Kevin Spacey is to receive a Special Award at the 2015 Olivier Awards, being presented April 12 at London's Royal Opera House, to acknowledge his "extraordinary contribution" t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM[SHARE]Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's hit West End and Broadway stage musical Mary Poppins, based on the film of the same name, is to embark on a new U.K. national tour, beginning performances…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30AM[SHARE]BAFTA Award-winning writer, comedian and actor Stephen Merchant, best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, including "The Office," "Extras" and "Life…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50AM[SHARE]One of my favourite theatre books of all time is James Kirkwood’s Diary of a Mad Playwright, his astonishing report from the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Ralph Fiennes stars in a new production of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman, officially opening Feb. 25 at the National's Lyttelton Theatre following previews that began Feb. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The West End production of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical opens officially Feb. 24 (following previews that began Feb. 10) at the Aldwych Theatre. It is currently booking thro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:37AM[SHARE]There are occupational hazards to any job, I know, but some jobs are clearly more risky than others. I’d rather not be
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]The West End run of Amelia Bullmore's Di and Viv and Rose, which transferred from runs at London's Hampstead Theatre in 2012 and 2013 to open officially at the Vaudeville Theatre Jan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for The Twits, a new stage adaptation by Enda Walsh of Roald Dahl's story, that will begin performances at London's Royal Court April 7 prior to an officia…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM[SHARE]Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, which received its U.K. premiere in a season at Bath's Ustinov Studio in 2013 before transferring to London's St. James Theatre, where it is currently r…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]Elaine Paige's sell-out 50th Anniversary Farewell Concert I'm Still Here, held as part of her national U.K. tour at the Royal Albert Hall last October in her eighth appearance th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17AM[SHARE]During its original record-breaking run at the New London Theatre, Cats used to advertise with the tagline ‘Now and forever’. Nothing, of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]During its original record-breaking run at the New London Theatre, Cats used to advertise with the tagline ‘Now and forever’. Nothing, of course, lasts forever " except, perhaps,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]A revival of Patrick Marber's 1997 play Closer opens Feb. 23 (following previews that began Feb. 12), for a run through April 4, with a cast that includes Rufus Sewell.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The West End transfer of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, which received its U.K. premiere at London's Royal Court in Jeremy Herrin's co-production with Headlong Theatre last sum…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]London Palladium: When I first saw the return of Cats to London last December, I have to confess I was a bit disappointed: after 21 years of the wraparound totally immersive experience of th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AM[SHARE]Watermill Theatre, Newbury then touring until May 9: "Are you following the plot?" we are asked at the top of Act II. "No!" chorus a number of the audience in unison. It …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18AM[SHARE]The forthcoming production of Hamlet, starring Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, that will run at London's Barbican Theatre from August to October, has announced that…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00AM[SHARE]I’m not sure I could even name half the winners of last year’s Tony Awards, yet somehow this annual prize giving achieves
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]I’m not sure I could even name half the winners of last year’s Tony Awards, yet somehow this annual prize giving achieves mythical importance on Broadway. Sure, it can turn middl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Three-time Tony Award-winning director Trevor Nunn is to direct Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona for the first time — and for the first time, too, he will direct a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:14AM[SHARE]The Pheasantry, London: Christine Andreas, a one-time Broadway ingenue who played Eliza Doolittle in a 1976 revival of My Fair Lady (opposite Ian Richardson's Henry Higgins) and appeare…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:02AM[SHARE]There are lots of big openings both inside and outside London at the moment. No wonder I’m chasing my own tail all
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]There are lots of big openings both inside and outside London at the moment. No wonder I’m chasing my own tail all week " in the next seven days alone, I am seeing nine shows,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Birmingham Rep: Sweetly strange and slightly surreal, Mary Chase's classic Broadway comedy is given a production of polish and pleasure that honours it as very much of its time, but now…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM[SHARE]A new series of musicals in concert will be launched in London with a performance of How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying to be held May 19 at London's Royal Festival Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:46AM[SHARE]I realise that being a critic doesn’t necessarily make you the most popular person in the room. Sometimes we say things people don’t want to hear. Of course, critics aren’t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]I reckon I’ve sat in the top balconies of just about every single theatre in London. It’s how I began my theatregoing life as a teenager newly arrived in London. Every now and th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]I know Valentine’s Day has been and gone, but I have a belated valentine’s message for you all: grab your other half and go and see She Loves Me at the Landor Theatre. It’s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Ivo van Hove's production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, which played a sold-out season at London's Young Vic Theatre in 2014, officially opens at the West End…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sinatra: The Man & His Music will begin performances at the London Palladium July 10, prior to an official opening July 20, to mark the centenary year of his birth. The only show off…
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