Channel 4 commissioning editor joins BBC 's entertainment department by Matthew Hemley

Channel 4 commissioning editor David Williams is to join the BBC as the creative director of its entertainment department in the north.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:35am on February 9, 2012☆⚑

Cuts force Theatre Writing Partnership to close by Matthew Hemley

Theatre Writing Partnership, the development agency formed more than a decade ago to support and promote new playwriting, is being forced to close this summer after it lost its regular fundi…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:24am on February 8, 2012☆⚑

Garrow's Law axed by BBC by Matthew Hemley

Garrow's Law, the BBC1 drama created by Tony Marchant, has been axed by the Corporation after three series.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:54am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Samantha Barks cast as Eponine in Les Mis film by Matthew Hemley

Former I'd Do Anything contestant Samantha Barks has been cast as Eponine in the forthcoming film version of Les Miserables.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:50am on February 1, 2012☆⚑

Shirley MacLaine joins Downton Abbey cast by Matthew Hemley

Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is to join the cast of Downton Abbey.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:26pm on January 30, 2012☆⚑

Stars queue up to participate in new online plays on demand service by Matthew Hemley

Richard Eyre, Simon Callow and Tilda Swinton are among the names lined up to curate work for a new online video on demand service screening plays, dance productions and concerts alongside ba…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:46am on January 26, 2012☆⚑

Las Vegas production of Phantom to close by Matthew Hemley

Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular is to close in September after more than six years.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:04am on January 25, 2012☆⚑

Exclusive: Heidi Thomas to adapt Gigi for Broadway by Matthew Hemley

Cranford and Upstairs Downstairs writer Heidi Thomas has revealed she is reworking the book of the musical Gigi for a new Broadway production.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:28am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

ITV talent show to find lead for Jesus Christ Superstar by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar is to be revived for an arena tour later this year, with casting for the title role being held through a new ITV talent show.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:07am on January 18, 2012☆⚑

ITV1 set to cast Jesus through new Lloyd Webber talent search series by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber is set to launch a new musical theatre talent search series on ITV1 to cast a new production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:02am on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Cape Town Opera to tour Porgy and Bess in 2012 by Matthew Hemley

Cape Town Opera is to tour its production of Porgy and Bess around the UK in 2012, ending with a two week run in London.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:51am on December 22, 2011☆⚑

Members of the public invited to join Olivier judging panels by Matthew Hemley

Members of the public are being invited to apply for the chance to be on one of four judging panels for the 2013 Olivier Awards.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:05am on December 22, 2011☆⚑

BBC Radio to celebrate 25 years of the 'Phantom Phenomenom" by Matthew Hemley

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh will explore the global success of The Phantom of the Opera for a BBC Radio 2 documentary marking the musical's 25th anniversary.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:36am on November 3, 2011☆⚑

Coronation Street gets its first product placement deal by Matthew Hemley

ITV has signed a product placement agreement with Nationwide Building Society, which will see a branded cash machine feature in Coronation Street.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:32pm on October 31, 2011☆⚑

RSC defends Marat/Sade production following audience walk outs by Matthew Hemley

Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd has defended the venue's current production of Marat/Sade, which has seen around 15 audience members walking out every night, claimin…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:28am on October 25, 2011☆⚑

BBC Performing Arts Fund awards £172,000 through dance scheme by Matthew Hemley

The BBC Performing Arts Fund has awarded a total of £172,000 to 41 community dance groups across the UK.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:35am on October 24, 2011☆⚑

Star-studded line-up for Kander and Ebb tribute by Matthew Hemley

Chita Rivera, Janie Dee, Maria Friedman and Marvin Hamlisch are being lined up to appear as part of a special gala performance paying tribute to John Kander and Fred Ebb.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:26am on October 19, 2011☆⚑

Susan Boyle joins cast for musical of her life by Matthew Hemley

Susan Boyle is to join the UK tour of I Dreamed A Dream, the musical based on her life story.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:24am on October 11, 2011☆⚑

London theatres unite for 2012 festival by Matthew Hemley

Composer Jonathan Dove, playwright Tanika Gupta and directors Peter Brook and Rufus Norris are among the artists creating productions for World Stages London, a theatre festival which is bei…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:12am on October 3, 2011☆⚑

Phantom's 25th anniversary production comes to cinemas by Matthew Hemley

The 25th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera will be screened live to cinemas around the UK on October 2.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:21am on September 20, 2011☆⚑

Kenwright, Margolyes and Letts lined up for Sky Arts' Stagestruck by Matthew Hemley

Producer Bill Kenwright, actor Miriam Margolyes and Daily Mail critic Quentin Letts have been unveiled as the judges for the Sky Arts series Stagestruck, which will give one amateur theatre …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:11am on September 8, 2011☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber supports youth theatre with £100,000 grant by Matthew Hemley

The Beacon Arts Centre, a new arts venue in Inverclyde that is currently under construction and is due to open next year, has received a grant of £100,000 from The Andrew Lloyd Webber …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:10pm on August 15, 2011☆⚑

TRSE part of Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation's latest donation round by Matthew Hemley

Theatre Royal Stratford East is to benefit from a donation from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation to help it develop and produce new musical theatre projects.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:06am on July 26, 2011☆⚑

Gillian Anderson and David Suchet to star in BBC's Great Expectations by Matthew Hemley

Gillian Anderson is to play Miss Havisham and David Suchet will play Jaggers in the BBC's forthcoming adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:42am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Anna Massey dies aged 73 by Matthew Hemley

Actress Anna Massey has died at the age of 73.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:32am on July 4, 2011☆⚑