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ACHTUNG KABARETT! - New End Theatre. Chanteuse Alexandra Valavelska sings the songs of Berlin and Paris of the 1920s. Autumn 2000.
ACORN ANTIQUES - Haymarket Theatre. Victoria Wood-penned musical based on TV sketches. Spring 2005
A SAINT SHE AIN'T - Apollo Theatre. Musical by Dick Vosburgh and Denis King, with characters based on W.C. Fields and others. Autumn 1999.
AN AUDIENCE WITH DANNY LA RUE - Pleasance Theatre. The veteran drag artiste performs and chats. Spring 2001
ALADDIN - Old Vic Theatre. Christmas panto with Sir Ian McKellen in drag. Winter 2004-2005; Winter 2005-2006
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Royal Shakespeare Company's family show. London & Stratford, Winter 2001-2002
ANYTHING GOES - Drury Lane Theatre. Transfer of Trevor Nunn-directed Cole Porter revival from the National. 2003-2004.
BAD GIRLS - Garrick Theatre. Musical based on TV soap set in women's prison. Autumn 2007
BAT BOY - Shaftsbury Theatre. Unlikely New York musical hit about a boy bat. Autumn-winter 2004
BEA ARTHUR AT THE SAVOY - Savoy Theatre. The Broadway actress and Golden Girl's solo show. Autumn 2003.
BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED - Lyric Theatre. Musical about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Spring-summer 2004
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME - Cambridge Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Ben Elton on football, romance and politics in Belfast in 1969. 2000-2001.
THE BIG LIFE - Apollo Theatre. Musical AfroCarribean twist on Love's Labours Lost transfers from the fringe Summer 2005.
BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943 - Hampstead Theatre. Comedy-with-music about a 1940s all-girl dance band. Summer 2006
BOMBAY DREAMS - Apollo Victoria. Bollywood-style musical by A.R.Rahman, Meera Syal and Don Black. 2002-2004.
THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS - New Ambassadors Theatre. Rap version of Shakespeare. Spring 2003
BUDDY - Strand Theatre. Salute to pioneer rocker Buddy Holly was just an excuse for some hot 50s-era rock and roll. October 1989 - March 2002.
BURLESQUE-
Arts Theatre. Mock burlesque
show. Spring 2005
CALAMITY JANE - Shaftsbury Theatre. Toyah Wilcox in stage version of Doris Day film about love in the Wild West. Spring-summer 2003.
CALL ME MERMAN - King's Head Theatre. Salute to the legendary Broadway star Ethel Merman. Winter 2003-2004
CAMELOT - Open Air Theatre. Lerner and Loewe in the Regents Park Shakespeare theatre. Summer 2004
CANDIDE - Royal National Theatre. The classic Leonard Bernstein musical, with a new book by director John Caird. Summer-Autumn 1999
THE CAR MAN - Old Vic Theatre. Matthew Bourne, who redefined Swan Lake, sets his choreographic eye on Bizet. Autumn-winter 2000
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE - Lyttelton Theatre. Musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori about the American South in the 1960s .Autumn 2006
CATS - New London Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber set T. S. Eliot's light-hearted poems about cats to music. May 1981- May 2002
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - Palladium Theatre. Stage version of classic kiddy film 2002-2005
CINDERELLA - Old Vic Theatre. Traditional panto, written by Stephen Fry. Winter 2007-2008
CLIFF: THE MUSICAL - Prince of Wales Theatre. Salute to pop perennial Cliff Richard. Spring-summer 2003
CLOSER THAN EVER - Bridewell Theatre. Maltby-Shire musical from Off-Broadway. Autumn 2006
CLOSER TO HEAVEN - Arts Theatre. New musical by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys on sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Summer-autumn 2001
CONTACT - Queens Theatre The Broadway hit all-dance show. Winter-Spring 2003
DA BOYZ - Theatre Royal Stratford East. Hip-hop version of Rodgers & Hart's Boys from Syracuse. Spring 2003
DADDY COOL - Shaftsbury Theatre. West Side Story-like musical built on the songs of Boney M and others 2006-2007
DANCING IN THE STREETS - Playhouse Theatre. Compilation musical of Motown hits.2005-2007
DAYDREAM BELIEVER - Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Off-Broadway nostalgic revue built on 50s and 60s pop music. Autumn 2001
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN - Novello Theatre. The 1985 Madonna film, set to the music of Blondie. November 2007
DOROTHY FIELDS FOREVER - King's Head. Musical salute to the lyricist. Summer-Autumn 2002
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Novello Theatre. Spoof of 1920s musicals. Summer 2007
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS - Sadler's Wells Theatre. Matthew Bourne dance version of Tim Burton film. Winter 2005-2006
ELAINE STRITCH: AT LIBERTY - Old Vic Theatre. Elaine Stritch's Broadway hit solo show. Autumn 2002.
THE ENCHANTED PIG - Young Vic Theatre. Operatic fairy tale. Winter 2006-2007
EVITA - Adelphi Theatre. Revival of the Webber-Rice musical on the rise and fall of Eva Peron.2006-2007
FAME - Shaftsbury Theatre. Return of touring stage version of high school film. Summer 2007
THE FAR PAVILIONS - Shaftsbury Theatre. Musical set in India. Summer 2005.
FASCINATING AIDA - The trio of musical comediennes in their latest show. 2000
FASCINATING AIDA - ONE LAST FLUTTER - Comedy Theatre Melodic comediennes' farewell tour. Autumn 2003
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Savoy Theatre. Henry Goodman was Tevye. 2007-2008
FOOTLOOSE - Novello Theatre, then Playhouse. Stage version of hit movie of town that bans dancing. 2006-7
FOSSE - Prince of Wales. Anthology of Bob Fosse's choreography, recreated by Ann Reinking and Gwen Verdon.2000-01
THE FULL MONTY - Prince of Wales Theatre. Broadway musical of the hit British film. 2002
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - Olivier Theatre. Musical farce of romping in ancient Rome. Summer-autumn 2004
THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES - Haymarket Theatre. Compilation concert of songs associated with Ray Charles. Summer 2005
GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE - Duchess Theatre. Actor-musician Hershey Felder as the composer. Spring 2004.
GONDOLIERS - Apollo Theatre. Gilbert and Sullivan updated to rival Mafia families. Summer-autumn 2001
GRAND HOTEL - Donmar Theatre. Revival of musical based on classic film. Winter 2004-2005
GUYS AND DOLLS - Piccadilly Theatre. The classic Frank Loesser musical set in a mythical land called Times Square. 2005-2007
HARD TIMES - Haymarket Theatre. One of Dickens' darkest novels turned into a musical comedy.Summer 2000
THE HARDER THEY COME - Barbican Theatre. Stage version of classic reggae film. Spring 2008
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Playhouse Theatre. Off-Broadway hit camp rock musical. Autumn 2000
HELLO AGAIN - Bridewell Theatre. Michael John LaChiusa's musical, an Off-Broadway hit in 1997, is a new take on Schnitzler's La Ronde.Spring 2001
HIGH SOCIETY - Shaftsbury Theatre. Musical version of The Philadephia Story.2005-2006
H. M. S. PINAFORE - Savoy Theatre. The D'Oyly Carte Company doing Gilbert and Sullivan at their original home, the Savoy.Spring 2000, autumn 2002
H. M. S. PINAFORE - Open Air Theatre. Gilbert and Sullivan al fresco in Regents Park Summer 2005
HONK! THE UGLY DUCKLING - OlivierTheatre. For the holiday season, a new musical of Hans Christian Andersen.Winter 1999-2000
IOLANTHE - Savoy Theatre. Gilbert and Sullivan, peries and peers. Spring 2002
JAILHOUSE ROCK - Piccadilly Theatre. Stage version of Elvis Presley film. 2004-2005
JERRY SPRINGER- THE OPERA - Cambridge Theatre. Musical parody of American TV show 2003-2005, then tour
JOSEPH
AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New London Theatre. New
version of the Lloyd Webber perennial. 2003-2005
KAT AND THE KINGS - Tricycle Theatre. Return of popular South African musical.Winter 2003-2004
THE KING AND I - Palladium. The recent Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Closed January 2002.
KISS ME KATE - Victoria Palace Theatre. Award-winning Broadway revival of the 1948 Cole Porter musical.Closed summer 2002
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Menier Chocolate Factory. Musical of gay couple. Winter 2007-2008
LA CAVA - Piccadilly Theatre. Oliver Tobias stars in new musical set in 8th Century Spain, moves from Victoria Palace. Autumn-winter 2000
THE LAST FIVE YEARS - Menier Chocolate Factory. Two-character musical traces doomed love affair. Summer 2006
LAUTREC - Shaftsbury Theatre. Can-cans, the Moulon Rouge and songs by Charles Aznavour. Spring 2000.
LET'S KICK ARTS!/LOVE SONGS - Bridewell Theatre. Musical and comic review skewering the arts. March 2002
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS -Ambassadors Theatre. Musical of the low-budget spoof horror movie transferred from the fringe. 2006-2007
MACK AND MABEL - Criterion Theatre. Cult Jerry Herman musical about early Hollywood. Spring 2006
THE MAGIC FLUTE - Duke of York's Theatre. Transfer from Young Vic of African-flavoured adaptation of Mozart. Spring 2008
MARIA FRIEDMAN - RE-ARRANGED - Menier Chocolate Factory. The West End star in concert. Spring 2008
MARY POPPINS - Prince Edward Theatre. The magical nanny on stage.2004-2008
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Donmar Warehouse. Cult Stephen Sondheim: success story told backwards. Winter 2000-2001
THE MIKADO - D'Oyly Carte in Gilbert & Sullivan - how much more English can you get? Autumn 2000
MOVING ON - Bridewell Theatre.Sondheim compilation show put together by David Kernan Summer 2000
MOVIN' OUT - Apollo Victoria Theatre. All-dance show from Twyla Tharp to Billy Joel music. Spring 2006
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (A MUSICAL) - Sound Theatre. Spoof of classic musicals. Spring 2006
MY FAIR LADY - Drury LaneTheatre. National Theatre does Lerner & Loewe, Trevor Nunn directs.2001-2003
MY ONE AND ONLY - Piccadilly Theatre. Janie Dee and Tim Flavin in Gershwin musical transfer from Chichester. Closed August 2002.
THE MYSTERIES (YIIMANGALISO) - Queens Theatre. South African interpretation of Chester Mystery Plays Fringe summer 2001; Queens spring 2002..
NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS - Dominion Theatre. It worked for Les Mis, so why not the Hunchback?.Closed October 2001
OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR - Open Air Theatre. Classic musical satirises the First World War through the songs of British musical hall. Summer 2002.
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER - Bridewell. Alan Jay Lerner's 1965 Broadway musical about ESP and love across the enturies. Winter 1999-2000
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Landor Theatre. 1959 Mary Rogers-Marshall Barer musical sends up The Princess and the Pea. Spring 2003
125th STREET - Shaftsbury Theatre. Imaginary recreation of amateur night at Harlem's fabled Apollo Theatre. Autumn 2002.
ONE TOUCH OF VENUS - Sadlers Wells Theatre. Short run of Kurt Weill musical Autumn 2005
OUR HOUSE - Cambridge Theatre. Yet another musical built on a pop group's catalog, this time Madness. 2003
PACIFIC OVERTURES - Donmar Warehouse. Revival of the Sondheim Japanese-themed musical Summer 2003
THE PAJAMA GAME Apollo Victoria- Revival of 1950s musical about love and labour relations in a pajama factory. Autumn 1999.
PARADE - Donmar Theatre. Broadway musical of 1912 murder case. Autumn 2007
PASSION - Bridewell Theatre. Stephen Sondheim's musical of obsessive love. March 2004
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED - Shaftsbury Theatre. Ruthie Henshall in musical version of the movie about reliving adolescence.Summer-Autumn 2001
PERSONALS - Apollo Theatre. Small-scale musical on lonely hearts ads, from the creators of TV's Friends. June-July 2000.
PETER PAN - EL MUSICAL - Garrick Theatre. Spanish musical version. Spring 2008
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE -. D'Oyly Carte - Royce Mills is the Major-General.Spring 2001.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Orange Tree Theatre. Updated version of Gilbert and Sullivan. January-February 2007
PLAY WITHOUT WORDS- Lyttelton Theatre. Matthew Bourne's choreographed drama Winter 2003-2004.
PORGY AND BESS - Savoy Theatre. Trevor Nunn adapts Gershwin to make it less like an opera, more like a musical.2006-2007
THE PRODUCERS - Drury Lane Theatre. Mel Brooks' Broadway hit, based on the cult film about intended flop that succeeds. 2004-2007
PURLIE - Bridewell Theatre. 1970 Broadway musical comedy about race relations. Autumn 2004
RAGS - Bridewell Theatre. Cult New York musical about Jewish immigrants in the early 20th century. Autumn 2001.
RAGTIME - Piccadilly Theatre. Tony-award-winning look at America 100 years ago .Spring 2003
RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL - Whitehall Theatre. The stories of Frank, Dean and Sammy (and Peter and Joey) Autumn 2003.
RENT - Prince of Wales Theatre. Rock updating of La Boheme returrns for 2 limited runs. Winter 2001-2002, winter 2002-2003
RENT - Duke of York's Theatre. 'Remixed' revival of Jonathan Larson's updated La Boheme. 2007-2008
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - Savoy Theatre. One more return of the rock spoof of science fiction and Shakespeare Winter 2001-2002
RIVERDANCE - Hammersmith Apollo. Return visit of the all-dance hit. Spring 2002.
THE
ROCKY HORROR SHOW - Comedy Theatre. Brief
visit of touring production. January 2007
ROMEO AND JULIET - Piccadilly Theatre. Musical version, imported from Paris Winter 2002-2003.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - Apollo Victoria Theatre. Return of touring stage version of the film.2004-2006
SCROOGE -Palladium. Tommy Steele in the Leslie Bricusse musical.Winter 2005-2006
THE SECRET GARDEN - Aldwych Theatre. RSC transfers Lucy Simon-Marsha Norman musical of the children's classic, from Stratford. Spring 2001.
THE SHAKESPEARE REVUE - New End Theatre. Songs, sketches and parodies inspired by Shakespeare. December 2006
SHOCKHEADED PETER - Piccadilly Theatre. Cult "junk opera" based on gory fairy tale. Spring 2001
SHOCKHEADED PETER - Albery Theatre. Return of the "junk opera" based on macabre fairytales. Spring 2002.
SHOW BOAT - Royal Albert Hall Spectacular staging of the Hammerstein-Kern classic. June 2006
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM - The Venue. Revival of the compilation musical salute to Stephen Sondheim. Spring 2007
SIMPLY
HEAVENLY -
Langston Hughes' 1957 musical
Young
Vic 2003, Trafalgar Studios 2005.
SINATRA AT THE PALLADIUM - Palladium Theatre.
Films of Frank with a live orchestra and dancers.
2006.
SNOOPY - New Players Theatre. 1973 small-scale musical drawn from the Peanuts comic strip. Summer 2004.
SNOW WHITE - Victoria Palace Theatre. Traditional panto, with drag star Lily Savage. Winter 2004-2005.
SONG OF SINGAPORE - Mayfair Theatre. This long-closed theatre reopens with campy Chichester transfer, a pastiche of 1940s movies.Summer 2001
SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME - Savoy Theatre. Lorna Luft, Judy Garland's other daughter, in salute to Mama. Summer 2004
SOPHIE TUCKER'S ONE NIGHT STAND - King's Head Theatre. Musical salute to the American vaudeville star. Spring 2006
SOUTH PACIFIC - Olivier Theatre. National Theatre salutes the Richard Rodgers centenary. Winter-Spring 2001-2002.
SPEND SPEND SPEND - Piccadilly Theatre. Barbara Dickson in the more-or-less true story of the woman who won and lost a fortune. Spring 2000
STARLIGHT EXPRESS - Apollo Victoria Theatre. Lloyd Webber on roller skates - or at least the cast was, playing railroad trains. Closed January 2002
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE - Menier, then Wyndham's Theatre. Revival of Sondheim musical about making art. Fringe 2005-2006; Wyndhams Summer 2006
SWEENEY TODD - Trafalgar Studios, then New Ambassadors Theatre. Revival of Sondheim musical of the murderious barber. 2004-2005.
THE TABLE - Tricycle Theatre. Polish quarter Karbido make music on a wooden table. November 2007
TABOO - The Venue. Boy George-written musical set in the club culture of the 1980s. 2002-2003
TAKE FLIGHT - Menier Chocolate Factory. Musical celebration of early aviators. Summer-autumn 2007
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY - Gielgud Theatre. Denise van Outen in revival of the Lloyd Webber song cycle. Winter 2003-2004.
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - Shaftsbury Theatre Broadway musical of Julie Andrews flapper film. 2003-2004
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT - Victoria Palace Theatre. Musical built on Rod Stewart songs. 2004.
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS - King's Head. Salute to songwriter Johnny Mercer. January 2003
THE ULTIMATE MAN - Bridewell. Comic book characters come alive in new musical. Spring 2000.
UMOJA - Shaftsbury Theatre. South African spectacle using music of Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and others 2002-2003
THE VILLAINS' OPERA - Olivier Theatre. Updated adaptation of John Gay's Beggar's Opera .Winter 1999-2000.
WHERE'S CHARLEY? - Open Air Theatre. Frank Loesser's 1948 musical based on Charley's Aunt. Summer 2001
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND - Palace Theatre. Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about effects of escaped criminal on small town. 2005-2006.
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK - Prince of Wales Theatre. Musical of the film about women wooed by the devil. 2000-2001.
THE WOMAN IN WHITE - Palace Theatre. Andrew
Lloyd Webber takes on a Victorian whodunit. 2004-2006
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW - Greenwich Playhouse. A Sondheim compilation show. Winter 2000-2001
ZIPP! - Duchess Theatre. At least a few bars from 100 musicals in 90 minutes; Giles Brandreth compered Spring 2003, then tour.
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