Terry Johnson to Direct Revival of His Play Dead Funny in London by Mark Shenton

The 1994 comedy will play at its original West End home.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21am on September 9, 2016☆⚑

Full Casting Announced for London Premiere of An American in Paris by Mark Shenton

Jane Asher, Haydn Oakley, Zoë Rainey, David Seadon-Young and Ashley Day will join Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:58am on September 9, 2016☆⚑

Focus on theatre investors: 'It can be like gambling in a casino where the house always wins' by Mark Shenton

The fastest way to becoming a millionaire producer, it has been quipped, is to start off as a billionaire producer. If that's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on September 9, 2016☆⚑

Cast Announced for West End Bow of Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock by Mark Shenton

David Fynn will star as Dewey Finn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13am on September 8, 2016☆⚑

Jamie Wilson: 'New musicals are what I came into the business to do' by Mark Shenton

The West End commercial theatre producing network was long dominated by the same set of people: Michael Codron, Duncan C Weldon, Paul

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on September 8, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: September 8 by Mark Shenton

Normal service resumes for autumn, as Roald Dahl’s The Twits get another theatrical outing, HighTide gets under way in Suffolk and the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 8, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Has London got more five-star shows? Or are the critics going soft? by Mark Shenton

At this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it was difficult to avoid the posters plastered with five-star reviews. You’d think that the town was saturated in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 7, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Colour-blind casting will have succeeded only when we no longer notice it by Mark Shenton

True diversity in casting will only be achieved when we simply stop noticing the race of the actor. But it is nevertheless

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 6, 2016☆⚑

The Addams Family to Receive U.K Professional Premiere by Mark Shenton

Matthew White will direct the musical for a U.K. tour, opening in Edinburgh April 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:02pm on September 5, 2016☆⚑

She Loves Me To Be Revived at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Scarlett Strallen will star as Amelia Balish.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14am on September 5, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Does The New York Times' reduced arts coverage spell the end for arts journalism? by Mark Shenton

While The Stage has (thankfully) only grown its reviews coverage in the past year, the news from elsewhere is not nearly as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 5, 2016☆⚑

What's Hot in London: August 27-September 2 by Mark Shenton

Kenneth Branagh follows in Olivier's footsteps (again) on the London stage, theatre hits cinemas and new productions of She Loves Me, Buried Child and more arrive.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 3, 2016☆⚑

London's National Announces Casting Details Through February 2017 by Mark Shenton

New productions include Ivo van Hove directing Ruth Wilson as Hedda Gabler and Robert Icke directing Mark Strong and Hope Davis in David Hare's The Red Barn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:34am on September 2, 2016☆⚑

New Group Production of Sam Shepard's Buried Child to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

Ed Harris and Amy Madigan to make West End debuts reprising New York roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:26am on September 2, 2016☆⚑

Stage Version of The Kite Runner to Have West End Run by Mark Shenton

The best-selling novel has been adapted for the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:20am on September 2, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's top venues: St Paul's Church (aka the Actors' Church), London by Mark Shenton

St Paul’s Church, in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, is not only the centrepiece of the Covent Garden piazza " it

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 2, 2016☆⚑

International: How the New York Met is bringing opera to the world by Mark Shenton

New York has both the Met and the Mets. The latter is a baseball team that rivals the Yankees for the affections

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on September 1, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: September 1 by Mark Shenton

The relentless rhythm of London theatre life picks up full steam this week after a brief Edinburgh-influenced lull with plenty of (mainly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 1, 2016☆⚑

New Version of Half a Sixpence Musical to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

It is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh with the Mary Poppins team of Stiles, Drewe and Julian Fellowes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10pm on August 31, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: There's life in the musical theatre genre yet by Mark Shenton

Those of us who love musicals constantly hark back to the supposedly golden age that ran from the 1940s to the 1960s.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 31, 2016☆⚑

Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights Announces Final London Extension by Mark Shenton

Production will shutter January 8, 2017, after 15-month run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:41pm on August 30, 2016☆⚑

Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins To Get a New London Outing at the Historic Wilton's Music Hall by Mark Shenton

Jonathan Butterell to direct a cast led by Ashley Robinson in the title role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51pm on August 30, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: These are the theatre shows on my regional radar by Mark Shenton

This time last week, I was looking ahead to autumn theatre highlights in London. I’ve also written a piece about the most

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 30, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Celebrating 40 years of the National Youth Music Theatre by Mark Shenton

The National Youth Music Theatre will later this year will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a West End gala at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 29, 2016☆⚑

What's Hot in London: August 20-26 by Mark Shenton

London booms with musicals"many old, some new"plus a returning fringe hit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on August 27, 2016☆⚑