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Michael Flatley may have dubbed himself Lord of the Dance, but really the title belongs, on the British stage at least, to
Jack O'Connell, the rising young British film actor who co-starred with Angelina Jolie in "Unbroken", is to appear in the world premiere of Richard Bean's The Nap at Sh…
Full casting has been announced for the new production of A Christmas Carol that, as previously announced, will star Jim Broadbent, beginning performances Nov. 30 prior to an official openin…
The brand-new London production of American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day's eponymous album that is currently running at the Arts Theatre through Nov. 22, is to embark on a n…
The previously announced new production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has announced casting for both its premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and then a different cast for its subs…
Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet, originally seen at London's Tricycle in two separate runs and subsequently at New York's St Ann's Warehouse, is finally to receive a West End…
Full casting has been announced for the new London production of Funny Girl, that will begin an already sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory Nov. 20 prior to an official opening …
The U.K. premiere of Xanadu, the 2007 Tony-nominated Broadway musical version of the cult 1980 film about a woman who makes dreams come true, begins Oct. 16 at Southwark Playhouse prior …
If you give it, you have to take it. There’s an invaluable bit of advice I once heard about being an online
It goes without saying that the biggest musical on Broadway right now is Hamilton, and it is already proving to be most revolutionary indigenous musical to arrive there since Rent in the mid…
Two-time Tony winner Matthew Bourne is to be honored at this year's U.K. Theatre Awards, being presented Oct. 18 at London's Guildhall, where he will be presented with The Stage …
Close to You—Bacharach Reimagined, a retitled version of What's It All About? that recently had its London debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory, opens officially at the West E…
I’ve got a slightly curtailed week ahead, as I’m off on holiday " yes, holiday, and not a theatre in sight, only
I began a busy week in New York and then was in England, Wales and Scotland - only Ireland eluded me.
When you think of Tooting, the south London suburb at the bottom reaches of the Northern Line, you don’t instantly think of
Confession: The X-Factor has entirely passed me by (so did The Great British Bake-Off). My excuse: I’m never at home to actually
Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical, In the Heights, originally seen in London at Southwark Playhouse in 2014, opens officially at London's King's Cross Theatre Oct. …
Last week, Les Miserables celebrated its 30th anniversary in the West End " an all-time record for a musical. Last week, The
London's Royal Court Theatre, which is celebrating its 60th birthday as home for new writing, has announced an anniversary season that will include six world premieres, including a new f…
Being a critic " actually, being a person " requires a lot of humility. You simply can’t know everything about the world
Mark Rylance is one of Theatreland's few bankable stars: a theatre actor who is capable of selling tickets on the strength of
The return of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical, In the Heights, originally seen in London at Southwark Playhouse in 2014, has announced that it is extending booking throug…
Tracie Bennett, Tony-nominated for the Leading Actress in a Play award for playing Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow on Broadway in 2012, is to reprise her role in the West End transfer…
This week I saw my third Sweeney Todd of the year (and one of those three productions I saw twice, so actually
London's Crazy Coqs cabaret room, located within Brasserie Zedel restaurant off Piccadilly Circus, is to host runs by Tony winner Frances Ruffelle, New York's Christine Pedi and vete…
