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Friday, January 27, 2012

theartsdesk Q&A: Director Barrie Rutter by Hilary Whitney

In 1992 the Halifax-based theatre company, Northern Broadsides, founded by Barrie Rutter, staged its first production, Richard III. Rutter (b 1946), an established actor who had worked with …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:33AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011

theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright David Edgar by Hilary Whitney

David Edgar (b 1948) has been writing plays about Britain’s changing political landscape since 1972. Fresh out of the heady days of Sixties student radicalism, he cut his teeth writing agi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:55AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011

theartsdesk Q&A: Dramatist Lee Hall by Hilary Whitney

Like his most famous creation, Billy Elliot, Lee Hall left his native North East to pursue what turned out to be a glittering career in the arts. Although I can’t speak for the fictitious …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:59AM
Sunday, September 4, 2011

The Lion King's West End Reign by Hilary Whitney

The stage musical The Lion King has been seen by nearly 10 million people in the UK - almost 60 million worldwide – and Lord only knows how many must have seen Walt Disney’s animation. I…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:00PM

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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