Three Hot Shows in London's West End

When you visit the seaside resort ofLloyd Webber production of The Phantom Of The
Bournemouth for the 2010 BicentennialOpera may be the most popular West End
Celebration, consider including a day trip to Londonmusicals of all time.
for one of the many exciting productions beingReviewers credit the enormous success of this
staged in London's West End. Afterward, spendromantic tragedy to its emotionally moving music
the night in one of the many bargain hotels inand lyrics. Billed as "The Brilliant Original," the show
London, saving yourself the trouble of a long andexamines the relationship between a beautiful
late journey home.opera star and a physically challenged composer.
London's West End currently offers lots of hotThe Phantom Of The Opera has been playing for
productions getting rave reviews. Musicalnearly 20 years to a consistently packed house.
selections include an extraordinary adaptation ofHer Majesty's Theatre is proximate to several
The Lion King, along with the award winningcheap hotels in London's fashionable West End.
production of Phantom Of The Opera. If youThe Woman In Black
fancy something chilling, The Woman In Black isA chilling presentation based on Susan Hill's novel,
sure to scare you silly. The West End isWoman In Black has been playing to crowds of
convenient for many stylish and cheap hotels.thrill-seeking theatre-goers for 20 years. The
The Lion KingStephen Mallatratt adaptation takes the concept
The Lion King is making waves for itsof a ghost story to new levels with scary and
extravagant stage presentation of Disney'sfrightening twists and turns, convincingly
enormously popular animated film. The Broadwayportrayed with minimal stage settings and a few
performance boasts 24 awards, including a Tonystrategic sound effects.
for Best Musical. The New York performancesOozing with high suspense, Woman In Black is
have sold out for the last 12 years.about a solicitor, dispatched to a mysterious and
Just as popular in London, weekend performancessecluded house considered cursed by locals. The
of The Lion King are already sold out throughsolicitor's task is to finalise the affairs of a
summer of 2010. The crowd-pleasing musical isreclusive woman who inhabited the house. The
currently playing at the elegant West End Lyceumplay centers around the solicitor's tale of his
Theatre.experience, the telling of which he hopes will rid
The Phantom Of The Operahim of the ghosts that have haunted him ever
A first-rate musical and the longest-ever runningsince.
show at Her Majesty's Theatre, the Andrew