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Jaymi Hensley is Joseph
Dreamcoat role for Union J star:
An excited Union J star Jaymi Hensley will be in the title role when the latest tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat arrives at the Edinburgh Playhouse in March 2019.
Grinch set to steal Festival Xmas
Grinch musical for Festival Theatre:
The first ever UK tour of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will play both Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre and Glasgow’s SEC in November 2019.
Breaking the chains
Ghost The Musical returns, unchained:
Bill Kenwright’s 2019 tour of Ghost the Musical arrives in Edinburgh with the spectre of its previous visit’s miscasting firmly put to rest, as proper musical theatre stars take over the main roles.
Lesley Joseph for Miss Hannigan
Lesley Joseph to star in Annie tour for Edinburgh:
Lesley Joseph will play the role of Miss Hannigan when the touring production of Annie visits the Edinburgh Playhouse in September and October 2019.
Open Call for White
EUTC to stage UK premiere of James Ijames’ comedy:
The Edinburgh University Theatre Company has put out an open call for its UK premiere of James Ijames’ White, a comedy about race, gender and the place of art in an absurdly divided society.
Stones in His Pockets for King’s
Comedy replaces Mockingbird in April:
Marie Jones’ Olivier Award-winning comedy Stones in His Pockets is to fill the gap in the Edinburgh King’s schedule left by the shock cancellation of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Zappa ghosts into Playhouse
Frank Zappa Hologram Tour’s only Scottish date:
The “mind-melting” Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa hologram tour has its only Scottish date, at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Thursday 9 May 2019, 42 years after Zappa’s only ever Edinburgh appearance.
Sing-along Gondoliers
EdGAS annual G&S sing-along for Feb:
The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be staging a sing-along performance of The Gondoliers on Sunday 3 February 2019.
Jane McDonald for Playhouse
UK Tour for star of Cruising With Jane McDonald:
Jane McDonald the BAFTA award-winning star of Cruising with Jane McDonald, is playing one night at the Edinburgh Playhouse in June 2019.
Mockingbird pulled
King’s pulls To Kill A Mockingbird as tour cancelled:
The full UK tour of To Kill A Mockingbird has been cancelled following threats of litigation from the American rights holders.
