BWW Reviews: IN THE BALANCE Looks At The Range Of Relationships That Occur In A Young Group
Restless Dance Theatre is presenting its latest work, In the Balance, which looks at relationships within a group. This is the first major Youth Ensemble production directed by their new Artistic Director, Michelle Ryan, who noticed the changes that occurred when new members joined this group of dancers, observing the various reactions and the change in the group dynamic. Her first production for the company bodes very well for the future.
THE FIX to Return to Signature Theatre to Conclude 25th Anniversary Season
Signature Theatre is excited to announce that the 25th anniversary 2014/15 season will culminate in an all-new production of The Fix, the inside-Washington musical satire. Featuring a book by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe (the creators of Brother Russia and The Witches of Eastwick), the show quickly became a favorite among Signature's artistic team during its U.S. premiere at the Theatre in 1998, cementing a longstanding relationship with Dempsey and Rowe.
What's On Stage Awards Shortlist Announced
At a star-studded nominations party held today (4th December) at London's Café de Paris, the shortlist reveals that popular British screen stars, including Jude Law, Lenny Henry, Helen Mirren, Rachel Weisz, Alison Steadman, Dominic West, Mackenzie Crook and Patrick Stewart, will all battle it out for acting gongs.
Watermill's SUNSET BOULEVARD Sings 'Goodbye' to West End 5/30
Sunset Boulevard at the West End's intimate Comedy Theatre closes today May 30, 2009. UK theatre sources are reporting that plans are in the works to launch a UK tour in early 2010 as well as some talk of bringing the production to New York, but no official announcement has yet been made.
THE LION KING, BLOOD BROTHERS, SUNSET BOULEVARD Extended In UK
UK Productions of The Lion King, Blood Brothers and Sunset Boulevard have all been extended in the West End.
The Lion King is running at the Lyceum Theater and has added four months to its schedule, bookings are being taken until January 31 2010. This company features Shaun Escoffery as Mufasa.
West End musicals 2008: The Year of Musical Non-thinking
In a year when new musical theatre productions in London consisted of juke box transfers, classic revivals, whimsical adventure stories and majestic failures, one might be forgiven for thinking that the age of great new musicals exists merely in days of Auld Lang Syne. So let's pause and think back over the year's musical fayre.
Brand New West End Dawn for SUNSET BOULEVARD
First there was the classic, stylish Billy Wilder Hollywood 'film noire'; then there was the highly melodic but perhaps slightly overblown Trevor Nunn staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; now there is the darkly stylish Craig Revel Horwood staging of the Lloyd Webber musical, transferring from a sell-out run at the Watermill Theatre, bringing Sunset Boulevard back to the West End.
Watermill SUNSET BOULEVARD Moves to West End 12/5
Watermill Theatre's acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard shall transfer to the West End's Comedy Theatre in December 2008. The production begins performances on December 5th.