Stage vet Simon Jones will join the company of Claire Van Kampen's new play Farinelli and the King on January 9, 2018 in the role of John Rich. Original cast member Colin Hurley wil…
Simon Jones The Real Thing, Benefactors, will join the cast of the Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING on Tuesday, January 9, playing the role of opera impresario John R…
The veteran actor succeeds Colin Hurley as opera impresario John Rich in the new play starring Tony and Oscar winner Mark Rylance.
The top growing current Broadway musicals were The Band's Visit 7.59, Once On this Island 4.23, Spongebob 4.22, School of Rock 2.45 and Come From Away 1.48. The top growing current Broadway …
Belasco Theatre, New York is staging English playwright Claire van Kampen's "Farinelli and the King," starring Tony award-winning actor Mark Rylance as Phillipe V. The production is directed…
For those of you who can't enough of Handel sung beautifully by the renowned countertenor Iestyn Davies as the "singing" Farinelli (a renowned 18th century castrato) hie thee over to the Bel…
I urge anyone who is thinking of attending (which would not be high on my to-do list) to first read the very informative insert by David Cote enclosed in the Playbill program.
Giving a performance of the caliber of his earlier Shakespeare's Globe portrayals of the Countess Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and the title role of "Richard III" which also played Broadway's B…
I believe there’s a reason the name of the countertenor Farinelli precedes that of King Philippe V of Spain in the title of the play running currently at the Belasco Theatre on Broadwa…
Mark Rylance channels the bawdy spirit of Restoration comedy in his wife Claire van Kampen's 2015 play
The King is having a bad day; he can't catch a goldfish in a glass bowl. King Philippe V of Spain has a "brain inflammation" and appears to be going mad. In Farinelli and The King, t…
The critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, a new play by Claire van Kempen, starring three-time Tony and Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance, opened thi…
The music of Handel underscores the regal Broadway production.
The evening of Sunday, December 17 saw the Broadway opening of Claire Van Kampen’s new play, Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award and Oscar-winni…
Find out what Tony and Oscar winner Mark Rylance and the stars of Farinelli and the King have to say about madness, music and hope on opening night of the new play.
The critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing and Academy Award-winner Brid…
By Jil Picariello, Theater Editor, December 18, 2017 Did you know that musical therapy was invented in the 18th century? Apparently it was, when the world-renowned castrato Carlo Maria Mi…
We challenge the cast and friends of Farinelli and the King to sing-a song-a on opening night!
The last Broadway opening of 2017 was certainly a memorable one! Tony and Oscar winner Mark Rylance is taking center stage in Farinelli and the King at the Belasco Theatre. The play, written…
Katrina Lenk, Harvey Keitel, André Holland, and more walked the red carpet.
Claire van Kampen’s new play, starring Mark Rylance, officially opened December 17 at the Belasco Theatre.
The top growing current Broadway musicals were Once On this Island 6.58, The Band's Visit 6.17, Spongebob 4.43, Dear Evan Hansen 2.66 and School of Rock 2.17. The top growing current Broadwa…