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Take a listen to this week’s #SpotlightOn to find out about re-opening theatres, an upcoming concert from two West End mega-stars, and the imminent return of your favourite student radio musical theatre show!

Click here for tickets to 'One Night Stand: Rachel Tucker and John Owen Jones In Concert' (23rd September, 21:30).

And don't forget to tune in to urn1350.net on Wednesday (23rd September) from 1-2pm to hear the first episode of Showtime since March! 

Six is set to become the first musical to return to the West End with socially distanced performances beginning in November. Click on the relevant location to get tickets for London (Lyric Theatre, 14th Nov-31st Jan) or Salford (The Lowry, 27th Nov-10th Jan).

Take Two Theatricals are launching a brand new series of concerts starting this Friday (18th September), featuring some of the biggest names in theatre performing at the London Coliseum. Listen in to this week’s #SpotlightOn to find out everything you need to know!

For a taste of what to expect, check out this trailer: youtube.com/H1Tj97JVTGM

And make sure you get your tickets here: stream.theatre/home

The Nottingham Playhouse have just announced a brand new festival of content this autumn which includes Mark Gatiss reading ghost stories, a concert with West End leading ladies, and a brand new play by James Graham. Plus, for the first time since March, you can actually go to the theatre to see things live (or continue watching online from home)! Listen in to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out more.

Check out the full list of content available as part of the Nottingham Playhouse Unlocked festival right here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/brand-new-festival-announced

This Wednesday, archival footage of the dress rehearsal of the hit play My Beautiful Laundrette (based on the 1985 film of the same name) will be added to the Leicester Curve's extensive list of online material as part of 'The Show Must Go OnLINE'. Give it a watch and check out everything else they have to offer right here: curveonline.co.uk/the-show-must-go-online

Are you a die-hard fan of Disney? Partial to a bit of Pixar? An all-round admirer of animated films and the music therein? Well, you'll love the topic of this week's #SpotlightOn - West End Does: The Magic of Animation (Unplugged)! 

This concert will stream on 28th and 29th August, with tickets available from the following link: westenddoes.com

Love Stephen Schwartz and want to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Godspell in style? Find out all you need to know in this week’s #SpotlightOn!

Get your tickets for the 50th Anniversary concert right here: hopemilltheatre.co.uk/events/godspell

And make sure you check out Jodie Steele's version of 'Beautiful City' for a taste of the show, available on all streaming platforms: broadwayrecords.com/beautiful-city

Music credits: Stephen Schwartz (‘Prepare Ye’, ‘All For The Best’ & ‘Bless The Lord’; Godspell – The New Broadway Cast Recording, 2011; label: Ghostlight Records; copyright: The Godspell Broadway Album LP)

Lambert Jackson are bringing us another fabulous live-streamed concert, this time featuring the stars of London's Waitress, David Hunter and Lucie Jones! Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn for everything you need to know about this upcoming gig and get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/111305096540

To find out more about the 2020/21 Waitress UK tour, head to: waitressthemusical.co.uk

And if you missed out on The Space Between, a mini-musical by David Hunter and Caroline Kay, catch up right here: audioboom.com/7636015-showtime-spotlight-on-the-space-between   

As the dust settles on the 2019/2020 Premier League season, the URN Sport Team are back to give out their annual awards, including 'Best Moment', 'Best Goal' and 'Ultimate XI'.

Worried about the news that Phantom is going to ‘permanently shut down’ in the West End? Well, have no fear! Listen in to this week’s #SpotlightOn for everything you need to know about what’s happening to this beloved musical.

And if you want to hear more about Andrew Lloyd Webber's test pilot of a socially-distanced performance at the London Palladium, catch up on last week's episode here: audioboom.com/posts/7641255-showtime-spotlight-on-andrew-lloyd-webber

This week saw the biggest development in theatre since Coronavirus began, with Andrew Lloyd Webber hosting a trial socially-distanced live performance at the London Palladium. Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out more and see what this might mean for the wider theatre industry.

Check out the speech Andrew Lloyd Webber gave prior to the performance: youtube.com/K_mrIP-z814 

Or read a written version here: thestage.co.uk/news/palladium-test-event-andrew-lloyd-webbers-speech-in-full