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What a feeling! Flashdance at the Liverpool Empire
Her welding technique may not have impressed Dave the steelworker-turned-stripper in The Full Monty. But her dance moves certainly did....


Wicked cast unveiled for Liverpool Empire
EastEnders baddie Aaron Sidwell is set to come to Liverpool in Wicked next spring. The actor, who plays Steven Beale in the soap and has...


Sunset Boulevard casting confirmed for Liverpool
Ria Jones has been confirmed to continue playing Norman Desmond in Sunset Boulevard when it comes to Liverpool next year. Meanwhile...


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...


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,...
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