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Friday, August 14, 2015

West End's Kinky Boots To Be the First London Show To Offer Paperless Mobile Ticketing, via TodayTix by Mark Shenton

The West End opening of Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre, beginning performances Aug. 21, will mark the debut of the first paperless and mobile ticketing operation in London, offered via T…

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

What's Hot in London: August 13: More Cumberbatch Scandals and Zombies on the Tube by Mark Shenton

The theatrical news headlines continue to be dominated in London by all things Cumberbatch, as the Oscar-nominated star of "The Imitation Game" Benedict Cumberbatch is forced t…

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Mark Shenton's theatre picks: August 13 by Mark Shenton

A (very) quiet week in London for new shows as the arts focus turns towards Edinburgh, though the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet, of

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

See Who's Starring in the London Premiere of Xanadu by Mark Shenton

The previously announced U.K. premiere of Xanadu, the 2007 Tony-nominated Broadway musical version of the cult 1980 film about a woman who makes dreams come true, has announced prelimina…

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World Premiere of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road Postponed by Mark Shenton

The previously announced world premiere of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road that was set to begin performances at London's St. James Theatre Oct. 27 prior to an official opening Oct.…

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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical To Offer World Premieres of 80 New Musicals in First Extended We by Mark Shenton

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, which has previously played one-nighters at the Ambassadors Theatre and seasons at fringe theatres like The King's Head, is to have its first ext…

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Mark Shenton: Hamilton is about to change the face of Broadway by Mark Shenton

New York loves a bit of hype. Or in the case of Hamilton, the new musical about one of the previously unheralded founding

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Diary of a Theatre Addict: (Not Quite) Taking a Theatre Break by Mark Shenton

I saw just five shows last week between London, New York, Boston and Provincetown! I'm having a break....!

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Dancer Jonathan Ollivier Dies Following Motorbike Accident on Day of His Final Performance of The Ca by Mark Shenton

Jonathan Ollivier, a 38-year old principal dancer with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company, has died after the motorbike he was driving was hit by a car in central London Aug. 9.…

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Friday, August 7, 2015

Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina Is London-Bound by Mark Shenton

Harvey Fierstein's 2014 Broadway play Casa Valentina, which earned four Tony nominations including a nod for Best Play, is to receive its European premiere at London's Southwark Play…

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Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina to Receive U.K. Premiere at London's Southwark Playhouse, One Day by Mark Shenton

Harvey Fierstein's 2014 Broadway play Casa Valentina, which earned four Tony nominations including a nod for Best Play, is to receive its European premiere at London's Southwark Play…

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Steven Berkoff to Play Saddam Hussein at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Steven Berkoff is set to return to the London stage to play Saddam Hussein in the world premiere of Anthony Horowitz's Dinner with Saddam that begins performances at the Menier Chocolate…

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Mark Shenton: The Times picked the wrong time to review Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet by Mark Shenton

Newspapers like to be first for the news " that’s their business. But newspapers also have a place for more considered commentary,

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

What's Hot in London: August 6: Cumberbatch's Hamlet Reviewed (Early), Checking Into Grand Hotel Aga by Mark Shenton

The fans started standing online 17 hours before the box office opened for the release of 30 day seats for the first preview of Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet at London's Barbican The…

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Mark Shenton's theatre picks: August 6 by Mark Shenton

It sometimes feels that all roads lead to Edinburgh at this time of the year. The Stage will, of course, be offering

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Mark Shenton: Why protecting your intellectual property might be a stupid thing to do
 by Mark Shenton

There are (very) good reasons for intellectual copyright laws to exist, to protect the original creators of something so that they can

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Benedict Cumberbatch Begins Performances in Hamlet Tonight by Mark Shenton

Benedict Cumberbatch's heavily touted, long-awaited sold-out return to the London stage to play the title role in Hamlet begins performances at the Barbican Theatre Aug. 5, prior…

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London Revival of Grand Hotel Opens Tonight by Mark Shenton

A new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel officially opens Aug. 5, following previews that began July 31, for a run through Sept. 5, at Southwark Playhouse. It…

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Mark Shenton: Movie stardom isn't a one-way street by Mark Shenton

Benedict Cumberbatch returns to the London stage this week to star in Hamlet " quite possibly the fastest-selling show in British theatre

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Monday, August 3, 2015

New U.K. Production of Sister Act to Play National Tour by Mark Shenton

An all-new production of Sister Act, based on the 1992 film of the same name and originally seen in the West End in 2009 and on Broadway in 2011, is to be launched at the U.K.'s Curv…

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Michael Mayer to Direct Sheridan Smith in London Production of Funny Girl by Mark Shenton

The 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl is to receive its first major revival in a new production, beginning performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 20 prior to an official o…

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Michael Mayer to Direct Sheridan Smith in London Revival of Funny Girl by Mark Shenton

The 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl is to receive its first major revival in a new production, beginning performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 20 prior to an official o…

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Diary of a theatre addict: nine shows, one film and twelve steps! by Mark Shenton

I managed another nine show (plus one movie!) week, with one of those theatre visits in Southampton, and even managed to have one night off in the middle of it for an office dinner! So I've …

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Mark Shenton: Happy anniversary to me by Mark Shenton

I’ve been writing for The Stage for longer than this, but this month marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Andrew Lloyd Webber: 'I'm back " and I want another hit' by Mark Shenton

Next year Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will celebrate its 30th birthday in the West End. Meanwhile, on Broadway,

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Friday, July 31, 2015

The Rocky Horror Show to Return to the West End and Will Screen in Cinemas by Mark Shenton

Richard O'Brien, the original creator of The Rocky Horror Show, is to return to the show to make his first stage appearances in the U.K. in over 20 years.

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Broadway Actor Will Make West End Debut in Wicked by Mark Shenton

Broadway's Tom McGowan will make make his West End stage debut in Wicked, reprising the role of the Wizard that he's previously played on Broadway in three separate engagements at th…

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Broadway's Tom McGowan to Make West End Debut in Wicked by Mark Shenton

Broadway's Tom McGowan will make make his West End stage debut in Wicked, reprising the role of the Wizard that he's previously played on Broadway in three separate engagements at th…

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London Revival of Grand Hotel Begins Performances Tonight by Mark Shenton

A new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel begins performances July 31, prior to an official opening Aug. 5, for a run through Sept. 5, at Southwark Playhouse. …

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Sold-Out Oresteia to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

The sold-out production of Aeschylus' Oresteia, re-imagined for the modern stage by director/adaptor Robert Icke, is to transfer from the Almeida to the West End's T…

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Oresteia to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

The sold-out production of Aeschylus' Oresteia, re-imagined for the modern stage by director/adaptor Robert Icke, is to transfer from the Almeida to the West End's T…

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