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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Secret Cinema presents Casino Royale review: The ultimate playground for any James Bond fan by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

With over 70 productions under its belt, Secret Cinema has, by this point, become a well-oiled machine, but the magic is yet to fade

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12AM
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Actor who plays LGBT+ character in The Colour Purple play sparks anger over 'homophobic' post by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

A Facebook post from September 2014 sees her write that Christians 'have begun to twist the word of God' when it comes to the acceptance of homosexuality

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:25AM

Frozen musical to open on London's West End in 2020 by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'Frozen' has been running on Broadway for a year and received three Tony award nominations

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:30AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Britney Spears musical with fairytale plot heading to Broadway by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'Once Upon a One More Time' will utilise the singer's back catalogue of hits to tell the story of a book club attended by fairytale princesses

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:50AM
Friday, January 4, 2019

The Notebook: Romantic drama starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams being turned into Broadway musical by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The Nicolas Sparks romance novel, which was adapted into the 2004 hit film, will now debut on the stage

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:04AM
Friday, December 7, 2018

Faye Dunaway to play Katharine Hepburn on Broadway in one-woman play 'Tea at Five' by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'Tea at Five' first debuted with Kate Mulgrew in the role, to great critical acclaim, although Dunaway will star in a reworked version of the show

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:04AM
Monday, October 29, 2018

Yoko Ono, Skepta and Idris Elba to perform at Manchester International Festival by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Ono will open the festival with her work 'Bells for Peace', which involves an orchestra of 8,000 members of the public

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32AM
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

National Theatre boss Rufus Norris steps in for ailing lead actor 30 mins before play started by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'I had to give a decent reading of the script. You make sure you're heard and that you're going at the right pace'

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:04AM
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Secret Cinema presents Romeo + Juliet review: Glastonbury for cinephiles by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

An impressive fusion of music festival atmosphere and intimate, immersive cinema

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:42AM
Monday, June 11, 2018

Tony Awards 2018: Andrew Garfield gives impassioned speech for LGBTQ community by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'We are all sacred and we all belong, so let's just bake a cake for everyone who wants a cake to be baked'

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54AM

Tony Awards 2018: Parkland school shooting survivors give surprise performance by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Melody Herzfeld accepted the award for excellence in theatre education

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:42AM
Friday, May 4, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Black Panther's Danai Gurira lands play at the Young Vic by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Her 2012 play The Convert explores 'the impact of colonialism and Catholicism on black identity'

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:48AM
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Secret Cinema Blade Runner - Final Cut review: Long live the king of immersive cinema by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Cinema has always been celebrated as a peak of escapism - Secret Cinema lives only to take that idea and run with it

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:41AM
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Craig McLachlan: Neighbours actor denies sexual harassment allegations by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The actor has stepped down from the current production of The Rocky Horror Show, where he was reprising his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:09AM
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Harry Dreyfuss alleges Kevin Spacey groped him as a teenager while his father was in the room by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'It just never occurred to me that Kevin would be interested in me in the first place. Besides, I thought, Surely he can't be coming on to me like this right in front of my dad&apo…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36AM
Monday, October 30, 2017

Kevin Spacey: People had 'concerns' for years, says top theatre director by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Royal Court Theatre's Victoria Featherstone has described the Weinstein allegations as the 'opening of the floodgates'

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:42AM
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch has become an opera by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The stage version features 16 original songs, integrating popular football chants into the chorus

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:04AM
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Bill Murray saw the Groundhog Day musical for the first time and loved it so much he cried by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'The idea that... the idea that we just have to try again. We just have to try again. It's such a beautiful, powerful idea'

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:36AM
Monday, August 7, 2017

Irvine Welsh says his new Edinburgh Fringe show is about the domination of the arts by the rich by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'I think now you get a lot of rich kids going into the arts who wouldn't have bothered before because they had different career paths. But all these professions are drying up now&a…

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:18AM
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice criticise schools' 'political' change to Joseph musical by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The lyrics 'Children of Israel' were altered to read 'Children of Kindness' for a New Zealand production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:33AM
Monday, February 20, 2017

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sweeps the WhatsOnStage awards with eight wins by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The two-part play scooped up the likes of Best New Play, Best Actor in a Play, Best Supporting Actor in a Play, and Best Supporting Actor in a Play

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:48AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Fifty Shades of Grey might become a musical by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

E.L. James is reportedly in talks to bring her S&M bestseller to Broadway and West End stages

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:48AM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Andrew Lloyd Webber labels British theatre 'hideously white' in call for diversity by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The award-winning composer has stated the medium must reflect the UK population at large if it hopes to survive

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:31AM
Monday, November 21, 2016

Trump supporters confuse Hamilton the musical with Hamilton the Canadian city by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The Hamilton cast delivered a statement to Vice President-elect Mike Pence when he attended one of the Broadway musical's performances

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:06AM

Read Hamilton cast's surprise statement to Vice President-elect Mike Pence in full by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

'We are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us,' stated Brandon Dixon

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:06AM
Sunday, October 30, 2016

New York Met cancels opera after ashes tipped into orchestra pit by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The unidentified suspect fled the scene and no arrests have been made over the incident

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:06AM
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Shakespeare's Globe director axed for being too unorthodox by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Emma Rice had been in the post for only two years, but has been ousted in an apparent row over the use of light and sound

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:19AM
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Rupert Grint meets the new Ron Weasley by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Grint and Paul Thornley were photographed outside of the Palace Theatre in London after the show

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:55AM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child becomes biggest selling play script since records began by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

J.K. Rowling and Jack Thorne's play script sold 847, 886 copies worth £8.76 million in its first week

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:06PM
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Secret Cinema presents Dirty Dancing review: One big party, and everyone's invited by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The immersive cinema experience takes on the 1987 classic, inviting guests to stay at Kellerman's resort

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:04PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards