Saturday, January 14, 2017
London’s Hamilton will beat the scalpers, and Aladdin is holding another open call.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, January 13, 2017
Last week I rounded up my current top 10 leading men in musicals in UK musical theatre. Now it’s the turn of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, January 12, 2017
A paperless ticket system is being introduced to curb third party re-selling
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PMIn the ebb and flow of British theatre life, artistic directors are usually a bit like prime ministers; they come, make their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMHoward Panter and Rosemary Squire, who founded Ambassador Theatre Group and built it up into an international theatrical empire, parted ways with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, January 11, 2017
Mark Inscoe steps into the Maury Yeston musical, with dates unchanged for previews and opening.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMWith the closures last Sunday of the Donmar Warehouse’s revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Menier Chocolate Factory’s The Color Purple in New
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 10, 2017
Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel sold 31.5m copies in 60 languages. It was adapted for the screen in 2007 and now it’s been
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00PM75,000 tickets to be released January 23 for performances from February to April 2018.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47AMMonday, January 9, 2017
Chekhov’s unfinished, untitled early play, sometimes known by the name of its lead character, Platonov, is supposedly rarely performed. Yet over the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMSunday, January 8, 2017
In this contemporary and sometimes anachronistic adaptation of Chekhov’s Platonov, a character describes Anna Petrovna as being “like a goddess”, who “could
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00PMSaturday, January 7, 2017
The Stage names top 100 theatre-makers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, January 6, 2017
Jérôme Pradon to star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:38AMThe musical premiered in the West End in 1996 and toured the U.S, but has never played Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:27AMIt’s been nearly two years since I last compiled a list of my favourite leading men of musicals in Britain. In that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, January 5, 2017
My father said the other day he’d made 53 new year’s resolutions for this year. That’s probably 47 too many, so here
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, January 4, 2017
Creatives and actors involved in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are also strongly represented in the list.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:55PMRole of Effie White is now being shared by Marisha Wallace and Karen Mav.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PMOutside of London and New York, the city with the highest density of live theatrical events has to be Las Vegas, one
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 3, 2017
Will Swenson will also make a guest appearance, with Seth Rudetsky as host.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30AMSaturday, December 31, 2016
A look at the top trends and stories in London theatre from 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, December 30, 2016
Theatre folk are among newly dubbed knights and dames.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:33PMSaturday, December 24, 2016
London critics pick their top theatre of 2016, the London awards season continues, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, December 23, 2016
The pantomime follows the success of Cinderella this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMThe finalist of TV's Britain's Got Talent will share the role of Alice with Kerry Ellis
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AMShows have been curtailed, canceled, or changed to concert stagings following multiple illnesses.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AMMost critics, myself included, have been busy compiling our lists of the best shows and performances of 2016. I recently cast my votes for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, December 22, 2016
Last Friday I had my evening all lined up: I was going to go to the annual National Theatre quiz at 6pm
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMBroadway transfers, original works, and star turns—including Cherry Jones, Daniel Radcliff, Damian Lewis and more—happening across the pond.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, December 21, 2016
Pantomime. Is it back? Or has it never really been away? It’s a beloved British theatrical institution – though not by everyone, as
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, December 20, 2016
An all-Caucasian cast is to star in a play set in ancient China.
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