David Ian News

Equity auditions for roles in the upcoming Grease revival will be held this month

NBC will search for the next Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko in 'You're the One That We Want,' a new talent competition series from BBC Worldwide Productions for mid-season, where America will ultimately get to choose the two leads for a new Broadway production of Grease

Daniel Radcliffe gets naked in Equus, Maria Von Trapp turns reality TV star, Harold Pinter plans London stage return and Sunday plans a Broadway transfer

A nationwide UK casting search is still underway to find a Maria for the upcoming West End revival of The Sound of Music; film star Scarlett Johansson, however, came very close to landing the role

Ok PHANTOM 'Phans'... I have found your nirvana...and you can find it at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where I attended the lavish opening of PHANTOM: The Las Vegas Spectacular last night (Saturday, June 24th at 7pm).

The upcoming London revival of The Sound of Music will now open on November 14th, rather than the previously-announced date of December 5th

Jeremy Sams will direct the upcoming London revival of The Sound of Music, opening at the London Palladium on December 5th

According to a BBC News article, Graham Norton will lead 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?,' a reality show search to find a Maria for an upcoming West End revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music; Andrew Lloyd Webber will also be involved in the search

A nation-wide search has delivered a cast handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince and rich in Broadway experience for Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, which begins preview performances in June at The Venetian Resort • Hotel • Casino in Las Vegas.

Sunday in the Park with George looks for further life after the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Eccleston's West End return is cancelled and David Ian tops the annual Stage 100 list

The smash London revival of Guys and Dolls, which may be headed for Broadway, has recouped its entire investment in 17 weeks

The Producers has just recouped its £5,500,000 capitalisation and the musical has now been seen by well over 550,000 people in London since it started performances on 25 October 2004.