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Review: Dirty Dancing at the Liverpool Empire ****
Some of us were the same age as Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman when Dirty Dancing first merengued inconspicuously on to cinema screens in 1987....
Hey Baby! Dirty Dancing returns to Liverpool
Put down that watermelon and dust off your dancing shoes because Johnny Castle and Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman are returning to the Liverpool Empire next week. Dirty Dancing fans are going to want to merengue down to Lime Street to enjoy the steamy stage version of the cult 1987 movie classic. It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old Baby is on holiday in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister Lisa and their parents. But she shows little interest in the resort activi
Review: Cilla the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
When Bill Kenwright decided to cast the central role in Cilla the Musical through open calls, he had no idea who would walk through the...
Andrew Lancel on playing Epstein in Cilla the Musical
“I said to Kara – your life is about to change. I’ve never seen a standing ovation in the middle of a show before.” I’ve caught up with...
Liverpool date for Beautiful - the Carole King Musical
Acclaimed Broadway and West End hit Beautiful – the Carole King Musical is set to make its first visit to Liverpool next year. The...
An Officer and a Gentleman to sweep in to Liverpool
A new stage musical version of romantic movie weepie An Officer and a Gentleman is at the Liverpool Empire this week as part of its first...
Liverpool Comedy Festival promises largest line-up yet
Liverpool Comedy Festival returns for a 16th year this month – and organisers say with more than 150 shows across 20 venues and 16 days,...
Cilla the Musical steps inside the Liverpool Empire
BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeff Pope’s Cilla was a hit with audiences and critics alike when it was shown by ITV three years ago. So he...
Review: Fame the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
You can see why a tale of young dancers, actors and musicians on the cusp of life and striving for fame and success seems a perfect fit...
The Band are ready to let it shine in Take That musical
When Sario Solomon steps on stage on the opening night of Take That-inspired musical The Band next month, he’ll have a few people to...
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