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Saturday, June 1, 2019

BWW Review: MAIN MEN OF MUSICALS, Cadogan Hall by Louis Train

The audience couldn't get enough at Main Men of Musicals, a concert at Cadogan Hall last night featuring West End starsLuke Bayer, Ben Forster, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Liam Tamne, and some ver…

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

BWW Review: SERGEI POLUNIN, London Palladium by Louis Train

It happens every now and then that a reputation becomes so prominent, it's hard to see the person inside of it. Sergei Polunin, the Ukrainian ballet dancer, is dwarfed by two gigantic reputa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

BWW Interview: Sergey Kuryshev Talks THREE SISTERS by Louis Train

Sergey Kuryshev is a titan of the Russian stage, a highly regarded interpreter of Chekhov, an occasional film star, and a mainstay of St. Petersburg's Maly Drama Theatre.Sergey and the Maly …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48AM
Monday, May 6, 2019

BWW Interview: Jeremy Sams Talks AMOUR by Louis Train

Amour, which opens soon at the Charing Cross Theatre, isn't just a musical - it's a musical fantasy. Tinged with love, longing, and imagination, it's a show that not only provides, but deman…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01AM
Friday, April 12, 2019

BWW Sneak Peak: In Rehearsal for MAN OF LA MANCHA by Louis Train

I was sat outside the English National Opera reading a novel when Kelsey Grammer walked by, humming cheerfully about a bleak and unbearable world. He was getting ready for a rehearsal of Man…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02AM
Monday, April 1, 2019

BWW Interview: Alex Mugnaioni Talks CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN by Louis Train

Louis de Bernieres' novelCaptain Corelli's Mandolin, about the German occupation of the Mediterranean during World War Two, was a smash hit when it came out in 1994, selling millions of copi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01AM
Friday, March 29, 2019

BWW Review: MARGARET THATCHER: QUEEN OF SOHO, Wilton's Music Hall by Louis Train

You never imagined Margaret Thatcher could be so vulgar, but then, it seems weirdly plausible. Like all good drag, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is outrageous and unreal, and sometimes fun.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Third Annual Tonic Awards Celebrate Women in Theatre by Louis Train

Playwrights, directorsand producers gathered at the May Fair Hotel on Monday for the third annual Tonic Awards, celebrating the achievements of women in theatre. In attendance, in addition t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AM
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

BWW Interview: Jaymi Hensley Talks JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Louis Train

Whether you know him as a contestant on The X Factor, as a member of Union J, or from his work on stage, there's a good chance you've heard Jaymi Hensley sing.Now, he's taking Joseph and the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AM
Monday, March 18, 2019

BWW Review: BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR, Southwark Playhouse by Louis Train

An upright piano, a bottle of something strong, a door leading somewhere else. Billy Bishop Goes to War, on now at the Southwark Playhouse, after transferring from the Jermyn Street Theatre,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

BWW Review: CONTEXT FESTIVAL, Sadler's Wells by Louis Train

Diana Vishneva earned a thunderous ovation at Sadler's Wells last night, not only from the audience, but from the beaming assembly of dancers who stood behind her.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PM
Friday, March 1, 2019

BWW Interview: Jonathan Hyde Talks GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM by Louis Train

Jonathan Hyde is currently starring in Gently Down the Stream, a new play at the Park Theatreexploringan intergenerational gay relationship.Jonathan told BroadwayWorldwhat makes this show po…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:20AM
Thursday, February 14, 2019

BWW Review: THE AMERICAN CLOCK, Old Vic by Louis Train

This new production of Arthur Miller's rarely-produced play, on now at the Old Vic, offers some emotional and aesthetic rewards, but misses more often than it hits.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

BWW Interview: Movement Director Shelley Maxwell Talks EQUUS by Louis Train

Shelley Maxwell doesn't stop. Born in Jamaica, trained in Cuba, practised in New York, and based in London, she has turned heads as a choreographer and performer, in contemporary dance and m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01AM
Sunday, February 10, 2019

BWW Review: THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN, Barbican Centre by Louis Train

A hail of cigarette boxes, bicycles, jazz, and divine intervention. Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre's The Good Person of Szechwan, at the Barbican Centre, is unpredictable, intense, and cathart…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PM
Thursday, February 7, 2019

BWW Feature: Three Russian Plays Come to the Barbican Centre by Louis Train

'It's not always easy for foreigners to get to London,' the theatre's general administrator told me. 'They asked us a lot of questions Who are you What are you here for' But, he pointed out,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

BWW Review: WALTZ OF THE HOMMELETTES, Barbican Centre by Louis Train

A bird, a bunny, and a baby a shoemaker and a clock and a critter on a walk. Waltz of the Hommelettes is a breezy, charming distraction of a play, 50 minutes of children's illustrations brou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

BWW Interview: Viktor Ryzhakov Talks THE SUN LINE by Louis Train

The Sun Line is currently playingat Sadler's Wells. Russian stage director and actor Viktor Ryzhakovdiscusses the show, as well asthe universality of theatre, the relationship between art an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AM
Monday, December 17, 2018

BWW Review: THE SUN LINE, Sadler's Wells by Louis Train

When I first saw The Sun Line, at The Meyerhold Centre, in Moscow, I was so jolted by its aggressively inventive technique that I started recommenidng it to all my friends.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14AM
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Menier Chocolate Factory by Louis Train

In Trevor Nunn's extraordinary new production of Fiddler on the Roof, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a dimension of intimacy and immediacy recasts a familar show, dragging it, sometimes te…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PM
Monday, December 3, 2018

LES MISERABLES Composer Claude-Michel Sch?nberg Discusses His Life and Work by Louis Train

Not many people know the name Claude-Michel Schonberg, but everybody knows his music as the composer of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, Claude-Michel is present in everyone's playlist, in a …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM
Thursday, November 29, 2018

BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS, The Mill at Sonning by Louis Train

Guys and Dolls has come to the Mill at Sonning, and brought with it all the sleazy music, flashy dancing, and good, clean fun you could want in an evening.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Theatre Critic Chris Jones Talks Broadway and His New Book at the Bloomsbury Institute by Louis Train

Chris's new book, Rise Up, looks at Broadway and American society from Angels in America to Hamilton. In an interview with fellow critic Matt Wolf, at the Bloomsbury Institute yesterday, Chr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PM
Monday, November 5, 2018

BWW Review: MOMMA GOLDA, King's Head Theatre by Louis Train

Put simply, Ruby's caricaturistic portrayal of Golda Meir, the former Prime Minister of Israel, does great injustice to the source material, and blends comedy and melodrama so unevenly as al…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018

BWW Review: GIRLFRIENDS, Bishopsgate Institute by Louis Train

Now, the London Musical Theatre Orchestra have added their own spin, mounting Girlfriends as a concert with only minimal narration, rather than a fully produced musical. It seems they've fou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03AM
Friday, November 2, 2018

BWW Interview: Director Steph Dewar Talks BIRDSONG at Progress Theatre by Louis Train

On November 11, 2018, people everywhere will commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One with events, speeches, prayers, and moments of silence. At The Progress Theatre in Reading,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24AM
Friday, October 19, 2018

BWW Review: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Royal Shakespeare Theatre by Louis Train

Troilus and Cressida begins with a thunder of drums that knocks the programme out of your hands.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM
Friday, October 5, 2018

The Cadavers of BODY WORLDS Come to London by Louis Train

There is a kind of macabre fun in Body Worlds. Some of the plastinates are posed majestically others demonstrate the strength and dynamism of the human body. Still others seem like they're j…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AM
Friday, September 28, 2018

BWW Review: THE LESSON, The Hope Theatre by Louis Train

The pupil comes prepared for her lesson pens, notepad, ruler. The professor apologises for being late. The lesson begins. And then, the lesson really begins. In Matthew Parker's clever new p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

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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