Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
London stage star Lia Williams is taking on a thrillingly difficult challenge: alternating the lead roles of Kate and Anna with Kristin Scott Thomas in Ian Rickson’s superb revival of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PMSaturday, February 9, 2013
When's the last time you encountered a play with a hissable anti-hero and a young heroine who radiates charity, decency, and all things good? Those polarities are on full-throttle view in&nb…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:39PMWednesday, February 6, 2013
After starring on the West End in Chicago, West Side Story and Sister Act, Debbie Kurup is all but stealing the London premiere production of The Bodyguard from the formidable Heather Headle…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PMWednesday, January 30, 2013
“What should I see in London?” We are asked that question daily by friends headed to the theater capital for a visit—and even by locals. The good news is that there is neve…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PMWednesday, January 23, 2013
Betty Buckley has graced the London stage periodically for more than 40 years, and the Broadway diva, now 65, returns this season to play Countess Aurelia in Jerry Herman’s little-seen…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:46AMTuesday, January 22, 2013
"No Quarter,'' written by Polly Stenham, concludes with some hope for the next generation, while "Hansel and Gretel'' shows the director Katie Mitchell's playful side.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:30AMWednesday, January 16, 2013
Gillian Bevan has spent 25 years on and off the West End, appearing largely in musicals (Follies, The Boys From Syracuse, Road Show), as well as three years in playwright/director Alan Ayckb…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PMMonday, January 14, 2013
Few productions give the sound designer absolute pride of place, but such is the presumably inevitable nature of a play called The Silence of the Sea that what isn't voiced counts every bit …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:23PMThursday, January 10, 2013
The IHT’s London theater critic takes a look at what’s in store this season: Kristin Scott Thomas, Rufus Sewell, Helen Mirren, “Othello” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
SOURCE: rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com at 08:52AMWednesday, January 9, 2013
The sleeper musical success Let It Be finishes its initial West End run on January 19 at the Prince of Wales Theatre before resuming performances on February 1 across town at the Savoy, with…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AMTuesday, January 8, 2013
The much-discussed Spice Girls tribute musical arrives on stage with much froth. At the National, two Alan Bennett one-acts are much needed grace notes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:50PMThursday, January 3, 2013
Popular London musical star Alex Bourne is best known for his long and successful runs in We Will Rock You and Buddy, and now the strapping 6'4" performer is wowing audiences in the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMThe London theatre looks to be awash in great women of the English (and Irish) stage in a 2013 line-up of star roles that disproves the often-held assertion that the men get all the great st…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:28AMThursday, December 27, 2012
For much of 2012, London theatre seemed to celebrate the playhouse as much as the play, turning certain venues into essential destinations. I'm thinking, of course, of Shakespeare's Globe, w…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:00AMWednesday, December 26, 2012
In a year dominated by the Olympics and the Queen’s diamond jubilee, could the London stage hold its own? Most emphatically yes, thanks to an inordinate array of world-class production…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AMWednesday, December 19, 2012
The classics offered London stage actors plenty to chew on this year—not just not productions of Shakespeare but also Ibsen, Chekhov, Webster and Stephen Sondheim who, by this point, i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:50AMWednesday, December 12, 2012
Daniel Ings is an actor playing an actor (the colorfully named Alan Dangle) in the long-running Richard Bean comedy One Man Two Guvnors, and the 27-year-old Englishman is especially winning …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:47PMTuesday, December 11, 2012
"Julius Caesar" packs a believable wallop while two other London shows stretch credibility to breaking point and beyond.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:16AMThursday, December 6, 2012
Love may or may not make the world go round, but it's certainly doing its bit for the London theater, from "Twelfth Night" and "Kiss Me Kate" to "Boy Meets Boy" and "The Effect," the galvani…
SOURCE: rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com at 01:10PMWednesday, December 5, 2012
It's Academy Award season within the showbiz-centric world of The Bodyguard, but even the greatest of Oscar obsessives - count me among them - would be hard-pressed to toss many a trophy in …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:25PMSally Ann Triplett knows her way around musicals, having appeared over the last 25 years in shows ranging from Follies, Grease and Chess to the original UK and Broadway productions of Carrie…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:59PMThursday, November 29, 2012
On Broadway, Merrily We Roll Along remains forever scarred as the Stephen Sondheim musical that ground to an abrupt halt, closing after two weeks in 1981.read more
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:30AMWednesday, November 28, 2012
Jenna Russell has become London’s go-to star in the musicals of Stephen Sondheim. She played Young Sally in Follies back in 1988, won the 2007 Olivier Award for Dot/Marie in Sunday in …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AMTuesday, November 27, 2012
“Twelfth Night’' is a success in London, with Mark Rylance set to make waves again in the role of Olivia, while “The Magistrate’' leaves some room for improvement.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:10PMWednesday, November 21, 2012
Heather Headley has blazed a theatrical trail for herself on the strength of two Broadway shows (The Lion King and Aida, winning a Tony in 2000 for the latter) and via a Grammy-winning recor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PMMonday, November 19, 2012
An expert cast delivers on their promise in Aleksei Arbuzov's triangular Russian drama from 1965 of the same name, which offers up war and peace and the shifting tides of love - so much of t…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:16PMWednesday, November 14, 2012
Stephen Tompkinson is a familiar name on screens both large and small, having starred in series like Wild At Heart and DCI Banks and in films such as Brassed Off. The 47-year-old Englishman …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PMTuesday, November 13, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Haley Flaherty has appeared in a range of musicals in and outside London, from Chicago and Mamma Mia! to Love Never Dies, but the Scottish actress shines especially brightly as Miss Honey in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM 
