Popular London musical star Alex Bourne is best known for his long and successful runs in We Will Rock You and Buddy, and now the strapping 6'4" performer is wowing audiences in the…
The London theatre looks to be awash in great women of the English (and Irish) stage in a 2013 line-up of star roles that disproves the often-held assertion that the men get all the great st…
For much of 2012, London theatre seemed to celebrate the playhouse as much as the play, turning certain venues into essential destinations. I'm thinking, of course, of Shakespeare's Globe, w…
Festivals, a few misfires and all-around success in an action-packed year.
In a year dominated by the Olympics and the Queen’s diamond jubilee, could the London stage hold its own? Most emphatically yes, thanks to an inordinate array of world-class production…
The classics offered London stage actors plenty to chew on this year—not just not productions of Shakespeare but also Ibsen, Chekhov, Webster and Stephen Sondheim who, by this point, i…
Daniel Ings is an actor playing an actor (the colorfully named Alan Dangle) in the long-running Richard Bean comedy One Man Two Guvnors, and the 27-year-old Englishman is especially winning …
"Julius Caesar" packs a believable wallop while two other London shows stretch credibility to breaking point and beyond.
Love may or may not make the world go round, but it's certainly doing its bit for the London theater, from "Twelfth Night" and "Kiss Me Kate" to "Boy Meets Boy" and "The Effect," the galvani…
It's Academy Award season within the showbiz-centric world of The Bodyguard, but even the greatest of Oscar obsessives - count me among them - would be hard-pressed to toss many a trophy in …
Sally Ann Triplett knows her way around musicals, having appeared over the last 25 years in shows ranging from Follies, Grease and Chess to the original UK and Broadway productions of Carrie…
On Broadway, Merrily We Roll Along remains forever scarred as the Stephen Sondheim musical that ground to an abrupt halt, closing after two weeks in 1981.read more
Jenna Russell has become London’s go-to star in the musicals of Stephen Sondheim. She played Young Sally in Follies back in 1988, won the 2007 Olivier Award for Dot/Marie in Sunday in …
"Twelfth Night'' is a success in London, with Mark Rylance set to make waves again in the role of Olivia, while "The Magistrate'' leaves some room for improvement.
Heather Headley has blazed a theatrical trail for herself on the strength of two Broadway shows (The Lion King and Aida, winning a Tony in 2000 for the latter) and via a Grammy-winning recor…
An expert cast delivers on their promise in Aleksei Arbuzov's triangular Russian drama from 1965 of the same name, which offers up war and peace and the shifting tides of love - so much of t…
Stephen Tompkinson is a familiar name on screens both large and small, having starred in series like Wild At Heart and DCI Banks and in films such as Brassed Off. The 47-year-old Englishman …
Matt Wolf reviews the plays "People," "NSFW" and "Daddy Long Legs," currently showing in London.
Haley Flaherty has appeared in a range of musicals in and outside London, from Chicago and Mamma Mia! to Love Never Dies, but the Scottish actress shines especially brightly as Miss Honey in…
Move over, "Singin' in the Rain." Here comes "The Bodyguard" and "Viva Forever!" Not to mention "The Book of Mormon."
Megan McGinnis has spent a large chunk of the past few years touring around America in Daddy Long Legs, and now the John Caird/Paul Gordon musical two-hander is touching down at London&…
Three new plays shake up the Off-West End and put it at center-stage.
The current London theater season offers a chance to see some mighty actors up close. Very close.
Still waters run deep, but that truism barely hints at the quiet power of The River, the eagerly awaited new play from Jez Butterworth (writer) and Ian Rickson (director) whose col…
Versatile London stage star Lloyd Owen is about to grab the spotlight as he steps into the role made famous by Kevin Costner in the eagerly awaited musical adaptation of The Bodyguard. Owen …