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Harry Hill’s I Can’t Sing! – The X-Factor Musical Set For Palladium March 2014
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It's been announced that I Can’t Sing! – The X-Factor Musical will open at the London Palladium on 26 March 2014. Written by funnyman Harry Hill with music by Steve Brown, the 'musical about a musical' will be directed by double Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley, recently acclaimed for his work on West End smash The Ladykillers. 

Weekend of Theatre West End Live Returns to Trafalgar Square in June
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West End Live, the annual weekend of free theatre that takes over London's outdoor spaces, is coming to Trafalgar Square on 22 - 23 June. 

Once Wins West End Eurovision Contest
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The cast of Once walked away with the top prize at the West End Eurovision contest at the Dominion Theatre last night, 23 May, after their James Bond- esque music video proved a hit with the judges and audience alike. 

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Asher, Wakefield, Xavier Among Full Cast For Regent's Park Open Air Summer Season
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Jane Asher and Olivier Award nominees Charlotte Wakefield and Michael Xavier are the leading lights of this year’s summer season of plays at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, it’s been announced. 

Singin' In The Rain Shutters At Palace Theatre 8 June
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Singin' In The Rain will close at the West End's Palace Theatre on 8 June following a successful run that began in February 2012. 

Dirty Dancing Replaces Viva Forever! At Piccadilly Theatre From 7 July
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Dirty Dancing is set to boogie into the West End's Piccadilly Theatre on 7 July. The hit stage version of the classic '60s-set Patrick Swayze flick will come off its successful UK tour and step up to the line for a 7-month run at the Piccadilly following the closure of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! on 29 June. 

A Quiet Passion: Declan Bennett & Zrinka Cvitešić of Once
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Once is aptly named. A world apart from the spectacle of most West End musicals, the 8-times Tony Award winning show about an anonymous Dublin singer-songwriter’s brief, intense romance with a visiting Czech musician uniquely finds its strength in intimacy and understatement. 

Viva Forever! To Close 29 June At Piccadilly Theatre
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Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! has announced it will close at the Piccadilly Theatre on 29 June. 

Darren Day To Lead Cast Of Arts Theatre's The Golden Voice
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Darren Day (pictured) will head the cast of The Golden Voice, the new musical by Nick Fogarty that will play at London's Arts Theatre through the summer from 19 June. 

Broadway's Matilda The Musical Bags 12 Tony Award Nominations
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Roald Dahl’s spooky little girl Matilda is a smash hit with Broadway audiences. With the announcement today that Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly’s musical based on Dahl’s classic chidren’s book has conjured up a remarkable 12 nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards, she looks set to dominate awards season too. 

The Full Monty Takes Off In The West End
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The stage version of classic '90s Brit-flick The Full Monty is coming to the West End. The comic drama about a group of hard-pressed Northern steelworkers who turn to stripping as a way to improve their lot will begin performances at the Noël Coward Theatre on 27 February 2014 and run until 14 June.

Dianne Pilkington Heads Huge Cast Change At Mamma Mia!
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There's a major cast shake-up happening at mega-musical Mamma Mia! at the West End's Novello Theatre. In fact, it's the biggest in the smash Abba show's history, with 24 of the 33 cast members changing on Monday 10 June.