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Wonderful Town is the Tony Award winning musical with a big heart. With music by the wonderful Leonard Bernstein, this production ticks almost every box for a sure fire hit even before entering the theatre. Having taken a variety of different forms over the last decade, Wonderful Town started out as a group of short stories, followed by a book, then a play and afterwards probably its most recognised form in the 1953 film starring Edith Adams and Rosalind Russell - all before it became a successful musical production.

The Birmingham Hippodrome today announced full season information for its forthcoming 2012/13 season, which includes Cape Town Opera's PORGY AND BESS and Cameron Mackintosh's new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE KING AND I, WONDERFUL TOWN, DIRTY DANCING, SISTER ACT and BLOOD BROTHERS.

It's very rare that you see a touring production as large and as lavish as the current UK tour of Wonderful Town. 'It's great!' says Michael Xavier, who plays the male lead Bob Baker.

Connie Fisher and Michael Xavier lead the cast of the UK tour of Wonderful Town!

The Birmingham Hippodrome today announced full season information for its forthcoming 2012/13 season, which includes Cape Town Opera's PORGY AND BESS and Cameron Mackintosh's new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE KING AND I, WONDERFUL TOWN, DIRTY DANCING, SISTER ACT and BLOOD BROTHERS.

Legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein's (West Side Story) award-winning musical comedy WONDERFUL TOWN comes to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, from today 1 - Saturday 5 May, as part of a major national tour.

Connie Fisher stars in Wonderful Town, now on tour around the UK - here are some pictures from the show!

Robert Gould reports on the 2012 final of the Principality Building Society Welsh Musical Theatre Young Singer Of The Year final at the Taliesin Theatre, Swansea on April 14th.

The Birmingham Hippodrome today announced full season information for its forthcoming 2012/13 season, which includes Cape Town Opera's PORGY AND BESS and Cameron Mackintosh's new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE KING AND I, WONDERFUL TOWN, DIRTY DANCING, SISTER ACT and BLOOD BROTHERS.

Legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein's (West Side Story) award-winning musical comedy WONDERFUL TOWN comes to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, from Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 May, as part of a major national tour.

Robert Gould reports with news of the prestigious Welsh Musical theatre Young Singer Of the Year contest in Swansea.

What we're looking forward to in 2012

Following a run at The Lowry in Salford, Leonard Bernstein's musical comedy, WONDERFUL TOWN, directed by The Royal Exchange Theatre Artistic Director BRAHAM MURRAY and starring CONNIE FISHER, will tour the UK for 11 weeks. Tickets for all venues are now on sale.

Liverpool Empire Theatre has announced the appointment of a new General Manager, Andrew Rawlinson, who joins the iconic venue at a very exciting time with many top West End shows in the diary and more to be announced very soon.

Verity Rushworth continues as Maria in the UK tour of the classic musical

Whispers reach us that Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning yet another talent search show. The rumour is that he fancies producing a new version of My Fair Lady, and wants to find a new actress to play Eliza Doolittle. I'd suggest that he doesn't. And here are my reasons why

Wonderful Town is a musical with a book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on Fields and Chodorov's 1940 play My Sister Eileen, which is itself based on the collection of short stories by Ruth McKenney of the same name.

Wales has a proud musical heritage, not least in the realm of musical theatre, with many of the West End's current and recent hit musicals filled with Welsh talent in lead roles

Three of the North West region's foremost arts institutions are uniting for the first time to present a unique production of Leonard Bernstein's musical comedy Wonderful Town.