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Latest News Archive
It's been a bit of a hectic time with our weekend trip to the UK, full-time work and Christmas coming up. But here now finally a round-up with all the latest news:
Michael and Alfie recorded an appearance for ITV's A Night For The Emergency Services programme which will air on 21 December (they sang Bring Him Home). Some busy news time over the last couple of hours, so let's get everything together (again :-)):
May we present: The New No 1 of the Official UK album charts:
And to top it off: Together re-entered the charts at 36! Congratulations Mr. Ball and Mr. Boe. So well done and so deserved.Today we have a couple of news for you and most a bt short notice.
A couple of more TV appearances:
Michael and Alfie have a new title for their collection: World Record Holder Prior to them, Westlife did most Signing Events of a group for an Album within 36 hours. They did 5. Michael and Alfie managed to get 5 within 24 hours (well or even 12 hours, if we are honest). Congratulations to Michael and Alfie, well done.
Find the highlights here below. And if you want to see the whole madness, find (felt) half a million posts on our Facebook group :-).
See their penultimate mode of transportation here.
UPDATE: Michael will now not co-host The One Show this Friday, but appear als guest (together with Alfie) next Tuesday, 24 October, at 7pm.
Michael and Alfie will celebrate the release of Together Again by attempting to break a world record for the most public appearances by a musical group in 24 hours!
Those fortunate enough to have been at the recording of Michael's and Alfie's new ITV special were told, it will probably air on Sunday, 29 October at 9pm. So tune in or set your recorder.
We just got back from our holiday in the remote Scottish Highlands and all kinds of news happened!
Michael will be celebrity co-presenter of The One Show once more. So tune in tomorrow 25 August, 7pm, BBC One.
Michael and Alfie will bring their show to the next continent in 2018. Tickets go on Sale on Saturday, 2 September.
Michael and Alfie will be busy doing some promotion in Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday. So for all the Oz fans, be sure not to miss:
Wow, you leave home for a week of BB summer touring and suddenly a whole lot of exciting announcements happen!
And more October news, this time though for 2018 and without Alfie.
And finally a new video from BB Productions headquarter.
Michael and Alfie today officially announced their new album: Together Again.
Michael and Alfie were just handed their Double Platinum awards!
Michael and Alfie will appear at Good Morning Britain on ITV1. The show will air between between 6 and 8:30am. We suppose they will be on towards the end of the programme.
Michael will make a guest appearance on Friday Night is Music Night in celebration of Bill Kenwright's illustrious career.
On Tuesday, 25 April at 9:30pm BBC ONE will show Michael's episode of the "My Friend Victoria" series, remembering the late great Victoria Wood. His episode will focus on her take on sex and romance. Read more about the show here.
Michael and Alfie will take their show to New York!
Lorraine today announced that Michael and Alfie will be her guests in tomorrow's show. So tune in: Lorraine, Friday 24 March, at 8:30am. Read more about the programme here.
Michael will be co-hosting BBC One's The One Show today, Friday 17 March. Tune it at 7pm and read more about the programme here. Another chance to listen to Michael next week. He will be presenting Sounds of the 80s on Tuesday (21 March 2017) at 6.30am. The show will coincide with Sarah Cox's last minutes of her 24 hour Dancathon. Be sure to tune in online. Michael and Alfie have added two more dates to their summer concerts: On Saturday, 25 February, 6:45pm, Michael and Alfie will be appearing Together Again (see what I did there?) on the finale of BBC One's Let It Shine. This Friday, 27 January, Michael will be guest host on BBC One's The One Show. Next Saturday, 7 January, BBC One will (finally) show the episode of Pointless Celebrities featuring Michael.
Big congratulations to MIchael and Alfie for their tremendous success with "Together". The album stays at no. 1 for the Christmas week, hence obtaining the prestigious Christmas no. 1.
Apart from that, they have the best selling album that was released in 2016 and are currently at no. 4 in the annual charts (Adele, Coldplay and Justin Bieber released their albums last year). Just this last week they've sold almost 110,000 albums, all in all we are just above 466,000 copies. And just because:
Tomorrow Michael and Alfie will be guest on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, BBC Radio2 from 6:30am. It was announced today that Michael and Alfie will team up once more for a series of open air concerts in the summer and an arena tourette in the winter. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, 16 December at 10am.
On Friday, 16 December Michael an Alfie will be on Good Morning Britain on ITV at 6-8:30am and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Catch them at 6pm on BBC Two.
During their London concert at the Hammersmith Apollo yesterday, Michael and Alfie did not only sing with Rick Astley, he also presented them both with the gold disc for "Together." It has just been announced that there will be a new last night for the Together tour (again) due to phenomenal demand. The new last night is 14 December at the Blackpool Opera House. We finally can confirm the air date for the ITV special Ball & Boe: One Night Only. This comes in lieu of a tour DVD and features a lot of the songs the lads are currently singing live all over the country.
It's official now: Together entered the album charts at #2!
Find the current list below: 4 November: The One Show, BBC One, 7pm 7 November: Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 2pm 11 November: Loose Women,ITV, 12:30pm 12 November: Festival of Remembrance Highlights, BBC Radio 2, 8pm 12 November: Festival of Remembrance, BBC One, 9pm 14 November: BBC Breakfast, BBC One, 6am 14 November: Children in Need Rocks, BBC One, 8:30pm 9 December: Ball & Boe: One Night Only, ITV, 9pm 24 December: Michael McIntyre's Big Show , BBC One We will add to this list once more air dates are confirmed.
It allows some interesting insides inot their lives and may give us a glimpse of what we are about to expect from the tour, apart from great singing. So be sure not to miss it here. Another major radio appearance Michael and Alfie will be on the Graham Norton Show on BBC Radio 2 next Saturday, 8 October from 10am. You will be able to listen live or to listen again, once the show has been uploaded. Michael and Alfie are already doing their promotional rounds. They have recorded several interviews for local BBC radio stations, So keep your ears open for them. Apart from that they have some TV appearances scheduled. Find the current list below: 09/10/2016 - Strictly Come Dancing; BBC One- 6:30pm 09/10/2016 - Songs of Praise -The Big Sing BBC One - 4:10pm (recorded 11/09/2016) 12/11/2016 - Festival of Remembrance - BBC One - estimated 9pm 24/12/2016 - Michael McIntyre The Big Show - BBC One - estimated 9pm Apart from the album cover, the clips and new concerts we have some radio appearances. We'll try to keep you updated. So far MIchael and Alfie have done an interview today BBC Radio London - Jo Good - Listen again at about 2 hours BBC Radio Devon- Mark Forrest - Listen again (after the show finished) or listen Live from 7pm Yes, yes, it's been.. at least ten minutes since our last update. We can't have you waiting any longer, so here's a clip from BBC Radio London, showing MIchael and Alfie listening to one of theri songs.
What a day. So you did not have enough concerts yet? Guess what: We have two more additional dates: 05/12/2016 - Bournemouth International Center 06/12/2016 - Brighton Centre The ticket sale starts on the coming Friday, 30 September 2016 at 9am GMT. Get your tickets here: Just what the title says: Here's the final album cover design for Together. Should not you have already ordered hit, don't miss it, order here.
A little promotiona video clip shared by BBC 3.
MIchael and Alfie will be taking part in a Children in Need Concert dedicated to Terry Wogan, that will be done on 1 November 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall. Should you desire to be in the audience, there are still tickets available. Just follow" target="_blank"> this link to the official website and choose your ticket agency.
Michael has recorded a guest appearance on BBC Three's Josh (Season 2) and it will air on Thursday, 6th October.
Michael and Alfie Boe will be recording two episodes of BBC One'sSongs of Praise: The Big Sing on Sunday, 11 September at 6pm. The episodes will be aired on Sunday 9 October and on Sunday 25 December.
Michael will be a guest at The One Show tomorrow, Friday 5 August, BBC 1, 7pm. Michael will be a judge at the West End Bake Off in aid of Acting for Others. Michael took part in Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals. It will be shown on More 4 on Monday., 6 June 2016 at 9pm. Be sure not to miss it.
And yet another 5 dates have been added to the end of the tour, which is therefore extended by a week and a bit. Tickets will go on sale Friday, 27 May at 9am.
You can book here.The dates are: London - Hammersmith Apollo - 08/12/2016 Oxford - New Theatre - 09/12/2016 Nottingham - Royal Concert Hall - 10/12/2016 Sheffield - City Hall - 12/12/2016 Manchester - O2 Apollo - 13/12/2016
Amidst the frenzy of yesterday's general ticket sale for the Together tour, it has been announced that there will be three extra dates: Birmingham, Nottingham and London all have a second night now.
Just when we all anticipated news about a new album, MIchael surprised us once more. He will be collaborating with tenor Alfie Boe, whom many of you might remember from Kismet and who has since gone from strength to strength. Alfie and Michael will record an album called "Together". This album will be released on 21 October 2016. You can pre-order the album here.
Michael and Alfie already joined forces to promote their new project. You can enjoy the short clip here
Tour DatesAnd last, but certainly not least they will go on a nationwide tour in November / December. The Tour Dates are:
03/11/2016 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 05/11/2016 - Bournemouth BIC Solent Hall 08/11/2016 - Southampton Mayflower 09/11/2016 - Portsmouth Guildhall 10/11/2016 - Bristol Colston Hall 12/11/2016 - London Palladium 13/11/2016 - London Palladium 15/11/2016 - Brighton Center 16/11/2016 - Leicester De Montfort Hall 17/11/2016 - Liverpool Echo Arena 19/11/2016 - Leeds First Direct Arena 20/11/2016 - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 21/11/2016 - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 23/11/2016 - Blackpool Opera House 25/11/2016 - Manchester O2 Apollo 26/11/2016 - Clyde Auditorium 28/11/2016 - Birmingham Symphony Hall 29/11/2016 - Birmingham Symphony Hall 01/12/2016 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 03/12/2016 - Sheffield City Hall
Tickets for the Tour will go into general sale on Friday, 20 May 2016. There are several presales (Fan Club, O2, LiveNation, venues to name just a few). You may want to check with them over the coming days. Here is the link to the LIveNation website. And here is the link to GigsandTours. These tickets are partly already on sale, but be aware that many tickets should be held until Friday for the general public.
It has been announced that Michael will be hosting this year's BBC Proms in the Park (Hyde Park). Mark your calendars for 10 September, 5:15pm. And get your tickets here. Upcoming media dates: 15 May: Lets Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood, ITV1, 7:30pm 17 May: Good Morning Britain; ITV1; 6-8:30am NEW 20 May: Friday Night Is Music Night, BBC Radio 2, 8pm Upcoming live dates: 21 July: Hippodrome Casino, London, 8pm 10 September: BBC Proms in the (Hyde)Park (MB host), 5:15pm
You can watch a great interview done by Frank Skinner on YouTube. His poor sister had to suffer quite a lot with two bigger brothers it appears. So watch it here
Michael will be co-Presenter on "The One Show" once more. Be sure not too miss the show tomorrow (Friday, 29 April 7pm). Visit the website here.
Michael will participate in Michael McIntyre's Big Show which will be aired on BBC One between 7 and 755pm on Saturday, 16 April 2016. Be sure not to miss it. Spoiler: He will be singing "The Prayer" with an audience member who was surprised on the show. Find more infos on the Official website.
Michael will participate in Michael McIntyre's Big Show which will be aired on BBC One between 7 and 755pm on Saturday, 16 April 2016. Be sure not to miss it. Spoiler: He will be singing "The Prayer" with an audience member who was surprised on the show. Be sure not to miss the best moments from this years Olivier Awards. Find here all the air times.
Michael will be a guest on "The One Show" on BBC One on Monday, 28 March 2016. You can watch the show live from 7pm. Be sure not to miss it. More info. Should the next news excite you as much, as it excites us, this photo is just SOOOO appropriate.
Michael will once again take over his former Sunday Brunch (Sundays 11am) slot, which was vacated, when Terry Wogan sadly died. Michael will do the show each Sunday, with ten Sundays off, when Richard Madeley will take over. His first show will be on 10 April. This means as well, that you really should listen to the last two "Sunday Night with MIchael Ball". What can we say? We missed listening to him live on Sunday noons and we cannot wait to do that again. By the way, the show will be called "The Michael Ball Show". As soon as we have a link for the show page, we will share it with you.
Michael will return to hosting the 2016 Olivier Awards for a third time on 3 April at the Royal Opera House.
It has been announced that further to sitting in for Ken Bruce the coming week, Michael will also be sitting in for him during the week starting on 28 March.
The BBC will introduce their own Pop Up Country radio channel for a weekend. Michael will do his own programme there on Saturday, 12 March between 3 and 4pm. Michael was part of the first investiture of the year. In other words, he received his OBE medal. Michael shared these lovely photos of the day. .
See also: Michael's Twitter Account
Michael will be sitting in for Ken Bruce on his Daily BBC Radio 2 show in the week commencing 15 February 2016. Be sure to listen in Monday to Friday between 9:30am and noon. You can listen live here.
Michael will take part in an episode of BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night which will be aired live on Friday, 22 January 2016 at 8:00pm.
January will be a busy month for Michael. It has now been announced that he will be part of The Oliviers In Concert.
Michael and Mack & Mabel have scored four nominations at the 16th annual WhatsOnStage Awards:
It has just been announced that Michael will be appearing in an intimate concert at the Hippodorme Casino in London on Thursday, 28 January, 8pm.
The sad news first: It has been confirmed that there will be no West End transfer for Mack & Mabel.
It has become a tradition that Michael will be a special guest at RHN's Chistmas Carols event. It will be held on Thursday 10 December at 7pm at the Holy Trinity Church in Wandworth in south west London and you can get your tickets (17 Pounds) and read more here.
The voting is now open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards. Mack and Mabel has scored nominations in several categories ranging from Leading Actor/Actress and Best New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions) to best female Understudy.
One thing is for sure. We certainly never expected to see Mr. Ball taking a bath. And all that for the Mad Trust West End Bares calendar 2016. So guess who already ordered their copies. So here is the pic:
It's finally here: the (tour) trailer for Mack and Mabel. Enjoy!
Mark your calendars: So here is the rehearsal trailer for Mack and Mabel. Enjoy
Mark your calendars: Congratulatiosn to our own Michael. The Queens Birthday Honours list was released late last night and finally Michael was included into the Order of the British Empire. He was made an Officer of the British Empire - widely known as OBE. And this is what his latest jewellery looks like:
You can view the full list on the official website. Michael can be found on page 21. He received the honour for services to Musical Theatre. Should you scroll through the list (which is really interesting) you can find some other famous names and names we know in connection to Michael (for example Jonathan Kent).
Mark your calendars:
The long awaited DVD for That Day We Sang will be released on 30 March 2015. You can pre-order it via our shop.
Michael also became patron of Perfect Pitch. He said said that the UK had a “wonderful tradition of creating great musicals” and added: “It is essential we give emerging writers every opportunity to develop their craft and create the hit shows of tomorrow.”
From the Chichester Festival website:
Quite astonishingly the tickets for most part of the Mack and Mabel tour are going on sale today (!) while the tickets for the Chichester production will be available from the end of February.
The dates for the Mack and Mabel run in Chichester (13 July - 5 September) and even for a UK tour were announced yesterday.
Upcoming media dates: 1 February: Get your Act Together, ITV1, 7:00pm 10 February: Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, DAVE TV, 10pm Mel and Sue, ITV1, 4pm new Grand Final: Get Your Act Together, ITV1, 7pm new
Upcoming media dates: 1 December: Text Santa, ITV3, 7 - 8:30pm 6 December: 8 December: The Christmas Window, Sky Arts 1, 7:30 - 7:45pm 14 December: Weekend Wogan, BBC Radio 2, 11am 17 December: The One Show, BBC One, 7pm new 21 December: Mark Carter, BBC Radio Surrey/Sussex, 3pm new 26 December: That Musical We Made, BBC Two, 3:30pm 26 December: That Day We Sang, BBC Two, 9pm 27 December: Weekend, ITV 1, 8:25am 5 January: Backchat with Jack Whitehall, BBC 2, 10pm new
Michael's record company for his latest album (Union Square) contacted us and asked us to share a special e-card created for the release of If Everyone was Listening... with you. Click the pic, enjoy and share!
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The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye announced yesterday night that Michael will star in next year's Chichester Festival production of Mack and Mabel.
Upcoming media dates: 11 November: The Musicals (Ep. 3), BBC Radio 2, 11pm 12 November: BBC Breakfast, BBC One, 6am 13 November: Alan Titchmarsh, ITV 1, 3pm 14 November: Breakfast Show, BBC Radio 2, 6:30 - 9:30am new 16 November: Sunday Brunch, Channel 4, 9:30am 16 November: Christmas Show, Vintage TV, 6pm 17 November: Never Mind The Buzzcocks, BBC Two, 10pm 18 November: Neil McCormick's Needle Time, Vintage TV, 10:30pm 21 November: Strictly Come Dancing, It Takes Two, BBC Two, 6:30pm 28 November: Loose Women, ITV1, 12:30pm 6 December: Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose, Channel 4, 9am
Just like last year, Michael will be a special guest at RHN's Chistmas Carols concerts. The concert will be held on Thursday 11 December at 7pm at the Holy Trinity Church in Wandworth in south west London and you can get your tickets (15 Pounds) and read more here.
The dates for Michael's 2015 UK tour for If Everyone Was Listening... were announced yesterday.
Upcoming (media) appearances:
19 October: Weekend Wogan, BBC Radio 2, 11am new 27 October: BBC Children in Need Gala Lunch, 12:30pm new 9 November: Songs of Praise, BBC 1 (get tickets for the recording in Aldershot) 12 November: BBC Breakfast, BBC 1, 6am 13 November: Alan Titchmarsh, ITV 1, 3pm 16 November: Sunday Brunch, Channel 4, 9:30am UPDATE: You can listen to sound clips from all the songs of the new album on iTunes. If you haven't already, download the programme and search for the album. You will then be able to listen to 90 seconds of each song (should you not wish to download the programme you can listen online here but these clips are only 30 seconds long. Click on each song to hear a preview.).
Prior to the release of his new abum you can see a behind the scenes featurette of the comercial shoot. Enjoy!
The moment we have been waiting for has come today. Michael has announced news of his upcoming new album on his Facebook page. The album will be released on 17 November 2014. You can order the album here. See the cover, read the press release and see the highly anticipated song list here: If everyone was listening...
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| 1. Bad Things |
| 2. Simple Love |
| 3. I Won't Give Up |
| 4. Jessie |
| 5. Still The Same |
| 6. You Needed Me |
| 7. Stuck Like Glue |
| 8. The Climb |
| 9. Need You Now |
| 10. May You Never |
| 11. What We Ain't Got |
| 12. If Everyone Was Listening |
| 13. Let It Be Me (Michael Ball & The Overtones) |
| 14. Angel |
| 15. Falling Slowly |
MICHAEL BALL, double Olivier Award winner and multi-platinum recording artist, is delighted to announce the release of 'If Everyone Was Listening...', his 19th studio album.
His most personal record to date, the album contains 15 hand-picked tracks that Michael chose to record himself. A mix of individual classics, award winners and chart toppers spanning the last 40 years, the collection is a snapshot of the music he plays on his Radio 2 show, 'Sunday Night With Michael Ball'.
Taking its name from the 1974 Supertramp song (a favourite of Michael's growing up) the album includes the Everly Brothers' classic 'Let It Be Me', which Michael recorded - to stunning effect - with vocal group The Overtones. Bob Seger's 'Still The Same', Anne Murray's Grammy-winning 'You Needed Me' and John Martyn's enduring 'May You Never' all receive sensitive interpretations, while Michael indulges his sassy side with a rollicking reworking of 'Bad Things', the theme song to the TV vampire drama, True Blood.
Some of the song choices were inspired by Michael's love of country music and its current stars, including Alison Krauss, whose sublime 'Simple Love' is one of Michael's favourite songs. Another little known song to get the MB treatment is Jake Owen's 'What We Ain't Got' which sits alongside a solo rendering of Lady Antebellum's duet 'Need You Now' and the quirky 'Stuck Like Glue', originally by Sugarland.
Other tracks include the Joshua Kadison song, 'Jessie' on which Michael sings all the harmonies himself, the powerful and almost spiritual 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan, 'The Climb' (previously performed by Miley Cyrus and Joe McElderry) and of course a musicals number; in this case the Oscar winning 'Falling Slowly' from Once, the album's closing track.
TV News posted:01/09/14 |
Michael's team posted on his Facebook Page that his episode of Stars At Your Service will be aired on Saturday, 4 October on Channel 4 at 6pm. Enjoy!
Various (media) News posted:22/09/14 |
You have several chances to catch Michael live or on telly over the next few weeks:
He recorded an interview for Vintage TV. His episode of “Needle Time” will be broadcast sometime in November.
Also Michael will cover a special gala performance of Miss Saigon for BBC Radio 2 on 3 October at 9pm.
He will be judge at “Talent 2014” at the Criterion Theatre in London (26 October, 7:30pm) where they search for next big musical star. You can get tickets here. This will be in aid of Acting for Others.
On 1 December Michael will appear at ITV’s “Loose Women” (12:30pm).
He was also seen busking in the streets of Harrogate singing “Happy” – he did this for telly (Stars at your service perhaps?). You can see the video here:
Stars At Your Service posted:04/09/14 |
As you can see in his Twitter feed, Michael has joined many other celebrities for Stars At Your Service, a Channel 4 TV show. It is all in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. The live show will be aired on 17 October.
This is how it all works. A good idea for a great cause! Maybe you have an idea for a "job" for Mr Ball?
As soon as we know a transmission date we will let you know.
Michael's Ice Bucket Challenge posted:24/08/14 |
Having been nominated to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge in aid of MNDA by Collabro, Michael took the challenge and posted the video below as proof. We would like to second his plea to donate generously as it is for a really good cause. Read more:
In case you haven't heard about it yet, this is what the Ice Bucket Challenge is all about (courtesy of Wikipedia):
The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on one's head to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and encourage donations to research. It went viral throughout social media during mid 2014.[1][2] In the United Kingdom, people also participate in the challenge for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
The challenge dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads and challenging others to do the same. A common stipulation is that nominated people have 24 hours to comply or forfeit by way of a charitable financial donation.
And now, here is the video. Enjoy!
More Ken Bruce in October posted:14/08/14 |
Once again Michael will be sitting in for Ken Bruce . (Yay!) You can listen to him in the week from 27 October (9:30am, BBC Radio 2).
West End Heroes & Silver Clef posted:04/07/14 |
On 28 September Michael will host West End Heroes at the Dominion Theatre (he also hopes to sing a few songs, of course). You can buy your tickets here.
This is what the Dominion website says:
Following the phenomenal success of West End Heroes last year, which saw the casts of many of the biggest West End musicals unite with the finest UK military bands and musicians in a stunning performance that raised over £88,000 for the charity Help For Heroes , the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre is to once again host the event, this year on Sunday 28 September.
Michael is very much looking forward to the event:
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be able to take part in WEST END HEROES and to show my respect, admiration and support for the amazing men and women who‘ve literally put their lives on the line for us all It'll be a joy and a challenge to host the entire evening (as well as hopefully performing a couple of songs) and I can promise it's going to be a concert not to be missed. And, if all goes to plan there will be some wonderful surprises in store!"
Today Michael attended the Nordoff Robbins 02 Silver Clef Awards. Enjoy some great shots at Getty's website.
Book Club and Concert posted:15/06/14 |
Tomorrow, on 16 June at 5:05pm Michael will review a novel for BBC Radio 2's Book Club. They tweeted this gorgoues picture.
Also on 20 September Michael will join the celebrations at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford. The evening will be called A Night of Variety, Celebrating 100 years of the Alhambra Theatre and you can book your tickets here.
Ken Bruce posted:12/05/14 |
Michael will be sitting in for Ken Bruce again. You can listen to him in the week from 26 May as well as from 4 August (9:30am, BBC Radio 2).
Media News posted:26/04/14 |
On 30 April at 11:05pm BBC One will repeat Michael's Room 101 episode but this will also be an extended version running 10 minutes longer than the original.
On 9 May between 6 - 8pm BBC Radio 2 will air Michael Ball's Eurovision: The Singers and the Songwriters where Michael "talks all things Eurovision with some of the UK's past participants."
Also while sitting in for Ken Bruce recently, Michael mentioned he would be doing that again at the end of May. Once we know the exact dates we will let you know.
Archer Street's Got Talent posted:13/04/14 |
On 15 April Soho's Archer Street will "host the final of Archer Street's Got Talent, where eight of their, as of yet, undiscovered singers battle it out for the grand title. And who's heading up the judging panel? None other than West End superstar Michael Ball. It's set to be a big night.
The winner will be crowned the ‘Voice of Soho'. The contest has been running for the past four months, with members of the public taking to the stage in a bid to win the £5,000 prize. "
Cork and more posted:06/04/14 |
On 10 April (6 - 8pm) Michael will join a host of other celebrities for the Shop with the Stars event an Fenwick's of Bond Street in London. The stars will be
manning the tills, packing bags and even being personal shoppers. This ois all in aid of Acting for Others. Read all about the event here.
Also remember that he will be standing in for Ken Bruce for two weeks (7 April - 18 April) at 9:30am, BBC Radio 2.
BBC Radio 2 announced that they will launch
a pop-up digital radio station ('Radio 2 Eurovision') to celebrate this year's Eurovision Song Contest
from 8 - 11 May 2014. Michael will be among the presenters. Read more.
Michael will be appearing once again with the Cork Youth Orchestra on 10 & 11 May at the Cork City Hall (Ireland). He will be performing songs from the movies. Tickets can be bought here.
Cathy and Michael attended
the press night of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Savoy Theatre in London. Photo from wooller.com.
News Roundup posted:18/03/14 |
Michael will present highlights of this year's Olivier Awards in a BBC Radio 2 show on 19 April at 6pm.
He also gave a short interview on the Perfect Pitch Award and hints a possible West End return before the end of the year (YAY!).
Yesterday Cathy and Michael attended
the Once - The Musical gala performance in aid of Oxfam. And Getty Images has some wonderful photos of the event. Two of them below:
Lytham Proms Concert posted:13/02/14 |
Michael will be performing at the Lytham Proms concert on 3 August 2014.
Michael will be headlining the concert and he will be joined by Lesley Garrett, Kerry Ellis and Rhydian Roberts. You can find more information about the concert here and you can book tickets from Friday at 9am via the before mentionned link.
BBC Radio 2 Concert posted:07/02/14 |
Michael has barely finished filming "Tubby & Enid" when he was back in the BBC Radio Theatre to join fellow singers for a tribute concert for David Jacobs. It will air on 9 February at 11pm on BBC Radio 2.
Here is what the programme's website says:
Friends and colleagues from the Entertainment industry pay tribute to legendary broadcaster David Jacobs who died last year aged 87. Introduced by his friend and fellow Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce, with contributions from some of the people he worked with, and some of the musicians he loved, the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Mike Dixon remember "his" kind of music in a special programme from London's BBC Radio Theatre.
Media News and Taipei Concert posted:25/01/14 |
Michael will be sitting in for Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2 again for two weeks in April.
Tune in Monday to Friday from 7 April until 18 April, 9:30am - 12:00pm.
Also the episode of Room 101 that he has recorded on 22 October 2013 will be aired on 31 January on BBC One at 8:30pm.
There was an article in the RadioTimes about this episode.
Following the huge success of the Shanghai concerts Michael will join the tour of "Do You Hear The People Sing?" again in Taipei, Taiwan. He will be singing two shows on 29 March 2014. You can buy tickets via this website.
BBC Movie "Tubby & Enid" and media news - UPDATED 01/01/14 posted:11/12/13 |
Exciting news! It has been confirmed that Michael will be starring alongside Imelda (Staunton) in a brand new BBC movie adaptation of Victoria Wood's play The Day We Sang.
It will be called “Tubby and Enid”, shooting begins on 6 January 2014. You can read more about this here and here. We cannot wait to see this. 90 minutes – a proper movie. Back to the roots indeed.
UPDATED - Upcoming media appearances:
15 December: Sunday Brunch, Channel 4, 9.30am - cancelled
22 December: Songs of Praise Big Sing Christmas Carol, BBC One, 4.35pm
26 December: Debbie McCrory, BBC Radio Cornwall, 6pm - new
29 December: Catchphrase Christmas Special, ITV1, 7pm
2 January: Michael Grade's Stars of Musical Theatre, BBC Four, 9.45pm
3 January: Don Black Tribute Concert, BBC Four, 7.30pm
15 January: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off, BBC Two, 8pm - new
A lot of Ball to look forward to!
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Solo UK Tour in March 2024 General Sale: 29 September 2023 On Page: Different Aspects
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The Daily Mail did a very interesting interview with MIchael and Alfie, just after they finished recording their album in New York.
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