Broadway's Tom McGowan to Make West End Debut in Wicked by Mark Shenton

Broadway's Tom McGowan will make make his West End stage debut in Wicked, reprising the role of the Wizard that he's previously played on Broadway in three separate engagements at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:12am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

London Revival of Grand Hotel Begins Performances Tonight by Mark Shenton

A new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel begins performances July 31, prior to an official opening Aug. 5, for a run through Sept. 5, at Southwark Playhouse. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:00am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

Sold-Out Oresteia to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

The sold-out production of Aeschylus' Oresteia, re-imagined for the modern stage by director/adaptor Robert Icke, is to transfer from the Almeida to the West End's T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

Oresteia to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

The sold-out production of Aeschylus' Oresteia, re-imagined for the modern stage by director/adaptor Robert Icke, is to transfer from the Almeida to the West End's T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Why don't the critics agree about shows they've seen? by Mark Shenton

I’ve long said there’s no right and wrong in theatre criticism: our response to a particular show is always a matter of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 31, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: July 30 by Mark Shenton

It’s a bit of a rush to the finishing line before (some of) the UK’s theatremakers and critics decamp to Edinburgh. (But

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 30, 2015☆⚑

Young Vic Announces Return of Peter Brook to London by Mark Shenton

Peter Brook is to re-visit one section of the great Indian epic "The Mahabharata" for a new play called Battlefield that will come to London's Young Vic beginning performan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:56am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

London The Mentalists, Starring Stephen Merchant, To Shutter Early by Mark Shenton

Richard Bean's The Mentalists is to shutter early at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre, closing Aug. 29 instead of the originally scheduled Sept. 26. The play opened officially Ju…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:34am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

International Elphaba to Appear in Concerts in London and New York in Same Week by Mark Shenton

Willemijn Verkaik, the only actress to have played Elphaba in Wicked in multiple languages, including appearances on Broadway, the West End, in Germany and the Netherlands, is to stage conce…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:16am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton: 30 years on, a play about AIDS that made a difference still resonates by Mark Shenton

Is it really 30 years since the first play responding to the AIDS crisis " As Is " reached Broadway? William H

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

What's Hot in London: July 30: American Musicals Making a Splash in London, Plus Ben Whishaw Returns by Mark Shenton

Three American musicals from the last three decades have made major waves in London over the last week, even though their original American runs only created minor ripples.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:00pm on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton: London has an embarrassment of musical theatre riches at the moment by Mark Shenton

It’s the critic’s lot " if not purpose " to moan about the state of theatre, and God knows there’s always a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Casting Complete for Photograph 51, Starring Nicole Kidman by Mark Shenton

Full casting has been revealed for the previously announced U.K. premiere of Anna Ziegler's Photograph 51, which begins performances Sept. 5 prior to an official opening Sept. 14 at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:18am on July 27, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Taking on my love/hate relationship with Edinburgh by Mark Shenton

The Edinburgh Fringe kicks off next week (running from August 7-31, with the International Festival finally taking the eminently sensible step (under

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 27, 2015☆⚑

Diary of a Theatre Addict: 3 disappointments but 5 pleasures make a good betting average by Mark Shenton

Another busy week: I loved 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Songs for a New World, As Is, The Spitfire Grill and revisiting Memphis, but had problems with Sinatra, Mack and Mabel and American Idiot.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 8:42am on July 26, 2015☆⚑

Alex Sharp: 'I hated school " acting was my escape route' by Mark Shenton

Just over a year ago, Alex Sharp was still at Juilliard, probably New York's (not to mention America's) foremost drama school, completing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:00am on July 26, 2015☆⚑

London's Phantom of the Opera Will See Major Cast Changes by Mark Shenton

Major cast changes have been announced for the original London production of The Phantom of the Opera, running at the West End's Her Majesty's Theatre. The production will see John O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:03am on July 24, 2015☆⚑

London's Phanton of the Opera Will See Major Cast Changes by Mark Shenton

Major cast changes have been announced for the original London production of The Phantom of the Opera, running at the West End's Her Majesty's Theatre. The production will see John O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:03am on July 24, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: July 24 by Mark Shenton

There are some big openings over the next week, but fewer smaller ones around them as the fringe starts slowing down ahead

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 24, 2015☆⚑

The Spitfire Grill Opens Tonight at London's Union Theatre by Mark Shenton

The Spitfire Grill, a musical based on the 1986 film of the same name that was seen Off-Broadway in a production by Playwrights' Horizons at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street in 2001, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 24, 2015☆⚑

What's Hot in London: July 23: Dusty to Open (Eventually); Mack and Mabel Reviewed; McQueen To Trans by Mark Shenton

Spider-Man Turn off the Dark may hold the record for the longest preview period in Broadway history, finally opening officially after running for some six and a half months and 182 perfo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00pm on July 23, 2015☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Is Dusty the West End's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark? by Mark Shenton

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark not only holds the record for the most expensively produced show in Broadway history to date "

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 22, 2015☆⚑

American Idiot, Featuring U.K. "X Factor" Star Amelia Lily, Opens Tonight by Mark Shenton

A brand-new London production of American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day's eponymous album that premiered at Berkeley Rep in 2009 before transferring to Broadway in 2010, offi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 22, 2015☆⚑

World's First 360 Theatre Recording of Calamity Jane Available to View Free Online, Starting Today by Mark Shenton

The current U.K. touring production of Calamity Jane, directed by Nikolai Foster (artistic director of Curve in Leicester) and starring Jodie Prenger in the title role, has been filmed in a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 22, 2015☆⚑

Michael Ball Stars in Mack & Mabel, Opening Tonight by Mark Shenton

A new production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's 1974 Broadway musical Mack & Mabel, starring Michael Ball and Rebeccca LaChance in the title roles, opens officially at Chi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10am on July 21, 2015☆⚑