Thursday, January 23, 2025

Claire van Kampen obituary by Michael Coveney

Composer, playwright and theatre director who often worked with her husband, the actor Mark Rylance Claire van Kampen, who has died of cancer aged 71, was a concert pianist, a musical direct…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Claire van Kampen, Tony-Nominated Playwright of Farinelli and the King, Dies at 71 by Darryn King

Claire van Kampen, a musical director and Tony-nominated playwright who frequently worked with her husband Mark Rylance, died on January 18 in Kassel, Germany. Her daughter, Juliet Rylance, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:06PM
Monday, January 20, 2025

Claire van Kampen: a world-class theatre composer and bright star of Shakespeare’s Globe by Dominic Dromgoole

The pianist, director and playwright of Farinelli and the King, which starred her husband Mark Rylance, is remembered by the Globe’s former artistic director Claire van Kampen, theatre dir…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM

In Memory of CLAIRE van KAMPEN, here discussing her 2017 play FARINELLI & THE KING by Theater Talk Archive

Writer-composer Claire van Kampen (1952-2018) on THEATER TALK in 2017, discussing her award-winning play FARINELLI AND THE KING with her husband, actor Mark Rylance, and playwright Warren Le…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:32AM
Saturday, January 18, 2025

Claire van Kampen, Theater Director, Composer and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71 by Carly Thomas

Van Kampen's play 'Farinelli and the King,' which starred Rylance, was nominated for a Tony Award.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PM
Friday, June 7, 2024

Mark Rylance & Company Celebrate Opening Night of FARINELLI AND THE KING by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner (Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boein…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:36PM
Friday, January 27, 2023

Pressure by Mirvish Productions

D-Day, June 1944. The Allied forces led by General Eisenhower are poised to launch. 350,000 lives are at stake and the decision of whether to attack comes down to the most important weather …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:20PM
Monday, August 15, 2022

‘The Crown’ Actor Sam Crane to Play Lead in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ by Naman Ramachandran

Sam Crane will play Harry Potter in the new company that commences performances on “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at London’s Palace Theatre from Oct. 13. Crane’s credits includ…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:55AM
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook to Reprise Jerusalem Roles in the West End by Caitlin Moynihan

Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem is returning to London’s West End. Olivier and Tony winner Mark Rylance and Olivier nominee Mackenzie Crook will reprise their turns as Johnny “Rooster” B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Monday, February 24, 2020

Six-Part Cycle Steel, by Three-Time Tony Winner Mark Rylance, in Development from Guthrie Theater & A.R.T. by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen star Mark Rylance will bring to life the Age of Steel between the Civil War and World War I with a newly-in-development play series titled Steel. The six-part play, co-writ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

A.R.T. and the Guthrie Co-Commission New Play Cycle From Mark Rylance by Olivia Clement

Claire van Kampen, Rylance's spouse and the playwright of Farinelli and the King, will direct the six-part drama, created with Peter Reder.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM
Thursday, November 7, 2019

Annaleigh Ashford, Jayne Houdyshell & More to Join Angela Lansbury in The Importance of Being Earnest Benefit by Andy Lefkowitz

Roundabout Theatre Company has compiled a talent-packed cast for its upcoming one-night benefit staging of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. The previously announced performance…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Do You Know These 7 Straight Plays With Opera Ties? by Dan Meyer

From Master Class to Farinelli and the King, there have been many plays with opera tie-ins.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PM
Sunday, October 28, 2018

A British Invasion: Spotlight on This Season's Shows from Across the Pond! by BroadwayWorld

The British are coming The British are comingThe 2017-18 Theatre season was littered with shows from London The Children, Farinelli and the King, Angels in America, Travesties, and of course…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Othello, Shakespeare's Globe review - André Holland shines, Mark Rylance pursues laughs by Laura De Lisle

Claire van Kampen's production is big and bold, but her husband's Iago misses the mark Claire van Kampen has a history of providing roles for her husband, Mark Rylance. He starred …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:06AM
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Wins Best Play at 2018 Tony Awards by Eric King

Ten points, and a Tony, to Gryffindor! Penned by Jack Thorne, The eighth installment of the blockbuster book and film franchise, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was named Best Play a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:24PM

2018 Tony Award Winners

Best Play “The Children” by Lucy Kirkwood “Farinelli and The King” by Claire van Kampen Winner: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” by Jack Thorne “Junk” b…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00PM

Andrew Garfield Wins Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony Award for Angels in America: "We Are All Made Perfectly, And We All Belong" by Lindsey Sullivan

Angels in America star Andrew Garfield has garnered his first Tony Award! The Oscar nominee's incredible performance as Prior Walter in Tony Kushner's landmark play earned him a trop…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18PM
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Harry Potter, Spongebob, Admissions, Desperate Measures Win Top Drama Desk Categories by Lauren Yarger

Photo: Matthew Murray2018 DRAMA DESK AWARDS Outstanding Play**Admissions, by Joshua Harmon, Lincoln Center TheaterMary Jane, by Amy Herzog, New York Theatre WorkshopMiles…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:27PM
Sunday, June 3, 2018

VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 23- Mark Rylance Scoops Up A Tony for BOEING, BOEING! by Alexa Criscitiello

On Day 23 of 30 Days of Tony, we celebrate one of the greatest stage actors of his generation and a three-time Tony winner, Mark Rylance, who is nominated this year for his work in Farinelli…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM
Friday, May 25, 2018

The 72nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York by Blouin Artinfo

This year, the 72nd Annual Tony Awards will be held on June 10, 2018. The awards are given in recognition of achievement in Broadway productions. The ceremony will be held at Radio City Musi…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:04AM
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

2018 Tony Awards – Who YOU Want As Winners by New York Theater

Here are the results of the survey in which I asked you to pick your personal preferences (not predictions) in 15 of the 26 categories in the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Best Play Nominated: T…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:46AM
Monday, May 7, 2018

The Full List of Nominations for Tony awards 2018 by Blouin Artinfo

The celebrated Theater ceremony in New York, Tony Awards 2018 has shortlisted “Angels in America” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” in the running prizes. The nominations for t…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:01AM
Friday, May 4, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

British theatre stars storm the nominations for 2018 Tony awards by Chris Wiegand

Angels in America and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are in the running for prizes at New York’s theatre ceremonyThey won acclaim in London for their stage performances as a grownup Har…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM

Tony Awards 2018: the nominations in full by Giverny Masso

Best play The Children by Lucy Kirkwood Farinelli and The King by Claire van Kampen Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:28AM

Mean Girls & SpongeBob SquarePants Lead 2018 Tony Award Nominations by Broadway.com

The day has arrived! Nominations have been announced for the 2018 Tony Awards. Smash alums Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee made the announcement live from the New York Library for the P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06AM
Thursday, April 26, 2018

2017 - 2018: The Broadway Season That Was... by JK

With today's opening of The Iceman Cometh, the eligibility of the 2017 - 2018 Broadway season comes to a close.  By most accounts, this has been a lackluster season.  There have be…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:18AM
Monday, March 26, 2018

Theater News: Farinelli and the King Recoups as It Exits Broadway

Mark Rylance starred as King Philippe V in the historical play by Claire van Kampen.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Mark Rylance-Led Farinelli and the King Recoups Broadway Investment by Andy Lefkowitz

It's a hit! Farinelli and the King, Claire Van Kampen's new play which concluded its Broadway premiere engagement on March 25, made back its full main-stem investment, producers anno…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:44AM

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