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According to reports from The Age, Britain's National Theatre production of WAR HORSE is set to play at the Art Centre's State Theatre in Melbourne, Australia sometime in late 2012.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record of Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre for the 21st time. The show earned $1,370,276.50 for the week ending Sunday, November 6, 2011 in the 1,068-seat O'Neill, one of Broadway's smallest theatres. Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway grossed $1,173,785 during last week's seven performance week, and opens this Thursday November 10 for a limited engagement through January 1 2012. He also broke The Broadhurst Theatre box office record last week with a gross of $1,210,974.

London 2012 today launched the programme for the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, opening on Midsummer's Day 21 June and running until 9 September 2012.

From 16 November 2011 a new cast of actors and puppeteers will join the National Theatre's internationally award-winning production of War Horse at the New London Theatre. Now in its fourth year, Michael Morpurgo's War Horse has been seen by over 1.5 million people world-wide.

According to Deadline.com, Tony winner Nick Stafford, who wrote Broadway's WAR HORSE, has officially signed with CAA- Creative Artists Agency.

While Marianne Elliott had been on board to direct the upcoming musical inspired by the Spice Girls' success, The Daily Mail reports today that Elliot, winner of a 2011 Tony Award for WAR HORSE, has departed the production. As workshops continue, Paul Garrington (MAMMA MIA) will step in.

War Horse has its Canadian Premiere in Feb of 2012, and Torontonians are already eager to experience this amazing show. Mirvish Productions held a special ticket giveaway event on Monday September 26th where the 1st 100 people in line received a free ticket to the show and a CD. Fans lined up as early as 2am for a chance to get a ticket, and BWW was on hand (at a more reasonable hour) to bring you coverage of this exciting event.

On Monday morning Mirvish Productions held an exclusive sneak-peak event for local journalists and subscribers at the TIFF Bell Lightbox showcasing the 'star' of the upcoming production of War Horse - 'Joey'. David Mirvish was joined by creators Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones from the Handspring Puppet Company of South Africa, as Toronto got its first look at what we can expect when War Horse has its Canadian Premiere in February of 2012.

According to a report from Variety, Michael Grandage is set to take on Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro' in June 2012 as part of Glyndebourne Opera's 2012 season.

The National Theatre's Laurence Olivier award-winning production of War Horse at the New London Theatre has released 140,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up to 16 February 2013.

Making War Horse goes behind the scenes of the National Theatre of Great Britain's epic show, now a Tony® Award-winning hit on Broadway with rehearsal and backstage footage, interviews with the original production team, actors and puppeteers, and extracts from show.

The National Theatre of Great Britain, National Angels, Bob Boyett and David Mirvish today announced the all-Canadian cast of the Canadian premiere production of the National Theatre of Great Britain production WAR HORSE.

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that it will extend the run of LCT3's critically acclaimed world premiere of 4000 Miles, a new play by Amy Herzog, directed by Daniel Aukin, through Saturday, July 9 at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street® project (229 West 42 Street).

War Horse was a big winner at the 65th Annual Tony Awards ceremony presented in New York City on June 12. Originally staged by the United Kingdom's National Theatre, War Horse won the Tony Award for Best Play.

The National Theatre's epic WAR HORSE, now a five-time Tony® Award nominee currently playing at Lincoln Center Theater and in the West End in London, will embark on a national tour in June 2012, bringing the hit play to 20 U.S. cities during the 2012-2013 season.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that WAR HORSE, which just opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre last week, is gearing up for a national tour, as well as a separate sit-down Toronto production. While details on the tour have not yet been announced, the show will play Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre from June 13 - July 22, 2012. The Toronto production is set to open in February of 2012.

Now, word is out in the New York Times that a starry reading of PICNIC took place on Monday featuring 'Among those reading were the Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo ('The Fighter') as the widow Flo; Hayden Panettiere (TV's 'Heroes') as her well-behaved daughter Madge; Laura Innes ('ER') as her neighbor Rosemary; and Seth Numrich ('War Horse') as the college student Alan, the role that was Paul Newman's Broadway debut in 1953.'

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that the new musical Once, based on the Academy Award-winning film, rounds out the theatre's 2011-2012 season.

Today, 6 June, the National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse at the New London Theatre will release over 290,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings up to 20 October 2012.

MagicSpace Entertainment, Fred MeyerBroadway In Boise, and the Morrison Center are proud to announce its exciting Fred Meyer Broadway In Boise 2011-12 performing arts season of shows in Boise.

The National Theatre's epic WAR HORSE, now a five-time Tony® Award nominee currently playing at Lincoln Center Theater and in the West End in London, will embark on a national tour in June 2012, bringing the hit play to 20 U.S. cities during the 2012-2013 season.

The National Theatre's epic WAR HORSE, now a five-time Tony® Award nominee currently playing at Lincoln Center Theater and in the West End in London, will embark on a national tour in June 2012, bringing the hit play to 20 U.S. cities during the 2012-2013 season. A new production will also be mounted at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre in February 2012 for an open-ended run.

SHN presents the 2011-2012 Season under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Robert Nederlander.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that WAR HORSE, which just opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre last week, is gearing up for a national tour, as well as a separate sit-down Toronto production. While details on the tour have not yet been announced, the show will play Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre from June 13 - July 22, 2012. The Toronto production is set to open in February of 2012.

The National Theatre of Great Britain's production of WAR HORSE, presented by Lincoln Center Theater and the National Theatre of Great Britain in association with Bob Boyett, is now in previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65th Street). WAR HORSE is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, with Handspring Puppet Company, and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. Opening night is Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 pm. Previews began March 15.