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Baz Bamigboye
Columnist/International Editor At Large
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Baz joined Deadline in 2022 after three decades as entertainment columnist for the U.K. Daily Mail, where he covered film, theatre and television in London, New York and Hollywood. Prior to that he was based in New York for three years for The Sun. He covered crime & entertainment for the London Evening Standard; before that he worked for local newspapers, and got his start at a London news agency covering general news, criminal courts and entertainment. He has won a U.K. Press Award for show business reporter of the year and received a special British Independent Film Award for services to indie film. He supports Arsenal FC. On occasion he is known to sing. Please don’t allow him to do this.
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Breaking Baz: West End Hitmaker Sam Mendes Is Right On Cue With Richard Burton, John Gielgud & Elizabeth Taylor In London’s Hottest New Play; Take That Pray ‘Greatest Days’ Film Will Shine
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Mendes has a mammoth hit on his hands with The Motive and the Cue, which has been playing to packed houses on the National Theatre's 890-seater Lyttelton proscenium stage.
Breaking Baz can reveal that discussions are ongoing with the play's cast, including stars Johnny Flynn, Mark…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals King Charles “Shed A Tear” And Had “Goosebumps” When He First Heard The ‘Coronation Anthem’
EXCLUSIVE: King Charles III heaped royal praise on Andrew Lloyd Webber when he first heard the composer play a piano version of the coronation anthem, telling the peer that the music gave him "goosebumps and tears.”
The anthem, titled Make A Joyful Noise, was just performed in all its glory during…
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British Writer Jack Thorne Puts His Pen Down In Solidarity With WGA Strikers
EXCLUSIVE: His Dark Materials and Enola Holmes scribe Jack Thorne, a “proud” member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, has paused work on two projects in solidarity with the WGA strikers.
The multi-BAFTA winner, who is based in the UK, told us: “For me the crucial issue of the strike is about…
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Breaking Baz: As ITV Prepares To Unveil Its ‘Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream’ Talent Show, Original Show’s Producer Judy Craymer Teases A Third Movie — And A New Project With Cher
EXCLUSIVE: As the West End production of Mamma Mia! enters its 25th year on stage, Judy Craymer, its creator and driving force, is expanding the MM! universe with ITV's Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream talent show. Set on an idyllic Greek island, it’s aimed at finding MM! stars of the future. There's definitely…
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‘Firebrand’: Exclusive First Look At Alicia Vikander In Cannes-Bound Thriller That Pits Her Against Jude Law’s Scheming Henry VIII
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Alicia Vikander’s turn as Katherine Parr in the Cannes-bound Firebrand.
Gabrielle Tana's Brouhaha Entertainment has released the first-look photo of the Ex Machina star in costume for Brazilian helmer Karim Ainouz's first English-language film. See it…
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‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Star Jennifer Saunders To Play Captain Hook In ‘Peter Pan’ Pantomime At London Palladium
EXCLUSIVE: British comedy legend Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders) will make her pantomime debut as Captain Hook in Peter Pan this winter holiday season at the world famous London Palladium.
The top-of-the-bill casting coup was the brainchild of Michael Harrison, of Michael…
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Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ To Cast A Song-And-Dance Spell At London’s National
EXCLUSIVE: There's some seriously scary stuff going on at London's National Theatre as the venue prepares for a musical version of Roald Dahl's The Witches that will feature book and lyrics by playwright Lucy Kirkwood, who's also an executive consultant on Succession.
Music and lyrics are by Dave…
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‘Starter For 10’, Film That Launched Star Careers, Being Adapted As Stage Musical
EXCLUSIVE: The 2006 film Starter for 10, which helped launch the big-screen careers of James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Dominic Cooper and James Corden, is being developed into a stage musical.
The show, based on David Nicholls 2003 novel and director Tom Vaughan's HBO/Playtone…
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‘Ali’ Musical Heads To Boxing Icon’s Louisville Birthplace For Pre-Broadway World Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The Broadway-bound Ali musical, based on the life of three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, will have its world premiere in the late sports superstar's birthplace in Louisville, Kentucky in Fall 2024, Deadline can reveal.
Richard Willis, the show's lead producer, told…
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Breaking Baz: The Quentin Tarantino Universe Expands To London With Stage Show Featuring Sword Fights, Kung Fu & Funky Songs
EXCLUSIVE: Summer's going to be a scorcher in London. Tarantino Live: Fox Force Five & the Tyranny of Evil Men is coming to town in June.
The cabaret-style stage show, a huge hit in Los Angeles where it's still running after 13 years, heads to the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith from June 6 for a…
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‘Wicked’ Filmmaker Jon M. Chu To Direct Tim Rice And Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ For Amazon Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu will direct a new film version of the famed Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Amazon Studios.
Chu will reunite with his In The Heights producing partner Scott Sanders to develop and shoot the musical…
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Olivier Award-Winner ‘Standing At The Sky’s Edge’ Reveals West End Transfer
EXCLUSIVE: Standing at the Sky's Edge, which won best musical at the Olivier Awards Sunday night, will transfer to the West End's Gillian Lynne Theatre early in 2024, Deadline can reveal.
The show written by playwright Chris Bush, featuring rock songs from the catalog of Richard Hawley, moves into…
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