Broadway actor Michael Esper has made a sizable impression on the London stage of late, moving from his acclaimed performance opposite Michael C. Hall in the U.K. stage debut of the David Bo…
Two-time Olivier Award winner Joanna Riding has staked her formidable reputation on such musical theater classics as Carousel and My Fair Lady, now she is in previews at the P…
The playwright's debut work packs a wallop, while a revival of the 1968 Broadway musical "Promises, Promises," among other productions, is weak tea.
Paul Ritter was a 2009 Tony nominee for his superb performance in Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests and now the British stage and TV stalwart is appearing with Rufus Sewe…
Florence Andrews is lending some sterling vocals and whiplash timing to the London premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical School of Rock, based on the Richard Linklater/Jack Black film …
Ben Turner's theater credits include the Eddie Redmayne Richard II at the Donmar and the Almeida's revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing but the classically trained performer…
Matthew Seadon-Young's London musical credits include Billy Elliot, Urinetown and Les Miserables and now the ebullient performer is playing the American lyricist (and onetime husband of …
No sooner had the gossamer-voiced Scarlett Strallen got herself a base in New York before the English star of such shows as Mary Poppins, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and the W…
It's not that men were in any way denied a viewing, but Billie Piper, Glenda Jackson, Sophie Melville and others shined.
Defining productions of Tom Stoppard and August Wilson classics raised the bar high for revivals in a classics-heavy year that also found Glenda Jackson, of all people, taking on the title r…
Broadway's new season promises a diet of big stars " and the best cure for winter blues is that ray of sunshine Carrie FisherIt's a new year, but Broadway is up to its old tricks, with shows…
Barbara Marten is a veteran presence on stage and screen with a sizable range of British TV credits that include a series regular on The Bill. The actress has returned to the West End t…
The production stars Amber Riley, from the TV series "Glee," as the girl group singer Effie White.
Jim Lichtscheidl has played London before, as part of an amalgam of Tony Kushner one-acts that came to the Tricycle Theatre in 2010 under the title Tiny Kushner. This season finds the Minnes…
Philippa Stefani has a wide-ranging list of musical credits that include Imagine This, Wicked, GhostI Can't Sing! and In the Heights, and now the performer is taking on the role of…
The play by Lucy Kirkwood is at the Royal Court; also reviewed are "The Sewing Group" by E.V. Crowe and a revival of Somerset Maughan's "Sheppey."
Nathaniel Parker has twice played Broadway, first opposite Dustin Hoffman in 1989 in The Merchant of Venice and then in 2015 in his Tony-nommed performance as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall, f…
Samantha Barks came to worldwide attention as Eponine in the film of Les Miserables but has an extensive list of stage credits including Les Miz, Aladdin and City of Angels. The 26-year-old …
Peter Shaffer's play about the relationship between Mozart and his rival gains a few tweaks at the National Theater.
Chicago-born actress and 1985 Oscar nominee (Twice in a Lifetime) Amy Madigan has done TV, film and stage and is now about to make her London theater debut in Sam Shepard’s 1978 play B…
At 80, the Oscar winner has rejoined her profession after decades, much of them spent as a Labour member of Parliament, in Deborah Warner's Old Vic production.
Michael C. Hall is known for his award-winning work on TV’s Six Feet Under and Dexter but has been returning to the theater with increasing regularity of late, whether as one of Broadw…
Ronald Harwood's play features Ken Stott as a barnstorming actor who is devoted to the role of King Lear.
David hare's latest and a Caryl Churchill classic revived
Newcomer Charlie Stemp looks set to be stamped for stardom when a revival of the 1965 British musical Half a Sixpence starts previews on October 29 at the Noel Coward Theatre, in advance of …