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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Tony Nominee Tracie Bennett on Ignoring Judi Dench, Obsessing Over NYC and Starring in London's Mrs. Henderson Presents by Matt Wolf

Tracie Bennett was a 2012 Tony nominee for best actress in a play for End of the Rainbow, in which the pint-sized Englishwoman played Judy Garland. And now the powerhouse performer has retur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Theater Review: On the London Stage, Atrocities, Puppets and Addiction by Matt Wolf

Three plays: A new take on Sarah Kane, an American import and a Matthew Perry debut.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Ilan Goodman on Bad Jews Getting Banned on the Tube, Landing The Imitation Game & Giving Notes to his Famous Dad by Matt Wolf

Ilan Goodman may be the son of Olivier Award-winning actor Henry Goodman (Assassins, Chicago) but the RADA-educated performer has been carving a name for himself as a fine talent in his own …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:52PM
Monday, February 15, 2016

Uncle Vanya, Almeida Theatre by Matt Wolf

Uncle Johnny instead of Vanya, a passing reference to sharia law, and nary a samovar in sight: surely this can't be the Uncle Vanya that has long been a cornerstone of the British theatre, e…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:50AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Review: ‘Iphigenia in Splott,’ ‘The Mother’ and ‘Escaped Alone’ by Matt Wolf

Three plays in London range the worlds of women on the verge, or simply breaking free.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:57AM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts! Janie Dee on How Friday Night Lights Helped Her in London's Hand to God by Matt Wolf

Janie Dee has won two Olivier Awards and moved from classics to new plays, Shakespeare to musicals. But the protean talent is shifting gears big-time to inherit 2015 Tony nominee Geneva Carr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:27PM

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts! Janie Dee on How Friday Light Nights Helped Her in London's Hand to God by Matt Wolf

Janie Dee has won two Olivier Awards and moved from classics to new plays, Shakespeare to musicals. But the protean talent is shifting gears big-time to inherit 2015 Tony nominee Geneva Carr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:07PM
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Jennifer Mudge on Being Friends with Matthew Perry and Making Her West End Debut in The End of Longing by Matt Wolf

Jennifer Mudge has a slew of New York credits that range from The Philanthropist on Broadway opposite Matthew Broderick to the Witch in Fiasco Theatre’s revelatory Into the Woods off-B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, National Theatre by Matt Wolf

"One... Two... You know what to do": that coolly delivered rehearsal intro from a trombonist called Cutler (Clint Dyer) could serve as a synoptic appraisal of the simply overwhelming Nationa…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:19AM
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Theater Review: Review: ‘Five Finger Exercise,’ ‘Waste’ and ‘Amaluna’ Take to London Stage by Matt Wolf

The Print Room offers a revelatory production of "Five Finger Exercise," but "Waste," at the National Theater's Lyttelton stage, and Cirque du Soleil's "Amaluna," at Royal Albert Hall waver.

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Matthew Perry's Longing, Adrian Lester in Red Velvet & More in the London Datebook by Matt Wolf

February is a busy month for American accents in London, with multiple Broadway titles emerging on the scene alongside a bevy of stars that includes a TV favorite (Matthew Perry), a two-time…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:50PM

Matthew Perry's Longing, Adrian Lester in Red Velevet & More in the London Datebook by Matt Wolf

February is a busy month for American accents in London, with multiple Broadway titles emerging on the scene alongside a bevy of stars that includes a TV favorite (Matthew Perry), a two-time…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PM

Review: ‘Five Finger Exercise,’ ‘Waste’ and ‘Amaluna’ Take to London Stage by Matt Wolf

The Print Room, a 180-seat playhouse in London’s Notting Hill, has come up with the most revelatory production of this still-young theatrical year.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Jeremy Secomb, London's Javert, on Playing a Baddie and the Reason Les Miserables Has Endured for So Long by Matt Wolf

Jeremy Secomb moved to London from his native Australia over 17 years ago, since then he has risen through the ranks to become a West End leading man. Last year, he won raves in the title ro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:09PM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thriller Live Star Haydon Eshun on Seven Years of Singing Like Michael Jackson in the West End by Matt Wolf

Now in its seventh year at the Lyric Theatre, Thriller Live has become a West End mainstay and a focal point for fans of Michael Jackson, who died not long after the show opened in January, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM

Review: ‘Cymbeline,’ ‘Macbeth’ and ‘As You Like It’ in London by Matt Wolf

It often seems with Shakespeare’s works in London as if the titles are shown on a sort of perpetual loop, constantly subject to a renewed interpretation.

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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Grey Gardens, Southwark Playhouse by Matt Wolf

One of the more unusual Broadway offerings of recent times crosses the Atlantic with considerable style in an Off West End premiere of 2006 New York entry Grey Gardens that punches well abov…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:31AM
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Guys and Dolls, Savoy Theatre by Matt Wolf

The seemingly eternal British love affair with Guys and Dolls continues apace with the (somewhat recast) transfer to London of the Chichester production from two summers ago, and a more buoy…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:16AM
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

London's Kinky Boots Star Matt Henry on Finding His Inner Lola, Footwear Advice & Thoughts on Hamilton by Matt Wolf

Matt Henry has understudied across a range of West End hits, from The Lion King to Avenue Q, and was a finalist on popular British reality TV show The Voice. But only now as the cross-dressi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:01PM
Friday, January 1, 2016

Review: A Year of Greek Revivals on the London Stage by Matt Wolf

Ancient tales of retribution and revenge rang out with fresh vigor in 2015.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

London Datebook: Roll the Dice with Guys and Dolls, Meet the Beales in Grey Gardens & More by Matt Wolf

It’s a New Year, and with it comes a wealth of fresh enticements on the London stage, from two Broadway musicals reborn in Britain to the premiere of a new play by arguably England'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:25AM
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Best of 2015: Theatre by Matt Wolf

Say what you will about London theatre during 2015, and by my reckoning it was a pretty fine year, there certainly was a lot of it. I can't recall a year that brought with it a comparable vo…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:30AM
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Review: ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ and ‘Linda’ by Matt Wolf

These two tales of power and madness bring strong women characters to the front of the London stage.

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Friday, December 25, 2015

Review: Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and "Linda" by Matt Wolf

These two tales of power and madness bring strong women characters to the front of the London stage.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12PM
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

West End Star Savannah Stevenson on the Wicked Sisterhood and Why She'll Never Play Elphaba by Matt Wolf

English actress-singer Savannah Stevenson has become a mainstay in the West End production of Wicked, playing Glinda at the Apollo Victoria Theatre opposite a host of Elphabas that range fro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51AM
Monday, December 21, 2015

Dr Seuss's The Lorax, Old Vic by Matt Wolf

You'll feel guilty for having bothered with a programme after seeing The Lorax, the Dr Seuss adaptation that puts saving the environment centre-stage at the Old Vic just as the recent climat…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:12AM
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Ron Cook on Comedy, Cruelty and Relishing His Role in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming in London by Matt Wolf

The veteran actor Ron Cook needs little introduction to devotees of the British stage, given that he moves from show to show with consummate ease. With credits ranging from Brian Friel&rsquo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Review: ‘Funny Girl’ Has a Joyful Return in London by Matt Wolf

If you are going to confront the specter of a performance that haunts the decades still, it helps to possess a degree of charm that few performers can match.

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The Dazzle, FOUND111, Charing Cross Rd. by Matt Wolf

The proverbial pond that separates the New York and London theatres has had a seismic effect on The Dazzle, Richard Greenberg's ironically titled play from 2002 that in every way seems darke…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:15AM
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Apollo Theatre by Matt Wolf

The pleasures to be found in the pitfalls that are part of live performance rear their accident-prone head yet again in Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the latest exercise in controlled (or is it?) ch…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:30PM
Thursday, December 10, 2015

New London Beautiful Star Cassidy Janson Compares Carole King to Elphaba & Reveals the Broadway Star That Will Make Her a 'Blubbering Mess' by Matt Wolf

English actress-singer Cassidy Janson has appeared in many American shows in and around London, from blockbusters like Wicked to more intimate productions like Dessa Rose, opposite The Color…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

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