What's Hot in London: March 4"10 by Mark Shenton

Olivier news, a cast album for Dreamgirls, and critics review Andrew Scott’s Hamlet and the U.K. debut of an Off-Broadway hit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 4, 2017☆⚑

Full Casting Announced for Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at London's Donmar Warehouse by Mark Shenton

Lenny Henry will be joined by Michael Pennington and Tony nominee Tom Edden.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09am on March 3, 2017☆⚑

Brian May and Kerry Ellis to Collaborate on New Album by Mark Shenton

Golden Days, to be released April 7, includes five original songs by the pair.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00am on March 3, 2017☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Who will be nominated for Olivier Awards? by Mark Shenton

The countdown to this year’s Olivier Awards, being held on April 9 at the Royal Albert Hall, officially kicks off on Monday

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 3, 2017☆⚑

Linda review at New York City Center Stage " 'a fierce performance by Janie Dee' by Mark Shenton

The Royal Court premiere of Penelope Skinner’s Linda in late 2015 was overshadowed by the withdrawal, just three days before the first

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:51am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Last Minute Cast Change Affects West End's Stepping Out by Mark Shenton

Tamzin Outhwaite has temporarily stepped out of Stepping Out, to be replaced by Anna-Jane Casey.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:34am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Sir Kenneth Branagh to Receive Special Award at Oliviers by Mark Shenton

Award to be presented in recognition of the actor and director’s outstanding contribution to British theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:30am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Original London Cast Recording for Dreamgirls Will Be Released in the Spring by Mark Shenton

The double album was recorded live at the Savoy Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:24am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Nominations for Olivier Awards Will Be Live-Streamed by Mark Shenton

2016 Olivier winners Denise Gough and Matt Henry will make the announcements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:19am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Jack Thorne: 'I don't know if I wrote the script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child or the cast did' by Mark Shenton

Jack Thorne is just 38 years old, but he's already hurtling towards the top ranks of Britain's most successful and prolific contemporary

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Mark Shenton: A theatre is not the place for a picnic by Mark Shenton

I’ve often written here about policing audience behaviour, from having to take people to task for talking, texting and eating during shows

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Sweeney Todd review at Barrow Street Theatre, New York " 'intense and intimate' by Mark Shenton

Stephen Sondheim once dubbed his macabre musical masterpiece Sweeney Todd as his love letter to London, and now London repays the compliment,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00pm on March 1, 2017☆⚑

"Video Killed the Radio Star" Songwriters to Collaborate on Original Musical by Mark Shenton

Currently entitled The Robot Sings, the musical is inspired by The Tempest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36am on March 1, 2017☆⚑

Mark Shenton: At last, writers have spaces to nurture the next great British musical by Mark Shenton

The original West End musical has, with a few honourable exceptions, been in the creative doldrums since the 1990s. Mamma Mia! opened

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 1, 2017☆⚑

Oily Cart to Take In a Pickle to BAM, Lincoln Center, and Denver by Mark Shenton

Immersive production is based on A Winter’s Tale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06am on February 28, 2017☆⚑

National Theatre to Launch U.K. Tour of Ivo van Hove's Production of Hedda Gabler by Mark Shenton

The tour will begin in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04am on February 28, 2017☆⚑

Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj to Receive European Premiere at London's Bush Theatre by Mark Shenton

The Pulitzer Prize finalist’s play will be directed by Jamie Lloyd.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:50am on February 28, 2017☆⚑

Stephen Unwin to Direct His Debut Play Set in Nazi Germany by Mark Shenton

All Our Children will premiere at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59am on February 27, 2017☆⚑

50th Anniversary Production of Hair to Transfer to London's Vaults by Mark Shenton

The South Bank venue will be transformed into an immersive venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02am on February 27, 2017☆⚑

Sheridan Smith triumphs in Funny Girl " review at Palace Theatre, Manchester by Mark Shenton

Michael Mayer’s first major revival of the 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl, premiered at the 150-seater Menier Chocolate Factory in London in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:19am on February 27, 2017☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Who's telling the truth about Half a Sixpence casting? by Mark Shenton

I’ve previously addressed the ongoing debate on the all-white casting of Half a Sixpence, in which I cited the show’s book writer

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 27, 2017☆⚑

Lizzie review at Greenwich Theatre, London " 'loud, messy and incoherent' by Mark Shenton

More a live rock concert for four spiky, spicy “rock chicks” than a fully-fledged musical, Lizzie is a raucous, noisy scream of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00pm on February 24, 2017☆⚑

Mark Rylance to Appear at Westminster Abbey in London by Mark Shenton

All Places That the Eye of Heaven Visits will be presented in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23am on February 24, 2017☆⚑

Full Cast Announced for Martin Crimp's The Treatment at London's Almeida by Mark Shenton

The play, first seen at the Royal Court in 1993, will open in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26am on February 24, 2017☆⚑

Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell to Star in West End Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Mark Shenton

Benedict Andrews will direct the Young Vic production that will open at the Apollo Theatre in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:36am on February 24, 2017☆⚑