Tween- magnet has reportedly pulled out of the remake of Footloose

For a chance to catch the best new musicals American Broadway has to offer, hop on over to the West End. Yes, its true notes from New York have travelled over to the UK, as the company’s production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years and Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick…BOOM! Will be fully staged side by side, at the Duchess Theatre this May.

And whats better is that you will not have to scavange the house for extra change to see the Olivier winner Paul Keating, Leon Lopez and Julie Atherton, because tickets will be priced from a credit crunch friendly £10 to £30 (and a season ticket for both productions will be available for a mere £50)

Its also rumoured that Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess will be playing the lead roles in Love Never Dies, the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, and will be opening the show in London. Apparently Andrew Lloyd Webber has suggested the possibility of simultaneous premieres in the UK, Shanghai and Toronto.

And for our young musical lovers (and Zac Efron stalkers) it is a sad day, as the High School Musical star announced he will not appear in the remake of Footloose. It seems that the tween heartthrob doesn’t want to be pidgeon holed into the sort of actor who only does big movie musicals- which is a shame since he is good at them.

Anne Hathaway, on the other hand, was happy to announce her role in the big musicals this year at the Oscars ceremony. Hathaway will be playing Judy Garland on stage and celluloid in the biographical Get Happy.

The West End is certainly looking forward to an exciting few months ahead.