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Musical theatre star Samantha Barks to return to Les Miserables

She played the role of Eponine in the Oscar-winning film adaptation in 2012, and will now play Fantine for eight performances.

Evening Standard

Oh what a circus! The Greatest Showman hits the stage as a high-flying, hammer-juggling, banger-filled spectacular

The sleeper hit film has been transformed into a Disney stage show. But does it let exploitative huckster PT Barnum off the hook? We go behind the scenes of its launch run in Bristol

The Guardian - UK

Little Mermaid star Jodi Benson reflects on Ariel’s enduring legacy nearly four decades on

EXCLUSIVE: Despite believing The Little Mermaid would be a ‘one and done’, Jodi Benson says Ariel has remained part of her world for nearly four decades, with her daughter even playing the character on stage

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Moth unmasked as star is crowned The Masked Singer champion

Tipping Point presenter Ben Shephard was the show’s runner-up as Conkers.

Evening Standard

Samantha Barks welcomes a daughter

Actress/singer Samantha Barks has welcomed her second child - a daughter named felicity - with her husband Alex Stoll.

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Disney Plus adds Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical, in case you missed it on stage

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical expands upon the animated favorite with new songs and fresh story material, now on Disney Plus

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The Masked Singer crowns its champion — and DIVIDES viewers, with some saying THIS contestant was the 'real winner'

The Masked Singer viewers have mixed feelings about the finale

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Letting it go: Frozen fans bid farewell to West End musical

As the Disney blockbuster ends its three-year run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, actor Samantha Barks pays tribute to its devoted audience

The Guardian - UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review: ITV talent show wonderfully captures musical’s unhinged party atmosphere

The hunt is on for two rising stars to play young couple Sophie and Sky in the stage show, with Zoe Ball on hosting duties and armed with endless Abba puns

The Independent UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream: an Abba-themed musical TV contest? The prospect is horrific

Will we ever get sick of watching someone or something sing Waterloo? Apparently not, judging by this ITV reality series – and yet it’s way more fun than it sounds

The Guardian - UK

West End's Frozen actress Samantha Barks welcomes a son - and reveals the newborn's name

The theatre star announced she was expecting her first child in August

Evening Standard

‘I know what charisma is’: Alan Carr defends role on new ITV show despite lack of theatre experience

Alan Carr has defended joining ITV’s new musical theatre talent search, MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream, which he described as the “perfect job”.

Evening Standard

Jessie Ware reveals she begged for role on new ITV show MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream

Jessie Ware has admitted she “begged” for her judging role on ITV’s new musical theatre talent search, MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream.

Evening Standard

Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream: host, judges, how it works and all about ABBA talent show search

Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream is an ITV1 series that searches for two new stars of the hit ABBA musical and features Zoe Ball and Alan Carr.

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Daily Mirror

Alan Carr lands huge new ITV judging role after Britain's Got Talent 'snub'

Alan Carr has landed a new role with ITV after he was 'snubbed' from taking over David Walliams' judging role on Britain's Got Talent, with Bruno Tonioli instead joining Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell

The Independent UK

Girl behind viral ‘Let It Go’ video from bomb shelter surprised by West End cast of Frozen

Clip will air as part of ‘The National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash’

The Guardian - UK

The cold never bothered them anyway: how Frozen made musical magic

The set, costume, video and lighting designers of Disney’s London production – now in its second year in the West End – break the ice about the show’s frocks, crystals and astonishing effects

The Guardian - UK

‘The trembling is real’: how does it feel to sing a musical showstopper?

From Elsa letting it go in Frozen to Sally Bowles belting out Cabaret, the performers of the most barnstorming numbers in musicals share the thrill of bringing the house down

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All Star Musicals: The celebrities taking part and what the ITV show is about

Six famous faces will be taking to the stage to perform musical hits

Daily Mirror

GMB's Alex Beresford open to West End move as he's tipped to win All Star Musicals

Celebrities including Lisa George, Jacqueline Jossa, Michaela Strachan, Colin Salmon, Danny Care and Alex Beresford will battle it out on stage singing tunes from Hamilton, Frozen and Les Misérables and others

Daily Mirror

All Star Musicals to return to screens with six celebrities ready to compete

All Star Musicals will include judges Elaine Paige, Samantha Barks and Trevor Dion Nicholas. Six celebrities will be singing, dancing, and acting in front of a live audience

Daily Mirror

Jacqueline Jossa is unrecognisable as Frozen's Elsa for All Star Musicals

Jacqueline Jossa, 29, embodies the Disney princess in first look images at the new series of ITV's All Star Musicals, set to air on April 3

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