Recent and Present Productions
- 1991: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Steven Pimlott's reworking of the Lloyd Webber/Rice musical, starring Jason Donovan, Linzi Hateley and later Phillip Schofield
- 1994: Oliver! - Cameron Mackintosh's revival directed by Sam Mendes. Originally starring Jonathan Pryce, Sally Dexter and Miles Anderson. Later Fagins include: Jim Dale, George Layton, Russ Abbot, Gary Wilmot, Robert Lindsay and Barry Humphries. Later Nancys include: Claire Moore, Ruthie Henshall and Sonia Swaby
- 1998: Saturday Night Fever directed and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, starring Adam Garcia and Ben Richards
- 2000: The King and I directed by Christopher Renshaw. A transfer of the acclaimed 1996 Broadway revival, this version starred Elaine Paige and Jason Scott Lee
- 2002: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang directed by Adrian Noble and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The original cast included Michael Ball as Caractacus Potts, Emma Williams as Truly Scrumptious, Nichola McAuliffe as Baroness Bomburst, Brian Blessed as Baron Bomburst and Richard O'Brien as The Child Catcher. Later cast members included: Gary Wilmot, Jason Donovan, Brian Conley, Christopher Biggins, Louise Gold, Paul O'Grady, Wayne Sleep, Lionel Blair, Stephen Gately, Derek Griffiths, Alvin Stardust, Jo Gibb, Scarlett Strallen and Caroline Sheen
- 2005: Scrooge - The Musical, by Leslie Bricusse, starring Tommy Steele
- 2006: Sinatra at the London Palladium - tribute to Frank Sinatra
- 2006: The Sound of Music directed by Jeremy Sams, starring BBC How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? winner Connie Fisher, Alexander Hanson, Lesley Garrett and, later, Summer Strallen and Margaret Preece
- 2009: Sister Act the Musical - performances from 7 May 2009, produced by Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment with music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Glenn Slater, starring Patina Miller, Sheila Hancock and Ian Lavender. The production received various award nominations including an Olivier Award nomination for its star, Miller
- 2011: The Wizard of Oz opened at the theatre on February 7, 2011 and played through September 2012. This production was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber who found Danielle Hope to play Dorothy, via the hugely popular BBC talent show series Over The Rainbow
- 2012: Scrooge - The Musical, by Leslie Bricusse, starring Tommy Steele opens 24 October 2012.
- 2013: A Chorus Line directed by Bob Avian, opens 2 February 2013.
Read more about this topic: London Palladium
Famous quotes containing the words present and/or productions:
“The judges of normality are present everywhere. We are in the society of the teacher-judge, the doctor-judge, the educator- judge, the “social worker”-judge.”
—Michel Foucault (1926–1984)
“If you think it will only add one sprig to the wreath the country twines to bind the brows of my hero, I will run the risk of being sneered at by those who criticize female productions of all kinds. ...Though a female, I was born a patriot.”
—Annie Boudinot Stockton (1736–1801)