Michael Crawford News
Date Of Birth:
January 19, 1942 (71)
Birth Place:
Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
Gender:
Male
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Mercury Theater Chicago Offers Free Kids Tickets at BARNUM
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013
Kids aged 7 to 14 will receive a free ticket with the purchase of each adult ticket for weekday performances of the circus musical BARNUM at Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, running through June 16, 2013. To redeem, visit the box office or call 773-325-1700. Throughout the toe-tapping musical, the glitz and grandeur of the circus is brought to life on Mercury Theater Chicago's intimate stage. 14 actors entertain the audience with 24 rapid-fire costume changes and perform over 14 breathtaking head-over-heels acrobatic tricks featuring 18 juggling balls, 12 juggling scarves, 9 juggling balls, 2 Spanish webs and 1 circus lyra. 6 musicians create the rousing sound of the Big Top with 12 instruments, and 2 stilt walkers tower over the audience. 100 bricks are used to construct the historic American Museum. 3 sassy wooden poodles parade across the stage, along with 1 magnificent tiger and 1 larger-than-life elephant puppet. (more...)
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BILLY, by John Barry and Don Black, Returns to London
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013
The Union Theatre will stage the first London revival of Billy by John Barry and Don Black since its premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1974 (which starred Michael Crawford with an early appearance by Elaine Paige). (more...)
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BARNUM to Bring Big Top to Lake Worth Playhouse, 4/11-28
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 27, 2013
Want to run away and join the circus? Now is your chance! Barnum arrives at the Lake Worth Playhouse April 11th - 28th. Directed by actor and former drama teacher Hal Johnstone, Barnum is a musical based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, the Prince of Humbug! The production combines elements of musical theater with the spectacle of a circus. (more...)
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Christopher Fitzgerald Headlines Chichester Festival Theatre's Revised BARNUM
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013
Chichester Festival Theatre will unveil its temporary state-of-the-art auditorium, Theatre in the Park, with a major new production of the musical Barnum, presented in association with Cameron Mackintosh. The production will be co-directed by Timothy Sheader, Artistic Director of the Open Air Theatre Regent's Park and Liam Steel, with rising Broadway star Christopher Fitzgerald in the title role, alongside the award-winning Tamsin Carroll as Barnum's wife, Chairy. (more...)
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Mercury Theater's BARNUM Offers April Showers Deal
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013
Forget about gloomy April Showers and receive $10 off tickets to see the cheerful circus musical BARNUM at Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, on any rainy day through the end of the month. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 773-325-1700 or visit MercuryTheaterChicago.com and reference the code APRIL. The musical is running through June 16, 2013. (more...)
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NO SEX PLEASE, WE'RE BRITISH to Open at Northern Stage, 4/3
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 20, 2013
A good farce is hard to find, but based on the overwhelming response to last year's Boeing-Boeing, Northern Stage searched for another laugh-out-loud, door-slamming, disguise-wearing, secret-hiding comedy. The result is No Sex Please, We're British, a raucous evening featuring top comic actors. At the helm of this controlled chaos is director Catherine Doherty, whose comic touch is unmatched. (more...)
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'Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead' Tops UK Charts; Jackson Decries Thatcher
by Pat Cerasaro - Apr 11, 2013
A classic Harold Arlen and EY Harburg earworm ditty from the celebrated movie musical THE WIZARD OF OZ has re-entered the iTunes charts and now skyrocketed all the way to #1 in the UK today in recognizing the passing of one of the country's most controversial recent political figures, Margaret Thatcher. (more...)
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BARNUM Brings Big Top to Lake Worth Playhouse, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2013
Want to run away and join the circus? Now is your chance! Barnum arrives at the Lake Worth Playhouse tonight, April 11th - 28th. Directed by actor and former drama teacher Hal Johnstone, Barnum is a musical based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, the Prince of Humbug! The production combines elements of musical theater with the spectacle of a circus. (more...)
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'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for April 10th, 2013
by Paul W. Thompson - Apr 10, 2013
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'The Jungle Book' heats up, 'Oklahoma!' and 'South Pacific,' 'Oliver!' and 'Barnum,' plus 'Stomp,' some interesting student productions and more! (more...)
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Dale Kristien and Bill Hutton to Perform for Cancer Research Collaboration at The Grove Theatre, 5/19
by BWW News Desk - Apr 05, 2013
This year, fans of Broadway veterans Dale Kristien and Bill Hutton don't have to wait until Christmas to hear them. On May 19th, they will be at The Grove Theatre, performing some of your favorite Broadway tunes as a fundraiser for the Cancer Research Collaboration and The Grove Theatre. Dale and Bill, who have performed together for many years, are traditional holiday favorites at The Grove, performing in their annual 'Home for the Holidays' for the past 17 years. (more...)
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