OBE at the Sage Gateshead

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795264024 BcmWT S OBE at the Sage GatesheadIf you’re ever in a pub quiz or even ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ‘and you’re asked “Who connects all these artists together, John ,Paul, George ,Ringo, Willy Russell and Gerry Rafferty?.

I can give you the answer providing you share the

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Mamma Mia! Ticket sales go through the roof

There’s just no stopping the Mamma Mia bandwagon.

Since going on general sale in March tickets sales for the international tour of the hit musical at Metro Radio Arena have topped 100,000 mark.

728864608 zZ8Hw M Mamma Mia! Ticket sales go through the roof This makes it the biggest selling event ever at the Arena since opening 14 years ago!

With 44 shows on sale taking place from 12th

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The American Connection10

Join Brian tomorrow with the American Connection to take in a great mix of modern, traditional and contemporary country music.

The show goes ‘live’ at 8am but as you know you can listen anytime after that at your leisure. He’ll be taking a look at the Hot Billboard Country Songs Charts and in the ‘On This Day’ feature he’ll be taking a look at a chart topper ‘on this day’ (November 21st 1971).

There’s also tracks from The Eagles, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, Ronnie Milsap,

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No time for tears as Evita takes to the stage

Seamus Cullen as Che and Rachael Wooding as Eva

Seamus Cullen as Che and Rachael Wooding as Eva

A new lavish production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber multi-award winning musical masterpiece Evita comes to the Theatre Royal Newcastle from Monday 22 June – Saturday 4 July.

It tells the story of ‘little Eva’, born in deepest poverty, but as a beautiful and ambitious woman, became the second wife of Juan

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Get ready for a rhapsody in rock

Killer Queen from We Will Rock You

Killer Queen from We Will Rock You

The smash Queen and Ben Elton hit musical ‘We Will Rock You’ is set to rock the North East with a three week run at the Sunderland Empire from 10 – 27 June 2009.

Actor and musician Jonathan Wilkes and former Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy will star in the Queen and Ben

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Life is a Cabaret old chum

Samantha Barks (Sally) and Ensemble 3

Samantha Barks (Sally) and Ensemble 3

Since it premiered on Broadway in 1966 and became a film, Cabaret has been a magnet for stage and screen awards.

The list includes 8 Oscars, seven BAFTAs and 13 Tonys and, most recently, a frank and fearless production that has collected a Double Olivier Award and a Variety Club Best Musical Award.

The good news is

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