Expand Your Theatre Knowledge in the New Year with BroadwayHD
You might already know that BroadwayHD is home to recordings of blockbuster musicals like The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and Cats, but have you heard of these other, lesser-known gems? Kick off the new year by watching one of the titles below — you might end up discovering a new favorite!
Photo Flash: First Look at LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER at the Shaftesbury Theatre
From composer John Robinson (Behind the Iron Mask, Duchess Theatre), with book by Phil Willmott (Once Upon a Time At the Adelphi; Relativity: The Einstein Musical), Lady Chatterley’s Lover is directed by the award-winning Sasha Regan (All-Male Pirates of Penzance, UK and International tours), with production design by Andrew Exeter (High Fidelity, Turbine Theatre) and costume design by Jasmine Swan (Animal Farm, Royal & Derngate).
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER at Shaftesbury Theatre
Lady Chatterley’s Lover will be brought to life by a cast of experienced talent with new up-and coming star Georgia Lennon (One Enchanted Evening, Glastonbury Abbey; Beauty and the Beast, Grand Opera House, Belfast) playing the role of Lady Chatterley. Lennon’s voice is not to be missed and this is the chance to catch her in the West End for a strictly limited run before she goes onto be a regular West End leading lady!
Beaux Harris Inspires and Teaches Throughout Lockdown
Despite Coronavirus, 25-year-old award-nominated actor Beaux Harris continues to dance her way through lockdown and is encouraging others to keep going through her Instagram page and online dance classes, suitable for all age groups.
Photo Flash: First Look At BLITZ! At The Union Theatre
Lionel Bart's BLITZ! is running now at the Union Theatre in Southwark. The new production, directed by Phil Willmott, will run until 7th March 2020 as part of this year's commemoration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Casting Announced For AFTER DARK; OR, A DRAMA OF LONDON LIFE At The Finborough Theatre
Written in 1868, the year that the Finborough Theatre's building was constructed, The first London production in over 120 years of Dion Boucicault's rip-roaring Victorian melodrama, After Dark; or, A Drama of London Life, directed by the multi-award-winning Phil Willmott, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 (Press Nights: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 and Thursday, 20 June 2019 at 7.30pm).
AFTER DARK; OR, A DRAMA OF LONDON LIFE Comes to the Finborough Theatre
Written in 1868, the year that the Finborough Theatre's building was constructed, The first London production in over 120 years of Dion Boucicault's rip-roaring Victorian melodrama, After Dark; or, A Drama of London Life, directed by the multi-award-winning Phil Willmott, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 (Press Nights: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 and Thursday, 20 June 2019 at 7.30pm).
BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union Theatre
Othello remains as relevant today as ever it were, Phil Willmott's adaptation setting it in the Raj of 1919, but it's as much in the White House and Palace of Westminster of 2019.
New Staging Of Shakespeare's OTHELLO To Run At The Union Theatre
The Phil Willmott Company's bold new staging of Shakespeare's OTHELLO is set to preview at the Union Theatre in Southwark from 13th March and will run until 6th April. OTHELLO is the final production in the hugely successful Essential Classics Season 2019.
BWW Review: CAN-CAN!, Union Theatre
Phil Willmott tries to rescue two shows with the plot of a third, but his show also never quite coheres, for all the energy expended by the hard-working cast.
Exclusive Photo Flash: First Look at CAN CAN
Set in 1890s France during the Golden Age period known as La Belle Epoque "Beautiful Era", CAN-CAN! is a fun and frivolous new dance musical adapted from Offenbach's original operetta Orpheus in the Underworld and features a 17 strong all-singing, all-dancing cast.