http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-4935-summer-strallen/topic-rss.do Summer Strallen RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23542768-meet-the-sound-of-musics-new-captain-von-trapp-simon-maccorkindale.do 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 2008-08-21T23:54:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23529872-tipsy-gail-porter-fuming-after-shes-marched-out-of-glamorous-perfume-party.do Gail Porter was left fuming after being frog-marched out of a party by organisers who thought she was too drunk. 2008-08-08T11:50:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23522891-casualty-star-takes-sound-of-music-lead.do Actor Simon MacCorkindale is to take over as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music next month 2008-07-29T07:58:13Z 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/review-23490806-parklife-for-shakespeare-in-open-air-theatre.do Liz Hoggard will always be grateful for the egalitarian, alfresco embrace of the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. 2008-06-04T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23471330-suzanne-shaw-joins-rollcall-of-roxies-in-chicago.do Suzanne Shaw has been unveiled as the latest star to take the lead role in West End musical Chicago 2008-04-02T07:46:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23459074-oh-what-a-night-for-valli-frankie-goes-to-the-west-end-for-four-seasons-musical-premiere.do 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 2008-03-19T11:58:56Z 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/showbiz/article-23448169-amorous-dancing-on-ice-star-chris-fountain-draws-a-blank-after-a-clumsy-kiss.do 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 2008-03-04T14:28:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23447922-first-night-pure-voiced-and-girlish-the-new-maria-lacks-passion.do <strong>Theatre:</strong> 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 2008-03-04T09:28:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23447919-hot-summer-hollyoaks-star-triumphs-as-lloyd-webbers-new-maria-in-sound-of-music.do 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? 2008-03-04T09:28:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23447883-the-sound-of-summers-here.do Andrew Lloyd Webber's new Maria - Summer Strallen - made her debut in the West End with a performance that divided the critics. 2008-03-04T08:40:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23447911-pure-voiced-and-girlish-new-maria-lacks-passion.do 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. 2008-03-04T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23436200-maria-makes-tv-dream-come-true.do New Sound Of Music star Summer Strallen has spoken about the bizarre audition process that won her the role. 2008-02-07T14:00:15Z 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/theatre/review-23399657-stumbling-back-to-a-golden-age.do The Drowsy Chaperone is that rare thing - a musical which made Nicholas de Jongh laugh out loud on a regular basis. 2007-06-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23382082-olivier-nominations-in-full.do 2007-01-18T10:05:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23378727-critics-choice-top-5-plays.do 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. 2006-12-18T15:14:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23377947-families-flock-to-londons-pantos.do Theatreland is awash with pantomimes and most matinées up to Christmas are sold out as families flock to hear cries of "behind you!" 2006-12-12T10:55:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23377182-ravenhills-dk-is-panto-hit.do 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. 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z