The World At Your Feet is a production that celebrates the best of song and dance including Riverdance, Tao, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Musical Theatre by the elite students; young & adult, 2–80yrs from Blackpool’s Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre (est 1952).

Whittaker’s first show at the Grand Theatre was in November 1981 when it produced, My Fair Lady. The shows have continued here ever since.

The World At Your Feet will be enjoyed by all members of the family. We will see you there.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/whittakers-world-at-your-feet-p966330

It’s murder putting on a new musical – literally! Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge musical theatre fan. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank has his work cut out trying to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.

Starring Jason Manford (The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Guys and Dolls), this hilarious whodunnit is packed full of catchy songs, unforgettable characters and plot twists galore! From creators of Cabaret and Chicago, this Tony award winning backstage murder mystery musical will have audiences laughing and guessing right to the final curtain.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/curtains-a-musical-whodunnit-p953810

Join us for a stunning concert as we turn back time and celebrate the Goddess of Pop in Believe – The Cher Songbook.

An exhilarating show sensationally recreating all her hits, the hair, the costumes from her breathtaking career spanning six decades.

Experience the ultimate tribute to Cher with dazzling costume changes, outstanding musicianship, a spectacular production and relive the Cher songbook including I Got You Babe, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Just Like Jesse James, If I Could Turn Back Time, Walking in Memphis, Strong Enough, Believe, songs from Mamma Mia and her new album Dancing Queen.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/believe-the-cher-songbook-p966340

Komedia Entertainment & Live Nation Presents Count Arthur Strong ‘Is There Anybody Out There?’

As well as being the all-round entertainer we all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since having been given a microscope, or whatever it is they use, for Christmas when he was a small precocious baby. In fact, it’s said the first word he spoke was ‘Uranus’. In this, his brand-new show, he seamlessly combines the very best showbiz entertainment you’ll currently find, in the world, possibly? as he wrestles with some of the big questions that other all-round entertainers shy away from.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/count-arthur-strong-is-there-anybody-out-there-p966350

Ben Fogle: Tales From The Wilderness at Blackpool Grand Theatre March 2020
Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show, when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness. Ben has climbed Everest, been swimming with crocodiles, saved elephants, dodged pirates, been marooned for a year on an uninhabited island, walked to the South Pole, Crossed the Empty Quarter with camels, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, tracked the Migration of the Wildebeest, swum from Alcatraz, had a flesh eating disease and messed around with ferrets!

The much-loved TV adventurer will recount, with warmth and honesty, his thrilling tales. If you like Ben’s TV shows then you’ll love this personal and intimate evening of stories from around the world. The show will include multi-media.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/ben-fogle-tales-from-the-wilderness-at-blackpool-grand-theatre-march-2020-p976480

Tickets on general sale 10am Friday 20 September 2019.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters will bring their new show to the UK for their first tour of the decade in February and March 2020, including a visit to the Opera House Blackpool.

The tour is entitled Just Trust in answer to the musical questions: “Will they play my favourite song?,” or, “Are they going to frighten the horses with songs that are rarely performed and send some of their old nags off to pasture?” When ticket holders ask, “Can I expect the hits of yesteryear and those of tomorrow?”

We say: Just Trust Elvis Costello and The Imposters.

This superlative ensemble – Steve Nieve on keyboards, Pete Thomas on drums, and bassist and vocalist, Davey Faragher – are once again augmented by singers Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, all of whom were heard on the acclaimed 2018 Concord Records release, ‘Look Now,’ numbers from which will find their rightful place among the highlights from one of the most unique and renowned song catalogues in popular music.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/elvis-costello-and-the-imposters-p962470

Applauded across the globe, the multi-award winning BalletBoyz are back.

Following their triumphant dance shows Them/Us, Fourteen Days, Young Men and Life, the company returns.

This new programme, fuses the work of some of the world’s leading composers and choreographers including Shanghai-based choreographer Xie Xin, plus a re-working of Olivier Award-winner, Russell Maliphant’s mesmerising and critically acclaimed Torsion.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/deluxe-balletboyz-p966370

From the award-winning West End producers of Gangsta Granny and Awful Auntie comes this amazing new production of David Walliams’ best-selling story!

Joe Spud is twelve years old and the richest boy in the country! He has his own sports car, two crocodiles as pets and £100,000 a week pocket money! But what Joe doesn’t have is a friend. So he decides to leave his posh school and start at the local comp. But things don’t go as planned for Joe and life becomes a roller-coaster as he tries find what money can’t buy…

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/billionaire-boy-p972800

Join Jack Dee for an evening of entertainment (food and beverages not included) in his new stand-up tour.

“In these difficult and uncertain times people need hope – a ray of sunshine to brighten their day. And that’s very much where I come in” says Jack.

Star of TV sitcoms Bad Move, Lead Balloon and Josh, Jack also hosts the legendary Radio 4 show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Additional credits include presenting Jack Dee’s Helpdesk on BBC Two, C4’s The Jack Dee Show, ITV’s Jack Dee’s Saturday Night, BBC’s Jack Dee’s Happy Hour and Jack Dee Live at the Apollo. “In fact,” explains Jack, “I’ve probably appeared in every TV show with my name in the title”.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/jack-dee-off-the-telly-p966390

Educating Rita, the best British comedy ever comes to Blackpool.

When married hairdresser Rita enrols on a university course to expand her horizons, little does she realise where the journey will take her.

Her tutor Frank is a frustrated poet, brilliant academic and dedicated drunk, who’s less than enthusiastic about taking Rita on, but the two soon realise how much they have to teach each other.

This hilarious and heart-warming comedy won the Olivier Award when it was produced in London’s West End by the RSC and was adapted into the multi award-winning film which stared Julie Walters and Michael Caine.

Written by one of our greatest ever playwrights Willy Russell and starring one of our best loved actors Stephen Tompkinson as Frank and introducing Jessica Johnson as Rita.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/educating-rita-p966410

For the first time in 2020, The Royal Shakespeare Company will present a triple bill at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre, including; The Taming of The Shrew, As You Like It and Measure for Measure.

https://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/rsc-measure-for-measure-p966420