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Janie Dee Stars In HELLO, DOLLY! At Curve Leicester For Christmas; Replaces O'Connor

Award-winning actress Janie Dee returns to Curve to play the title role in Artistic Director Paul Kerryson's production of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! This production reunites Dee and Kerryson following their collaboration on The King and I in 2010. The production opens on Wednesday 5 December, with previews from 30 November, and runs until 12 January 2013. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Alan Ayckbourn Talks SURPRISES!

The world premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's new play continues at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough until 13 October. In the video below, Ayckbourn chats about the new show! (more...)

Janie Dee, Helen Lederer and More Sit 'In Front of the Mirror' with Tim McArthur on THE CURTAIN UP SHOW, Nov 16-Dec 7

Following on from the success of the second series of The Curtain Up Show on Resonance 104.4fm, Tim McArthur will be joined in the studio over the next four weeks by four stars of stage and screen for a revealing discussion about their career to date. (more...)

Janie Dee, Helen Lederer and More Sit 'In Front of the Mirror' with Tim McArthur on THE CURTAIN UP SHOW, Now thru Dec 7

Following on from the success of the second series of The Curtain Up Show on Resonance 104.4fm, Tim McArthur will be joined in the studio over the next four weeks by four stars of stage and screen for a revealing discussion about their career to date. (more...)

Janie Dee, Helen Lederer and More Sit 'In Front of the Mirror' with Tim McArthur on THE CURTAIN UP SHOW, Nov 16-Dec 7

Following on from the success of the second series of The Curtain Up Show on Resonance 104.4fm, Tim McArthur will be joined in the studio over the next four weeks by four stars of stage and screen for a revealing discussion about their career to date. (more...)

Dee, Lederer, Hobson and Baker To Guest On IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR

Following on from the success of the second series of The Curtain Up Show on Resonance 104.4fm, Tim McArthur will be joined in the studio over the next four weeks by four stars of stage and screen for a revealing discussion about their career to date. (more...)

The Human Race Theatre Announces the Lineup for the 2013 Festival of New Musicals

The Human Race Theatre Company's commitment to the creation of new works takes center stage with its summer Festival of New Musicals. Producing Artistic Director Kevin Moore has selected two works by artists familiar to Human Race audiences to headline the sixth annual event-The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes and Guarding Gold Street. The productions perform in The Loft Theatre over the course of the three-day festival, the culmination of a two-week-long workshop process in which writers get the chance to further develop their musicals with the help of professional actors, then see the shows performed in staged readings. (more...)

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Mike Leigh's Biopic of Artist JMW Turner

Deadline reports that Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights to Mike Leigh's currently untitled biopic on the life of JMW Turner, often considered England's most renown artist. (more...)

BWW Reviews: THE MEN OF MAH JONGG at the Adobe Theater Delivers More Than Just Laughter.

THE MEN OF MAH JONGG is not your typical comedy. Watching four, aging Jewish guys, sitting around in a New York apartment, kvetching about life, love, money and relationships, doesn't exactly sound much like a fun-filled scenario. . . (more...)

FREUD'S LAST SESSION to Close on Two-Year Anniversary at New World Stages, 7/22

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the runaway hit play by Mark St. Germain, will end its run on Sunday, July 22nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The date also marks the show's two-year anniversary. Upon the New York closing of FREUD'S LAST SESSION on July 22nd, the production will have played a total of 775 performances and eight previews. (more...)

FREUD'S LAST SESSION Closes on Two-Year Anniversary at New World Stages Today, 7/22

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the runaway hit play by Mark St. Germain, ends its run on Sunday, July 22nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The date also marks the show's two-year anniversary. Upon the New York closing of FREUD'S LAST SESSION on July 22nd, the production will have played a total of 775 performances and eight previews. (more...)

FREUD'S LAST SESSION Enters Final Week of Performances

FREUD'S LAST SESSION by Mark St. Germain will end its run this Sunday, July 22nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The date also marks the show's two-year anniversary. Upon the New York closing of FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the production will have played a total of 775 performances and eight previews. (more...)

Alan Ayckbourn Set to Direct SUGAR DADDIES at ACT This Fall

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre is pleased to announce the American premiere of lauded playwright Alan Ayckbourn's Sugar Daddies, directed by Ayckbourn himself, as one of the six mainstage selections in the 2013 Season. ACT Artistic Director Kurt Beattie invited Ayckbourn to direct during a meeting in 2011 in England. The opportunity to collaborate in person is the result of ACT's commitment to and success with Ayckbourn's work, which has engendered a lasting artistic relationship. Sugar Daddies is slated to be produced in September and October, 2013. The play will be staged in ACT's Allen Theatre, as productions in-the-round are Ayckbourn's specialty. (more...)

FREUD'S LAST SESSION Celebrates 750th Performance

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the runaway hit play by Mark St. Germain, celebrated its 750th New York performance yesterday, June 30th at New World Stages (240 West 50th Street). FREUD'S LAST SESSION is the winner of the 2011 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play. In celebration of the official end of the school year, the show's producers recently released an additional block of $20 student tickets for all performances this summer. (more...)

2013 IN PREVIEW: West End Stars' Theatre Tips, Part Two!

We've asked some of our favourite West End stars what they're most looking forward to seeing in 2013! (more...)

Janie Dee, Helen Lederer and More Sit 'In Front of the Mirror' with Tim McArthur on THE CURTAIN UP SHOW, Nov 16-Dec 7

Following on from the success of the second series of The Curtain Up Show on Resonance 104.4fm, Tim McArthur will be joined in the studio over the next four weeks by four stars of stage and screen for a revealing discussion about their career to date. (more...)

Review - Bring It On: Blithe Spirit

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BWW Reviews: Fusion Theatre Co. Presents HUMBLE BOY

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the Fusion Theatre Company. Their productions are highly professional, well produced and consistently deliver good, solid theatrical entertainment. So it pains me considerably to have to say that HUMBLE BOY, which opened at the Cell Theatre on April 25, falls disappointingly short of the mark. (more...)

Tony Nominee Jennifer Westfeldt Joins MTC's THE EXPLORERS CLUB; Full Cast Announced!

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) have announced full casting for the world premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB, the new play by Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin, directed by Marc Bruni. (more...)

Hadley Fraser, Anna O'Byrne and More Set for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Concert This June

Alex Parker brings the award-winning and critically acclaimed Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler musical A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to the Yvonne Arnaud, in a special concert reading of the show on June 16. (more...)

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