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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

London's Million Dollar Man Ben Goddard on Channeling Jerry Lee Lewis by Matt Wolf

Ben Goddard accompanied himself on guitar and flute—among other instruments—as Joe Gillis in a pared-down West End revival of Sunset Boulevard and spent the better part of a year…

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Rufus Wright on Playing a Hitchcock Hero in London's 39 Steps by Matt Wolf

The 39 Steps ranks as the West End’s longest currently running comedy, and Rufus Wright has just stepped into the leading role of stiff-upper-lipped hero Richard Hannay. This affection…

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Theater Review: In London, Climate Change Comes to the Stage by Matt Wolf

"Greenland'' at the National Theatre in London offers worst-case scenarios for the planet, alongside the occasional fact and a heartening burst of pop culture.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Robyn Addison Revels in Her Star-Making Turn in London's The Rivals by Matt Wolf

Four years out of Cambridge University, Robyn Addison is making her professional stage debut opposite Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles in Sir Peter Hall’s production of The Rivals, the …

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

From Wicked to Mamma Mia!, London Star Harriet Thorpe Celebrates Theatrical Girl Power by Matt Wolf

Harriet Thorpe may be best-known in the US as Patsy’s chum Fleur in TV's Absolutely Fabulous, but the actress has been a mainstay of West End musicals for years. Thorpe played Frau…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:57PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Theater Review: Peter Hall Makes a Dusky Return to Illyria by Matt Wolf

The much heralded "Twelfth Night" is on at the National Theatre in London and "Becky Shaw," imported from America has its own handy glossary.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Natural Blonde Susan McFadden on Starring as London's Elle Woods by Matt Wolf

It’s not always the case that an alternate leading lady ends up the star, but that is now happening at London’s Savoy Theatre, where 27-year-old Dubliner Susan McFadden has repla…

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

What a Farce! Jonathan Cake on His London Homecoming in A Flea in Her Ear by Matt Wolf

Jonathan Cake is marking a homecoming of sorts by spending a London winter co-starring with his old friend (and Cambridge University classmate) Tom Hollander in the Feydeau farce A Flea In H…

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Theater Review: Slamming Doors, Heavy Sledding by Matt Wolf

Fine acting redeems "A Flea in Her Ear" at the Old Vic, but "The Invisible Man'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory falls flat.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Samantha Bond on Her Ideal London Role Opposite Real-Life Husband Alexander Hanson by Matt Wolf

Samantha Bond may be best-known the world over as Moneypenny in the James Bond (no relation!) films, back when Pierce Brosnan was playing 007. But the distinctively smoky-voiced actress has …

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Year in Review: The London Stage in 2010 by Matt Wolf

From Shakespeare to Sondheim, the theater scene in London brought something for almost everyone.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Best of West End & More: Top Five London Shows of 2010 by Matt Wolf

London boasts well over 150 significant openings a year, more than triple the number Broadway musters these days in an entire season. Where to begin, then, in looking back with pleasure on t…

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

On the London Stage: Derek Jacobi's Close-Up 'King Lear' by Matt Wolf

Michael Grandage directs the grand tragedy in the intimate space of the Donmar while, at the National Theater, Alan Ayckbourn registers the holiday season as only he can do.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

New Mom Denise Van Outen on Bending & Snapping in London's Legally Blonde by Matt Wolf

She’s hosted breakfast television in the UK as well as a Broadway-related reality show (Grease: You’re The One That I Want). But Denise Van Outen is also a dedicated theater perf…

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

On the London Stage: It's Judy's World and Welcome to It by Matt Wolf

Tracie Bennett gives a full-throttle performance as Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow," and a "Master Builder" is staged from the ground up.

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Commercial theatre lacks the X factor | Matt Wolf by Matt Wolf

The Royal Court and the National dominated the London Evening Standard theatre awards, and rightly so. Non-subsidised theatre needs to get its act togetherIs there any good new commercial th…

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

On the London Stage: Sarah Kane Still Shocks, Athol Fugard Rages Anew by Matt Wolf

The personal meets the political in a return to the London stage of "Blasted" and "The Train Driver."

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Critical Age by Matt Wolf

There's little doubt that Raul Esparza will one day make a fine Ben...

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

On the London Stage: A Pained Artist Inveighs Against Nature by Matt Wolf

Few plays put the actual artistic process at center stage with as much energy and command as John Logan's "Red."

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