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DIRTY DANCING Returns to the West End, July 13
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013
Karl Sydow & Amber Jacobsen, the producers of the global phenomenon Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage, have announced that the record-breaking hit show will return to London's West End this summer, opening at the Piccadilly Theatre on Saturday 13 July 2013. This follows a hugely successful multi-record breaking nationwide tour across the UK and Ireland, which has been seen by over one million people since it launched in 2011. Tickets for Dirty Dancing at the Piccadilly Theatre go on sale at 9am on Monday 13 May from 0844 871 7630. (more...)
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DIRTY DANCING to Follow VIVA FOREVER! at Piccadilly Theatre, Beg. July 12
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2013
According to the Daily Mail, Piccadilly Theatre's owners are lining up a replacement to follow up VIVA FOREVER!'s closing on June 29. The UK tour of Dirty Dancing will begin performances at the Piccadilly on July 12 and runs through February 2014. Casting has yet to be confirmed. And if, for some reason Dirty Dancing cannot make the transfer, the Piccadilly's owners told the Mail they have another show in the wings. (more...)
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's STEPHEN WARD Eyes Aldwych Theatre as West End Home
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
According to the Daily Mail, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical STEPHEN WARD is eyeing the Aldwych Theatre as its West End home, with hopes to begin rehearsals in October in time for November previews. Its said that Lloyd Webber is also considering two other theaters in case Top Hat, which is currently running at the Aldwych, doesn't close in time for STEPHEN WARD. (more...)
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Bonnie Langford Returns To SPAMALOT, May 2013
by BWW News Desk - Apr 09, 2013
As Spamalot continues its successful West End run at The Playhouse Theatre, Bonnie is to return as The Lady Of The Lake from May 6 2013,following critics' and audiences' unanimous appreciation of her performance in 2012, described as "brilliant" and "Bassey-esque" by The Times and "a sensation" by Time Out. (more...)
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RSC Celebrates New Leadership, JULIUS CAESAR and MATILDA in NY This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Apr 03, 2013
With a new leadership team of Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director, at the helm, the Royal Shakespeare Company returns to New York this spring with two productions, Julius Caesar and Matilda The Musical. Both began their lives at the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon home and reflect the Company's continuing commitment to Shakespeare and the work of contemporary playwrights and theatre artists, as it celebrates one hundred years of touring work from Shakespeare's birthplace to the US. (more...)
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Rebecca Trehearn and Stewart Clarke to Star in GHOST: THE MUSICAL UK National Tour; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 07, 2013
The full cast for Ghost the Musical National tour is Keisha Atwell (Louise), Wendy Mae Brown (Oda Mae Brown), Maeve Byrne (Ensemble), Stewart Clarke (Sam Wheat), Michael Cortez (Ensemble), Kimmy Edwards (Ensemble), Jaye Elster (Swing), Livvy Evans (Swing), Ivan De Freitas (Willie Lopez), Gabriella Garcia (Ensemble), Nick Hayes (Ensemble), Stevie Hutchinson (Subway Ghost), Bradley Jaden (Ensemble), Robert Knight (Swing), David Roberts (Carl Bruner), Gregor Stewart (Ensemble), Michael Stewart (Swing), Rebecca Trehearn (Molly Jensen), Amy Webb (Ensemble), Amy West (Ensemble), Luke Wilson (Ensemble) and Karlene Wray (Clara). (more...)
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DIRTY DANCING Announces UK Tour Dates, March 2014
by BWW News Desk - Feb 08, 2013
The producers of the smash hit show Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage are delighted to announce that a new tour of the UK will launch at the Bristol Hippodrome in March 2014, before setting pulses racing in Sheffield, Newcastle, Southampton, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Oxford, with further dates to be announced in September. (more...)
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King's Theater Welcomes NEW JERSEY NIGHTS, Feb. 5-9
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2013
New Jersey Nights takes you on a musical journey celebrating the greatest hits of the internationally successful American rock and pop band The Four Seasons, who shot to worldwide fame in the mid 1960s. The incredibly popular group fronted by Frankie Valli even enjoyed the accolade of most popular rock band before The Beatles burst on to the music scene. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Gavin Lee, Kristen Beth Williams and More in West End's TOP HAT
by BWW News Desk - Jan 07, 2013
From 5 February 2013, joining the previously announced Gavin Lee who will play Jerry Travers in the West End hit musical Top Hat are Broadway actress Kristen Beth Williams as Dale Tremont, Olivier award nominee Alex Gaumond as Alberto Beddini and Clive Hayward as Horace Hardwick. Vivien Parry continues as Madge Hardwick and Stephen Boswell as Horace's valet Bates. (more...)
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BWW's Top Ireland Theatre Stories of 2012
by BWW Special Coverage - Dec 26, 2012
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Ireland in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013! (more...)
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