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WestEndUpdates

  1. ELTON SPEAKS! The Billy Elliot composer praised the West End's "best theatre in the world" and spoke of optimism for shows during Olympics.
  2. Theatre Wisdom: "I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost – it's there and then it's gone." –Maggie Smith
  3. Pantomime regular David Leonard takes over from Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull in @MatildaMusical from 3 July.
  4. Peace-and-love rock musical Hair comes to the Piccadilly Theatre for a one-off show on 1 July – proceeds go to Help For Heroes.
  5. .@DogAteMyWookie @cyberschizoid A lot of people are sad about Ghost. Maybe it'll be ... resurrected?
  6. Spice Girls musical Viva Forever will go head to head with new musical The Bodyguard from December – which will prove more popular?
  7. Rumour has it: Julian Fellowes and Matilda director Matthew Warchus may be on board for stage version of Slumdog Millionaire (aka MILLONAIR)
  8. .@Lesterbuddy Now that really is commitment! Will you see it again for a final hurrah?
  9. .@keith_jack It is, and full of spectacular effects and illusions. Seems maybe it hasn't done as well as expected though.
  10. .@temishy Sadly it is rumoured that Ghost the Musical will close in the autumn. Have you seen it?
  11. Spice Girls musical Viva Forever to open in the West End's Piccadilly Theatre in December – with book by Ab Fab's Jennifer Saunders!
  12. H. P. Lovecraft & Stuart Gordon fans: Re-Animator the Musical comes to Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Assembly in August!
  13. Happy Birthday Billy Elliot the Musical – celebrated its 7th birthday with gala night featuring James Cracknell, Kelly Holmes & Elton John!
  14. Olivier Best Actor winner Bertie Carvel & 70s maverick cop Philip Glenister to star in the National Theatre's new season of three new plays!
  15. .@helenmumby I'm glad! That makes at least 55 million of us (I've counted and made a graph)
  16. .@helenmumby Harsh words! You're not alone. The reaction to Hathaway's vocals was worse when a different trailer was leaked some weeks ago.
  17. .@Lindajaye A lot of people really are loving her emotional rendition!