It's been another cherishable season at the resurgent Chichester Festival Theatre but there's a wonderful sense that they've been saving the best until last... more
Victoria Beckham is suing the Los Angeles fashion label that made her own-brand jeans. The Spice Girl is believed to be claiming Rock & Republic owe her as much as £50million for ‘loss of earnings’ following her split with the trendy clothing company... more
Hairspray eminently deserves its four Olivier awards, particularly for the way it has brought the Shaftesbury Theatre back to life, says Nick Curtis.... more
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer... more
West End musical Hairspray has swept the board at the Laurence Olivier Awards, scooping four of the prestigious accolades. Its star, Leanne Jones, was named best actress in a musical for her role as teenager Tracy Turnblad... more
Entertainment ... My Arts! might land soft punches on obvious targets, but at 30 minutes and a fiver a pop it is hardly fleecing fans in terms of time or wallet.... more
Leanne Jones, who stole the show in Hairspray, tells how she lost more than four stone to play the role and is set on making it big in the West End.... more
Hairspray, a musical about sex, love and civil rights, sends the rare, sweet smell of success wafting through the Shaftesbury, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
Mel Smith said he wanted to abandon 'repetitive performance'. So why is the millionaire comedian and director becoming a West End hoofer in Hairspray? Nick Curtis finds out.... more
Star of the West End stage and housewives favourite, Michael Ball, will be making his debut at the English National Opera in Kismet on Monday June 25... more
Les Miserables is set to become the world's longest-running musical. It will overtake Cats on 8 October by which time it will have been seen by a total of 58 million people.... more
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