Sam Bailey News

After a sold-out, critically acclaimed West End season, sold-out shows in Australia and prior to dates across America, Graeme of Thrones is setting out on a 35-date UK tour.

Inspired by writer and director Sam Bailey's own personal history, and created by Parrot in the Tank in collaboration with Barrel Organ's Joe Boylan, Gaulier graduate Andrea Foa and actor and filmmaker Kyle Shephard, BLACK DOG GOLD FISH explores the repercussions of clinical depression on day to day life, spinning the story of one troubled aquarium employee as he tries to liberate the captive fish back into the sea. In spite of his best efforts he accidentally punches one of the fish to death and is thrown face to face with his own Black Dog; a goldfish with a silver tongue.

Full casting has been announced for the international award-winning musical CHICAGO, which opens a national tour at the New Theatre Oxford on Friday 12 February 2016. Joining the previously announced John Partridge as Billy Flynn, Hayley Tamaddon as Roxie Hart and Sam Bailey as Mama Morton will be Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly, Neil Ditt as Amos Hart and A.D. Richardson as Mary Sunshine. Tour schedule below with further dates to be announced. www.chicagotour.co.uk

Singer, songwriter and producer Kerli is partnering with PledgeMusic to independently launch her new album. She boasts two previous releases through Island Def Jam and a track record of chart-topping EDM collaborations with the likes of Seven Lions and SNBRN

Hasbro - whose games collection includes classics such as MONOPOLY, Twister and Buckaroo - will sponsor all ten First Family Entertainment (FFE) pantomimes at the following ATG venues; Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Bristol Hippodrome, King's Theatre Glasgow, Liverpool Empire, Manchester Opera House, Milton Keynes Theatre, Richmond Theatre, Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent, New Victoria Theatre Woking and New Wimbledon Theatre.

Take a unique and fun theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms with avid Game of Thrones super fan Graeme (Ali Brice) and cohorts ex-crush Briony (Libby Northedge) and best friend Paul (Mark Davison) as they attempt to impress a producer and show the world how everyone's favourite sweary fantasy TV series should have been made!

"Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery… all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts"… so begins the international award-winning musical CHICAGO, which opens a national tour at the New Theatre Oxford on Friday 12 February 2016 starring John Partridge as Billy Flynn, Hayley Tamaddon as Roxie Hart and Sam Bailey as Mama Morton. Tour schedule below with further dates to be announced. Full casting to be announced soon. www.chicagotour.co.uk

Theatre composer Scott Alan, who has spent many years working with some of the brightest talents Broadway and the West End, has just announced on his Tumblr that he is taking a leave from songwriting to focus on his personal life. He writes:

After a sold-out, two week residency at The Hippodrome, Scott Alan will play a one-night only farewell concert tonight, October 26th at 8pm at Pizza Express Jazz Club at Kettner's. The concert will feature special guests that will not be announced prior to the concert.

After a sold-out, two week residency at The Hippodrome, Scott Alan has announced that Pizza Express Jazz Club at Kettner's will present a one-night only farewell concert on Monday, October 26th at 8pm. The concert will feature special guests that will not be announced prior to the concert. Tickets are EXTREMELY LIMITED.

After a sold out two week residency at London's famed Hippodrome Casino, acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan will release his seventh album, 'Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett sing Scott Alan.' Below, we are excite dto bring you an exclusive preview track, 'At All'- a song Alan wrote for Erivo about leaving London to make her Broadway debut as Celie in The Color Purple.

Acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan recently returned London for a two-week residency at The Hippodrome Casino, featuring a different guest each night. Click below to watch September 14th's guest Rachelle Ann Go (MISS SAIGON, LES MISERABLES) perform Alan's song 'And There It Is'!

Winners of Britain's Got Talent, Collabro, two-time Olivier Award nominee, Michael Xavier, and one quarter of boyband Union J, Jaymi Hensley are to lead the guests at Sam Bailey: Live in the West End. Sam Bailey, who won ITV's The X Factor in 2013, will take the stage in London's West End for the first time in her career for a one-off concert at the Lyric Theatre on 12th October 2015. She will also be joined by US composer Scott Alan, West End leading lady, Caroline Sheen and Les Miserables alumni The Boys of the Barricade.

After a sold out two week residency at London's famed Hippodrome Casino, acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan will release his seventh album, 'Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett sing Scott Alan.'

Acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan returns to London for a two-week residency at The Hippodrome Casino. Featuring a different guest each night, the nine concerts will celebrate Alan's work in nights filled with heartfelt songs, the stories behind them and many surprises. Tickets are now on sale here.

Acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan returns to London for a two-week residency at The Hippodrome Casino. Featuring a different guest each night, the nine concerts will celebrate Alan's work in nights filled with heartfelt songs, the stories behind them and many surprises. Tickets are now on sale here.

Sam Bailey, who won ITV's The X Factor in 2013, will take the stage in London's West End for the first time in her career for a one-off concert at the Lyric Theatre. Sam and a plethora of special guests will perform an evening of musical theatre on 12th October 2015. Tickets for Sam Bailey - Live in the West End go on sale at 10am on Monday 22nd June 2015.

Acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan returns to London for a two-week residency at The Hippodrome Casino. Featuring a different guest each night, the nine concerts will celebrate Alan's work in nights filled with heartfelt songs, the stories behind them and many surprises.

After selling out three concerts at the St. James Studios with The Color Purple's Cynthia Erivo in May acclaimed composer Scott Alan went solo on May 3rd at the St. James Theatre. Below, watch 2013 X-FACTOR winner Sam Bailey sing Alan's 'Anything Worth Holding On To'!

Idina Menzel will take to the stage on the upcoming semi-final round of UK's THE X FACTOR.