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Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle musical premieres in Newcastle

GLOBAL singing sensation Susan Boyle is to join the cast of I Dreamed A Dream, the musical based on her life, which gets its world premiere in Newcastle.Read

Connie Fisher pulls out of The Sound of Music

MUSICALS star Connie Fisher has dramatically pulled out of The Sound of Music tour which is heading for Newcastle.Read

Susan Boyle musical to premiere at Theatre Royal Newcastle

A NEW musical charting the life of global singing sensation Susan Boyle will get its world premiere in Newcastle.Read

George Michael announces gig at Metro Radio Arena

POP superstar George Michael is to play his first ever solo Newcastle gig this December.Read

Review: Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival

GORDON BARR went to Paris to see Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. He interviewed Toy Story’s Woody and Jessie characters ahead of their current visit to Newcastle.Read

BOY, OH BOY, IS THAT CHERYL?

CHERYL Cole has taken up a four-week residency in Newcastle - of sorts. Lady Boy Oat plays Cheryl in The Lady Boys of Bangkok’s show, at the Sabai Pavilion, Times Square, until October 9 and is even joined by ex-hubby ‘Ashley Cole’ on the stage, before she shows him the red card, in the cabaret send-up.Read

Roxy Music set for Metro Radio Arena homecoming date

ROCK legends Roxy Music are to kick off their first UK tour in more than a decade with a homecoming gig in Newcastle, it was confirmed today.Read

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Violinist Andre Rieu set to perform in Newcastle

VIOLINIST Andre Rieu has announced his debut North East show.Read

TV presenter Lauren Laverne

It all ads up for TV’s Lauren Laverne

IT’S confession time and television and radio personality Lauren Laverne isn’t holding back.Read

Big names to top the bill at Evolution festival

SOME of the biggest names in British music will top the bill at this year’s Evolution festival on the banks of the River Tyne.Read

Actress Kate Graham who is appearing in Mamma Mia!

Kate's at home in Mamma Mia!

DRIVING into Newcastle earlier this week, actress Kate Graham was full of excitement and a bundle of nerves.Read

Joe McElderry gives special performance at The Sage

X FACTOR finalist Joe McElderry gave a special, private performance to family and friends on Tyneside last night.Read

Bucks Fizz reunite 25 years on from Newcastle crash

EIGHTIES pop group Bucks Fizz are planning a reunion show in Newcastle, 25 years on from a bus crash that almost killed them.Read

Whitney Houston to play in Newcastle

Pop diva Whitney Houston is to play her first ever Newcastle show, we can reveal today.Read

Ant and Dec back home for new book signing

TV DUO Ant and Dec are back home in Newcastle today to sign copies of their autobiography.Read

Beyonce

Beyonce announces second Newcastle gig in a year

SINGING sensation Beyonce has announced her second Newcastle gig of the year.Read

Beyonce announces new Metro Radio Arena gig

SINGING sensation Beyonce announced her second Newcastle gig of the year today.Read

Life's a

North lad Ben Forster looks set to make big waves in the music industry. Gordon Barr meets up with the entertainer who was born to performRead

Author Profile

Gordon Barr is our Entertainment Editor. He has been covering showbiz stories for us since 1993, having joined the company in 1990. Having grown up in the Western Highlands in a village called Taynuilt, he is now very much a city lad and is interested in all forms of entertainment, with a wide taste in music, film, food and theatre.

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