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Jerry Springer – The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre
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The Cambridge Theatre in London is a modern theatre, facing Seven Dials, built using steel and concrete and is notable for its elegant and clean lines of design. The theatre was refurbished in 1950—the original gold and silver decor was painted over in red, and candelabras and chandeliers were added. In 1987, in order to restore the original decor, the theatre was once again refurbished, this time by Carl Toms. Download high resolution version (500x667, 56 KB)Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre, London. ... Download high resolution version (500x667, 56 KB)Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre, London. ... The Seven Dials sundial pillar, 2004. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Productions at the Cambridge Theatre have been characterised by relatively short runs interspered with several dark periods and the theatre was used for trade film shows in the late 1930s and again in 1969 as a cinema. // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...


Notable productions include Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence in 1963 (678 performances), Bruce Forsyth in Little Me in 1964 (334 performances) and in the late 1970s the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago ran for 590 performances. More recently the 'rock'n'roll' musical Return to the Forbidden Planet which was based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and used 1950s and 1960s songs opened in September 1989 and lasted until early 1993, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Musical—beating the favourite, Miss Saigon. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy, written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bruce Forsyth CBE Bruce Joseph Forsyth, CBE (born 22 February 1928) is a British entertainer and showman who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and has since presented game shows such as Play Your Cards Right, The Generation Game, and Strictly Come Dancing. ... Little Me was the parody confessional self-indulgent autobiography of Belle Poitrine (Pretty Bosom), subtitled The Intimate Memoirs of the Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television, by Patrick Dennis, who had achieved a great success with Auntie Mame. ... See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Return to the Forbidden Planet is a musical by director Bob Carlton based on Shakespeares The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet (which itself drew its plot loosely from The Tempest). ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. ...


The controversial show Jerry Springer - The Opera has recently finished at the Cambridge Theatre, and was the longest running show on record at the theatre. This was followed by a month run of illusiotist Derren Brown's Something Wicked This Way Comes tour, before the London premiere of Flying Music's Dancing In The Streets which opened on 7th July 2005. This will finish its run on 22 April 2006 prior to the transfer of Chicago moving across Theatreland from the Adelphi Theatre, to continue its London run into its tenth year. It will open at the Cambridge from Friday 28 April, following its closure at the Adelphi on 22 April. David Soul stars in this controversial opera. ... Derren Brown Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English psychological illusionist (mentalist). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... This is a list of entertainment venues in London. ... The Adam brothers Adelphi Buildings in an 18th-century print; the terrace stood upon riverfront warehousing. ...


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Encyclopedia: Cambridge Theatre (1076 words)
The Cambridge Theatre in London is a modern theatre, facing Seven Dials, built using steel and concrete and is notable for its elegant and clean lines of design.
The theatre was refurbished in 1950—the original gold and silver decor was painted over in red, and candelabras and chandeliers were added.
Productions at the Cambridge Theatre have been characterised by relatively short runs interspered with several dark periods and the theatre was used for trade film shows in the late 1930s and again in 1969 as a cinema.
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