http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-4706-michael-ball/topic-rss.do Michael Ball RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23767643-coca-colas-underground-jingle-deal-bursts-buskers-bubble.do Coca-Cola asks Tube buskers to sing their jingle as live advertising, and Tube will have pitches branded with its slogans this Christmas 2009-11-11T08:12:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23764640-musicians-stage-protest-over-rules-that-could-drive-them-off-the-tube.do Tube musicians took part in a mass busk outside City Hall in protest at what they call draconian new measures 2009-11-05T07:27:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23739253-lifes-a-drag-for-new-hairspray-star-phil-jupitus.do TV comic Phil Jupitus and Eighties pop singer Belinda Carlisle were unveiled today as the new stars of West End musical Hairspray. 2009-09-02T12:01:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23693724-property-investor-tells-how-he-was-deceived-by-savills.do A property investor who is suing a leading estate agency over the sale of his seven-bedroom country home has spoken of how he was ‘deceived’ 2009-05-18T07:28:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23662185-michaels-still-having-a-ball.do Listen to the Lowdown's exclusive interview with Michael Ball. 2009-03-13T15:04:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23600430-first-class-stamps.do Wayne Rooney will not face any disciplinary action over an apparent stamp on Aalborg's Kasper Risgard 2008-12-11T15:21:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23520976-mayor-wont-object-to-43-storey-tower-block.do Boris Johnson has decided not to object to plans for a 472ft skyscraper on the South Bank 2008-07-25T07:46:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/days-out/article-23513546-londons-must-see-musicals.do The hit West End shows to see this summer, by Daralyn Danns. 2008-07-08T15:47:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23497867-hairspray-makes-profit-in-record-29-weeks.do Hairspray has gone into profit and Wicked has notched up more than £50 million of box office takings to defy the trend of Broadway imports that lose money. 2008-06-23T08:10:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23494609-weekend-gig-guide.do Agnes Deyn joins the Five O'Clock Heroes and Michael Ball has a night off from Hairspray for Hampton Court Palace. 2008-06-13T13:57:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23482109-posh-spice-goes-to-war---over-her-200-jeans.do 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 2008-05-03T20:14:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23456674-the-shaftesbury-curse-is-lifted-by-hairspray.do Hairspray eminently deserves its four Olivier awards, particularly for the way it has brought the Shaftesbury Theatre back to life, says Nick Curtis. 2008-03-17T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23456607-kenwood-houses-long-hot-summer.do 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 2008-03-17T08:36:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23456652-kenwood-houses-long-hot-summer.do Brian Wilson, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and jazz star Diana Krall will all be in the line-up at Kenwood House this summer. 2008-03-17T09:14:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23450885-hairspray-sweeps-the-board-at-laurence-olivier-awards.do 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 2008-03-10T09:28:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23450916-stage-struck-kristins-triumph.do Kristin Scott Thomas took the top award of Best Actress at the Olivier Awards and declared there was nothing like working in British theatre. 2008-03-10T10:18:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23449126-shoestring-fish-in-a-barrel-fun-poking-revue.do 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. 2008-03-05T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23436108-hairspray-collects-record-award-nominations.do West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards. 2008-02-07T08:27:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23420764-just-the-ticket.do A hit must-see musical makes the perfect festive family outing - or buy some tickets as a gift. 2007-11-13T10:53:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23419259-hair-apparent.do 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. 2007-11-02T09:58:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23418927-big-hair-big-fun-and-a-huge-new-star.do Hairspray, a musical about sex, love and civil rights, sends the rare, sweet smell of success wafting through the Shaftesbury, says Nicholas de Jongh. 2007-10-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23413691-why-mels-making-a-song-and-dance.do 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. 2007-09-25T08:52:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23410022-ball-pulls-out-the-showstoppers.do Michael Ball's performance at the Proms was as populist as you like, but about as edifying as a sugar sandwich. 2007-08-27T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23409400-it-was-shockingly-gloriously-awful.do As Michael Ball prepares for his first Prom, he reveals the full story of his role in English National Opera's biggest critical flop in years. 2007-08-22T12:04:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23409156-novice-actress-set-for-role-in-hairspray.do A drama school graduate who has never had a professional role is to star in the West End production of Hairspray. 2007-08-21T10:53:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23404169-elgar-and-walton-kick-off-the-proms.do The 113th Proms kick off tonight at the Royal Albert Hall with some of the most popular works in the classical canon 2007-07-13T11:28:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23402209-a-terrible-fate-should-befall-this-kismet.do West End star Michael Ball made his national opera debut, but Kismet left Fiona Maddocks asking who on earth allowed the production to happen? 2007-06-27T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23401596-ball-swaps-west-end-for-national-opera.do 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 2007-06-22T15:32:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23369828-happy-to-be-miserables-after-21-years.do There were no Miserables faces as the unlikely Napoleonic musical notched up 21 years in the West End, writes Tom Teodorczuk. 2006-10-09T10:06:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23367584-les-miserables-set-to-break-record.do 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. 2006-09-21T09:34:06Z