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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hamlet, Barbican by Matt Wolf

The set turns out to be the thing now that Benedict Cumberbatch's star turn in Hamlet has finally arrived, trailing in its wake a level of expectation, hysteria and scrutiny that might well …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:36AM
Monday, August 24, 2015

Review: ‘The Jew of Malta,’ ‘Richard II’ and ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ by Matt Wolf

The Royal Shakespeare Company takes on Marlowe; Shakespeare's Globe presents an elegant "Richard II"; Open Air Theater in Regent's Park offers a lesson in manners.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:07PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

London Kinky Boots Star Killian Donnelly on Leaving Memphis for a New Life in Heels by Matt Wolf

The sex will be in the heel as of this week at the Adelphi Theatre, where Kinky Boots is readying to open officially on September 15. The London production stars Matt Henry and Killian Donne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Review: ‘Bakkhai,’ ‘Splendour’ and ‘Three Days in the Country’ by Matt Wolf

Gods, tyrants and lovers give a scintillating air to London’s late-summer theatrical landscape.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:38PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Dear Lupin Star Jack Fox on Acting with His Dad, Getting Fired from Harrods & Why He's Not Insane by Matt Wolf

It’s no bad idea in a play about a real-life father and son to cast a real-life father and son. This is the case with the Apollo Theatre production of Dear Lupin, in which the veteran …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Olivier-Winning Beautiful Star Lorna Want on Playing Strong Women & Why Bad Reviews Are Good For You by Matt Wolf

Lorna Want has appeared on the London stage in Parade, Footloose, and as Peron's mistress in the Michael Grandage production of Evita, but has reached a career high this year, winning an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PM
Friday, July 31, 2015

Of Thee I Sing, RFH by Matt Wolf

Satire may famously be what on Broadway closes Saturday night, but last night's concert performance of the Gershwin brothers' Of Thee I Sing found many patrons fleeing the Festival…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:55AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

London Datebook: Bow Down to Prince Benedict, Book a Room at Grand Hotel & Long Live McQueen by Matt Wolf

Some theater capitals go on late-summer hiatus, but not London, which has saved the year’s biggest opening for the dog days of August. (Not that there are tickets still to be had for B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Theater Review: One Musical Knockout After Another by Matt Wolf

A revival of "Mack & Mabel" gets its energy from the show's star, Michael Ball, while "Songs for a New World'' displays its wit and rue.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:02PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

The X Factor Winner Matt Cardle on 'F**king Going For It' in London's Memphis by Matt Wolf

Hockadoo! Memphis the Musical has a new leading man. The West End incarnation of the Tony-winning Broadway hit recently welcomed stage first-timer Matt Cardle to the cast, playing radio…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PM
Friday, July 17, 2015

What's It All About?, Menier Chocolate Factory by Matt Wolf

Burt Bacharach, existentialist? That's among the surprising thoughts prompted by the searchingly titled What's It All About?, the altogether delightful but also touching musical revue that t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:50AM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Theater Review: Mind and Body, Wracked by Matt Wolf

Two new plays, one starring the gifted Rory Kinnear, in London.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:09PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

James Backway on His 'Ripped' Co-Stars in London's War Horse & Why He Won't Do a Musical Again by Matt Wolf

The National Theatre staging of War Horse has become a West End mainstay and continues at the New London Theatre after nabbing five Tony Awards on Broadway in 2011. The lead role of the equi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Chris Peluso on Mirror Messages From Neil Patrick Harris & Abruptly Moving to London to Star in Miss Saigon by Matt Wolf

The 25th-anniversary revival of Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre has had some cast changes as it enters its second year—among them the arrival of Broadway alum Chris Peluso to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PM
Friday, July 3, 2015

Review: Three New Plays Put Britain’s Penchant for the Classics to One Side by Matt Wolf

Premieres of "Luna Gala," "hang" and "Violence and Son" remind theatergoers of the thrill of the new.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:06AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

London Datebook: Play Mind Games with Stephen Merchant, Hold Court with Richard II & More by Matt Wolf

Summertime and the livin’ is full of theater in London, a capital whose cultural calendar remains full whatever the season. Highlights this month include the UK premiere of an off…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Kate Fleetwood on Wearing 'Posh Frocks' in London’s High Society & Starring In Her Husband's Medea by Matt Wolf

Kate Fleetwood was a 2008 Tony nominee for her performance opposite Patrick Stewart in Macbeth and a 2012 Olivier nominee for the hit National Theatre production of London Road. But her curr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Review: In London, ‘Oresteia’ and ‘King John’ Examine Power by Matt Wolf

A staging of “Aeschylus’s “Oresteia” looks at violence, and a production of Shakespeare’s “King John” looks at the monarch on the throne when the Magna Carta was produced in 12…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:11AM

The Mother F**ker with the Hat, National Theatre by Matt Wolf

The play that lost the 2011 Tony Award to War Horse is now receiving its British debut at the very address where War Horse premiered. But such theatrical coincidences won't register in most …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:04AM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Beautiful's Katie Brayben on Emailing Jessie Mueller, Being Surprised by Carole King & Embodying Princess Diana by Matt Wolf

The West End has a, well, beautiful new star in Katie Brayben, the English actress who won an Olivier Award in April for her performance as Carole King in the London production of Beaut…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:58PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

It's Imelda Staunton's Turn! The Gypsy Star on Drinking with Roses Past & Staying at the Top of Her Game by Matt Wolf

Imelda Staunton has already won Olivier Awards for her Baker’s Wife in the London debut of Into the Woods and as Mrs. Lovett opposite Michael Ball in the 2012 West End revival of Sween…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:34PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

The Brits triumphed at the Tonys this year - but will they do the same in 2016? by Matt Wolf

The Brits had a bravura night on Broadway as the 69th annual Tony awards last night, but if you dig into the detail, particularly when it comes to musicals, it looks unlikely the triumph wil…

SOURCE: Telegraph at 06:59AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas on Meeting the Queen, Emails From Helen Mirren & Her West End Reign in The Audience by Matt Wolf

They say there’s nothing like a dame—but what about two dames? That’s the situation currently with Peter Morgan’s London and Broadway hit The Audience, which has one …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PM

Theater Review: Review: Occupy London and Time Travel by Matt Wolf

Simon Russell Beale revisits the Occupy movement in “Temple,” and the Royal Shakespeare Company revives Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.”

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Monday, June 1, 2015

The Elephant Man, Theatre Royal, Haymarket by Matt Wolf

Beauty transforms itself into a beast but an inner grace shines forth regardless: such is the enduring power of Bernard Pomerance's stage play The Elephant Man, first seen in London almost 4…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:39AM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

London Datebook: Beckham High Kicks, Motherf**cker Crosses the Pond & More June Picks by Matt Wolf

While Broadway slows down after the Tony Awards in June, London rolls merrily along, both on and off the West End. This month’s highlights include a stage musical premiere adapted from…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

A Shakespearean Sparks Revival of 'Deathtrap' in London by MATT WOLF

Simon Russell Beale, an era-defining Hamlet, takes a star turn at the West End rendition of a piece of theatrical hokum by Ira Levin that, 32 years after its New York debut, still delivers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

On the London Stage: Hamlet in a T-Shirt by MATT WOLF

A new production of Hamlet with a modern-day look has debuted at London’s National Theater.

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On the London Stage: Raw Lives, but With a Taste of Honey by MATT WOLF

“Men Should Weep” is playing at the National and “Tribes” is at the Royal Court, with a fleeting glimpse of Stephen Sondheim at the Queen’s Theatre.

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Commercial theatre lacks the X factor | Matt Wolf by Matt Wolf

The Royal Court and the National dominated the London Evening Standard theatre awards, and rightly so. Non-subsidised theatre needs to get its act together. Is there any good new commercial …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM

New Mom Denise Van Outen on Bending & Snapping in London's Legally Blonde by Matt Wolf

She's hosted breakfast television in the UK as well as a Broadway-related reality show (Grease: You're The One That I Want). But Denise Van Outen is also a dedicated theater performer, with …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

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