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Monday, February 5, 2024

‘I died in Michael Ball’s arms’: Lea Salonga on 35 years of West End and Broadway success by Deborah Linton

She was the original Miss Saigon, sent Les Mis stratospheric and sang some of Disney’s most memorable songs. She reflects on her legacy, and which of her princesses is best – Jasmine or …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

‘Humour is our biggest cultural export’: behind the scenes at a groundbreaking Jewish panto by Deborah Linton

A new production in north London is bringing the rhythms of Jewish storytelling, humour and music to the seasonal theatrical staple What else would you call “Britain’s first professional…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Matthew Xia: ‘Hey Duggee is the most political thing I’ve ever done’ by Deborah Linton

The BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ turned theatre director is celebrated for his progressive, community-minded productions, so why is he bringing a children’s TV cartoon about a dog to the stage? The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

‘I secretly thought I was funny’: how a brain tumour turned my mother into a standup comic by Deborah Linton

My sixtysomething mother lacked confidence, but has reinvented herself as Manchester’s answer to Mrs Maisel Ruth Linton, my mum, is an eternally overdressed, perennially late, sixtysomethi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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