Liverpool Empire

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  August 11, 2013 / 2 Comments

  Blood Brothers returns to the Liverpool Empire

  In news that will surprise absolutely no-one, it has been announced that quintessential Scouse musical Blood Brothers will return to the city this autumn. The perennially popular weepie ran in the West End for 24 years, has been touring the UK since 1995, and we never have to wait too long before it pops in […]

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  August 3, 2013 / 0 Comments

  The WNO’s Tudor operas come to the Empire

  Tired of the same old Carmen or Madam Butterfly doing the rounds? Here’s an opera first heading to the city later in the year. Donizetti’s three Tudor operas will be performed together for the first time in the UK by Welsh National Opera this autumn.   New productions of Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Roberto […]

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  July 14, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Singin’ in the Rain with Grease 2 star

  Singin’ in the Rain has been one of the big West End hits of recent times, lauded for its timeless tunes and watery effects. And it’s heading to Liverpool in April next year, which has to be pretty swell.   The cast for the touring production has been revealed, and my life flashed before my […]

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  June 27, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Cabaret at the Empire with Will Young as Emcee

  It’s a dream musical week for MADEUP, as Evita hasn’t even left town before we get the announcement Cabaret is to return to the Empire this autumn, with Will Young in tow.   A be-lederhosened Young was Oliver award nominated earlier this year for his performance as the Emcee in Rufus Norris’ acclaimed production of […]

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  June 15, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Ghost the Musical: 2014 Liverpool dates

  It may have had its day on Broadway and in the West End, but Ghost the Musical lives on and the show’s first UK tour will hit the Empire in February next year. Tickets go on general sale from Wednesday (June 19).   Described a timeless fantasy about the power of love, Ghost – in […]

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  May 23, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Liverpool Empire

  Priscilla is a conventional story at heart, with its drag twist elevating the spectacle to new heights. There’s no original songs, so it’s essentially a jukebox musical, but for the most part this works. It flies by at breakneck pace, yet still manages to introduce and flesh out its central characters, the key to its […]

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  May 1, 2013 / 1 Comment

  REVIEW: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Liverpool Empire

  Choreographer Matthew Bourne simply has to be one of the most exciting people working in the performing arts today. His productions aren’t just high quality entertainment; they are utterly absorbing pieces that transport the audience to overwhelmingly beautiful fantasy lands. Sleeping Beauty, the show that marks 25 years of his company New Adventures and its […]

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  April 20, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

  Not long now – eep – until the world premiere tour of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty arrives at the Empire, for a short run from April 30 to May 4. His latest show sees the choreographer return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer’s ballet masterworks that started in 1992 […]

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  April 3, 2013 / 2 Comments

  REVIEW: The Mousetrap, Liverpool Empire

  The Mousetrap is the longest running show in theatre history, and to mark its 60th anniversary the play is currently on its first ever tour. One of the great ‘whodunnits’, its timeless appeal is rooted in a gripping story that keeps twisting and turning to the end.   The Agatha Christie classic – with an […]

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  March 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

  The Lion King comes to Liverpool May 2014

  Announcements don’t get much bigger than this. Disney today revealed that its award-winning production of The Lion King will play the Liverpool Empire for a massive seven week stint from May 2014 as part of the show’s record-breaking UK tour. Four years in the making, the international production brings together a cast of more than […]

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  March 21, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Cats returns to the Liverpool Empire

  You’ve gotta love a bit of Cats. Old Cameron Mackintosh is on a roll this year, and the big budget producer will be bringing the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic – one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history – back to the Empire this winter. It’ll be in town from November 26 […]

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  March 13, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Jason Donovan to star in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

  In the 90s when I was a wee young thing, I bounced along in my ripped fishnets and gigantic New Rock boots all excited at the thought of catching Jason Donovan taking to the stage of the Hull Truck theatre as Frank ‘N’ Furter in the Rocky Horror Show. But disappointment awaited, when it turned […]

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  February 27, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: The Phantom of the Opera, Liverpool Empire

  Shows simply do not come any bigger or better than this new production of The Phantom of the Opera, and anyone in the vicinity of the Empire who likes a good musical and doesn’t come to see this is seriously missing out. With one week of its Liverpool stint already behind it and another to […]

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  February 12, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show, Liverpool Empire

  There was something in the Times yesterday, a column, can’t even remember who by, worrying about the pressure on gents to look good in the buff in the wake of the new David Beckham H&M ad. I’m not sure what they might have been talking about, let’s take a look: Oh, hello there. Well, whatever […]

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  January 22, 2013 / 1 Comment

  Interview: Rocky Horror and Jesus Christ Superstar’s Ben Forster

  Actor and singer-songwriter Ben Forster, 31, had been performing in the West End and internationally for more than 10 years before being voted the winner of Superstar, the TV talent contest to find the lead for the 2012 arena revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. It’s fair to say life hasn’t been the same since. He, […]

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  January 15, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: 9 to 5, Liverpool Empire

  A perfect tonic for the wintery gloom, the Empire is home to the fun and games of  9 to 5: The Musical for the first time this week. Penned by Dolly Parton and inspired by her starring role in the film of the same name (quite obviously), this touring version of the hit Broadway show […]

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