THE LION KING, BLOOD BROTHERS, SUNSET BOULEVARD Extended In UK

UK Productions of The Lion King, Blood Brothers and Sunset Boulevard have all been extended in the West End.

The Lion King is running at the Lyceum Theater and has added four months to its schedule, bookings are being taken until January 31 2010. This company features Shaun Escoffery as Mufasa.

Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney's multi-award winning musical The Lion King will redefiNe Your expectations of theatre.

A spectacular visual feast, this adaptation of Disney's much-loved film transports audiences to a dazzling world that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba - the epic adventure of his journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.

Blood Brothers runs at the Phoenix Theatre, located at
Charing Cross Rd, WC2H OJP. Tube Tottenham Court Rd
Telephone 0870 060 6629. A pair of twins from Liverpool are separated at birth,their paths cross in friendship and anger. Directed by Bob Thomson, the show costs £22 - £52.50. The show is now taking bookings through 11/28.

Sunset Boulevard is running at the Comedy Theater and has received four Olivier Awards Nominations - Best Musical Revival - Best Performance By A Company - Best Actress In A Musical - Kathryn Evans - Best Supporting Performance - Dave Willetts. The show has been extended by two months to 6/27. The production was originally scheduled to run until 4/18.

Norma Desmond was the greatest silent movie star of them all, until the advent of the talkies made her a has-been. Joe Gillis was a struggling screenwriter until, by chance, he pulled his car into the driveway of 10086 Sunset Boulevard, home to the reclusive Miss Desmond. This chance encounter would change their lives, forever.

Craig Revel Horwood's poignant, compelling and inventive new production sold out prior to the opening of its run at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury this summer and now transfers to the West End's intimate Comedy Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber's stunning musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's classic 1950 film captures the haunting world of the Golden Age of Hollywood. With book and lyrics by the Oscar-winning partnership of Don Black (Born Free, Diamonds are Forever) and Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Atonement).