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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Fire Destroys Historic Grand Hall at South London’s BAC by Mark Shenton and Robert Viagas

A serious fire has destroyed a historic part of South London's influential BAC (once known as Battersea Arts Centre). The fire, which broke out in the venue's Grand Hall March 14 at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Wolf Hall Double-Bill Offers $27 Student Tickets, Individual Performances Also for Sale by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton, Carey Purcell

The Broadway engagement of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the history novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII, which will begin performances March 20 at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM
Friday, January 9, 2015

The Heat Will Continue as London Miss Saigon Extends by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The hit London revival of Miss Saigon, which opened May 21, 2014, at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre, has extended its booking through Sept. 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM
Monday, December 8, 2014

Actor Janet Suzman criticised for calling theatre ‘a white invention’ by Dalya Alberge and Mark Brown

Theatre is a white invention. It’s in their DNA, Suzman says after Meera Syal appeals for theatres to look more to Asian audiences Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:53PM
Friday, October 31, 2014

Tix On Sale for Wolf Hall Double-Bill on Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway engagement of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the history novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII, which will begin …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Broadway-Aimed Tim Rice Musical From Here to Eternity Screened in Theatres Tonight by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London stage musical From Here To Eternity, penned by Tim Rice, Stuart Brayson and Bill Oakes, is broadcast in cinemas across the U.S. beginning Oct. 2. A 2015 Broadway production may fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Watch Lea Salonga, Jonathan Pryce Celebrate Miss Saigon Gala (Video) by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London revival of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's Miss Saigon celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam War-set musical's premiere with a Sept. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Historic Wolf Hall Double-Bill Will Play Broadway’s Winter Garden with London Cast by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London productions of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the history novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII, will arrive on Broadway this spring at the Winter Garde…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

Miss Saigon Marks 25th Anniversary With Sold-Out Gala Performance; Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce At by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London revival of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's Miss Saigon celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam War-set musical's premiere with a Sept. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, September 15, 2014

Broadway-Aimed Tim Rice Musical From Here to Eternity Releases Cast Album by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

A live cast album preserving the London stage musical From Here To Eternity, penned by Tim Rice, Stuart Brayson and Bill Oakes, has been released by Omniverse Vision in anticipation of the p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Broadway Producers Eye Winter Garden with Brit Import of Wolf Hall Double-Bill by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London productions of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the history novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII, may arrive at Broadway's now-vacant Winter Gard…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

"Some Kinda Time": Pasek and Paul's Dogfight Opens in London Tonight by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Pasek and Paul's critically praised 2012 Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, based on the 1991 film of the same name, officially opens Aug. 13 at London's Southwark Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Friday, July 18, 2014

Tickets on Sale for London Premiere of David Byrne-Fatboy Slim Musical Here Lies Love by Mark Shenton and Adam Hetrick

Here Lies Love, the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical currently running at Off-Broadway's Public Theater, will receive its U.K. premeire at the new Dorfman Theatre at London's National…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89 by Mark Kennedy and Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:09PM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Arts Council funding decision day: live coverage by Mark Tran and Mark Brown

Arts Council announces grants for about 900 applicants More lottery money but still not enough to go round Pressure to give more to regions 8.51am BST The first reactions are coming in as g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

National Theatre Causes Stir With Musicians' Union for Preparing "Fake Band" at War Horse by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

Following the National Theatre's decision to axe five musicians who were made redundant from the West End production of War Horse — currently running at the New London Theatre &mda…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

London Revival of Miss Saigon Recoups by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London revival of Miss Saigon, which opened May 21 at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre, has recouped its £4.5 million investment, according to the Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Will West End Miss Saigon Bow on Broadway? by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

Producer Cameron Mackintosh plans to bring the new London production of Miss Saigon to Broadway in 2015 if the reviews are strong in Britain and a suitable theatre becomes available in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

From Here To Eternity Musical Will Be Taped for Cinema Broadcast; Is Broadway Next? by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision have announced plans to film the London stage musical From Here To Eternity, penned by Tim Rice, Stuart Brayson and Bill Oakes, which will arrive in U.S. m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Monkey Town is a reinvention of dinner and theater for the digital age by Ray Mark Rinaldi and Kristen Browning-Blas The Denver Post

If you were going to reinvent dinner theater for the digital age, the first thing you'd do is get rid of the theater. Delete: singing Mormons. Insert: computer-generated animation, multichan…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:01AM
Monday, December 30, 2013

Cast Album of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Released Dec. 30 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The original London cast album for Stephen Ward, the new political musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black, is released Dec. 30 from Decca Records.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, December 27, 2013

Track Listing Revealed for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Cast Album by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The track listing has been revealed for the world-premiere cast album of Stephen Ward, the new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM
Monday, December 23, 2013

Simon Jones, Sandra Dickinson and More Join Angela Lansbury in London Blithe Spirit Revival by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Simon Jones, Sandra Dickinson, Jemima Rooper and Patsy Ferran will join five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury (Sweeney Todd, Mame, A Little Night Music) in the London revival of Noel C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM

London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Returns to U.S. Cinemas Dec. 23 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The live film of the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, is again screened in U.S. cinemas beg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Will Return to U.S. Cinemas This Winter by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The live film of the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, will return to U.S. cinemas in Decemb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Cast Album of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Will Be Released in December by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The original London cast album for Stephen Ward, the new political musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black, will be released digitally in mid-December from…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Late-Night NYC Screening Added for London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Oct. 23 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Additional late-night screenings will take place in New York City Oct. 23 for the highly anticipated cinema broadcast of the acclaimed London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Rol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Screened in Cinemas Oct. 23 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The critically acclaimed West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, is screened in cinemas across the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, October 17, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Clips of West End Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along (Video) by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

The recent, critically acclaimed West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, will be screened Oct. 23 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM
Friday, October 11, 2013

Jenna Russell and Willemijn Verkaik Will Join Big Fish Composer Andrew Lippa at London Concert Debut by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

West End and Broadway actress Jenna Russell and international Wicked star Willemijn Verkaik are among the performers who will join Broadway composer Andrew Lippa (Big Fish) at his Londo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM
Monday, October 7, 2013

Cast Album of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Sets 2014 Release; Preview Tracks Available by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The original London cast album for Stephen Ward, the new political musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black, will be released in March 2014.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

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