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West End theatre refers to stage productions in the West End of London. It is like New York's Broadway, where musicals and plays are shown at number of theatres. In 2007, 13.6 million people went to see a show at the West End.^[1] The shows that were on in 2007 included: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, Billy Elliot, Hairspray, Spamalot, Avenue Q, Wicked, Equus, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello and Grease.^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Singh, Anita (July 8, 2008). "TV talent shows help West End shows to record audience". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

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[tele-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Singh, Anita (July 8, 2008). "TV talent shows help West End shows to record audience". Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

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-'''West End theatre''' refers to [[Theatre|stage productions]] in the [[West End of London|West End]] of [[London]]. It is like [[New York]]'s [[Broadway]], where musicals and plays are shown at number of theatres. In 2007, 13.6 million people went to see a show at the West End.<ref name="tele">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2268735/TV-talent-shows-help-West-End-shows-to-record-audience.html|title=TV talent shows help West End shows to record audience|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=July 8, 2008|publisher=Telegraph|language=English|accessdate=2010-01-31}}</ref> The shows that were on in 2007 included: ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''The Sound of Music'', ''Dirty Dancing'', ''Billy Elliot'', ''Hairspray'', ''Spamalot'', ''Avenue Q'', ''Wicked'', ''Equus'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Othello]]'' and ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref name=tele/>
+'''West End theatre''' refers to [[Theatre|stage productions]] in the [[West End of London|West End]] of [[London]]. It is like [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], where [[musical]]s and [[theatre|plays]] are shown at number of [[theatre]]s. In 2007, 13.6 million people went to see a show at the West End.<ref name="tele">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2268735/TV-talent-shows-help-West-End-shows-to-record-audience.html|title=TV talent shows help West End shows to record audience|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=July 8, 2008|publisher=Telegraph|language=English|accessdate=2010-01-31}}</ref> The shows that were on in 2007 included: ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''The Sound of Music'', ''Dirty Dancing'', ''Billy Elliot'', ''Hairspray'', ''[[Spamalot]]'', ''Avenue Q'', ''Wicked'', ''Equus'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Othello]]'' and ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref name=tele/>
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+[[Category:English culture]]