5,590 stories by "Mark Shenton"
A scintillating and delightful revival of the 1963 Broadway musical She Loves Me ends a triumphant year for the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Illness hits West End company ahead of official opening December 14.
Sometimes talking is not enough; we need positive action. On the one hand, great strides have been made in terms of theatrical
In A Chorus Line, arguably the greatest of all musicals about the business of being a professional stage dancer, one of those
New rock musical to come to London via Denmark
Henry Krieger gives a philosophical but grateful shrug. "As life sometimes reveals, the unseen hand is always at work." He's referring to
Thom Southerland, who has previously directed Maury Yeston's Titanic in London and Canada, to stage Yeston's 2011 Off-Broadway musical
Thom Southerland will direct.
Getting new musicals to public ears is a tough job, at least in the UK, where audiences are not ‘tuned’ into hearing
How thrilling it is that Broadway, a place largely turned into a destination to make money not art, is still capable of
Andrew Lloyd Webber makes diversity in theatre a sticking point, Brexit threatens the arts, and more.
Nathan Lane's 2004 Broadway version to be given U.K premiere
Bringing beloved properties from one genre to another, particularly films to musicals, is a fraught process. On the one hand, title recognition
No, Dreamgirls is not the stage version of the Oscar-winning film but an original 1981 Broadway stage musical that was turned into
Originally written as a solo autobiographical show by actor and playwright Chazz Palminteri in 1989 and then made into a film directed
The world centres of contemporary musical theatre are Broadway and the West End, and sometimes it's difficult to think beyond this self-perpetuating
New report explores the under-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in live theatre in Britain.
New report explores the under-representation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) people in live theatre in Britain.
It's not unusual for people to follow into the professions of their parents: it happens in all walks of life, and actors
There are 24 more days to go until Christmas. That’s 24 days of shopping for gifts and 24 days of opening the
We like to think we are constantly innovating and changing the map of human existence. And theatre people like to believe they are
This is a delightful antidote to panto. While the Palladium is presenting a star-studded Cinderella this Christmas, this 2011 rewrite of the
In a recent interview in the Theatre Lives series, Michael Grandage said, “Opening previews will be opening nights before too much longer
Back on the London stage for the first time since his Oscar win for Bridge of Spies and a starring role in
Amber Riley stops Dreamgirls in London, Alfie Boe will star in Carousel, Imelda Staunton says Gypsy will come to Broadway, and more.
