The producer of the smash-hit Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat presents a brand-new version of one of the world\u2019s most beloved musicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"West-End-Shows\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Featuring the i<strong>conic musical score<\/strong> from the original Oscar-winning film such as \u2018Over the Rainbow\u2019, \u2018We\u2019re Off to See the Wizard\u2019, and \u2018Follow the Yellow Brick Road\u2019 with additional songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a star-studded cast, this musical is not one to be missed. With Georgina Onuorah playing the lead role of Dorothy, Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man, Dianne Pilkington as The Wicked Witch of the West, Louis Gaunt as The Scarecrow, Christina Bianco as Glinda the Good Witch, Ben Thompson as Toto and Gary Wilmot as The Wizard\/ Professor Marvel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full cast is completed by Annie Southall, Charlotte St. Croix, Claire O\u2019Leary, Eamonn Cox, Emily Ann Potter, Geoff Aymer, Harrison Wilde, Jacqui Dubois, Jessica Daley, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Lauren Stroud, Marley Fenton, Michael Lin and Sam Stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this spectacular production that is set to be unforgettable experience for the whole family. Join Dorothy and Toto as they set off on a magical adventure to the land of Oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/the-wizard-of-oz\">THE WIZARD OF OZ <\/a> is now playing at The <strong>London Palladium<\/strong> until the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of September. Book tickets online now or visit our box office in the heart of Leicester Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>CRAZY FOR YOU at the Gillian Lynne Theatre<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"crazy-for-you-tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-design5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" title=\"crazy for you \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan Stroman\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/crazy-for-you\"> CRAZY FOR YOU <\/a>is now open at The Gillian Lynne Theatre featuring a variety of songs by the great George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original West End production in 1993 won several Olivier Awards including \u2018Best New Musical\u2019 and the London revival in 2011 won \u2018Best Musical Revival\u2019. This production was first seen at The Chichester Festival earlier this year starring Charlie Stemp who will again be leading the show in London alongside Carly Anderson (Wicked) and Tom Edden (Cyrano de Bergerac).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"new-west-end-shows-opening\">This romantic musical-comedy follows Theatre-mad Bobby Child who is torn between his show-business dreams and running his family\u2019s bank. He heads to Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose on a theatre\u2019s mortgage but falls in love with the theatre owner\u2019s daughter, Polly. To save the town and win Polly\u2019s love, Bobby attempts to put on a razzle-dazzle show to save the theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a book by Ken Ludwig, CRAZY FOR YOU features Gershwin melodies such as \u2018Someone To Watch Over Me\u2019, \u2018I Got Rhythm\u2019 and \u2018They Can\u2019t Take That Away From Me\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRAZY FOR YOU will play a 30-week season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/musical\/crazy-for-you\">Book tickets now online<\/a> or visit our box office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West-End-Shows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[55,26,37,34,52],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-crazy-for-you","tag-london-theatre","tag-london-theatre-tickets","tag-the-wizard-of-oz","tag-west-end-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>2 West End Shows that Opened This Weekend | LSBO<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don&#039;t miss the new shows THE WIZARD OF OZ and CRAZY FOR YOU at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. 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