Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The new musical Viva Forever!, featuring the songs made famous by the Spice Girls and a new original book by Jennifer Saunders, begins performances at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre N…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 25, 2012
Winners of the 58th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, presented Nov. 25 at London's Savoy Theatre in a ceremony hosted by James Corden, include Best Director Nicholas Hytner, Best …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 24, 2012
The U.K.'s Salisbury Playhouse, located in the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, roughly 90 miles southwest of London, is to stage a new actor/musician production of Ahrens and Flaherty…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:56PM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for Lindsay Posner's production of The Turn of the Screw, a new stage adaptation of the Henry James book of the same name, that begins performances Jan. 18, 20…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:21PM[SHARE]The cast has been announced for the world premiere of Polly Stenham's No Quarter, beginning performances Jan. 11, 2013, prior to an official opening Jan. 16 at London's Royal Court J…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:11PM[SHARE]A new production of Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' 1966 Broadway musical I Do! I Do! is to be staged at London's Riverside Studios for six performances only, beginning Dec. 5 and runn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:04PM[SHARE]Friday, November 23, 2012
Olivier, National, London: Strong artistic directors have to steer a steady course through sometimes choppy theatrical waters. And they also have to know when to change the route too, if nec…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM[SHARE]Initial principal casting has been announced for the new West End production of A Chorus Line, set to begin performances Feb. 5, 2013, at the London Palladium, prior to an official opening F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Full casting has been announced for a new production of Arthur Wing Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells, beginning performances at London's Donmar Warehouse Feb. 15, 2013, prior to an off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM[SHARE]This year's previously announced 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala, to be held at London's Old Vic Dec. 9, has announced cast members that are confirmed to take part so far.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 16, 2012
A new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along begins performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 16, prior to an official opening Nov. 28, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 15, 2012
Arcola Theatre, London: The title of Sweet Smell of Success, a 2002 Broadway musical based on the eponymous novella and 1957 film, is just one of many ironies that pour out from the stage as…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 13, 2012
London's Southwark Playhouse has found new temporary premises to replace its current home below London Bridge Station, which is being redeveloped. It has secured a new space in the heart…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]Faye Tozer and Dylan Turner will star in The Tailor-Made Man, a new musical telling the true story of gay silent-screen star William Haines, who was fired by Louis B. Mayer for refusing to g…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:36AM[SHARE]Landor Theatre, London: Clapham's <a href="http://www.landortheatre.co.uk">Landor Theatre</a> has already made itself an indispensable home for revivals of interes…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AM[SHARE]Monday, November 12, 2012
The London Evening Standard has published its shortlist for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards. This year's event, which will the 58th year the awards have been presented, w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM[SHARE]Friday, November 9, 2012
Casting has been announced for a new production of Strindberg's The Dance of Death, being produced as part of the Donmar Trafalgar season at London's Trafalgar Studios 2, which begin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:52AM[SHARE]Rufus Hound, currently touring the U.K. in the National's One Man, Two Guvnors, is to take over in the West End production of that comedy, beginning Feb. 4, 2013, as the lovable chancer …
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 8, 2012
Lyttelton, National Theatre, London: Alan Bennett is often described as a national treasure; and as one of Nicholas Hytner's leading house playwrights, has certainly become a National T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:46AM[SHARE]St James Theatre, London: As co-director of The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickeby and Les Miserables, John Caird was intimately involved in the RSC's two signature theatrical events of…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:46AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Russell Grant, who appeared in the title role of The Wizard Of Oz at the West End's London Palladium, is to be reunited with Flavia Cacace, his dancing partner in TV's "Strictly…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM[SHARE]The diva trio of the London production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are reuniting as a soul trio called The IDolls, and will appear at the London Hippodrome Nov. 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM[SHARE]London Palladium : Simon Callow is giving his solo recitation of A Christmas Carol in London again this coming festive season, using Dickens' own words to tell the fabled story. But the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:19AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Bodyguard, a new musical based on the 1992 Warner Bros. film of the same name that was scripted by Lawrence Kasdan and starred the late Whitney Houston, begins performances at the West E…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 5, 2012
Dominic Cooke's final season at the helm of London's Royal Court Theatre will include new plays by Bruce Norris, Polly Stenham and Anthony Neilson, all of whom featured in his first …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM[SHARE]Wicked is to go on the U.K. and Ireland touring road, beginning performances at Manchester's Palace Theatre Sept. 12, 2013, for a run through Nov. 16. Further tour dates and casting will…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:35AM[SHARE]Vaudeville Theatre, London: The ghosts of previous productions always linger around the classics, but never more so for Uncle Vanya, which I've seen five times this year alone. Seeing i…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:14AM[SHARE]Broadway and cabaret composer John Bucchino, who wrote the score for the musical A Catered Affair and whose songs have been performed by everyone from Liza Minnelli and Patti LuPone to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24AM[SHARE]Friday, November 2, 2012
Helen Mirren, who has already been announced to star as Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's The Audience, will be joined by Haydn Gwynne as Margaret Thatcher, Robert Hardy as Winston Ch…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM[SHARE]The new season at U.K.'s Sheffield Theatres will include a new play by Mike Bartlett, whose Cock has run Off-Broadway, a new musical by Tim Firth and revivals of DH Lawrence's The Da…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AM[SHARE]The National Theatre has confirmed dates for previously announced new productions through April 2013, which include Antony Sher in the title role of The Captain of Kopenick and a new product…
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