"in period costume in a similar fashion. Other long-running British variety shows that originated in the 1950s include ""Tonight at the London Palladium"" (1955-1969), ""The Black and White Minstrel Show"" (1958-1978), ""The White Heather Club"" (1958-1968) and ""Royal Variety Performance"" (an annual event televised since the 1950s). Popular American variety shows that began in the 60s include a revival of ""The Jackie Gleason Show"" (1960-1970), ""The Andy Williams Show"" (1962-1971), ""The Danny Kaye Show"" (1963-1967), ""The Hollywood Palace"" (1964-1970), ""The Dean Martin Show"" (1965-1974), ""The Carol Burnett Show"" (1967-1978) and ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"" (1967-1969). 1969 saw a flurry"
"Royal Variety Performance The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which Queen Elizabeth II is life-patron). It is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts. The ""Royal Variety Performance"" traditionally begins with the entrance of the members of the British Royal Family followed by singing of the national anthem, God"
"""Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund"" and then in June 2015, was officially awarded the title and name of the Royal Variety Charity. The charity provides residential and nursing care for eldely entertainers at its own care home, Brinsworth House in Twickenham and also provides a nationwide grant scheme for those living in their own homes, of any age, living anywhere in the UK. Well known past residents of Brinsworth House have included: Current residents include: The Royal Variety Charity has organised its own annual fundraising event called the Royal Variety Performance since 1912, which is attended by the monarch or other"
"the Blue Man Group in 2005. At the 1963 show, John Lennon delivered the famous line: The money raised by the Royal Variety Performance provides most of the funding for the Royal Variety Charity (formerly the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund) and its care-home for retired members of the entertainment profession and their dependents, Brinsworth House. After the first Royal Variety Performance on 1 July 1912 presented by Sir Alfred Butt, it was seven years before the next show, on 28 July 1919 held at the Coliseum Theatre presented this time by Sir Oswald Stoll. The orchestra was conducted by Edward"
"1881. These included plays, revues, comic operas and other musical theatre. King Edward VII called for several performances per year. In 1911 a Great 'Gala' performance was given by the theatrical profession at His Majesty's Theatre in London in celebration of the coronation of King George V. In 1912, King George V and Queen Mary attended an all-star Royal Command Performance at London's Palace Theatre in aid of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, now the Royal Variety Charity. This was followed in 1919 by the first to be named the Royal Variety Performance. The reason for the name change followed"
"Royal (4–8 October), The Lowry, Salford (11–15 October), Birmingham's New Alexandra Theatre (18–22 October) and the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh (25–29 October). The show then made its West End debut at the Adelphi Theatre, with Corden still in the lead role. Previews began 8 November 2011, ahead of an opening night of 21 November. The run ended 25 February 2012 and subsequently transferred to the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 2 March 2012, with Corden's role being taken over by his first cover Owain Arthur. Beginning performances 4 February 2013, Rufus Hound took over the title role, with Arthur returning to"
"in London theatres and seven in other cities and towns. ""Note: Where no town or city is noted in the theatre column in the following table, the venue is situated in London."" A total of 17 members of the Royal Family have attended the 86 ""Royal Variety Performances"", and the ""1912 Royal Command Performance"". The performance is broadcast on television throughout the world and is considered by many to be a tradition of the Christmas and New Year holiday season, particularly within the 53 countries of the British Commonwealth. For example, in Norway the programme is broadcast following the chimes"
"new girls took over as Matilda; Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington, though Glynn continued for another 12 weeks, finishing with two performances on 27 October. On 19 November 2012, the London cast were invited to perform at the 100th ""Royal Variety Performance"" for television station ITV which was broadcast live on 3 December. They performed ""When I Grow Up"" and ""Naughty"" with Chloe in the lead role, with the other 3 girls appearing in the announcement of the performance. In March 2013, Hayley Canham left the show and was replaced as Matilda by Elise Blake and"
"that Ashley Knight would play Louis, with Victoria Elliot playing the role of Jordy. The production's first public performance came at the Royal Variety Performance in November 2013, performing a medley of ""Please Simon"" and ""I Can't Sing!"", the show's title song. ""I Can't Sing!"" began rehearsals on 6 January, with previews commencing on 5 March 2014, at the London Palladium, London, before holding its official opening gala night on 26 March. The production had been scheduled to begin previews on 27 February, however the opening two previews were cancelled due to technical issues with the show's set. Following the"
"certified Gold, having shipped more than 500,000 copies in the US. In October 2009, the cast album was certified Platinum, selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. A Movie adaptation of the musical, directed by Clint Eastwood was released in 2014. The West End cast of ""Jersey Boys"" appeared as a guest act for the Royal Variety Performance 2008, which was staged at the London Palladium on December 11 in the presence of senior members of the Royal family. The Royal Variety Performance is a gala event held annually at a major British theatre, to raise money for the"
"Save the Queen. The first performance, on 1 July 1912, was called the Royal Command Performance, and this name has persisted informally for the event. This was held in the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary. After correspondence with Sir Edward Moss, the King said he would command a Royal Variety show in his coronation year, 1911, provided the profits went to the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, as the Royal Variety Charity was then known. It was planned to be in the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, part of the vast Moss Empires"
"Allen and Charlie Cairoli. On 7 December 2009 the 81st Royal Variety Performance was again staged at the theatre in the presence of The Queen, and compèred by Peter Kay. The performers included Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Alexandra Burke, Diversity, Hal Cruttenden, Miley Cyrus, Whoopi Goldberg, Adam Hills, Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, Les 7 Doights de la Main, Katherine Jenkins, Jason Manford, Pilobolus Dancers, Mika, Bette Midler, André Rieu, Faryl Smith, Paul Zerdin - Also the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, the cast of Sister Act the Musical, with Whoopi Goldberg and the cast of Here Come the Girls;"
"George's Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses'. From 1913, it was decided to make this a regular annual 'all-star' event to continue contributing to the fund. The 1913 show was a production of the Dion Boucicault comedy ""London Assurance"" at St James's Theatre on 27 June 1913 and raised £1,093. These events are now called Royal Variety Performances. Royal Command Performance A Royal Command Performance in the United Kingdom is any performance by actors or musicians that occurs at the direction or request of a reigning monarch. Although English monarchs have long sponsored their own theatrical companies and commissioned theatrical"
"senior members of the British Royal Family. Royal Variety Charity The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly. The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since George V in the early twentieth century. Queen Elizabeth II is the current sole life-patron of the charity. Established in 1908, the charity was originally called the ""Variety Artistes'"
"air date 1/30/1956 CBS Broadcasting Inc. London Palladium The London Palladium () is a 2,286-seat Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows. The theatre has also hosted the Royal Variety Performance a record 42 times, most recently in 2018. Walter Gibbons, an early moving-pictures manager, built the Palladium in 1910 to compete with Sir Edward Moss's London Hippodrome and Sir Oswald Stoll's"
"2007, one act of the Royal Variety show has been selected by the British public through the ITV television talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"". A public telephone vote decides the most popular act in each semi-final, which then progresses to the final, along with a second act chosen by the judges. The grand final is then broadcast live and all the acts perform again for the public vote. There have been a total of 17 theatres that have staged the 81 ""Royal Variety Performances"", and the ""1912 Royal Command Performance"". Out of the total of 82 shows, 75 have been"
"when a lion was formed with their bodies and the face of Queen Elizabeth II they formed with their bodies at the end of the performance. Once again they received a standing ovation and again Holden shed a tear. They were announced the winners and became the first and currently only foreign act to win ""Britain's Got Talent"" and the third group act to win. It has been reported that they will perform at The Mirage in Las Vegas. As winners of ""Britain's Got Talent"", they performed at the Royal Variety Performance on 9 December 2013. The group has also"
"was recorded in front of a live audience in the Theatre Royal in London before airing on Christmas Day. Since April 2016, McIntyre has presented ""Michael McIntyre's Big Show"", a Saturday night entertainment series for BBC One. A second series began airing in November 2016. A third series began airing in November 2017. McIntyre has performed three times on the ""Royal Variety Performance"", including in 2010 when he became the youngest ever host. In 2009, McIntyre performed for an estimated total of 500,000 people on his first tour of the United Kingdom that included a record-breaking six nights at Wembley"
"on 30 September 2013, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, and held its official opening gala night on 23 October. In all the London production features a cast of thirty three and a fifteen-member band. A typical London performance runs two hours and 50 minutes, including one interval of 15 mins. On 29 November 2013, it was announced the production would close on 26 April 2014, after a -month run, with the possibility of reopening at another theatre. The closure was later brought forward a month to 29 March. To mark the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 2013,"
"the final performances for both Leighhanne and Amy. Spelbound are managed by MIG Management and their agent is Industry Music Group. On 19 October 2012 Spelbound performed on Channel 4 telethon called Stand Up To Cancer in a routine which also involved the street dance troupe The A Team. On 19 November 2012 Spelbound performed on Royal Variety Performance in front of Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Albert Hall with Diversity, Paul Potts and Stavros Flatley. The show aired on 3 December 2012 on ITV1. Spelbound Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in"
"Royal Variety Charity The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly. The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since George V in the early twentieth century. Queen Elizabeth II is the current sole life-patron of the charity. Established in 1908, the charity was originally called the ""Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund"", and then in 1971 the"
"in 1938 the second Opera House was demolished and the present 3,000 seat theatre opened in 1939 The first Royal Variety Performance to be held outside London was staged at the Opera House in 1955. In 2009, the Royal Variety Performance was again staged at the theatre. It is home to the last new Wurlitzer organ to be installed in the UK. The Opera House Theatre hosts many theatrical performances in addition to variety shows and music concerts. Current capacity is 2,813. The Empress Ballroom was built in 1896. With a floor area of 12,500 square feet (1,160 sq. metres),"
"2013 Brit Awards The 2013 Brit Awards were held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden. Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each. The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst. Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with"
"London Palladium The London Palladium () is a 2,286-seat Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows. The theatre has also hosted the Royal Variety Performance a record 42 times, most recently in 2018. Walter Gibbons, an early moving-pictures manager, built the Palladium in 1910 to compete with Sir Edward Moss's London Hippodrome and Sir Oswald Stoll's London Coliseum. The facade (on the"
"Crucible (2012), both runs of ""Posh"" (2010 and 2012), the 2012 ""King Lear"" at the Almeida Theatre and the 2013 ""Titus Andronicus"" and ""A Mad World My Masters"" with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Film and television work has included ""The Iron Lady"", ""Foyle's War"" and ""Fresh Meat"". Richard Goulding Richard Goulding is a British actor, best known for playing Prince Harry in the 2014 stage play ""King Charles III"", and its 2017 BBC TV adaptation, as well as in 2016 television series ""The Windsors"". He was educated at Shrewsbury and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he is"
"regional English theatre. In 2013, Foley made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut, directing Thomas Middleton's ""A Mad World, My Masters"". The production was well received by UK critics, notably by Patrick Marmion in the ""Daily Mail"" who gave the show five stars, and in the ""Financial Times"", ""The Independent"", ""The Daily Telegraph"" and ""The Sunday Times"". It was announced in June 2013 that Foley would be directing Matthew MacFadyen and Stephen Mangan in a theatrical adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster stories, to be titled ""Perfect Nonsense"", at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, from 30 October 2013."
"2013, running until 23 February. The production was directed by Daniel Evans, with choreography by Steven Hoggett, design by Robert Jones, lighting by Tim Lutkin and original music and sound design by Max and Ben Ringham. The lead cast for the show included Kenny Doughty as Gaz, Sidney Cole as Horse, Craig Gazey as Lomper, Roger Morlidge as Dave, Kieran O'Brien as Guy and Simon Rouse as Gerald. Following its debut in Sheffield the play embarked on an eleven venue tour visiting Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Dublin, Salford, Southampton, Southend On Sea and Leeds. In January 2014, the"
"Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre located on the corner of Lime Street and London Road in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom. The theatre is the second to be built on the site, and was opened in 1925. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in Britain and can seat 2,348 people. During its time it has hosted many types of entertainment, including variety shows, musicals, operas, pop concerts, and plays. The Beatles appeared in the theatre in their early days. The theatre has hosted two Royal Command Performances and in 2007, a Royal Variety Performance to mark"
"2013; ""The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time"" secured the most nominations with eight, including Best New Play, Best Director (Elliott), Best Actor (Treadaway), Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and other categories including Best Set Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design and Best Choreographer. The show transferred to the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London on 1 March 2013 with Cusack reprising her role of Siobhan. Following a period in film and television including the films ""Testament of Youth"", ""Departure"", ""Chick Lit"" and ""The Ghoul"" and the television series ""Rebellion"", Cusack returned to the London stage"
"to raise money for the new Royal Variety Charity. In 2016 and 2017 they toured clubs and theatres around the UK with his comedy show, and sometimes as a double act with Kenny Lynch. He lives with his wife Pauline in Coombe, Kingston upon Thames, London. They have three children, Cheryl (born in 1960), Liza (born in 1964), and James (born in 1968). Jimmy Tarbuck James Joseph Tarbuck, OBE (born 6 February 1940) is an English comedian. He was a host of ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" in the mid 1960s, and is also known for his numerous hostings"
"Jimmy Tarbuck to raise funds for the charity. Giles Cooper (producer) Giles Cooper is a British entertainment producer, concert promoter and marketer. He is managing director of Soho Media Group, a production and marketing company. He is chairman of the Royal Variety Charity, and since 2010 has been one of the producers of its annual fund-raising event, the Royal Variety Performance. Cooper was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006, and received the Freedom of the City of London in 2014. Cooper worked for music magazines including ""Melody Maker"" and ""New Musical Express"", and was later"
"music hall profession. The charity and the house are funded by the Royal Variety Performance, by voluntary donations and, since 2007, by part-proceeds from phone voting from ITV's ""Britain's Got Talent"". Famous residents include: Previous celebrity residents have included: Brinsworth House Brinsworth House is a residential and nursing retirement home for theatre and entertainment professionals in Staines Road, Twickenham, west London, England. The house is owned and run by the Royal Variety Charity and has 36 bedrooms, 6 living rooms, a library, an in-house bar and stage, a staff of 64 and is set in of land. Brinsworth House was"
"and upper circles were also restored taking the total number of boxes up to ten. The stage lift and orchestra pit were replaced to offer better facilities for opera and musicals. A new ventilation system was put in place to improve comfort levels in the theatre. New frescos for the lobby and upper circle were commissioned and put in place. This £4.75m project introduced higher standards of comfort and improved energy. The Theatre Royal reopened on 12 September 2011 with Alan Bennett’s epic period drama ""The Madness of George III""; George III was in fact the monarch who gave the"