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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Meow Meow: cat on a hot tin roof by Ben Walters

Always one step from disaster on stage, cabaret sensation Meow Meow is charming audiences and reeling in a roll-call of fans from Barry Humphries to David Bowie. Ben Walters meets her ahead …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:34AM
Monday, December 14, 2015

Burlesque: the daily grind by Ben Walters

A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque – is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:08AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

From Christ to Lou Reed: the Edinburgh fringe shows celebrating trans life by Ben Walters

A staging of Lou Reed’s Transformer and a revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch appear alongside androgynous aliens and a trans-accepting Jesus at this year’s fringe – but is the greate…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:38AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Penny Arcade: New York 'doesn't see the value of culture, only of status' by Ben Walters

The former Warhol Superstar’s current show, Longing Lasts Longer, lambasts the gentrification of her beloved city, which she rechristens ‘the Big Cupcake’Penny Arcade wants to use the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:10PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Jurassic lark: Hollywood blockbusters retold at the Edinburgh fringe by Ben Walters

Movies including Jurassic Park, Back to the Future and Terminator 2 will be re-imagined on a tight budget at the Edinburgh festival this summerWhen popular movies are adapted for the stage, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AM
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Forest Fringe: the DIY theatre extremists by Ben Walters

From fake televangelists to staging Sex And The City one-on-ones, we meet the non-profit group for whom DIY is an ideology Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Meow Meow: cat on a hot tin roof by Ben Walters

Always one step from disaster on stage, cabaret sensation Meow Meow is charming audiences and reeling in a roll-call of fans from Barry Humphries to David Bowie. Ben Walters meets her ahead …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AM
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Julian Clary: 'Comedy is flooded with blokes talking about their girlfriends' by Ben Walters

The comedian's onstage chatshow Canned Clary revisits the intimate atmosphere of his early performancesPolysexual polymath Julian Clary began performing on the alternative comedy circuit in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Cabaret: at home in ballrooms and broom cupboards by Ben Walters

Self-determining, nimble, adaptive – cabaret companies such as Black Cat work to fit the space and audience availableDripping with rococo ornamentation and covered in mirrors, the Café Ro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43AM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Cabaret – worth making a song and dance about by Ben Walters

Appropriately, in a city where the form is enjoying a vibrant and diverse revival, cabaret will feature prominently when London's Southbank Centre celebrates Berlin in the 20s and 30s this w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PM
Monday, December 13, 2010

Burlesque: the daily grind by Ben Walters

A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque – is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:29PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards