Taylor Swift was up for five awards but went home empty-handed. She performed with Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. Newcomer Hunter Hayes was nominated in six categories but also failed to win. He did get to perform with Motown legend Stevie Wonder on his new single I Want Crazy and a cover of Wonder's song Sir Duke.
Dirty Dancing - Producers of musical Dirty Dancing claim the show will sell its one millionth ticket this month since it began touring in September 2011. They expect the ticket to be sold on 10 April, with the tour having taken over £40m to date. Karl Sydow, producer, said, "Having hit an all-time record in the West End for an advance - £15m - we are delighted that we are about to sell our millionth ticket; an amazing achievement in the midst of a recession in the UK." The tour, directed by Sarah Tipple and written by Eleanor Bergstein, will visit Canterbury, Woking and Manchester in 2013. A new tour will launch in March 2014 at the Bristol Hippodrome.
Booking Fees - The average extra booking fees being charged on West End theatre tickets have nearly halved in the last year, according to The drop in extra fees is primarily the result of more ticket agents including booking fees in the initial price of the ticket quoted to customers. There is still, however, a wide range of extra fees being charged. These include transaction fees, per ticket fees and charges for printing out tickets. The largest additional fee charged was for Let It Be at the Savoy Theatre, which charged an extra £5 on a single ticket - a mix of a £2 per ticket charge and a £3 transaction charge when booked through ATG tickets. Hollywood superstar Al Pacino is bringing his acclaimed one-man show to the London Palladium this summer. A Night With Pacino will include an on-stage interview with the actor about his life and work, and a question and answer session with the audience. The one-off show will take place at the West End venue on 2 June. (Jim Evans)
