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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

BWW Interview: Damian Buhagiar On Returning To IN THE HEIGHTS by Marianka Swain

Damian Buhagiar's credits include the UK tour of Jersey Boys and Bugsy Malone at Lyric Hammersmith. He's now returned to the West End production of In the Heights in the role of Sonny, which…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AM

BWW Interview: Actor Ian Hallard On Reviving THE BOYS IN THE BAND by Marianka Swain

Actor Ian Hallard has done a range of work, from musicals and Shakespeare to phone-hacking play Great Britain at the National Theatre and TV staples like Doctor Who and Poirot. He also co-wr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AM
Monday, September 26, 2016

Photo Flash: David Walliams Launches West End GANGSTA GRANNY at Hatton Garden's Bedazzl Diamonds by Marianka Swain

The stage version of David Walliams' hit children's book GANGSTA GRANNY, adapted and directed by Neal Foster,is coming to the West End next summer following an extensive UK tour. Today, Wall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

BWW Review: IMOGEN, Shakespeare's Globe, 23 September 2016 by Marianka Swain

The Globe is breaking bad. Cymbeline comes to us as Imogen -subtitledRenamed and Reclaimed, properly recognising that Imogen has far more to say than her royal father -but that's just the st…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:30AM
Friday, September 23, 2016

BWW Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS, Royal Court, 22 September 2016 by Marianka Swain

The current racial crisis in America might seem too urgent, too horrific, for us to be constantly seeking historical stories, but Suzan-Lori Parks's play cycle makes a vividly articulate cas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM

Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill Star in West End WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Marianka Swain

Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill will star in a new production of multi Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF directed by James Macdonald.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AM

BWW Interview: Actor Andy Moss Talks GHOST THE MUSICAL by Marianka Swain

Actor Andy Moss is best known for his roles on TV dramas like Hollyoaks, Doctors and Cutting It, but he's currently taking on a very different challenge the UK tour of Ghost the Musical, per…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:38AM

BWW Interview: Director Sean Holmes On Reviving SHOPPING AND F***ING by Marianka Swain

Sean Holmes has been Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith since 2009. Memorable productions during his bold and varied tenure include Three Kingdoms, Saved, Bugsy Malone, Ghost Stories…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32AM
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Strictly's Gleb Savchenko and Kristina Rihanoff Join Forces For ONE MORE DANCE by Marianka Swain

Gleb Savchenko and Kristina Rihanoffare to appear live on stage together in London's West End at the Adelphi Theatre.The former stars of 'Strictly Come Dancing' will make two amazing perform…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Photo Flash: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Open In NO MAN'S LAND by Marianka Swain

Ian McKellenplays 'Spooner',Patrick Stewartplays 'Hirst',Owen Tealeplays 'Briggs' andDamien Molonyplays 'Foster' inSean Mathias' production ofHarold Pinter'sNo Man's Land, which had its West…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10AM

Photo Flash: Richmond Theatre Launches Christmas Panto SLEEPING BEAUTY by Marianka Swain

Yesterday, Richmond Theatre launched their Christmas pantomime, SLEEPING BEAUTY, in appropriately fairy tale fashion at London'sKew Gardens. Making a welcome return to panto is Maureen Lipma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10AM
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

No Man's Land, Wyndham's Theatre by Marianka Swain

We are lost in the wood. In the limbo state between dream and reality, memory and present, youth and age, companionship and seclusion, life and death, struggle and success, fame and obscurit…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:49PM

John Barrowman Hosts and More Tickets Released for DISNEY'S BROADWAY HITS by Marianka Swain

John Barrowman has been confirmed as the performing emcee for the European premiere of Disney's Broadway Hits at the Royal Albert Hall next month, as a small number of extra tickets are rele…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Punk Rock Drama SID by Marianka Swain

Leon Fleming's punk-rock one-man play about hero worship transfers into London's West End after a UK tour, starring Dario Coates Coronation Street, ITV Another Country, Chichester Festival T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

Sheridan Smith To Reprise Fanny Brice On UK Tour of FUNNY GIRL by Marianka Swain

Following critically acclaimed and record-breaking sold-out runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Savoy Theatre,Sheridan Smithwill reprise her highly praised performance of Fanny Brice at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AM

Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour Announces Anita Rani as Host and Karen Hardy as Judge by Marianka Swain

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the country Tickets for t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AM

BWW Interview: Oliver Savile On Playing Fiyero During The 10th Anniversary Of WICKED by Marianka Swain

Musical theatre actor Oliver Savile performed in tours of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats and Mamma Mia, before joining the West End cast of Wicked in 2015. He's currently…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04AM
Monday, September 19, 2016

Starry Alumni, Sharp Satire and Hope For The Future In National Youth Theatre 60th Celebrations by Marianka Swain

Sixty years young, last night the National Youth Theatre celebrated its storied past, buoyant present and - with a heartfelt plea for more financial support - essential future in a star-stud…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50AM

BWW Interview: Actress Hope Davis On Thrillers, Escaping To London and David Hare's THE RED BARN by Marianka Swain

Acclaimed American actress Hope Davis has starred in numerous independent films and TV dramas, from About Schmidt and American Splendour to In Treatment, The Special Relationship and Wayward…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:30AM
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Things I Know To Be True, Lyric Hammersmith by Marianka Swain

Growing up is a kind of grief: losing the person you once were to embrace the person you will become. That loss can fracture familial relationships, forced to adjust and reform as offspring …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:27AM
Friday, September 16, 2016

BWW Interview: Actress Gina Beck Teases WEST END BARES by Marianka Swain

This is the seventh outing for hotly anticipated annual burlesque show West End Bares, inspired by the Jerry Mitchell-founded Broadway Bares. Leading West End performers come together to ent…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36AM
Thursday, September 15, 2016

BWW Interview: Robin Windsor on STRICTLY, Choreographing and New Tour KEEP DANCING by Marianka Swain

Professional ballroom and Latin dancer Robin Windsor became a household name through stage and screen hits like Burn the Floor, Puttin' On The Ritz and Strictly Come Dancing. He's now tourin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AM

BWW Interview: Hayley Tamaddon On Playing Roxie In CHICAGO by Marianka Swain

Actress Hayley Tamaddon's numerous screen and stage credits include Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Spamalot and The Rocky Horror Show. She's currently starring as jazz-hot murderess Roxie Har…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Photo Flash: KEEP DANCING Opens at New Wimbledon Theatre by Marianka Swain

Brand new stage show KEEP DANCING, which celebrates the ever popular world of Ballroom and Latin dance, opened last night at New Wimbledon Theatre, with special guests Jay McGuiness and Alio…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM

BWW Review: TORN, Royal Court Theatre, 13 September 2016 by Marianka Swain

Family is the ideal, the necessity, the burden and the war zone of Nathaniel Martello-White's intricate new piece, alternately elusive and confrontational. It's group therapy - Ultz provides…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:09AM
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Paule Constable On Risks, Sexism and Having Opinions by Marianka Swain

The latest instalment in our series showcasing Britain's best lighting designers focuses on the four-time Olivier and two-time Tony Award winner Paule Constable. She's worked on numerous lan…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22AM
Monday, September 12, 2016

BWW Interview: Scott Graham and Geordie Brookman on THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE by Marianka Swain

Andrew Bovell's Things I Know To Be True, a Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company of South Australia co-production, opened earlier this year in Adelaide and is now playing at London's L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with TRAVESTIES by Marianka Swain

Patrick Marber directs Tom Hollander as he returns to the stage to play Henry Carrin the Menier Chocolate Factory's revival of Tom Stoppard's TRAVESTIES. The production opens on 4 October, w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:52AM

Sandi Toksvig's SILVER LINING and NELL GWYNN in English Touring Theatre Spring Season by Marianka Swain

English Touring Theatretoday announces its spring season which features the world premiere ofSilver Lining, a new comedy written bySandi Toksvig, and a tour of the critically acclaimed Olivi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51AM

BWW Interview: Brian Lobel On A PACIFIST'S GUIDE TO THE WAR ON CANCER by Marianka Swain

Performance artist Brian Lobel has spent 12 years creating innovative work out of difficult personal experiences and tough topics. He's now joined forces with Bryony Kimmings and Complicite …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38AM
Saturday, September 10, 2016

BWW Review: LABYRINTH, Hampstead Theatre, 9 September 2016 by Marianka Swain

Beth Steel, who scored at hit at the Hampstead in 2014 with a play about the 1980s miners' strike, has dipped back into history to create one with sickening relevance to the current financia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM