Attendance to West End Shows Keeps Rising

If you enjoy a bit of history, dramatic olde-worldefostered interest in his West End shows with TV
architecture and an endless supply ofshows in the same vein as 'Pop Idols', where he
entertainment, then the West End Theatreland ispublically holds auditions for the next star
for you. Alongside Broadway, London's West Endperformers in his latest musical. One such TV
shows offer the best commercial theatre showsshow called "How do you solve a problem like
in the world. In fact, it is a great story of successMaria", documented Webber's search for the
for the commercial sector. Even the multi-storeyperfect 'Maria' for his stage production of the
Victorian and Edwardian buildings, which houseclassic, 'the Sound of Music'. Young Connie Fisher
some of the world's greatest productions, arebeat many West End hopefuls to become the
privately owned. Attendance has not yet reachedstar of the show, and the show was fully booked,
its peak at these shows; in 2007, 13 million peoplelong before Fisher's debut stage performance.
attended shows in the West End.The area forms a small, vibrant part of central
The West End is also the most assured way ofLondon, where it maintains a certain touch of
spotting a celebrity in London. West End showsclass while giving free access to the millions of
are peppered with local English celebrities such astourists who stream through the quaint side
Dame Judy Dench, Maggie Smith and recently,streets like the famous Drury Lane or Shaftsbury
American movie stars such as Patrick SwayzeAvenue on a daily basis. The only drawback about
and Rob Lowe have made appearances on stagerunning a series of successful theatre shows in a
in London.historic district is that expansion is almost
The West End is also the birthplace of Sir Andrewimpossible and leg room can be limited.
Lloyd Webber's genius. Lloyd Webber has also