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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Wire actors reunited for Sheffield production of Othello by Maev Kennedy

Clarke Peters and Dominic West will appear in Shakespeare play to mark Crucible theatre's 40th anniversaryTwo stars of cult TV series The Wire will appear this autumn in a startlingly differ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:08PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Barbican unveils Olympics arts festival by Maev Kennedy

Programme includes theatre productions starring Juliette Binoche and Cate Blanchett, and major Bauhaus exhibitionThe Barbican arts centre in London will celebrate next year's Olympics with a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:35PM
Friday, April 22, 2011

Jerusalem wins high praise on Broadway by Maev Kennedy

Jez Butterworth's play, set in Wiltshire woodland and rooted in rural Englishness, is likely to become a smash hit in AmericaHang out the red-cross flags, round up the morris dancers: a play…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Batman takes on the world with £12m stage extravaganza by Maev Kennedy

Comic-book hero tours with Gotham City sets and a Batmobile. But not, director insists after Spiderman's musical tangle, songsThere will be bats. And flying. And huge sets. And spectacular s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Arts council funding: the winners and losers by Maev Kennedy

Small regional organisations have done best, while one in four of the losers is London-basedAlmost one in four of the Arts Council funding losers – 47 of the 206 organisations losing their…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16PM
Friday, March 11, 2011

Ellen Terry's beetlewing gown back in limelight after £110,000 restoration by Maev Kennedy

Dress actor wore as Lady Macbeth in 1880s has been repaired with help from donations to National TrustAfter five years and more than 700 hours of delicate restoration work, a green gown shim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Monday, January 31, 2011

Ballets Russes brought back to life on film by Maev Kennedy

Long-lost footage of one of the most influential companies in dance history has been discovered – the only evidence of Diaghilev's dancers on filmA tiny lost treasure of ballet history has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10PM
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Libraries at risk in Liverpool by Maev Kennedy

Libraries won't be able to escape budget cuts in Liverpool. In London, some good news – theatres have seen near-record attendancesLiverpool council today announced that 1,500 jobs will be …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AM
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Cuts mean Royal Shakespeare Company's Newcastle season is not to be by Maev Kennedy

The Royal Shakespeare Company has scrapped dates at Newcastle's Theatre Royal as a result of cuts in RSC fundingAnyone in Newcastle looking forward to the Royal Shakespeare Company's regular…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AM
Friday, January 14, 2011

Jude Law returns to London stage in Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie by Maev Kennedy

Michael Grandage announces Jude Law's role as part of final season at the Donmar WarehouseJude Law will return to the London stage this summer, in the Eugene O'Neill play Anna Christie, as p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Lion King's record year as theatreland defies the recession by Maev Kennedy

Can you feel the love? More than 800,000 saw musical of Disney cartoon in its 11th year in West EndRead Michael Billington's expert viewCats may have slunk away into the night, but The Lion …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:29PM
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

UK's largest collection of memorabilia from musicals left to the V&A by Maev Kennedy

Collection includes more than 10,000 records, posters and scores dating back to the 1950sIn 1950 a small boy was taken by his parents to see the musical Annie Get Your Gun, at the Gaumont th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31PM
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Somerset Maugham's bequest finds a home at last – in Bath by Maev Kennedy

Collection of theatre paintings, originally left by the author to the National Theatre, is gifted to the Holburne museumA major collection of theatre paintings – a generous bequest of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Royal Ballet heads to the O2 by Maev Kennedy

Company will perform Romeo and Juliet for audiences of up to 10,000 at the London arena in JuneThe Royal Ballet is about to pirouette out of its glittering home in Covent Garden and head dow…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AM
Monday, November 22, 2010

Matthew Fox makes British theatre debut in Neil LaBute play by Maev Kennedy

In a Forest, Dark and Deep will feature the Lost actor and Olivia Williams as brother and sisterThe star of Lost, Matthew Fox, is to make his West End debut in the world premiere of Neil LaB…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:11AM
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Vast collection of theatre memorabilia finds university home by Maev Kennedy

Array of props, scripts and other show remnants that filled London house to move to University of BristolA vast theatre archive that, after a lifetime's collecting by two actors, once filled…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic