Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The London theater scene is taking on a decidedly American tone: Playwrights from Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill to David Mamet, Stephen Sondheim and Annie Baker are among the names o…
SOURCE: rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com at 10:20AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 2, 2013
The London weather is warming up as the spring theater season continues its sizzling pace. If you’ve already seen Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench on the West End and are waiting for …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM[SHARE]Monday, April 29, 2013
The 37th Laurence Olivier Awards, held at London’s Royal Opera House on April 28, spread the wealth among a limited number of shows, with seven prizes for The Curious Incident of the D…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Oliviers consider more than twice the number of productions for their annual awards compared to Broadway's Tonys. But you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise following Sunday night'…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:43PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 25, 2013
The long-awaited pairing of Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear in "Othello'' at the National Theatre is one of the director Nicholas Hytner's greatest achievements.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Luke Treadaway is one of eight 2013 Olivier Award nominees from the sellout London hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, now at the Apollo Theatre with Broadway in its sight…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Declan Bennett was born and brought up in England, spent seven years living and working in New York, and is now playing a lovesick Irish musician in the newly acclaimed London production of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The galloping success of "Once" is set to continue in a London production whose quietest moments are its most piercing, and "Narrative'' takes getting used to but rewards the audience in the…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:46AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 14, 2013
Starting with "Jerry Springer: The Opera," Nicholas Hytner has repositioned the three-stage complex as arguably the defining theatrical address in the English-speaking world. And he still ha…
SOURCE: rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com at 09:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A Chorus Line is back on the London boards for its first West End revival in almost four decades. In an Anglo-American cast of hard-working hoofers, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, 31 in May, sta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:13PM[SHARE]Friday, April 5, 2013
Stephen Sondheim is two weeks away from his 83rd birthday on the windy, rain-tossed March day when I visit Broadway's reigning king of music and lyrics at his Manhattan home. He hasn't stepp…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 3, 2013
English song-and-dance man Gavin Lee, 41, has spent much of the past decade playing Bert in Mary Poppins on both sides of the Atlantic, nabbing Olivier and Tony nods along the way. Now, he&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
London’s spring season is in full swing, with plenty of great shows to choose from. If you can’t get a ticket to see Helen Mirren play the Queen or the hit play The Curious Incid…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:47PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Gavin Creel is currently on a third go-round as a West End leading man, following Mary Poppins and Hair, with a knockout turn as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, which opens March 21 at th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
It’s been nearly seven years since Rufus Sewell created the role of a Czech grad student in Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, a performance that earned him an Olivier Awa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 6, 2013
It’s been more than a decade since Kristin Chenoweth last sang before a London audience, though she performed two years ago at a private dinner hosted by the Obamas in the presence of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
March brings the advent of spring after a frigid London winter, and what better time for the city’s theater to spring into overdrive? This month’s London Datebook finds two thesp…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM[SHARE]At 41, the much-laureled actress figured she was more or less sidelined from Shakespeare until she became age-appropriate for Cleopatra. What to do in the meantime? Direct "Macbeth."
SOURCE: rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com at 09:10AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sherie Rene Scott has garnered multiple Tony nods in shows ranging from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to her career-defining Everyday Rapture. But only now is this Broadway favorite making her Lon…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
London stage star Lia Williams is taking on a thrillingly difficult challenge: alternating the lead roles of Kate and Anna with Kristin Scott Thomas in Ian Rickson’s superb revival of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 9, 2013
When's the last time you encountered a play with a hissable anti-hero and a young heroine who radiates charity, decency, and all things good? Those polarities are on full-throttle view in&nb…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 6, 2013
After starring on the West End in Chicago, West Side Story and Sister Act, Debbie Kurup is all but stealing the London premiere production of The Bodyguard from the formidable Heather Headle…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 30, 2013
“What should I see in London?” We are asked that question daily by friends headed to the theater capital for a visit—and even by locals. The good news is that there is neve…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Betty Buckley has graced the London stage periodically for more than 40 years, and the Broadway diva, now 65, returns this season to play Countess Aurelia in Jerry Herman’s little-seen…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:46AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 22, 2013
"No Quarter,'' written by Polly Stenham, concludes with some hope for the next generation, while "Hansel and Gretel'' shows the director Katie Mitchell's playful side.
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