Winter Garden: Last News

A man carrying out a challenge to visit all 875 Wetherspoon pubs in the UK has bought a plane ticket to complete his challenge.

The hit musical Mamma Mia! is returning to Broadway this summer after a 10-year intermission.

It's been a long time since Manchester's iconic Kimpton Clocktower Hotel offered an afternoon tea, so it's not holding back with the launch of its new luxury offering.

The countdown is on for the new series of Britain's Got Talent with judge Simon Cowell set to make his comeback for the 18th season. It's no secret that Simon's not considered the favourite judge from the show, gaining the nickname Mr. Nasty, but it seems this season's auditions took things up a notch.

Simon Cowell has called off today's Britain's Got Talent auditions in Blackpool due to the heartbreaking news of One Direction's Liam Payne's death.The ticket distributor Applause Store shared the sad update on Thursday morning, stating: "Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, BGT has decided to postpone today's auditions in Blackpool. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause." The third round of auditions was scheduled at the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool, with celebrity judges Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and KSI ready to roll the cameras.

Scarlett Moffatt has marked her last day of being 33 years old with a touching message about getting older.The former Gogglebox star gushed over her son, Jude, and said she was "so excited" for the next chapter. On the day before her birthday on Wednesday, 16 October, Scarlett took to Instagram and shared a gorgeous selfie as she smiled in the car while boasting a bouncy blow-dry and glam make-up look.The doting mum of one donned a beige blazer and ruffled top as she reflected on turning 34. In the caption, Scarlett wrote: "Last day of being 33! Chapter 34 I'm so excited [love heart emoji]." She added: "Used to always worry about getting older, but I absolutely love it.

Former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt has been flooded with support and praise - including from a Strictly Come Dancing star - after she revealed how she'd returned to dancing.

Scarlett Moffatt has shown off her incredible talent when it comes to ballroom dancing, revealing that she secured two second places in a recent competition having not danced in over a decade.The former Gogglebox star, who gave birth to her son Jude just over a year ago, was a budding ballroom dancer when she was younger and has revealed that she has reunited with her passion once again. In a heartwarming Instagram post, Scarlett, 33, shared a video of herself dancing at the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool and revealed that she’d taken part in a dance competition and had scooped a number of awards. In the video, the TV personality looked sensational as she sported a teal blue fringed dress as she danced with her partner.

Prince William has celebrated his wife's work with young children as he joined a conference to help end homelessness - just hours after a video emerged of the Princess of Wales out in Windsor amid her recovery from abdominal surgery.The Prince of Wales has visited Sheffield on Tuesday, 19 March as part of his ambitious project to help end homelessness, which has been given a boost worth £1million from a DIY retailer.The outing comes just hours after footage emerged showing him and Kate visiting a farm shop near their home, Adelaide Cottage, that shows the princess appearing to be well on the road to recovery following her surgery in January. In the video, Kate can be seen with her hair down, wearing a black jacket and leggings, chatting with William and carrying a large white bag.

The Damned have announced a 2024 UK tour and the return of their ’80s line-up featuring drummer Rat Scabies.The band – comprising David Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray – will perform 12 shows across the UK next year, marking the first time the line-up has played together in 35 years.The tour will open at Newcastle’s NX on December 4, followed by dates in Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Cambridge and more, before closing out the run at London’s Roundhouse on December 18.Tickets will go on general sale this Friday (November 24) at 10am GMT from here. A pre-sale will also go live on Thursday (November 23) which fans can sign up for here.A post shared by The Damned (@thedamnedofficial)Rat Scabies will rejoin the band for tours, festivals and more in 2024, who quipped in a press statement: “Be careful what you wish for.’”Audiences will be able to expect songs from ‘Machine Gun Etiquette’, ‘The Black Album’ and ‘Strawberries’, along with favourite tracks like ‘Neat Neat Neat’, ‘New Rose’ and more.Find the full tour schedule below.DECEMBER4 – Newcastle, NX5 – Glasgow, Barrowlands6 – Manchester, Academy8 – Leeds, O2 Academy9 – Nottingham, Rock City10 – Wolverhampton, Civic at The Halls12 – Bristol, Beacon13 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall14 – Eastbourne, Winter Garden16 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange18 – London, Roundhouse47 years after the release of their debut, ‘Damned Damned Damned’, The Damned released their twelfth studio album ‘Darkadelic‘ earlier this year.Elsewhere, The Damned’s Captain Sensible recently spoke about his relationship with Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, and how the late bassist “saved” the band.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Casey Likes fully expected to be performing on Broadway this year, but the plan was for him to be riding shotgun with Stillwater instead of sitting behind the wheel of a DeLorean. He’d appeared as teen rock journalist William Miller in an acclaimed run of “Almost Famous: The Musical” at The Old Globe in San Diego and reprised the role when the show transferred in 2022 to Broadway. But New York critics were harsher, and “Almost Famous” struggled to draw crowds.

Air-conditioned Broadway held its own as New York City plunged ever deeper into a hot summer last week, with total box office receipts keeping steady at $31,520,593, a tiny increase of 2% over the previous week.

While most eagle-eyed viewers who spotted Nathan Aspinall's gesture to Jonny Clayton before their World Matchplay final probably thought the Stockport-born darts player was just messing about, there was plenty more to it than that.

Box office for most Broadway shows last week wilted a bit as June’s Tony glow gave way to plain old New York summer heat, though a couple newcomers were among the handful bucking the downward trend, one very impressively so.

Back To The Future: The Musical landed on Broadway last week in overdrive: The stage adaptation starring Casey Likes and Roger Bart scored a dizzying $1,035,256 for just four preview performances, filling 98% of seats at the Winter Garden.

She qualified and faced off against Lisa Ashton in the Women’s World Matchplay last year.

Funny Girl broke a house record with more than $2 million in receipts at the August Wilson Theatre, A Beautiful Noise continued its $1 million-plus weekly take, and The Piano Lesson topped the list of highest-grossing non-musical productions with $914,752, each contributing to Broadway’s $37M box office tally for the week ending Dec. 18.

Back To The Future: The Musical is scheduled to arrive on Broadway next summer after a successful run on the West End.Reprising his role from the London production, Roger Bart will be playing 'Doc,' the gravelly-voiced old man who turns his DeLorean into a time machine.Now Roger, 60, has starred in an ad for the musical alongside none other than Christopher Lloyd, who played Doc in the original movie. Uncanny: Back To The Future: The Musical is scheduled to arrive on Broadway next summer with Roger Bart (left) in the role played in the movie by Christopher Lloyd (right) Roger is seen in full character as 'Doc,' puttering around his beloved DeLorean and perfectly putting on the rough-hewn voice. 'I don't know, a used car, huh?' he says.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It turns out Hugh Jackman is irreplaceable. “The Music Man” will end its run on Jan. 1, 2023 as the Tony-winning star of stage and screen finishes his lengthy commitment to the hot-selling Broadway revival. There had been some chatter that the producers were looking for another actor to take over for Jackman as Professor Henry Hill, but those kind of performers are few and far between. And, well, they don’t usually have the kind of commercial appeal to fill the Winter Garden. The revival, which also starred two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, will have played 358 regular and 46 preview performances by the time it takes its final bow. 

Box office for most Broadway shows – Funny Girl and Mr. Saturday Night included – was up a bit last week, as the hits – Into The Woods and MJ included – stayed strong and even some struggling shows saw a slight uptick in attendance.

Sutton Foster will be missing a few performances of The Music Man.