All stories by Mark Shenton on BroadwayStars

Monday, September 5, 2016

Mark Shenton’s week: Does The New York Times’ reduced arts coverage spell the end for arts journalism? by Mark Shenton

While The Stage has (thankfully) only grown its reviews coverage in the past year, the news from elsewhere is not nearly as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Saturday, September 3, 2016

What’s Hot in London: August 27-September 2 by Mark Shenton

Kenneth Branagh follows in Olivier’s footsteps (again) on the London stage, theatre hits cinemas and new productions of She Loves Me, Buried Child and more arrive.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, September 2, 2016

London’s National Announces Casting Details Through February 2017 by Mark Shenton

New productions include Ivo van Hove directing Ruth Wilson as Hedda Gabler and Robert Icke directing Mark Strong and Hope Davis in David Hare's The Red Barn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:34AM

New Group Production of Sam Shepard's Buried Child to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

Ed Harris and Amy Madigan to make West End debuts reprising New York roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AM

Stage Version of The Kite Runner to Have West End Run by Mark Shenton

The best-selling novel has been adapted for the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: St Paul’s Church (aka the Actors’ Church), London by Mark Shenton

St Paul’s Church, in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, is not only the centrepiece of the Covent Garden piazza – it

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2016

International: How the New York Met is bringing opera to the world by Mark Shenton

New York has both the Met and the Mets. The latter is a baseball team that rivals the Yankees for the affections

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: September 1 by Mark Shenton

The relentless rhythm of London theatre life picks up full steam this week after a brief Edinburgh-influenced lull with plenty of (mainly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

New Version of Half a Sixpence Musical to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

It is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh with the Mary Poppins team of Stiles, Drewe and Julian Fellowes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM

Mark Shenton: There’s life in the musical theatre genre yet by Mark Shenton

Those of us who love musicals constantly hark back to the supposedly golden age that ran from the 1940s to the 1960s.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights Announces Final London Extension by Mark Shenton

Production will shutter January 8, 2017, after 15-month run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM

Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins To Get a New London Outing at the Historic Wilton's Music Hall by Mark Shenton

Jonathan Butterell to direct a cast led by Ashley Robinson in the title role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM

Mark Shenton: These are the theatre shows on my regional radar by Mark Shenton

This time last week, I was looking ahead to autumn theatre highlights in London. I’ve also written a piece about the most

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, August 29, 2016

Mark Shenton’s week: Celebrating 40 years of the National Youth Music Theatre by Mark Shenton

The National Youth Music Theatre will later this year will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a West End gala at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Saturday, August 27, 2016

What’s Hot in London: August 20-26 by Mark Shenton

London booms with musicals—many old, some new—plus a returning fringe hit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 26, 2016

25th Anniversary Production of Miss Saigon to Embark on U.K./Ireland Tour in 2017 by Mark Shenton

Production will launch in Leicester in July 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Miss Saigon to Embark on U.K./Ireland Tour in 2017 by Mark Shenton

Production will launch in Leicester in July 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Michael Longhurst: ‘I love working with designers. I have a very strong visual sense’ by Mark Shenton

Observing just how prolific he had become, one theatre journalist observed last year: “Is there more than one Michael Longhurst? As sometimes

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough by Mark Shenton

Travelling to theatres across the length and breadth of Britain, as I regularly do nowadays, no other theatre offers the immediacy of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Mark Lockyer: ‘I was convinced I would die if I went back on stage’ by Mark Shenton

There’s a growing awareness of issues around mental health, but it’s still something people often feel uncomfortable talking about. A few months

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:37AM

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: August 25 by Mark Shenton

A bank holiday weekend always slows things down on the openings front for some reason, but it still feels like the official

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Mark Shenton: Highlights of the 2016 New York theatre calendar on Broadway and beyond by Mark Shenton

I’ve already written here about the shows I’m looking forward to in London over the coming months. Now I’m casting my eyes longingly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Mark Shenton: London’s autumn theatre calendar offers rich pickings by Mark Shenton

We may yet be getting a late burst of hot weather this week, but the last shouts from the Edinburgh Fringe also

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, August 22, 2016

Earl Carpenter to Star in New London Production of Ragtime by Mark Shenton

Thom Southerland's production will also feature Anita-Louise Combe and Gavin Cornwall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

Casting Announced for Moby Dick! The Musical at London’s Union Theatre by Mark Shenton

U.K. X-Factor Finalists Anton Stephans and Brenda Edwards to star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:43AM

Mark Shenton’s week: Notes from a big festival in Edinburgh by Mark Shenton

I’ve just paid a return visit to Edinburgh – my first visit during the festivals since 2012. I’ve already written how I

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Saturday, August 20, 2016

What’s Hot in London: August 13-19 by Mark Shenton

Déjà vu as Groundhog Day Officially Arrives in London and Allegro does, too (finally); and a second Bowie show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Your Guide to the London Fall Season by Mark Shenton

If you’re across the pond this fall, the season is booming with new arrivals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 19, 2016

Mark Shenton’s top venues: New London Theatre by Mark Shenton

I love London’s stock of Edwardian and Victorian theatres from the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: August 18 by Mark Shenton

With Edinburgh still in full swing, it remains relatively quiet on the London front, though there’s a big new play at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland Announces Casting for New U.K. Touring Production by Mark Shenton

Kerry Ellis will play Alice at some venues.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM