Lara Pulver And Stephen Mangan Join GUYS AND DOLLS At The Royal Albert Hall
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 12, 2018
It was today announced that Lara Pulver, Stephen Mangan, Sharon D. Clarke and Paul Nicholas will join the cast of Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall. Pulver who recently won an Olivier Award for her performance in Gypsy, and is known for her roles in Sherlock and Spooks, will play Sarah Brown. Stephen Mangan, who was in the West End earlier this year in an anniversary production of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, joins the cast as the narrator. Clarke, most recently on stage in acclaimed Caroline, or Change, will take the role of General Cartwright and Nicholas will be Arvide Abernathy. They join previously announced cast including Adrian Lester, Jason Manford, Meow Meow, Clive Rowe and Joe Stilgoe. Guys and Dolls will come to the iconic London venue for three performances between 19 - 20 October, directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear (Gypsy, Hello Dolly!, Mary Poppins) and featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. This will be the first time it has ever been presented in its entirety at the venue.
How It All Began? The Story of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by Jeffrey Kare
- Apr 1, 2018
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera that tells the story of the final week in the life of Jesus Christ. It begins with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ends with the crucifixion. It also highlights the political and interpersonal struggles between Jesus and one of his 12 apostles, Judas Iscariot that are not present in the Bible narratives.
BWW Review: QUARTET, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Fiona Scott
- Mar 27, 2018
What happens to musicians when they are old and grey? Where do famous singers retire when their voices are an echo of what they once were? Ronald Harwood's Quartet follows the antics of four elderly former opera stars as they live out their days in a specialist musician's retirement home in an expansive country residence in Kent.
BCT Continues Record-Breaking Season with World Premiere of HOUSE OF TOMORROW
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 12, 2018
Boise Contemporary Theater continues its record-breaking, best-selling 22nd season with the upcoming world premiere of the 2017 BCT River Prize Winner, Cat Crowley's House of Tomorrow. The brand-new play is in the final stages of development, with playwright Cat Crowley in town to add the final touches to the script during rehearsals with the cast.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Album UNMASKED: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION is Available for Preorder
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 26, 2018
As one of the most successful composers of the modern era, Andrew Lloyd Webber's repertoire includes some of the world's most celebrated musicals; Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Aspects of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Starlight Express, School of Rock, The Phantom of The Opera and Love Never Dies - to name but a few.
Cleveland Play House's 102nd Season Continues with THE INVISIBLE HAND
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 23, 2018
The 102nd Season at Cleveland Play House (CPH) continues with The Invisible Hand by Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Ayad Akhtar. The Invisible Hand tells the story of American investment banker Nick Bright as he risks everything to return to his family. Held hostage in Pakistan by Islamic revolutionaries, his last chance for freedom depends on his ability to play the stock market to benefit his captors. This sharp geo-political thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar takes us to the treacherous intersection of terrorism and capitalism, where greed and deceit prevail and no one escapes without blood on their hands. Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh, The Invisible Hand runs February 17th through March 11, 2018 in the Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square.
Hollywood and The Kings Make Their London Debut at Live at Zedel
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 20, 2018
International vocal powerhouse trio Hollywood & The Kings make their West End debut at Live At Zedel in Soho on 10 March 2018. Direct from their New York debut at Manhattan's hottest venue Club Cumming, owned by actor Alan Cumming, Hollywood & The Kings conjure the smokey sophistication of the jazz and swing era whilst turning the genre on its head with original, fresh and surprising arrangements of songs from the greatest musical moments of all time.
BWW Review: ALADDIN, Royal and Derngate
by Verity Wilde
- Dec 13, 2017
For me, the best thing about panto is the stuff that's not in the script - we went every year when I was little and my favourite memory is of the year that Brian Blessed's trousers split when he was playing Captain Hook and he and Smee had an extended fit of giggles.
BroadwayWorld's Top Christmas Picks For The Midlands
by Verity Wilde
- Nov 17, 2017
Christmas is coming, and along with the lists of food to buy and presents to wrap, there's the traditional conundrum about which Christmas show to go and see. Fear not - BroadwayWorld has been checking out what's on around the Midlands this festive season. Hint: Cinderella is *really* popular this year.
Guest Blog: Becca Marriott On Studio Opera and LA BOHEME
by Marianka Swain
- Nov 6, 2017
What does performing opera in a studio space do to the art form to the artist? My relationship with this relatively new form of fringe opera or 'studio opera' - or 'in your face opera' or 'opera up close' - is twofold. I am a translator-librettist and adaptor, working with Adam Spreadbury-Maher, artistic director of the King's Head Theatre, to create new versions of popular operas; but also a singer and actress performing opera's iconic roles in intimate venues.
FEARnyc Horror Film Festival Announces Most Terrfying Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins
- Oct 13, 2017
FEARnyc, New York City's most terrifying horror film festival, has announced the lineup for the 2017 festival. Sponsored by Bloody Disgusting and Dread Central, FEARnyc will be held October 27-29, 2017 at The Producer's Club Sonnet Theater in Times Square.
BWW Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Stage Door Theatre
by John Lariviere
- Oct 8, 2017
Stage Door Theatre presents the musical Saturday Night Fever featuring music and lyrics by the Bee Gees, and a book by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood). The musical is based on both Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article 'Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night', and the block-buster film that rocketed John Travolta to fame it inspired in 1977, Saturday Night Fever.
TOP HAT Comes to London for Strictly Limited Run
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 5, 2017
Geoids Musical Theatre have announced their new production, and the London amateur premier, of the musical Top Hat which comes to the Bridewell Theatre from 31 October to 4 November 2017.
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