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Apart from the TV interview Michael did another interview for QVC. It includes two lovely clips of "My Friends" from Sweeney Todd. Have a look and enjoy:

One of the worst kept secrets ever is finally officially out. Sweeney Todd will find its way to the West End and maybe later on to Broadway. Sweeney will be back cutting throats at the Adelphi Theatre.

According to the Fan Club Michael's first performance as Sweeney Todd will be 10 March 2012 (Previews start). The last performance will definitely happen on 22 September 2012. Michael's holiday is supposed to happen from 30 July 2012 and will last two weeks. The dates could still change. As soon as we have more news, we will post them and now off to Chichester for the final Sweeney's in Chichester.

Sandra's Website posted:02/11/11

Many of you will remember the phenomenal Sandra Marvin from Hairspray and Michael's recent Heroes tour. She has now launched her own website and we hope many of you will visit her there: Sandra's website.

Emilie from Universal sent us another link, this time it's for the official DVD trailer:

Also the Fan Club sent out information on Michael's upcoming media appearances (subject to change) to promote the DVD:

01/11/11 - Celebrating the Royal Albert Hall, BBC Radio 2, 10:00 - 11:00 pm [ not promoting the DVD]

07/11/11 - Lorraine, ITV1, 08:30 am

08/11/11 - QVC, 09:00 am

09/11/11 - Radio Magic FM, 01:30 pm AND BBC Radio London, 02:25 pm

10/11/11 - Loose Women, ITV1, 12:20 - 01:30 pm

~~11/11/11~~ ~~- Chris Evans Radio Show, BBC Radio 2, 06:30am~~ [This interview will be re-sheduled]

AND Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two, BBC2, 06:30 pm

12/11/11 - Strictly Come Dancing - Red Button, BBC Radio 4, 08:45 am

13/11/11 - Children in Need - Jukebox, BBC Radio 2, 03:00 - 05:00 pm

14/11/11 - OK TV, Channel 5, 06:25 pm

15/11/11 - The Wright Stuff, Channel 5, 09:15 am

week commencing on 21 November - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 02:00 - 05:00 pm

Whatsonstage Interview posted:26/10/11

On Monday Whatsonstage.com will be publishing an interview with Michael. There is a lovely preview of it on Youtube. Be sure not to miss it.

Ian Maurice from Radio 4BC in Brisbane, Australia, went to see Sweeney Todd in Chichester and interviewed Michael there. You can listen to the interview at the Sondheim Society's website. Click on play at the podcast player at the button right side. Enjoy!

Heroes DVD Clips posted:25/10/11

This morning we received a lovely Mail from Universal. There are some promotional Video clips for Michael's upcoming DVD release (14 November 2011). You can watch them below.

The Fan Club informed us, that unfortunately Michael will now not be appearing at the Weekend Wogan in Aid of Children in Need concert on Sunday, 30 October in London.

This concert had been agreed on prior to his Sweeney run and now it's clear that he needs the Sunday off to recover from this exhausting role. Apparently there might be some form of TV appearance in support of Children in Need in the pipeline which will happen after 5 November.

Promo Video posted:04/10/11

After this very favourable article with the first glimpse of Michael in costume, the Chichester Festival Theatre website now boasts several production photos.

Also they have introduced a competition where you can win a collection of Michael's DVDs (including new release Heroes, which will be available from 14 November).

Naturally we have updated our Sweeney Todd page accordingly.

Michael and Imelda were interviewed in BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme. You can listen again here. The Interview starts about 33 minutes into the show.

Wow, it's end September already. When did that happen? All of a sudden Sweeney is upon us...Break a leg everyone in Chichester!

It is the first preview tonight. Exciting times! Finally some rehearsal photos appeared and what can we say? Looking mighty fine!

Also we got word that Michael will be appearing in a concert in aid of Children in Need on Sunday, 30 October at the Savoy Theatre in London. Here is what the BBC says:

How would you like to raise money for Children in Need whilst in the company of Sir Terry Wogan , Gary Barlow , Michael Ball , Joss Stone and many more wonderful artists?

On Sunday 30 October, Sir Terry Wogan takes his Radio 2 show to the Savoy Theatre on the Strand for the BBC's Children in Need charity. Continue reading.

You can buy your tickets here.

And finally Michael shares a duet with Alfie Boe on his latest album called Alfie. They duet Empty Chairs at Empty Tables which is an interesting concept indeed. You can order the CD here. The album will be released on 31 October.

While we had to bid farewell to Sunday Brunch for 2011 this Sunday (sob sob) it has been announced that Michael will participate in BBC Radio 4's "The Reunion" programme which "reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history". In this particular case the group will discuss Les Misérables. Along with Michael the group will consist of producer Cameron Mackintosh, composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyricist Herbert Kretzmer and director John Caird.

The episode will be aired on Sunday 11 September, 11:15 am.

Sunday Brunch posted:28/08/11

Unfortunately next week (4 September) will see Michael's last Sunday Brunch for this year, although it will only be the seventh show of this run.

According to the BBC Michael and our most loved radio show will be back in January. We don't have the exact date yet, but of course we will let you know, once we know.

Final DVD Cover posted:16/08/11

Universal was kind enough to send the final cover art for the upcoming Heroes DVD to us and asked that we would share it with all of you. Our pleasure! Heroes Live will be released on 14 November. Click on the pictures for bigger versions.

On Wednesday 27 July at 8 pm Michael will appear in ITV's "50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments" celebrating the end of a decade of magic.

Ghost press night posted:05/07/11

Last night Michael and Cathy attended the press night of the new West End musical Ghost. There are some pictures on several photo agengy websites. Be sure not to miss them.

It has been confirmed that Sunday Brunch will return to BBC Radio 2 on 24 July (at last!). We do not yet know whether he will do 12 weeks again, so the final few Brunches are labled with a (?) in the schedule as they coincide with Sweeney Todd. But anyways, we cannot wait to tune in again at 11am (UK time).

DVD extras, links and Sunday Brunch posted:30/06/11

An update on the Sunday Brunch front: It will still be Terry Wogan on the 3rd of June, so fingers crossed for the next week!

Talking about radio - here you can find some photos and a video with Michael having fun at "2 Day".

In a Live Nation add they listed the extras we can expect on the upcoming tour DVD:

During the Portsmouth concert Michael announced that Sunday Brunch will be back on 3 July. So get your diaries set and don't miss it.

Furthermore MIchael will be participating on BBC Radio 2's "2 Day". on Wednesday, 22 June. He will be on at 2pm together with David Jacobs.

"Michael Ball and David Jacobs join forces live on 2DAY as they present the very best of the Sunday schedule. Reflecting the mood of Sundays with great music from the 40s through to the present day. Desmond Carrington phones up for a chat live from his home in Scotland, plus there's an exclusive live performance from Michael Ball." (BBC Radio 2).

So, busy times ahead, be sure not to miss it.

2nd Nottingham concert cancelled posted:08/06/11

As you can read on the right hand side in the Twitter window: Michael had to cancel tonight's concert due to a throat infection that progressed into a chest infection. His words:

So keep your eyes peeled to his Twitter account and of course we will inform you. As to Michael: Get better soon, take care and hope you'll get some TLC!

Chichester Festival Video posted:05/06/11

The Chichester Festival website has launched a video of interviews on the upcoming season. See what Michael and Imelda Staunton have to say about Sweeney here.

The One Show posted:03/06/11

You can watch Michael today (3 June) on BBC1's The One Show at 7 pm. So set those recorders everyone!

DVD Cover Draft posted:24/05/11

Universal was so kind to send us a "work in progress" cover for the tour dvd to be filmed at the second Birmingham concert! It is scheduled for release on 14 November 2011. They also promised this will be the best tour yet (judging on the dress rehaersals). Not that we are curious or anything... So enjoy this first draft cover:

Click image for high-resolution version.

The TV Choice Awards are voted for by the public. This year The Michael Ball Show is among those nominated for Best Daytime Show. With a few simply clicks you can cast your vote in nearly 20 categories (or only vote for Michael's show and skip the rest;-)). Happy voting!

On his Twitter page Noel Fitzpatrick published a few photos from the opening of the "Fritz Ritz". Read all about Freddie's big day on Twitter and on the doctor's website.

On his own Twitter page Michael commented:

Freddie is home and so happy to be in his own bed. @ fitzpatrickref have worked a miracle. Without them he wouldn't be with us, simple as! X

In addition to opening the new facility, Michael Ball will have the â€˜see out consultation' for his dog, Freddie, who has been recovering after a major hip operation at the practice. Freddie is one of only eight dogs in the world to have a revolutionary new kind of hip replacement put in after he was involved in a traffic accident which destroyed his hip.

Michael commented, â€œWhat Fitzpatrick Referrals has managed to do is truly remarkable. Noel and his team really do care deeply about each and every one of these patients as if they were their own pets. The attention to detail is staggering. I truly have no idea what happens in the operating theatre â€“ though when I see the x-rays, I know that's remarkable; but when I look at the level of hands-on care and compassion shown by all of team, I'm overwhelmed. I am hugely honoured to be associated with Fitzpatrick Referrals and what this practice stands for. I know that Freddie could not have been in a better place on earth, so I'm incredibly proud and excited to be cutting the ribbon on the final stage of what I see as a medical hotel for animals of the highest order. The Fitz Ritz even!â€

In addition to the appearance on Paul O'Grady the Fan Club lets us know that Michael will also be a guest at BBC Breakfast on 23 May between 6:00am and 9:15am.

The BBC2 website lists Michael as one of the guests on tonight's Never Mind The Buzzcocks episode (10pm). This should be a repeat from 2 December 2009. So if you missed it back then, now's your chance.

Also you can note down 20 May, as Michael will then be a guest at Paul O'Grady Live, 9 - 10pm, ITV1.

It has now been confirmed that the second Birmingham concert (11 June) of the tour is being filmed for a later DVD release. (YAY!)

There is an article in The Northern Echo saying Michael will tour with dancer Gary Adam Watson:

"Mr Watson, who is just about to embark on a nationwide tour with the Michael Ball show Heroes, gave workshops using music and dance from shows such as Mama Mia, Chicago and Cats as well taking some inspiration from popular chart tracks."

Royal Blind is hosting a charity auction on Ebay. Among the items is an Easter Extravaganza Egg signed by Michael. They say:

You are bidding on a totally unique Hairspray themed egg signed by one of Britain 's leading musical theatre stars, Michael Ball.

Michael is an Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist and popular TV host and radio presenter. Since making his West End debut 25 years ago as Marius in the original production of Les Miserables, Michael has created a string of leading characters in the West End and on Broadway in shows such as Aspects of Love, Passion, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Phantom of the Opera, Woman In White and Hairspray.

In the multi award-winning Broadway musical Hairspray Michael played larger-than-life Edna Turnblad, for which he won both the Whatsonstage.com and Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. The egg contains jewellery worn by Michael in this stage show .

On 31 March Michael will be a guest at Fern Britton's new show on Channel 4, 5:00 - 6:00 pm.

Watch Michael talk about Heroes, Les Mis and Sweeney on reelkandi.tv for 6 minutes. Enjoy!

Heroes entered at position ten. This is the first top ten position since First Love in 1996!

Confeesion time: Imagine, not only Michael knowing you, but following your every step. Listening to the things you say, listening to your rant, to your gushing, watching you make a fool of yourself (okay, most of us have already been there, cough) and even better sharing what you have to say with others. A dream you say? Not any longer...

Okay, here's the downer, he won't be at your doorstep and vow his everlasting love to you (listen away boys). That's Cathy's priviledge and rightly so.....

BUT: You have the chance to have Michael as a follower on Twitter. He will follow you for 90 days, he will re-tweet at least one of your tweets and send a tweet including your twitter name. So, yes, you have 90 lovely days with our Michael Ball. And Michael being Michael you even get a bonus, you will be able to stammer just live in front of him as he invites you to see one of his Heroes concerts and you will be invited to come backstage at one of the concerts. As we all know that's when most of us are at the worst ever state to meet Michael, in a post-concert high, but still you will surely enjoy it! So hurry, get your bidding hat on and move over to Ebay and bid for our one and only Michael Ball.

Also Michael's official Facebook page has now a video welcome message from the man himself. Check it out!

Michael seems to have done a brilliant job according to all the lovely and good comments that can be read here and there on the web.

The not so perfect news though: The categories where Love Story was nominated were won by other productions. Best female lead goes to Sheridan Smith for Legally Blonde. She will be Michael's guest on next Sunday Brunch. Should be interesting so don't forget to tune in. Best male lead went to Passion's David Saxton. Feels weird and a bit like: Correct role, wrong actor and 15 years too late ;-). And the best new musical went to Legally Blonde as well. Once we find pictures of Michael, we will let you know. Unfortunately we are not able to receive the "Red Button", but that means "The Book Club" clip will be on soon.

UPDATE

The air time for The TV Book Club featuring Michael has changed. It will be shown tomorrow (Sunday, 13 March 2011) at 6:30pm on More4 and is going to be repeated on Channel 4 at 12:05 noon on 14 March . Yes, unfortunately that first date is going to collide with the Oliviers! And guess what: Coming Home is going to be repeated on BBC Wales at 6pm as well. So that gives us Michael on three channels at exactly the same time!

Sorry for the very late heads up, but Debbie on the forum only found out about it last night. Thanks for that Debbie!

Good news for us overseas fans and for the national Michael Ball fans,who have to work tomorrow morning, but might have access to the internet.

QVC' Morning show,where Michael will be interviewed and will be singing three (!!!) songs (New York State of Mind, Play Me,For once in my life), is aired live on the internet and as I just checked, it can be watched from abroad!

These days we don't dare shutting down our computers. Not an hour seems to pass without something new to tell about Michael. All I wanted to tell you this evening was, that you should have a look at Michael's Official website that underwent a terrific reformation. Be sure to check MichaelBall.co.uk.

However, as you can see by the heading: We are not going to be able to listen to Michael broadcasting from the Olivier Awards as he is going to present it together with Imelda Staunton. You can watch it live on BBC Red Button or listen to Radio 2's coverage. Click here to read the press release.

More and more celebs get active on Twitter and Facebook. And guess who is among the latest? You guessed right. Michael promised to give Twitter another try and he recently opened his own Facebook page and Youtube Channel. So be sure to check them out.

Michael is back on Twitter! Join him here and be there when he takes over the world.

Also don't forget to watch him on Lorraine in the morning.

The BBC have confirmed Michael's live coverage from the Olivier Awards in a press release.

There will be many TV appearances over the next few days to promote the new album. We will keep you updated.

Here are the first couple of dates:

04/03/11 - OK! TV, FIVE, 6:25 - 7:00 pm

You can listen to samples of all songs on Michael's new album Heroes here on Amazon. Enjoy!

Scarborough has a lovely new refursbished and huge Open Air Theatre (6500 seats). Their 2011 season is about to be announced shortly and the Scarborough Evening News just mentionned in an article that Michael Ball is one confirmed act. So will this be the first (or maybe only) summer concert for Michael this year? We certainly will keep you posted on this. For now this is stricly in the rumour category.

The Daily Mail published a highly interesting article of Michael remembering his school years. And it features this photo of him as a 14-year-old. Don't miss out!

We finally received the official confirmation and the press release regarding the release of the upcoming Heroes album. The album will finally be released on 14 March 2011!!!! And the artwork will really be the new one. Good news :-). And as always, you can pre-order here.

Once more Michael will be sitting in for Lorraine Kelly and it will be the whole of the upcoming week. The be sure to set your recorders to ITV 1 between 8:30 am and 9:25 am.

The following week Michael will be a guest on Lorraine's show. That will be on Wednesday, 2 March 2011.

Leading to the release of his next album Michael will be around quite a lot, so be sure to keep your eyes open on TV and on the different newspapers and magazins. Some of the interviews we just learned about:

One of the longest ever anticipated shows (well for Michael Ball fans) has just been announced. Michael will be appearing in and as Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber from Fleet Street. So you are eager for the details?

The show will run from 24 September till 5 November 2011. Michael will be joined by Imelda Staunton as has been mentionned quite a lot of times. To see Michael you will have to get to the Chichester Festival Theatre. Tickets will go into public sale on 28 February 2011 only via mail or internet. So time to work out your travel plans.

Heroes release postponed? posted:07/02/11

For a couple of days there have been rumours about a delay of the release date of Michael's upcoming album. This was mainly due to the big re-salers Amazon and HMV changing the release date to 21 March 2011. Now Play joined their bandwagon and we get more and more sure they might be right, especially as Play has a different cover now.Changing the cover so late certainly seems a good enough reason for postponement. However, you can still pre-order here.

Now the big question. Should this second cover be the real one? Which one do you prefer?

"New" Cover	"Old" Cover

Great Olivier Awards news. Not only have Emma Williams and Michael Xavier been nominated for Awards in the categories of best Actor and best Actress in a musical, but we will be able to enjoy quite a bit of Michael. According to the Official Olivier Awards website and Michael will be presenting a live Radio 2 programme to coincide with the awards ceremony. The ceremony will take place on 13 March.

Avenues and Alleyways Track Premiere on Sunday Brunch posted:06/02/11

Michael's guest was Tony Christie and though Michael never plays himself he used this special occasion for the world premiere of "Avenues and Alleyways": A song he duetted with Tony Christie himself for inclusion on his upcoming concert. Sunday Brunch was just uploaded. So you can listen to the track now. Just visit this link and fast forward up to 1:33:15 and there it is in full length.

Alternatively a fan on the Fan Club Forum uploaded a clip of the song here.

Heroes Track List posted:05/02/11

Thanks to Play.com we now have the song-list and the supposedly cover art for Michael's upcoming album Heroes (pre-order here).

Let The Heartaches Begin
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Play Me
Summer Wind
For The Good Times
Misty
When I Fall in Love
You Don't Know Me
Weekend In New England
New York State Of Mind
Joanna
I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
He'll Have To Go
For Once In My Life
Avenues And Alleyways Duet With Tony Christie (Bonus Track)

As you could already tell by our latest updates: Micahel is busy promoting "Love Story". There will be quite a lot of radio interviews over the coming days. Most have been pre-recorded today. You can listen to them online, just use the links. Be sure not to miss the following interviews:

Another well-deserved nomination for Edna. Michael is nominated for the M. E. N. Theatre Awards 2010 in the category "Actor in a Visiting Production". Other nominees in this category are Christopher Connel, Bob Golding and John Owen-Jones.

Furthermore Hairspray got its own nomination for Best Musical. It is competing with Les Mis, The Sound of Music and Spamalot.

The winners will be announced in February. So keep your fingers crossed.

Radio Interviews posted:12/01/11

And after that Michael will be heard on BBC Radio Derby. The show will be on between 1 and 4pm. Again you can listen live or listen again.

Michael launched a camaign in aid of "Help for Heroes". You can send a text and it will be displayed on screens put up on Princes Street in Edinburgh. You can see the complete info on the pics, just follow this link.

Or just let Michael himself explain it to you. Just see this youtube clip.

TV Appearances + Radio posted:23/12/10

Maybe the last TV update for 2010...

Michael is listed to appear in the following shows:

- 29/12/10: Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream, BBC 2, 8:00 - 9:00 pm

- 31/12/10: 100 Years of the London Palladium, BBC2, 9:00 - 10:00 pm

On a related note:

Sunday Brunch will be back on 16 January (at last!). Here's what the BBC Press Office says.

TV Alert posted:20/12/10

Tomorrow (21 December) Michael will appear on BBC2's Never Mind the Buzzcocks. It's on from 10:45 - 11:15 pm.

Enjoy!

Charity Auction 13/12/10

Today we received the following e-mail from Universal Pictures and of course we are sharing it with you:

To all those having a go at bidding, good luck!

UPDATE: The successful bidder won the price for 3000 £. Congratulations!

Radio Interview 09/12/10

Tomorrow (Friday, 10 December 2010) Michael will be interviewed on Smooth Radio. You will be able to listen live to the interview via this link. He will be on at 11.25am. Curiously there is as well an interview with Michael online you can "listen again" to.

Tomorrow (8 December) Michael will appear on the following shows:

- The Wright Stuff, FIVE, 09:15 - 10:45 am

- Coming Home, BBC Wales, 7:30 - 08:00 pm (see picture below)

And on 10 December:

- Lorraine, ITV 1, 08:30 - 09:25 am (presenting the show)

Chart positioning posted:05/12/10

This weeks DVD charts are quite interesting. Michael's DVD "A Life on Stage" entered on 8th position, meanwhile the Les Mis Celebration DVD entered in top position. Have a look.

If you want to have a look at the charts, And as a momentum

Today Michael will appear on the following show:

- Saturday Kitchen , BBC One, 10:00 - 11:30 am

TV & Radio posted:03/12/10

Michael will be on the Alan Titchmarsh show tomorrow (Tuesday, 30 November). You can watch it on ITV 1 starting at 5:00 pm.

Furthermore Michael's Welsh ancestry was uncovered for BBC One Wales show "Coming Home". Michael will be featured within the episode that is going to be aired Wednesday, 8 December from 7:30 - 8pm. Please note that this can only be viewed on BBC One Wales.

TV News posted:29/11/10

Michael will appear on BBC Breakfast today (29 November). The show is on BBC1 from 6:00 am - 9:15 am. Enjoy!

PS: Sorry about being late with this. We had a bit of a travel nightmare, getting home from snowy Dublin.

TV Appearance & Love Story Reminder posted:23/11/10

Michael will be appearing on RTE's Daily Show on 23 November at 4:50 pm. Enjoy!

The Sun runs a story today about Michael landing a second series of his TV Show. We have heard this being rumoured in various places now, but have no official confirmation as yet:

MICHAEL BALL BACK FOR TEATIME SHOW

MICHAEL Ball has landed a second series of his teatime show.

ITV bosses were delighted with the success of the musical star's weekday slot earlier this year. They now want Michael to do another four weeks.

A source said: "Michael was a gamble as he is fairly new to the chatshow thing. But he's quite a down-to-earth guy and people like that."

Ball's show is expected to become a permanent fixture, alternating with the Alan Titchmarsh Show.

About two million tuned in to the last series to see guests including Terry Wogan, Arlene Phillips and Fern Britton.

Universal was so kind to send us the offical trailer for Michael's new DVD "A Life on Stage" released on 29 November. It includes a preview of the behind the scenes bits, too! Enjoy!

Charity auction posted:15/110/10

In aid of the Great Ormond Street Children Hospital there will be a celebrity star cards auction. Michael signed one and you will be able to bid for it between 25 November and 5 December. To view his star card now click here.

For more information about the star cards auctions click here.

Two more Concerts posted:12/11/10

Additional to the second Birmingham concert there will also be two other second nights at the Heroes Tour:

- Nottingham Royal Centre, 8 June 2011

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 12 November at 9 am. You can buy tickets at Ticketmaster, Seetickets or the venues themselves.

DVD Clips and Cover posted:03/11/10

We were sent the links to two clips (Mercy and Empty Chairs) of Michael's upcoming DVD release "A Life on Stage" as well as a large version of the cover to share with you all. Enjoy!

Click cover for a larger version!

TV and Hairspray News posted:09/11/10

On 10 November Michael will be appearing at the Pride of Britain Awards (ITV1, 08:00 - 10:00 pm).

If you want to have a seak peak of the new DVD "A Life On Stage" visit Amazon's page and see Michael introducing the "making of" bit. Enjoy!

At the Music Industry Awards posted:02/11/10

Michael attended the Music Industry Trusts' Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel in London (1 November). Here are some impressions from the arrivals:

Source: click here

Additional Tour Concert posted:28/10/10

It has been announced that there will be a second Birmingham concert next year. The additional show will be at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on Saturday 11 June 2011. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 29 October at 9 am. You can buy tickets at Ticketmaster, Seetickets or the venue itself.

DVD Releases posted:26/10/10

Michael will be releasing a DVD covering his favourite 25 songs from previous concert DVDs. Furthermore it will include 45 minutes of specially filmed bonus material.

Michael Ball - A Life On Stage will be released on 29 November 2010 - Order here.

Furthermore Michael was part of the 25th anniversary party of Les Mis at the O2. You can order the DVD here.

More info can be found in the press release for A Life On Stage and on our DVDs page.

The covers:

As we heard from many of you the Shooting Star concert must have been brilliant. You can see some pictures of the special event on our concert photo pages.

Apart from working on the new album Michael took the time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the London Palladium. There are several small articles. You can find the links below

And hopefully there will be some more pics coming up. For now Philip Schofields pic from his twitter page has to to.

Finally they are there to be published: The long, long awaited dates for Michael's 2011 UK Tour. The sale for the general public starts at 24 September (Friday), 9 am. You might want to check Ticketmaster, Seetickets or the venues themselves.

Naturally we have our own Tour page up and running now.

The media picked up on it, too:

Evening Times
Stereoboard.com
EADT24
Goldenplec
LiveNation
Evening Star
allgigs.co.uk
Newcastle City Hall
Southampton Mayflower
Musical Theatre News

And here are the dates:

May 2011
27th Usher Hall, Edinburgh
28th SECC, Glasgow
30th City Hall, Newcastle

June 2011
1st O2 Apollo, Manchester
2nd City Hall, Sheffield
4th Empire Theatre, Liverpool
7th Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
10th Symphony Hall, Birmingham
12th Millennium Centre, Cardiff
17th Guildhall, Portsmouth
18th Colston Hall, Bristol
19th Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
24th Pavilions, Plymouth
26th Brighton Centre, Brighton

There are also some radio news:

Apologies for missing out on telling you about Michael's contribution to BBC Radio 2's new series called The Musical: "A series of documentaries celebrating the most popular and successful form of theatrical entertainment in the world. Each programme is presented by a leading name from the world of musical theatre."

There are 8 episodes and Michael hosted this week's called Breaking the Mould. It it still available on listen again. The series is on every Monday from 10 pm.

New Interview about the MB Show, Cathy and his album posted:27/08/10

There is a new interview with Michael in the Daily Mail. It has some interesting news about the ratings of Michael's chat show, which are brilliant. Furthermore he talks about his upcoming album and the tour and last but not least about Cathy. Hope you will enjoy it.

Find it here.

The first celebrity guests on Michael's chat show posted:15/08/10

Don't forget to watch ITV1 tomorrow at 3pm for Michael's first chat show. Read here, who his first guests will be:

Michael will be singing during the first Monday show and on Friday, 20 August.

UPDATE 22/08/10:

Find the guests for the following weeks on our Michael Ball Show page.

Interesting Interviews posted:11/08/10

As you all know by now Michael starts recordings of his own TV chat show today. They will be aired from next week on and therefore you should have your eyes on the TV magazines for mentions and interviews with Michael.

We will try and post them all here. The first one you can find on the The TV Choice website. Have a look and enjoy.

Update 13/08/10:

To promote his upcoming TV show Michael will be making some appearances on telly. For now we know about these two:

Furthermore, we are delighted to let you all know that Michael will give a very special charity concert in aid of the Shooting Star Children's Hospice. It will be held at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London (where he first appeared in as Alex in Aspects of Love) on Sunday 10 October. Tickets are priced between 65£ and 75£ and are available at Delfont Mackintosh Theatres and Platinum Package deals at Ticketmaster.

After many speculations and rumours it has now been confirmed that Michael will be appearing at the (for now) last venue of the tour: The Bristol Hippodrome. Hairspray will be on from 12 - 30 April 2011.

Following the articel (with pic) on Shooting Star's 5th birthday you can also watch a clip in YouTube with interviews and bits from the big birthday bash. Michael speaks at about 6:20 minutes.

Also we now know that Channel 4's "5 O'Clock Show" with Michael as a guest will be aired on 15 July at 5 pm.

Michael on TV in Ireland posted:02/07/10

Michael will be appearing on "Saturday Night with Miriam" to promote his concert in Killruddery House.

The show will be aired at 9.30 pm on RTÉ. So be sure to tune in, if you have the chance.

Open Air Concert in Ireland posted:01/07/10

On Sunday, 29 August, Michael will be performing at Killruddery House in Ireland. You can find out all about the venue here.

Ticket prices are vary between 49,50 € (that's about 40 Pounds) and 105 € (that's about 85 Pounds). The concert is fully seated.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, 2 July, at 9 am. Click here to order.

We all certainly have been anxious to hear something more about Michaels upcoming chat show. Today there is a small article in the Sun:

We just got an e-mail from Mr Nick Micouris who is working on the "5 O'Clock Show" (he recruits TV audiences, his company is called Lost in TV). He said Michael will be a guest there and the recording would be on Monday, 12 July from 12:15 - 2:15 pm and what they still need is fans in the audience.

He asked whether we could help him there. So, anyone up for a TV recording? Just apply online via the given link.

Michael on BBC Radio Solent posted:21/05/10

Again Michael has been interviewed. This time he was interviewed for BBC Radio Solent on Tuesday of this week. The interview was aired on Wednesday. You should be able to listen again. Enjoy

Michael has been interviewed on BBC 1 South. It's just a short promotional bit for Hairspray, but you will surely enjoy it. Have a look here.

Thanks to the Fan Club we can tell you that Michael will be on TV twice today (13 May):

BBC One South Today at 6:30 pm and on ITV Wales, The Wales Show, at 11:05 pm.

TV Clip: STV's The Hour posted:29/04/10

Michael Ball and Les Dennis have been interviewed on STV's "The Hour". You can see the video clip either using Windows Media Player or via Youtube. Be aware that the video clip is rather huge and will take some time to download.

Some TV news to mark in the diary:

Thursday 29 April: "The Hour", STV, 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Thursday 13 May: "The Wales Show", ITV Wales, 11:05 pm.

Enjoy!

We are still catching up with the news. Sorry to be a bit late with this. Michael gave an interview to The Stage wich is available as a download from iTunes or as MP3 file. Check out their website to hear what he has to say about Edna and being a producer.

We just got the heads up for a piece taken from the Guardian. Michael speaks in depth about Stephen Sondheim. Describing what makes him so special and why he enjoys his work so much. Be sure to read it.

After Michael's appearance on Movie Toons we just uploaded the video of his interpretation of "The Bare Necessities". It may take some time to open.

Wales Online released an interview with Michael's Tour Wilbur Les Dennis which is full of wonderful quotes about working on Hairspray and with Michael. Also there is a little video on the upcoming Hairspray opening in Cardiff. Visit their website for the video and interview, which also can be found on our Interview pages.

Nichola Heywood Thomas interviewed Michael for the BBC Radio Wales Arts Show. This will be aired today, on Thursday 25 March at 6:30 pm. When you are in the UK you can listen to the interview by clicking on the player embedded on the BBC's Blog .

This is what it says:

Michael Ball dons his fatsuit and frock to reprise his role as Edna Turnblad in the hit musical Hairspray at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre from the end of March.

The West End star told me he's moving into the realms of production (or over to the dark side as he put it) when I interviewed him for the BBC Radio Wales Arts Show.

Michael's a singer with a massive fan base, platinum and gold albums and a string of musical theatre successes to his name.

He told me he'd loved Hairspray so much when he saw it on Broadway and was so keen to get the part of Edna when the show first opened in London that he went along with every other hopeful to audition for the part.

Now, fair play, many other performers with over 20 years' experience might have thought themselves too grand to do that!

You can hear the complete interview with Michael on the Radio Wales Arts Show on Thursday 25 March.

Guess what: we managed to upload a video of the "Loose Women" interview from this afternoon.It seems picture and sound are not 100 % synchron. Sorry for that. Will try to improve that tomorrow, but just to let you see it: Let's have a try:

UPDATE (21/03/10): Gill and Maureen from the Fan Club have talked to Michael's management. Shrek is not on, Sweeney still is. Phew.

Michael will be making an appearance at ITV1's Loose Women on Monday 22 March. The show is on between 12:30 and 1:30 pm. Enjoy!

Also there is an article by Baz Bamigboye in the Mail Online about Michael being rumoured as a possible candidate to play Shrek in the musical production of the famous movie about a friendly green ogre. But read for yourselves:

Guess who's having a Ball with Shrek as movie musical makes its way to the stage...

Michael Ball is in the early stages of negotiations to play the title role in the musical Shrek, which is expected to head this way next year. The show had a short-lived run on Broadway, but the producers have always believed it would fare better here. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the DreamWorks animation chief behind the film and the show, told me the Shrek movies and DVDs have always been immensely popular in the UK, and for that reason he believes the stage show will do well here, too.

When I saw it in New York, it looked fantastic, and had some incredible illusions and costumes - but not one memorable song. Since then, however, I'm told the book has been extensively re-written with new numbers. I sure hope so. Actually, there was one fun song about flatulence sung by Shrek and Princess Fiona that should go down a gas on the London stage.

But if the producers can come to a deal with Ball, who will be asking for something in the range of £40,000 to £50,000 a week, then they will have a major draw. As he proved with Hairspray, Ball knows how to attract punters. After he left that show, ticket sales dropped.

The clever thing about Ball is that even though he was in a frock and a fat suit, an essential humanity came through and, more importantly, audiences believed in his Edna Turnblad. The thing about Shrek on Broadway was that I felt nothing for the poor green chap from the swamp. Ball will at least allow us to empathise with Shrek, and that's going to be half the battle.

I don't know where this Shrek move will leave Sweeney Todd, which Ball and Imelda Staunton were to have done at Chichester next year. There were rumblings that it wasn't going to come together anyway. We'll see.

Meanwhile, the Shrek producers, including Sam Mendes for Neal Street Productions, have to find a venue. They've looked at the Palladium, which won't be available. They've also been to the Palace, which might be free next year, as I'm hearing the musical version of the film Ghost might not be ready in time (book and score problems). And perhaps Oliver! might have ended its run at the Theatre Royal, Drury lane.

On 19 June (Saturday) Michael will once more be appearing at the Hampton Court Festival. Official relase date for the tickets is 22 March. Happy booking everyone!

Many of you will know that "Love never dies" (sequel of Phantom of the Opera) premiered last night at London's Adelphi Theatre. It's no big surprise Michael has been among the guests. And of course there are some photos of Michael and Cathy.

Just have a look at this link . If and I am sure we will find more pics, we will keep you posted of course.

Okay, we never tried this, but with some luck it might work and you will be able to watch Michael on Jonathan Ross.

Irish television is much nicer to us oversea fans than BBC. RTE has the Late Late Show from yesterday available to watch online AND you can even see it outse Ireland.

So click here and enjoy Michael who will enter the stage after 1:14 hours. Enjoy.

Our favourite vampire Stephen Moyer (from True Blood, who was on Jonathan Ross as well) was interviewed by George Lamb on BBC Radio 6 this morning. At the end of the lovely interview they shortly spoke about Michael (and Gaga). Maybe not interesting for many of you, but all those True Blood fans would surely love this to to happen. Stephen said:

Side remark for True Blood fans: You will be in for a treat. Stephen will play the piano and sing during episode 5 or 6 of the second series. He does incredibly well! If you want to listen to the whole interview click here. Thanks to All Stephen Moyer .com for sharing the interview.

In addition to Baz Bamingboye's article published at the beginning of November we just found another blog that mentions Sweeney Todd will open in Chichester in Spring 2011 and afterwards move into the West End. It reads:

Ireland is going to vote for their Eurovision Song Contest entry during the Late Late Show on RTE One. On their site they announced Michael Ball would be due to appear in tonights show. So be sure to check it out. It will be on air at 10:35 pm on RTE One

On Ebay there is a new compilation consisting of 3 CDs for sale. According to the text it will be released on 29 March 2010. It seems to be another CD including his most loved songs. As soon as we found out some more details we will let you know. At least the cover would be lovely, don't you think?

While doing some research we found some lovely pics of Michael at Jonathan Ross, which was recorded yesterday. Further down you can find more pics of him at Dancing on Ice.

Quote: " He reveals he'll star in title role of Sweeney Todd next year and confirms a new chat show."

Follow the links to the initial blogs giving this information: Link 1 and Link 2

The longawaited air date for Michael's up, close and personal interview with Dolly Parton has been announced. Next Tuesday (9 March) at 10:30 pm you can hear the first 60 minutes of "A Date With Dolly: Michael Ball Meets Dolly Parton".

Here is what BBC Radio 2 has to say:

In the first of two programmes, Michael Ball fulfills his longtime ambition to meet the woman who's bigger than country music itself, Dolly Parton.

The series, which coincides with the release of Dolly's CD and DVD package 'Live From London,' breaks loose from the familiar "life story" approach to this Nashville superstar. Instead, in a long and revealing conversation, Ball finds out what makes Parton tick, how she keeps her family life private, how she became a canny businesswoman and how even she takes the wig off sometimes.

Also in tonight's first part, Dolly talks about why she turned down Elvis and how she went about writing songs for the Broadway production of her hit movie '9 To 5.' Plus live versions of 'Jolene,' 'Two Doors Down' and the song she reveals as her personal favourite from her catalogue.

The Ultimate Movie Toons on ITV 1, which we told you about earlier, has been postponed until 28 March. But at least we do have Jon Ross to look forward to (Michael and Vampire Bill in one show!).

Now, how much would we love to live in the UK? Very much in general, but next weeks Jonathan Ross show is one we really hate to miss. Michael Ball (surprise) will be one of Jonathans guests on the show that will air on Friday 5 March 2010 at 22:35 on BBC One. We guess it is to promote the start of the Hairspray tour at the end of March.

In addition Jonathan will have Lady Gaga and our second man in line, Stephen Moyer, star of True Blood which second series will be aired in the UK soon. If you like vampire stuff it's just

On his Twitter Account Phillip Schofield mentioned that Michael would be one of the show's guests today. As these things change as they go we won't bet our lives on it, but advise to tune in just in case. The show is braodcast on ITV 1 between 10:30 and 12:30 am.

According to an article of The Sun Michael will be appearing as a judge on Dancing on Ice this Sunday. They also cover the possibilty of him sharing a chatshow slot with Alan Titchmarsh (founded on the recording of the pilot on Wednesday). It remains to be seen whether any of this will actually be officially confirmed, but we thought to share this article with you nevertheless.

ITV1 has announced that Michael will be among those performing in a new TV show called ‘Ultimate Movie Toons' , celebrating beloved animated classics. Themost famous tunes will eb sung by various artists. Definitely one to watch out for. The transmission date is set for Saturday 27 February.

After the somewhat shocking news about Hairspray's closure in the West End on 28 March, there are some articles on the tour casting which may (or may not) take all our minds from this sad, sad development. You can find the announcements on Playbill.com and Broadwayworld.com. (And naturally we have added them to Justy's articles page.)

Every year The Stage issues a Top 100 list of who they think are the most influential people in UK theatre. This year they asked the general public who they think should be included in the top 20 of most influential people. More than 1800 people contributed their suggestions.

All we can say is they certainly got it right! See for yourselves:

Michael has been busy yesterday. First he attended the infamous South Bank Show Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

In the evening he attended the premiere of Abbaworld in Earls Court. Abbaworld is a touring exhibition circling around Abba (of course) which had its world premiere in London yesterday (for information click here)

Michael's Dolly Parton interview was moved to Tuesday, 26 January (it's still on ITV1's This Morning from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm).

Furthermore, Michael can be seen on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats. The show will be aired on Friday, 29 January from 9:30 - 10:05 pm. Enjoy!

Michael's much anticipated interview with Dolly Parton will be shown at ITV1's This Morning on Monday, 25 January. The show is on weekdays from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.

A little blast from the past: When you click on the link it will lead you to a video of the Broadway cast of Aspects of Love performing Love Changes Everything at the Tony Awards in 1990. A very young Michael in very fine voice. Enjoy!

With life being a bit hectic in this part of the woods we apologise for a bit of a delay in bringing you up to date. Now here is a news round:

Michael was a guest at the Sun's Military Awards on 15 December. Here's a photo from Getty Images. We understand the ceremony will be televised on 21 December (ITV 1 9 pm - 10:30 pm). Maybe you will catch him on there. Also there is a blog about someone meeting Michael there.

Also Michael will make an appearance on Ruth Jones' Christmas Cracker. This will be on BBC Wales an 22 December at 9 pm.

Last but not least Michael made a guest appearance on John Owen-Jones' first solo album ("John Owen-Jones"). Together with Bryn Terfel he accompanies John for the song "Pretty Lady". You can order the album via this link.

Michael will make an appearance in BBC2's Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 2 December. The show will be on at 10 pm.

As some of you may already have noticed Michael is now a fully-fledged twitter-er. You can read his tweets here.

Also the countdown to the dvd release has begun. From 23 November it will be available in the shops. We certainly cannot wait. What a fantastic tour it has been! Pre-order Past and Present Live here.

On the linked Amazon page there is also a little promotional video clip. Enjoy!

Also there is some additional info:

The dvd will contain over 40 minutes of special features including:

An article by the ever very well informed Baz Bamigboye today reads very interesting indeed. But please bear in mind that nothing is confirmed yet. Still, this was too good not to share it with you:

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton are the demon duo booking a date with Sweeney Todd

The two stars have agreed to lead a new production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd into the Chichester Festival Theatre and then the West End.

That's the good news. The bad news is that we have to wait until the spring of 2011 before director Jonathan Kent gets it onto the boards in West Sussex.

Both actors have their dance cards full to bursting till then. Imelda has already worked on Cranford Christmas, done a small role in Mike Leigh's new film and has other projects to take her through to the end of next year.

Michael is doing his concert shows and performing in Hairspray on the road through this year, where he's getting £30,000 a week (and more) as star and co-producer.

Kent has spent months, on and off, talking with the two actors about playing the demon barber of Fleet Street, who killed his customers, and Mrs Lovett, who turned them into pies.

Michael has long been a fan of Sondheim's. He starred in the London premiere of Sondheim's musical Passion with Maria Friedman (the Donmar's doing it next year) and he has recorded Not While I'm Around from Sweeney Todd, although in the show the number's actually sung by Mrs Lovett.

Sweeney Todd won't be officially announced till late next year, but the two leads had to be approached well in advance in order to be certain of their services.

The musical for next year's Chichester season hasn't been decided yet. Barnum was to have gone there, but there have been problems casting the show. Indeed, at one point Ball's name was in the frame. But it's not happening now.

Instead, I'm hearing rumours that a re- configured Half A Sixpence might find its way to Chichester - but talks about rights and re-writes are continuing before a firm decision is made.

Read the original here.

Michael did an interview with Shine Magazine. This magazine is produced by Shooting Star Children Hospice, which Michael has been supporting for several months now. You can download the magazine here. Michael's Interview is on pages 16 and 17.

To promote the new DVD, Michael will be doing several promotional TV appaerances. As always these are subject to change and he might pop up all over the place in the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.

The Friday Show, BBC 1, Firday 13 November, 9 pm

The National Lottery Draw, BBC 1, Saturday 14 November, 8:45 pm (Michael to host the show)

The One Show, BBC 1, Monday 16 November, 7 pm

Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes 2, BBC2, Friday 20 November, 6:30 pm

The Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV1, Tuesday 24 November, 3 pm

The Wright Stuff, FIVE, Wednesday 25 November, 9:15 am

The National Lottery Draw, BBC 1, Wednesday 25 November, 10:35 pm (Michael to host the show)

With being on tour we are a bit behind on the newsfront. Sorry about this. But better late than never. Exciting news! Michael will be doing two charity concerts this year. One will be on 12 December at Feltonfleet School in Cobham, Surrey, for The Shooting Star Children's Hospice. Tickets are currently sold out but you can be put on a waiting list.

I am including some details of our very exciting Charity Cabaret Night taking place on Sunday 22nd November. I would be very grateful if you could display this event on your website and inform your members.

Charity Cabaret Night · Event Name: Swing on a Star · Charity Cabaret Night with a fantastic line up of stars guests including* Michael Ball, Dame Judi Dench, Anna Friel, Jonathan Pryce and musical support from The Rat Pack's Back.

Date and Time: Sunday 22nd November 2009, show starts at 7.15pm

Event Location: The Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH

Champagne Cabaret tickets: £50, £75 and £100 available from: The Bloomsbury Theatre Box Office, 0207 388 8822 and http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1378 .

Tickets include pre-show champagne and canapé reception and after show entertainment. Gala Evening tickets: £200 available from Friends United Network, 0207 485 0900 and amy@friendsunitednetwork.org.uk

Tickets include pre-show champagne and canapé reception, top price seats and exclusive after show dinner. · For one night only you will have the chance to be entertained by top international stars singing with a great swing band - The Rat Pack's Back. All proceeds to support the work of the award winning London children's charity, Friends United Network, Reg Charity No. 1017460. · Contact Tel No: 0207 485 0900."

The Glaswegian has a competition to win tickets for Michael's Glasgow concert. If you want to enter visit their site.

Michael just appeared on The One Show on BBC1. If you are in the UK and you missed it you will be able to watch the show again until the coming Friday (18 September). Just follow this link.

Tomorrow morning Michael will appear on Lorraine's sofa at GMTV on ITV1 between 8:30 am and 9:25 am. Don't miss their website with some nice pics.

Thanks to the Fan Club we now have an updated tour dates list up and running. The Cardiff dates are still waiting to confirmation though. So bear that in mind when planning your travels.

Finally we are free to tell you the exciting news: Michael will reprise the role of Edna Turnblad for some venues of the Hairspray UK TOUR in 2010!

And not only does he star in it (or parts of it), but he is also rising to a new challenge and is from now on “associate producer” for Stage Entertainment, the UK production company of Hairspray. Apparently there is loads to expect from this creative coalition, as a musical revival is being talked about for 2011 and lots of new and exciting opportunities for the man himself:

“I'm hoping it will be a new and ongoing venture for me as producer and leading man and there are other shows I would like to be involved with on the production and directing side.” (WalesOnline.co.uk.)

An announcement as to the other members of the touring company is expected for Friday 14 August, so keep your eyes peeled!

The tour will open in Cardiff (with Michael as Edna) and these are the venues he will be playing (for now…):

We will add all the relating interviews and press reports bit by bit. Please bear with us, today has been utter madness.

CORRECTION: It's the Opera House at Manchester, NOT the Palace Theatre.

Ben James-Ellis (the original London Link Larkin) has been interviewed by Scarborough Evening News. He finally confirmed he will be joining Michael on tour this September / October. Confirmed as well is the gorgeous Adrian Hansel (Seaweed). If you want to read the interview with Ben click here.

As today (17 July ) is Fern's last show on This Morning, it might be advisable to check the programme out for a certain celebrity well-wisher.... ITV 1, 10:30 am - 11:25 am.

In today's ( 5 July ) issue of the Sunday Express is an articel on Michael. So off to the newsstand everyone!

Due to our travels we are a bit behind on the news front. Apologies for that. So here goes:

There has been an interview with Michael on his six favourite books in the Daily Express . The article is still available online via this link .

We had told you earlier (sometime in March) that Michael has recorded the show "Would I lie to you" to be aired in May. This was postponed to September. The date we have now is 28 September on BBC1 at 10:35 pm .

Most importantly: Charity work

Michael has informed the Fan Club that he is now supporting The Shooting Star Children's Hospice . So instead of buying presents for him it would be a good thing to donate the money to this worthy cause. If you want to find out more about their work, please visit the website .

In his appearance on This Morning he hinted that there might be a concert to support Shootingstar in December. Fingers crossed.

Michael will be making an appearance on ITV's This Morning on 26 June . The show is on from 10:30 am - 11:25 am . Enjoy!

We have all known for a while now that Michael was planning to film one of his tour concerts later this year. When talking to him he said it won't be the Albert Hall because he been there, done that and that the big halls were the better filming locations for technical reasons. Today the Fan Club confirmed that indeed one of the big arena shows will be filmed (and what a special night it will be): the concert at the Cardiff International Arena (on 8 October).

We will see you all there - let's rock'n'roll!

The Fan Club informed us that Michael will be talking to Jonathan Ross today ( 30th )on BBC Radio 2. It airs between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm . Enjoy!

The Fan Club informed us that Michael will be interviewed for BBC Radio Lincolnshire today ( 17th ) for the Marie Richmond programme. It airs between 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm (interview supposed to be on after 2 pm ). So this won't collide with Sunday Brunch.

Furthermore, he is bound to be on BBC Radio Derby on 8 June for the Ed George's Afternoon Show aired between 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm . He is said to be on after 3 pm , but seeing it is still quite a while away, this is all subject to change.

Michael is busy promoting the summer concert (and the tour and his last night in Hairspray) after his recent holiday. So be all ears for the regional radio stations. He has already been n air at Radio Kent's Pat Marsh and also at Daytime with Danny & Lou on Radio Oxford. There will be more to come. As these interviews happen quite spontaneously we are sorry to only being able to tell you to watch out for him and not to give exact dates and times.

Also you can watch Michael on telly in The Apprentice: You're Fired , aired on 20 May at BBC 2 from 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm .

This show on Gold Radio celebrates the charts twenty years ago. They feature the hits of the year and do an interview with Michael as he was number 2 in February 1989 with "Love changes Everything". The show airs just now (8 pm - 10 pm), but it is going to be repeated on Tuesday (14 April, between 10pm and 12am) . Be sure to listen to it via this link.

Michael will be a guest in today's ( 1 April ) Simon Mayo show on BBC Radio, 5 Live, which is on between 1 and 4 pm. The Fan Club annouced he should be on at around 2:30 pm . Find our more about the show here .

Also the article in The Lady magazine is availble online here .

And finally Michael will be recording an interview with Ian Maurice from Radio 4BC Brisbane , which will be on air on Monday, 6 April at 11:30 am (London time) and 8 pm local time. Ian's interviews are not to miss! Enjoy!

In today's ( 5 July ) issue of the Sunday Express is an articel on Michael. So off to the newsstand everyone!