BWW Reviews: COOL RIDER Original Studio Cast Recording
by Jenny Antill
- Jun 30, 2015
Following a massive 235 people donating over £12,000 via Kickstarter, Cool Rider (the stage concert production of Grease 2) has been able to release a studio cast recording of the show that received four and five star reviews when being debuted in the West End last year. It may have only been on for seven performances but it had great impact which is reflected in the support it has received from the public. This was also echoed in the 2014 BroadwayWorld Awards whereby Cool Rider received a huge nine nominations. Furthermore, although only being released yesterday, the recording is currently in the top ten of the UK soundtrack iTunes chart.
Cult Musical COOL RIDER Returns to The Duchess Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 15, 2014
Following the rapturous reception of the one-night-only concert at the Lyric Theatre, Cool Rider, the cult musical sequel will return to the West End, cool riding into the historic Duchess Theatre from tonight 15 to Saturday 19 April 2014 (press night Wednesday 16 April at 8.00pm) it was announced today. On sale now.
Mark Benton, Niki Evans Star in COOL RIDER - Full Cast Announced!
by Christina Mancuso
- Mar 27, 2014
Full casting is announced today for Cool Rider, the cult musical sequel which will return to the West End, cool riding into the historic Duchess Theatre from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 April 2014 (press night Wednesday 16 April at 8.00pm) following the rapturous reception of the one-night-only concert at the Lyric Theatre. On sale now.
Cult Musical COOL RIDER Returns to The Duchess Theatre for One Week Only in April
by Courtnie Mele
- Feb 11, 2014
Following the rapturous reception of the one-night-only concert at the Lyric Theatre, Cool Rider, the cult musical sequel will return to the West End, cool riding into the historic Duchess Theatre from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 April 2014 (press night Wednesday 16 April at 8.00pm) it was announced today. On sale now.
BWW Reviews: COOL RIDER, Lyric Theatre, Jan 27 2014
by Kevin Sherwin
- Jan 28, 2014
Some people call Grease 2 a guilty pleasure. Many more consider it to simply be a bad film. And then there's the rest of us: people who come across it at an early age (often too young to understand what the 'Reproduction' lyrics we like to sing at the dinner table mean), genuinely love it to pieces and never let it go, who at various points in our lives come across fellow fans - there is no quicker bond - with whom we can recite the dialogue and sing the songs, fuelling our shared fervour, and on and on it goes.
Bronté Barbe, Nadine Cox & More Set for COOL RIDER Concert on January 27
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 21, 2014
Full casting is announced today for COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel in concert, which will play two performances only on Monday 27 January2014 at the West End's Lyric Theatre. Due to popular demand, 100 additional seats have also been released for the 11.00pm performance, with the7.30pm performance sold out. First-look images are also released today of Reece Shearsmith as Mr Stuart, Ashleigh Gray as Stephanie and Aaron Sidwell as Michael.
Ashleigh Gray To Star As Stephanie In COOL RIDER
by Carrie Dunn
- Jan 13, 2014
Joining the previously announced Reece Shearsmith as biology teacher Mr Stuart are Ashleigh Gray as Stephanie, Aaron Sidwell as Michael, Hannah Levane as Paulette and Niall Sheehy as Johnny.
GREASE 2 Live in London For One Night Only, Lyric Theatre, Jan 2014
by Carrie Dunn
- Oct 23, 2013
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told (and then set to music); the much loved cult movie musical GREASE 2will finally join the ranks of screen-to-stage musicals in concert and for one night only at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on Monday 27 January 2014.
Lizzie Roper Takes Over For Ellen Greene In BETWIXT!
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Aug 12, 2011
Ellen Greene, the original stage and screen Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, will play her final performance in the new British West End comedy musical Betwixt! on Saturday August 20, the original end date of the limited engagement at Trafalgar Studios 2.
West End's BETWIXT! Extends Through September 10
by Nicole Rosky
- Aug 4, 2011
On July 26, Little Shop of Horrors' original 'Audrey', Ellen Greene, returned to the stage in the West End run of Betwixt! at Trafalgar Studios. Betwixt! is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. The show premiered in The King's Head Theatre London on 6 May 2008 and finished its first run on 22 June 2008. This Trafalgar Studios production will now run through SEptember 10, 2011.
Photo Flash: First Look at Ellen Greene in BETWIXT! in the West End
by BWW
- Jul 29, 2011
On July 26, Little Shop of Horrors' original 'Audrey', Ellen Green, returned to the West End in Betwixt at Trafalgar Studios. Betwixt! is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. The show premiered in The King's Head Theatre London on 6 May 2008 and finished its first run on 22 June 2008. This Trafalgar Studios production will run through August 20, 2011. The first production shots have been released and appear below!
Ellen Greene-Led BETWIXT! Opens in London
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 26, 2011
Legendary Ellen Greene - who starred as Audrey in ‘Little Shop of Horrors' on Broadway, in the West End and in the subsequent Hollywood film alongside Rick Moranis and Steve Martin - is joining the cast of Betwixt!, a new British comedy musical written and directed by Ian McFarlane, which is getting a West End season at Trafalgar Studios 2 from Tuesday 26th July to Saturday 20th August.
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