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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Ruthie Henshall on Losing Her Mind in Follies & How London's Billy Elliot Kids Have Opened Her Heart by Matt Wolf

Ruthie Henshall needs scant introduction as one of the West End’s leading musical theater lights, with credits spanning the Atlantic that include Chicago, Miss Saigon, Putting It Toget…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:50PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Theater Review: Opera and Drama, Deconstructed in London by Matt Wolf

A provocative and elusive reimagining of Bizet's "Carmen," National Health Service testimonials, and revisiting Roald Dahl.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:30AM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

John Heffernan on Playing an American, Being a Fanboy & Oppenheimer's Quick Move to the West End by Matt Wolf

J. Robert Oppenheimer has been called the father of the atomic bomb, and the American physicist has now given his name to a new Royal Shakespeare Company play, Oppenheimer. With a running ti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:44PM

Finding Neverland, Broadway, review: 'still doesn't fly' by Matt Wolf

Matt Wolf wishes the score of this revamped production was less generic

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Nancy Wallinger on Why Flipping Out & Smashing Things in London’s The Play That Goes Wrong Keeps Her Sane by Matt Wolf

The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre contains lots of men behaving badly—or, at least clumsily—but the Olivier-nominated hit comedy owes much of its success to the two…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Review: In London, ‘Rules for Living,’ ‘Stevie’ and ‘Harvey’ Tackle Familiar Ground by Matt Wolf

Fantastic food fights, serene wits and a rabbit that won’t go away on the stages in London.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:53AM
Thursday, April 2, 2015

London Datebook: Everything's Coming Up Imelda, Damian Lewis & John Goodman in American Buffalo & More April Picks by Matt Wolf

Spring is in the air and with it a raft of high-profile openings that include the West End bow of Imelda Staunton’s show-stopping Rose in Gypsy, a gala concert of Follies in honor of S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Memphis' Beverley Knight on Her Thrilling Olivier Nod, The Wiz Dreams & Adventures in London's 'Theaterland' by Matt Wolf

English soul singer Beverley Knight has been batting a thousand in her stage forays to date. She first appeared on the West End in 2013 as Heather Headley’s replacement in The Bodyguar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PM
Monday, March 23, 2015

Sweeney Todd, Harrington's Pie and Mash Shop, Shaftesbury Avenue by Matt Wolf

Stephen Sondheim's ever-elastic masterpiece is downsized to largely dazzling effect in its latest iteration, which has been transferred intact to a Shaftesbury Avenue pop-up after premiering…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:15AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Jenna Augen on Her High-Octane Turn in London’s Bad Jews & Why She’s Like Her Singular Character by Matt Wolf

Breakout performances rarely come as high-voltage as Jenna Augen’s turn in Bad Jews, the Joshua Harmon play that is transferring to the Arts Theatre starting March 18 after previous ru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Olivier Nominee George Maguire on Jamming in The Kinks Musical Sunny Afternoon & His Next Rock God Dream Role by Matt Wolf

Sunny Afternoon, the Edward Hall-directed jukebox musical salute to the legendary British band The Kinks, was just nominated for five Olivier Awards, but arguably none of its nods is more de…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM

Review: Ralph Fiennes Tears Into Shaw’s ‘Man and Superman’ in London by Matt Wolf

Two other plays — “Closer” and “Kill Me Now’‘ — also find their own ways of pushing the envelope.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:41AM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

The Audience, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, review: 'puckish' by Matt Wolf

Helen Mirren's comic timing as the Queen sets this performance apart, says Matt Wolf

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:00PM

Puckish triumph of Dame Helen by Matt Wolf

Helen Mirren's comic timing as the Queen sets this performance apart, says Matt Wolf

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:00PM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Fish in the Dark, Cort Theatre New York, review: 'adrift' by Matt Wolf

Fish in the Dark, the Curb Your Enthusiasm writer's first venture onto Broadway, is a disappointment

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

London Datebook: A Basement Ode to Barbra, Imelda Staunton Returns as Mama Rose & More March Picks by Matt Wolf

The play for once really is the thing in a London month that puts musicals on the back burner for a change—well, that is until Gypsy begins previews—and lets the plays take cente…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:40PM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Samantha Spiro on Sondheim Dream Roles & Finding Friendship in London's Di and Viv and Rose by Matt Wolf

Samantha Spiro has two Olivier Awards to her name, first for playing Mary in the Michael Grandage-directed Donmar production of Merrily We Roll Along and then for her irrepressible Dolly Lev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:17PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre by Matt Wolf

Stars continue to be born from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Following on from the ongoing Broadway run of the show, which catapulted to name status its Tony-winning leading lady Jessi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:09AM

Theater Review: Mark Rylance Tries a Comic Turn in ‘Farinelli and the King’ by Matt Wolf

The London stage is seeing a triptych of powerful performances with Mark Rylance in “Farinelli,” Ian Gelder in “Gods and Monsters” and Maxine Peake in “How to Hold Your Breath.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:01AM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Isla Blair on Riding in Style & Transforming From Posh Actress to Political Animal in London’s Made in Dagenham by Matt Wolf

You might not expect to find the distinguished stage veteran Isla Blair among the able cast of Made in Dagenham, the musical at the Adelphi Theatre based on the 2010 film about the fight for…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

My Night with Reg Star Lewis Reeves on Tweets About His ‘Bits and Bobs’ & Being the Worst Singer in London by Matt Wolf

Lewis Reeves has caused quite a stir during his time in My Night with Reg, the revival of Kevin Elyot’s 1994 play about gay love and lust in the age of AIDS that has transferred to the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PM

Review: The Thrill of the Unexpected on the London Stage by Matt Wolf

In “Boa,” “Tree,” and “mountaineering,” plenty of odd jobs and small casts, and an opportunity for the audience to co-star.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:49AM
Thursday, February 5, 2015

London Assassins Star Mike McShane on Meeting Shakespeare & His ‘Thin Dude’ Co-Star Aaron Tveit by Matt Wolf

Jamie Lloyd’s blistering production of the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical Assassins is hurtling into its final month at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and is about to welcome…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:08PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Hard Problem, National Theatre by Matt Wolf

Here's the genuine hard problem facing commentators confronted with Tom Stoppard's new play of the same name: how do you honour the legacy of this extraordinary writer's first play in nine y…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:58PM

London Datebook: A Beautiful Opening Night, New Mormon Missionaries, Monsters & More by Matt Wolf

Three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance returns to the playhouse he once ran, and the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon gets two new leads—these are just two of the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:11PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Sorrowful Stories, Rife With Distrust by Matt Wolf

Penelope Wilton and John Light in ‘Taken at Midnight’ at London’s Theater Royal, Haymarket

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:08AM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Brian Gilligan on Unleashing His Inner James Brown in The Commitments & Why the West End Is Like ‘Little Dublin’ by Matt Wolf

Irish actor Brian Gilligan has been playing the defining role of Deco in the rock musical The Commitments at the Palace Theatre since September—meanwhile, the role’s originator, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:28AM
Friday, January 16, 2015

Josefina Gabrielle on Twitter Dreamcasting & Confusing Her Kids in London’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Matt Wolf

Josefina Gabrielle has three Olivier nominations to show for her wide-ranging musical theater career, which includes Laurey in Oklahoma! on both sides of the Atlantic as well as London reviv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Theater Review: Broadway Duds Get Another Chance on the London Stage by Matt Wolf

"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" and "The Grand Tour'' are improved in some ways in their London versions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:22AM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

A stellar time for Broadway by Matt Wolf

Jake Gyllenhaal made his Broadway debut in good company – a galaxy of stars are currently on stage in New York. We review some of their performancesIt seems fitting that Jake Gyllenhaal is…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

West End Star Jennifer DiNoia on Her Worldwide Wicked Ride & Why You Can’t Say ‘Artichoke’ in Korea by Matt Wolf

Jennifer DiNoia has traveled the world with Wicked, shifting between various American cities to perform the musical in Australia and South Korea and now in London, where she plays Elphaba at…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM

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