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ROBIN HOOD OPENING NIGHT FLOWERS
posted 20 December
(copyright johnbarrowman.com/please do no repost this photo)
Here's a shot of John with the flowers and note we here at JB.com sent him for opening night.
The flowers were paid for with donations from fans who belong to John's official mailing list - BarrowmanOnline. The excess funds will be donated to Children In Need.
If you would like to donate, send your donation however large or small to George/the webmaster via Paypal.com (use the email address : webmaster@johnbarrowman.com (note : we can ONLY accept donations thru PayPal.)
The Hippodrome Theatre, where the Robin Hood panto is playing is raising funds to support Children In Need. John has said if their goal total is reached, he will wear TIGHTS for the final performance.
ROBIN HOOD REDUX - PANTO 2009/2010
posted 19 December
John will repeat his role of Robin Hood in ROBIN HOOD - A PANTOMIME ADVENTURE from THIS year's panto season 2008/2009 at the Birmingham Hippodrome for NEXT year's panto season 2009/2010 at the New Theatre in Cardiff, from 12 December 2009 thru 24 January 2010.
Tickets are onsale and going fast!!! To book please visit : www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
Or by calling the box office : 029 2087 8889
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT WITH JOHN BARROWMAN AND FRIENDS. BBC RADIO 2. FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER
updated 30 November
John's guests are Daniel Boys and Beverley Knight. Friday Night Is Music Night with John Barrowman and Friends will be live on Radio 2 from London's Mermaid Theatre on Friday 5 December.
UPDATE: All tickets for this event have now been allocated.
SWITCH. BBC RADIO 1. 7.00 - 10.00PM SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER
posted 30 November
John pops in to talk to Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw on Switch, the show that's the ultimate guide to the coolest things you're watching, playing and talking about.
JOHN BARROWMAN'S 50 BOY BALLADS SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER
posted 23 November
John counts down his top 50 boy ballads. From Gary Barlow to Queen via Michael Buble. On UK's Magic music channel from 7.00pm to 11.00pm on 23 November.
Magic TV can be found on Sky EPG channel 363 and Virgin channel 340.
BBC BREAKFAST FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER
posted 23 November
John will be interviewed on BBC Breakfast, BBC1, on Friday 28 November.
JOHN BARROWMAN - UK TOUR - 2009
posted 20 November
John Barrowman, much loved actor, singer, TV and West End star embarks on a 17 date UK tour from May 2009. The tour will feature songs from his new album- ‘Music Music Music’ including the Gary Barlow penned pop gem- ‘What About Us’- out on Epic - as well as songs from John’s multi-selling album ‘Another Side’. The tour will kick off on 11 May at Sheffield City Hall and end in London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on June 1st.
For booking details and the full tour schedule visit our TOUR PAGE
CD Signings - 25 November & 27 November
posted 11 November / Updated 13 Novmeber
John will be signing copies of his new CD, MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC on Tuesday 25 November at Sainsburys - 1 Merton High Street - London SW19 1DD, at 6pm.
Additionally he'll be at the Marks and Spencer's on Thursday 27 November at 6.00pm at Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9ST
News from Sony about the NEW CD...
posted 20 August / Update 28 October / Update 4 November/ Update 11 November
"Ladies & Gentlemen the time has finally come to announce the release of John’s amazing new album “Music Music Music”, which will be available from Monday 24th Nov and preceded by the Gary Barlow and Chris Braide, penned single “What About Us?” on Monday 17th Nov.
*Single will now only be a digital release and its release is moved up to Friday 14th November - see further update details below.
"Music Music Music" produced by Simon Franglen (Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand) and Graham Stack (Kylie, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart), with the exception of "What About Us?" which is produced by Chris Braide. “Music Music Music” is a spellbinding collection of twelve songs that are close to John’s heart, as he explains..
"There are three distinct styles on this record," John explains. "Musical theatre, country and western, and straightforward pop. I wanted to sing songs I've always loved, songs like Bette Midler's From A Distance, Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now and Dusty Springfield’s You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, alongside things like Keith Urban's fantastic You'll Think Of Me”
Drum roll please as we exclusively reveal the tracklisting :
UPDATED Track Listing as of 11 November :
1 What About Us
2. Cant Take My Eyes Off You
3. You'll Think Of Me
4. I Made It Through The Rain<
5. You Don't Have To Say
6. Right Here Waiting For You
7. Uptown Girl
8. Both Sides Now
9. Angel
10.I Know Him So Well (duet with Daniel Boys)
11. I Am What I Am
12. From A Distance
13. I Know Him So Well - solo version -
Also for the first time we can show the forthcoming single and album sleeves…
We hope you’re as excited as we are!
More news as it comes…" - Sony/BMG
Update 28 October
The single - What About Us? will now only be released digitally - Amazon should be removing the item shortly and no preorders should be charged for the single.
Additionally, an E.P. of two dance mixes of WHAT ABOUT US? will be available exclusively on ITunes (UK) from 16th November.
The video is available for purchase NOW on ITunes UK.
'John Barrowman Live at the Faenol Festival'
- 18 November - BBC2Wales
posted 11 November
'John Barrowman Live at the Faenol Festival' - will be broadcast on 18 November, 8pm on BBC2Wales. If you have Sky Digital you should be able to view it all across the UK.
John helps turn Birmingham On - 8 November
posted 20 October / Update 5 November*
John will sing his new single and be interviewed on 96.4 BRMB -
Birmingham's hit music station during the switching on of the City
Centre Christmas lights in Birmingham. Admission is free.
Hosted by BRMB at Millenium Point in Birmingham City Centre.
The show runs from 3pm - 7.30pm and features 8 top acts hosted by
BRMB DJs. The Lord Mayor switches on the lights at 7.30pm
*John's appearance is scheduled (APPROXIMATELY) for 5.00pm
JB - Updates...
posted 4 November
John will be interviews on BBC1's THE ONE SHOW - 24 November.
Additionally he'll appear/perform on BBC2's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - twice!
24th November - 6.30pm
AND
28th November - 6.30pm
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
posted 29 October
John will be competing on Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong - airing
Friday
7th November on C4 at 10pm.
It is being filmed at BBC TV Centre on Tuesday 4th November - to try for tickets visit : www.openmike.co.uk
JBTV in November / December
posted 27 October
- CHILDREN IN NEED Friday 14th November BBC TV
- STRICTLY COME DANCING airs Sunday 23rd November
- THE PAUL O'GRADY SHOW C4 pre record on Tuesday 25th November to be shown later that week
- THE ROYAL VARIETY SHOW BBC1 records at the London Palladium on 11th December airs on 17th or 18th December
- JB co hosts with Gethin Jones, the BBC Wales coverage coming from the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
(records Saturday 22nd) BBC TV
Children In Need - 14 November
posted 20 October
John will be co hosting, along with Gethin Jones from BBC Wales, at
the Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
* Reminder from Gavin "...the local BBCs don't broadcast for the
whole evening, just parts of it, so I think it's a total of 2 - 2 +
1/2 hours during the evening."
MySpace, FaceBook, Bebo, etc.,
posted 9 October
Please note that neither John nor his partner, Scott have any MySpace, Facebook, Bebo or ANY other website/webpage, beyond, www.johnbarrowman.com, John's official website.
Other sites and pages are run by fans and, while appreciated in their support for John, are not endorsed by him. With his very full schedule, much as he would like to have time to spend connecting with his fans online, John simply doesn't have the time.
Anyone actually claiming to be John on one of these sites, quite simply isn't, regardless of any "proof" they might offer. *This includes the copying of video from youtube and loading on any of these sites, this is NOT proof.
If you do come across anyone claiming to be John on such a site and pretending they are him, please copy the conversation and alert the respective site (Facebook, Bebo, Myspace, etc) and alert the webmaster (webmaster@johnbarrowman.com).
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday In The Park
BBC Radio 2 Broadcast - 10 October
posted 9 October
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th Birthday Concert that took place in London's Hyde Park on 14 September, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2, Friday 10 October. Join John has he hosts the event and performs some of ALW classic musical theatre numbers along with a bevy of musical theatre finest perfomers.
You can listen online at : www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
Watch John's new music video -
WHAT ABOUT US?
single release 17 November
posted 4 October
Truro Cathedral - A Musical Event -
7 November
posted 2 October
Hosted by Sir Tim Rice
Friday 7th November at 7.30pm
Tim Rice introduces stars of the West End and of contemporary music in a fund-raising concert for the Truro Cathedral Choir.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
JOHN BARROWMAN
CONNIE FISHER
THE MAGNETS
RICK WAKEMAN
And of course
THE TRURO CATHEDRAL CHOIR
A concert that features two of the West End’s and television’s leading musical performers, John Barrowman and Connie Fisher, one of the true keyboard greats of rock music, Rick Wakeman, and astounding vocal acrobats, The Magnets, an a capella sextet that has to be heard to be believed.
Tickets £6 - £20 from Hall For Cornwall Box Office tel:01872 262466 or online www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
AND AFTER ALL THAT….
Supper with the Stars
Join Sir Tim Rice as he hosts this post-concert supper with the stars of the show in the Cathedral Restaurant.
To apply for Supper with the Stars tickets £60, (which includes premium concert seats, complimentary glass of champagne, complimentary wine and two course supper) contact Julie in the Cathedral Office, 01872 276782.
A fundraising event for Truro Cathedral Music
Wave 1 Torchwood Action Figures - from SciFiCollector Shop
posted 27 September
Scificollector has been appointed the BBC Worldwide license to produce a range of 5 inch Torchwood action figures. This very first wave of figures includes; JACK, GWEN, WEEVIL and CYBERWOMAN and can be preordered with Scificollector to ensure that you'll be among the very first in the country. (UK PREORDERS POST FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME - For postage of International orders please see the SCIFICOLLECTOR.CO.UK)
For more information on the figures and other Torchwood collectables - including CAPTAIN JACK POSTAGE STAMPS (UK only) - from Scificollector, visit their link :
Carole E. Barrowman - Book Signing -
4 October
posted 25 September - updated 3 October
Carole E. Barrowman will be doing a book signing and a chat about ANYTHING GOES, writing and publishing in general during her college's homecoming on 4th of October.
Anything Goes with Carole E. Barrowman
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, Oct. 4th @ 10:30 am
The signing is at Alphonsa Hall at Alverno College @ 10:30am on Saturday.
Parking is available on campus at the Pitman Theater Parking Lot E, on corner of 39th and Morgan.
Harry W. Schwartz will be there to sell books for those who don't already own one.
Directions are on the college's website: www.alverno.edu
Torchwood Radio Play - BBC Radio 4
posted 6 September
"Lost Souls", a 45 minute radio play episode of Torchwood will premiere on BBC Radio 4 on 10 September.
The story follows the events after the Series 2 finale and relates to CERN's efforts to recreate the aftershocks of the Big Bang.
The episode should remain available to listeners on the Radio 4 website and will be available as a CD release on 11 September.
Animals At Work
posted 4 September
John will be presenting a new series for CBBC (UK) and Discovery/Animal Planet (Canada).
Animals At Work, is 26 episodes of 30 minutes each, showing animals with extraordinary skills that make people's lives easier and safer. It promises everything from musical elephants to a school for buffaloes.
Stay tuned for more details and airdates.
John on Steve Wright's BBC Radio2 Show...
posted 27 August
John will be a guest on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show on 28 August - 14:00 to 17:00 (London Time).
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
posted 3 August / update 27 August
Sunday 12 October, 4-5.15pm, £10
Event C9 - John Barrowman
From fighting ferocious aliens in Torchwood and Doctor Who to finding the future Josephs, Marias and Nancys for the West End, John Barrowman is one of our most popular entertainers on stage and screen. Join him for this exclusive Festival event and find out why Anything Goes in the world of show business.
Sunday 12 October, 6.15-7.30pm, £12 adult / £8 under-18s
Event C10 - Russell T Davies & John Barrowman - Doctor Who
In a unique Festival event, we’re delighted to unite Russell T Davies, the reinventor of Doctor Who, and John Barrowman, known to millions of viewers as Captain Jack Harkness. From Daleks and the Doctor, to the Tardis andTorchwood, they join The Times’ Caitlin Moran for this unmissable event.
The venue for both events is:
The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse (postcode: GL50 4SH)
Bookings open at 10am on Monday 4 August.
Booking online: cheltenhamfestivals.com
Booking via phone: 0844 576 7979
Update : John, along with his sister, Carole - will be signing copies of his autogbiography, ANYTHING GOES, after each talk.
JB hosts ALW's 60th Birthday in the Park
posted 1 August
BBC Radio 2 presents a special live musical event with a host of stars to celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th birthday at Hyde Park, London on Sunday, 14 September 2008.
Doors open at 16:30, show starts at 18:00.
Staged in Hyde Park and presented by John Barrowman, the concert features a host of stars from the West End, Broadway, pop and television, including Lee Mead, Joss Stone, Duncan James, Idina Menzel (Wicked), Elaine Paige, Julian Lloyd Webber, Rhydian (X-Factor), Hayley Westenra and Steve Balsamo. Also joining the party will be stars from BBC One's I'd Do Anything.
Tickets are £25.00 and can be ordered from: www.seetickets.com
The concert will also be broadcast on BBC Radio2 on Friday 10 October 2008.
THE HUB - Torchwood Convention
posted 27 April
Some of you may have noticed flyers being handed out at London's THE RIFT (Torchwood convention) for yet another TW convention
called THE HUB to be held at the Park Inn, Northampton. 17-19 October.
http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/thehub/
Yes, John is scheduled to attend (subject to other commitments) - however the exact date or dates that John
will be there, have not been agreed upon as yet. Stay tuned for further
details.
Robin Hood 19 December - 1 February
posted 29 February
John will be returning to Birmingham for next year's pantomime - Robin Hood. The show runs from 19 December to 1 February.
For tickets : www.birminghamhippodrome.com