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Monday, October 14, 2013

How we made Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake by Anna Tims

Matthew Bourne and designer Lez Brotherston discuss the making of the classic all-male version of Tchaikovsky's famous balletMatthew Bourne, creatorI had daydreamed through many performances…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

How do I become … a theatre producer by Anna Tims

Alastair Whatley reveals that there is just as much drama off-stage as on it – and it's not about the moneyIt was when he was stuck on a Welsh cliff top with a cast of mutinous, unpaid act…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AM
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Ticketmaster plays the blame game over Barbra Streisand concert tickets by Anna Tims

Forced to wait until the last minute when they went missingI spent £385 on tickets in March so relatives could see Barbra Streisand at the The 02 in June. The tickets didn't arrive, but Tic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Monday, February 18, 2013

How we made: Cameron Mackintosh and Herbert Kretzmer on Les Misérables by Anna Tims

'Our librettist was travelling in Borneo. The musical began life in a canoe surrounded by crocs'Cameron Mackintosh, producerIn 1982, a young Hungarian director, Peter Farago, brought me the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:59PM
Monday, January 14, 2013

How we made: Peter Shaffer and Felicity Kendal on Amadeus by Anna Tims

'At first, when they heard how childish and foul-mouthed Mozart was, the cast got the giggles''Peter Shaffer, writerI came up with the idea for this play after reading a lot about Mozart. I …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The artists's artist: theatre directors by Anna Tims

Five directors nominate their favourite living artist in their fieldMax Stafford-Clark on Bill GaskillI had the good fortune, in my early 30s, to be sitting on the steps of the Roy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The artists' artist: choreographers by Anna Tims

Five choreographers nominate their favourite living artist in their fieldDerek Deane on Jirí KyliánJirí Kylián is a dance genius, probably the only one left. Many choreographers lea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The artists' artist: set designers by Anna Tims

Six leading set designers choose their favourite peerTom Scutt on Es DevlinI assisted Es briefly in 2007. We were delicately splicing up a Braille copy of a Harry Potter novel to clad her de…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The artists' artist: playwrights by Anna Tims

Leading playwrights choose their favourite scribes of all timeDavid Hare on Tennessee WilliamsLoved and praised as a young man, by the end of his life Tennessee could barely get his plays on…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards