The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)” – Hugo, John, Young Loco, The Other Woman & Drag Queens

The WhatsOnStage Award-winning musical, which features book and lyrics by Tom MacRae and music by Dan Gillespie Sells, stemmed from an idea by Jonathan Butterell, the show’s original director, inspired by the BBC documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16. It's a lot of attention on newcomer Harwood, who delivers an assured, arch performance that almost feels too cool – but then the quiet moments come, and something vulnerable surfaces in his eyes. Those contemplative scenes are much-needed and well-judged. London theatres 'devastated' to close again under tier 3 restrictions". BBC News. 14 December 2020 . Retrieved 22 February 2021.

Miss Hedge: Michelle Visage, [13] Hayley Tamaddon, [14] Faye Tozer, [15] [16] Rita Simons, [17] Preeya Kalidas, [18] Katy Brand [19] Everybody's Talking About... Preeya Kalidas!". Everybody's Talking About Jamie. 8 November 2019 . Retrieved 11 December 2019. Having now inspired a routine on Strictly Come Dancing and a big budget movie, it is, to use an opportunistic pun, the show everybody is talking about and rightly so.

In May 2021, It was announced the tour would recommence in Salford at The Lowry on 1 September 2021. Bianca Del Rio played the role of Loco Chanelle at certain venues. [29] [30] [31] Seoul (2020) [ edit ] Wild, Stephi (9 July 2021). "EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Announces Plans For West End, UK Tour, and Global Productions". Broadway World . Retrieved 9 July 2021. There’s a special kind of atmosphere surrounding the Theatre Royal in Newcastle this week as a smash hit musical has finally arrived in the native land of the person who inspired it. That short run in Sheffield, where the show is set, though was all they needed to send the story stratospheric, with MacRae saying it was in that space of time that a West End show and a movie had been agreed. The full script for Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae's British musical hit is available to buy, so you can recite your favourite moments.

How does Hayley feel about taking the musical on tour?

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Will Embark on Australian Tour". BroadwayWorld.com. 7 March 2020 . Retrieved 15 March 2020. Everybody's Talking About… Bianca Del Rio!". everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk . Retrieved 29 March 2019. The musical made its American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from 16 January to 20 February 2022. [34] Layton Williams and Bianca Del Rio reprised their roles as Jamie New and Hugo/Loco Chanelle respectively. [35] [36] Australian tour (TBA) [ edit ] Michelle Visage joins cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in the West End". WhatsOnStage . Retrieved 14 January 2019.

A UK tour began from 8 February 2020, opening at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield starring Layton Williams and Shane Richie reprising their roles of Jamie and Hugo/Loco Chanelle from the West End production. [28] However, in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tour was forced to stop. Four actors; 2AM's Jo Kwon, NU'EST's Ren, Astro's MJ, and musical theatre actor Shin Joo-hyup shared the role of Jamie. [32] Japan (2021) [ edit ] The show was scheduled to embark on an Australian tour from 18 July 2020, at the Sydney Opera House before touring to Sydney Coliseum Theatre (4 to 13 September), The Art House Wyong (1 to 4 October), Arts Centre Melbourne (9 to 25 October), Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane (13 to 29 November), Canberra Theatre Centre (11 to 13 December), His Majesty's Theatre, Perth (22 to 31 January 2021) and Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide (5 to 14 February). [37] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was cancelled. Watching the kids dancing and everybody on that screen, I thought 'I've never seen that before in my life'... and I'm just so happy to be there celebrating with everybody else."

What will the people of Blackpool get from the show?

Tim Minchin wrote his record-breaking, award-winning musical based on the classic novel by Roald Dahl, and a version with a theatre tie-in cover is now available. Everybody's Talking About…the NEW Jamie cast!". everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk . Retrieved 9 January 2019. HAMILTON Breaks Olivier Nomination Record; Audra McDonald, Andrew Garfield, and More Nominated; Full List! broadwayworld.com The first Spanish language production of the musical premiered on April 14, 2023 at Teatro Manolo Fabregas in Mexico City. The show is headlined by Mexican singer and TV star Joaquin Bondoni and Guatemalan singer Nelson Carreras, both alternating the role of Jamie New. [ citation needed] Sweden (2023) [ edit ] Gregory Maguire's novel which inspired one of the longest-running musicals currently in the West End.