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In the course of four days recently I saw two productions of Kander and Ebb’s 1966 Broadway musical Cabaret " first the
The man at the helm of New York's Public Theater is one of the most admired artistic directors in the US, with
"This is a commercial venture, but one with a mission," write Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr in the programme for Young Marx,
One of the great mysteries of a life in theatre is how critics sometimes diverge completely in their opinions on the same
Putting the Will into the bracing opening number Wilkommen, Will Young returns to the role of Cabaret's MC. Having previously played it
In London’s ever-changing theatrical landscape " augmented last week by the official arrival of the new 900-seat Bridge Theatre beside Tower Bridge
Christmas has arrived even earlier than usual this year than usual with this likeable stage version of the 2009 British festive favourite.
In the wake of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the Hollywood producer of a long campaign of targeting young actresses and
I've long admitted that I'm an addict and my first drug of choice is theatre. I've turned it into my career as
Outright flop musicals are often more fun than hit shows. Not for their investors, of course, but for those lucky enough to
A theatre visit to New York shouldn’t begin and end on Broadway. Although it is still the shining beacon of commercial achievement
Having won a Tony for its original 1988 Broadway production, M Butterfly subsequently spread its wings and flew to the West End.
Unlike in the West End, where weekly box office grosses are a well-guarded secret, Broadway has a transparency where every show reports
In the immediate wake of the first round of revelations about Harvey Weinstein, I wrote a column in which I quoted Katherine
Previews began last week for Young Marx, the inaugural production at the new Bridge Theatre beside Tower Bridge, ahead of its official
The news this week that Stomp is finally to stop banging its drum (and other random objects) after a 15-year West End
‘In with the new, out with the old’ seems to be the current theatrical mantra. All but one title in the rep
Last Sunday, Lyn Gardner, my fellow associate editor at The Stage, said: "If you want to see theatre's future, get on a
The National Theatre seems to have suffered a series of mishaps recently. Last week’s press night for Saint George and the Dragon
Humour is, inevitably, a personal thing and we certainly don’t all find the same things funny. As comedy is policed like everything
It’s a fact of life, like death and taxes, that theatre ticket prices are rising inexorably. And now they’ve breached the $1,000
Nobody could accuse Dominic Dromgoole of being predictable, whether in his career decisions or talking to journalists, and this interview is no
So, film (and sometime theatre) producer Harvey Weinstein has been dismissed from the company that bears his name. This made public what
This mid-1970s collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn was a notable early flop for both, closing after just 38 performances.
Last Saturday I was part of a panel on the new TV edition of BBC’s Front Row, talking about (among other things)
