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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Northern Ireland Christians force cancellation of comedy based on Bible by Henry McDonald

Play is pulled from schedule of Newtownabbey theatre after calls for ban from DUP politiciansChristians have forced the cancellation of play at a Northern Ireland theatre because it allegedl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Friday, October 11, 2013

New play focuses on spectre of suicide in Northern Ireland post-Troubles by Henry McDonald

Pearse Elliott drama Man in the Moon inspired by real events tackles taboo subject in republican west BelfastAn award-winning Belfast playwright and TV dramatist has confronted the issue of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Actors in anti-war drama arrested for possessing live bullets by Henry McDonald

Quartet from Irish-Bosnian production detained at Belfast airport after scanner found 12 live bullets sewn into lining of a jacketFour actors in an anti-war multimedia drama have been arrest…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:29AM
Monday, July 1, 2013

Bosnian director Haris Pašović sees parallels between Derry and Mostar by Henry McDonald

Haris Pašović, who is staging The Conquest of Happiness in Derry, calls for artists to work together to promote reconciliationA director and producer regarded as one of the heroes of the s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:59AM
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Derry gets its cultural kicks and a new start from local heroes by Henry McDonald

All communities are reaping the benefit in the 2013 UK city of culture, as visitors pour in and a new generation of talent flourishes, with a little help from old hitmakersAt the porch of St…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:59AM
Friday, November 9, 2012

Anglo: the Musical makes fun of Irish bank's collapse by Henry McDonald

Co-producer says show at Dublin's Bord Gáis theatre is intended to spread some happiness amid the doom and gloomWhile the Greeks trash their banks in rage against austerity, the Irish, it s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Frank Carson fans line streets of Belfast for funeral by Henry McDonald

Late comic described as 'prime minister of fun' during service attended by Lenny Henry and Dennis Taylor among othersHundreds of people lined the streets of central Belfast to pay tribute to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:07PM

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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