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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Alexander Hanson, Hal Fowler and More Set for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Profumo Affair Musical Sing-Through
by BWW News Desk - Feb 07, 2013
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is at work on a musical based on the events surrounding the 1963 Profumo Affair. Today, the Daily Mail has confirmed that Lloyd Webber will be leading a sing-through of the musical's score with Alexander Hanson as Stephen Ward and Hal Fowler as Profumo. Joining them will be Iris Roberts as Christine Keeler, and Carly Bawden as Mandy Rice Davies. (more...)
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BULL, THE HISTORY BOYS & More Set for Sheffield's Spring 2013 Season; Full Cast of MY FAIR LADY Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 02, 2012
Artistic Director Daniel Evans today unveils Sheffield Theatres' spring season for 2013, which includes two world premieres - Bull, a new play by Mike Bartlett, and This Is My Family, a new musical comedy by Tim Firth; major revivals of D.H. Lawrence's masterpiece The Daughter-in-Law and Alan Bennett's The History Boys, and Sheffield People's Theatre present their second production, 20 Tiny Plays about Sheffield. Full casting for My Fair Lady, the Crucible Christmas musical is also announced today. (more...)
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Dominic West May Not Move to West End with THE RIVER?
by BWW News Desk - Nov 01, 2012
Dominic West, who is currently rehearsing for his role as Professor Higgins in Sheffield's Crucible Theatre production of My Fair Lady, also takes the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs stage each night in Jez Butterworth's The River, running through November 17. (more...)
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THE FULL MONTY Announces Casting For 2013 UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2012
The full cast is announced for Sheffield Theatres' production of Simon Beaufoy's The Full Monty directed by the company's Artistic Director Daniel Evans. Leading the company are Kenny Doughty, Craig Gazey, Simon Rouse, Keiran O'Brien,Roger Morlidge and Sidney Cole. (more...)
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Photo Flash: David Suchet Visits THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Kensington Gardens
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2012
On Sunday, 12 August, 2012, David Suchet met the cast of Threesixty Entertainment's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in Kensington Gardens. Suchet recorded the voice of Aslan, a giant puppet, for the production back in May while performing in the West End play Long Day's Journey Into Night, which closes at the Apollo Theatre on Saturday, 18th August. Check out a photo from Suchet's visit below! (more...)
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BWW Reviews: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, Kensington Gardens, June 7 2012
by Lucy Thackray - Jun 08, 2012
Ever since its publication in 1950, the first Chronicles of Narnia book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has enchanted children with its magical characters and mystical setting. Though many film, stage and TV adaptations have already been attempted, threesixty Theatre bring the tale to life afresh with a tent-ful of projections, sound effects, glorious puppets and original music (more...)
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Josie Lawrence & Gay Soper Join Menier Chocolate Factory's PIPPIN This Winter
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 06, 2012
Josie Lawrence and Gay Soper join Louise Gold and Caroline Quentin to take on the role of Pippin's grandmother Berthe in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Pippin, a colourful, imaginative and darkly humorous coming-of-age story with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Baker's Wife, Godspell) and book by Roger O. Hirson. (more...)
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Josie Lawrence & Gay Soper Join Menier Chocolate Factory's PIPPIN This Winter
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 23, 2012
Josie Lawrence and Gay Soper join Louise Gold and Caroline Quentin to take on the role of Pippin's grandmother Berthe in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Pippin, a colourful, imaginative and darkly humorous coming-of-age story with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Baker's Wife, Godspell) and book by Roger O. Hirson. (more...)
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Josie Lawrence & Gay Soper Join Menier Chocolate Factory's PIPPIN This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2012
Josie Lawrence and Gay Soper join Louise Gold and Caroline Quentin to take on the role of Pippin's grandmother Berthe in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Pippin, a colourful, imaginative and darkly humorous coming-of-age story with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Baker's Wife, Godspell) and book by Roger O. Hirson. (more...)
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