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Broadway breaks all previous records for a single week, and I choose the half dozen shows I am most looking forward to this spring in New York.
This week, I’m back on the reviewing beat with the first two openings of the year " the transfer of Chichester Festival
Full casting has been announced for the West End premiere of Motown the Musical, beginning performances Feb. 11 prior to an official opening March 8 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
Looking ahead to this year's highlights, from Broadway imports and Pulitzer prize winners to Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Warchus's ongoing seasons.
The weekend before Christmas, the Royal Court laid on a relaxed matinee performance of Linda, at which parents were invited to bring
The Queen's New Year Honors list, published on New Year's Eve to "recognise the achievements and services of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom," sees veteran s…
The Queen's New Year Honors list, published on New Year's Eve to "recognise the achievements and services of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom," sees veteran s…
David Lindsay-Abaire's 2006 Broadway play Rabbit Hole, which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is to finally receive its U.K. premiere, beginning performances Jan. 29, …
Whether you live across the pond or are planning a trip to take in some top-notch theatre, we've got the listings for the most-anticipated shows of London's spring season.
I've been out and about over the pre- and post-Christmas week, including trips to Brighton, Manchester and Leeds, with lots of catching up to do in London, too.
The ongoing success of the West End in both commercial and artistic terms can be identified in a number of encouraging trends.
Gina Beck is currently starring in " and earning rave reviews for " a major new production of the classic musical Show
Mark Goucher, producer of the current new U.K. touring production of Hairpray, is setting his sights on bringing the show to the West End.
Mark Goucher, producer of the current new U.K. touring production of Hairpray, is setting his sights on bringing the show to the West End.
The West End companies of the musicals Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Kinky Boots and Wicked are to stage a series of late-night cabaret shows at the London Hipp…
Ben Forster has been on a bit of a roll lately. In September, he reprised the role of Brad Majors in The Rocky
There are no new shows opening over Christmas. But as this is the last theatre picks column until January 7, I should
This weekend (27 December 2015), Imelda Staunton reprises her recent Chichester and West End performance in GYPSY in a filmed version of the production. In this 2012 interview I did with Sta…
The full schedule for the previously announced film season featuring the RSC on screen has been finalized. It will be presented at London's Barbican Centre as part of the Shakespeare400 …
Extracts from recent interviews with British actors Nicola Walker and Cynthia Erivo, both now on Broadway, plus Noma Dumezweni and Jim Broadbent on London stages.
In the good old days of mass CD sales and book publishing, cast albums and play scripts occupied a significant niche. The
Round-up of reviews and news from Broadway, including Fiddler on the Roof and Xmas productions of Elf and Annie, plus a Spring Awakening cast video and remembering those who's died in 2015.
The commercial theatre, on both sides of the Atlantic, is heavily dependent on musicals for much of its financial health. While most
I sometimes dread going to shows that have large parties of young people or school parties in attendance. How rowdy will they
You're not going to find any pantos on my top ten list this season " I've just not been to any at all this year, thanks to my double round of surgery for a hip replacement, then displacement.
