He's friends with Prince Charles and married to Susan George, voted the world's sexiest woman in the sixties... It's not easy being Simon MacCorkindale... more
The stars turned out alongside Four Seasons heartthrob Frankie Valli, at the Prince Edward theatre in Soho to watch the musical based on the group's colourful life, Jersey Boys... 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
Dancing On Ice favourite Chris Fountain did his reputation as a 'lady enthusiast' no harm with his attempts to pull his former Hollyoaks co-star Ciara Janson... more
Theatre: After Connie Fisher, who leapt to instant stardom in the role of Maria, that would-be nun who wouldn't stop singing, her successor, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax
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A musical star has been born as Hollyoaks star Summer Strallen made her debut in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Sound of Music. In his bravest experiment yet, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber merged fiction with fact to introduce his new Maria via the teenage soap opera. But has he again managed to solve a problem like Maria? And will his gamble on the Hollyoaks star pay off? ... more
After Connie Fisher, her successor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
Tamsin Greig delivers winning shots in Much Ado About Nothing, Coram Boy offers a Christmas Carol-type uplift and it's the last chance to see Caryl Churchill's flight into theatrical fantasy.... more
Not an obvious panto man, Shopping and F**king author Mark Ravenhill has come up with a sweet and slick Dick Whittington, says Fiona Mountford.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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