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 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 will be signing copies of his autogbiography, ANYTHING GOES, after each talk.

News from Sony about the NEW CD...

posted 20 August

"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.

"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 :

1 What About Us

2. From A Distance

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

11. I Am What I Am