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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Sweeney Todd production transfers from Tooting pie shop to West End by Mark Brown

Much-praised local show attended by Stephen Sondheim will premiere in Cameron Mackintosh venue after shop closes for refurbishment Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:40PM
Monday, March 9, 2015

James McAvoy: 'Government doesn't care about upward mobility' via the arts by Mark Brown

Announcing the Olivier theatre awards shortlist, actor says removing access to arts education will deny young people life-changing experiences Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14PM

Olivier awards 2015 nominations: Young Vic steals the spotlight by Mark Brown

Theatre’s productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, A View from the Bridge, The Scottsboro Boys and Bull give it a total list of 11 nominationsThe Young Vic emerged as the biggest winner at…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Royal Court theatre to present verbatim play about NHS by Mark Brown

Who Cares by Michael Wynne is based on interviews with a wide range of people and will be staged to coincide with the election Rail privatisation, newspaper ethics and the financial crash ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM
Friday, February 27, 2015

Romeo and Juliet, Northern Ballet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, review: 'gorgeously original' by Mark Brown

The Northern Ballet fuse modernist simplicity with excitingly energetic dance, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:13AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Lenny Henry to star in Educating Rita at Chichester by Mark Brown

Actor will appear opposite Lashana Lynch in a new production of Willy Russell play, part of Chichester Festival Theatre’s first full season after refurbishment“I am Rita,” said Lenny H…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:53AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Royal Lyceum, review: 'a triumph' by Mark Brown

A new production of Bertolt Brecht's morality tale shines a powerful light on today's conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:08AM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Get Creative campaign hopes to unleash the artist inside Britons by Mark Brown

BBC’s venture with institutions such as Royal Shakespeare Company and Young Vic backed by celebrities such as Timothy Spall and Johnny Vegas Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AM
Sunday, February 15, 2015

The Slab Boys, Citizens Theatre Glasgow, review: 'one distinct flaw' by Mark Brown

David Hayman's revival of John Byrne's classic play is let down by some woeful miscasting, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:54AM
Monday, February 2, 2015

Noël Coward’s art collection and own paintings to be sold by Christie’s by Mark Brown

Auction house to sell 75 artworks acquired by the playwright-performer – and some risqué pieces painted by himNoël Coward is well known for his plays, music, acting and cabaret, but …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45PM
Friday, January 23, 2015

Battersea Arts Centre and the Guardian map out plans for A Nation’s Theatre by Mark Brown

BAC to present work from around the UK in a year-long project in partnership with the Guardian, while 2015 season also includes new work from Palestine’s Freedom TheatreTheatre companies f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Damon Albarn and Carol Ann Duffy make Rufus Norris's National Theatre a wonderland by Mark Brown

Blur frontman and the poet laureate will each reimagine classic works in Norris and Tessa Ross’s opening year, which will also include new plays by Caryl Churchill, Patrick Marber and Dunc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Pedro Almodóvar says musical version of Women on the Verge is ‘wonderful’ by Mark Brown

London show starring Tamsin Greig reworked after Broadway flop is ‘an incredible tribute to my country’, says Spanish filmmaker Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PM
Thursday, December 11, 2014

A Christmas Carol, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow: 'impeccable' by Mark Brown

Sound, staging and extraordinary acting combine to wonderful effect in this adaptation of Dickens' Christmas tale, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:38AM
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Gillian Anderson wins best actress award for A Streetcar Named Desire by Mark Brown

Powerful performance wins Anderson the best actress award at the 60th London Evening Standard theatre awards Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM
Friday, November 28, 2014

ENO star revealed to be US street dancer by Mark Brown

Rave reviews for unknown performer Banks-Artiste who steals the show in the opera The Gospel According to the Other Mary Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

FGM issues to be explored in UK theatre production Rites by Mark Brown

National Theatre of Scotland to collaborate with Contact theatre in Manchester for drama about female genital mutilation Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Educating Rita returns to Liverpool stage by Mark Brown

Revival of Willy Russell’s classic play will be centrepiece of spring 2015 season at Everyman & Playhouse theatres Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23PM
Friday, November 21, 2014

Shakespeare’s Globe to stage King John for 800th anniversary of Magna Carta by Mark Brown

Summer 2015 production means all 38 plays written entirely or substantially by Shakespeare will have been performed at Globe Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AM
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Akram Khan aims to create Alice in Wonderland experience by Mark Brown

Dancers at the One Side to the Other show will lead visitors on an intimate journey around specially chosen artworks Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Prima ballerina Sylvie Guillem prepares to take her final bow by Mark Brown

French dancer to end spectacular 39-year career at Paris Opera Ballet and Royal Ballet with last world tourSylvie Guillems career, step by step in picturesJudith Mackrell on Guillem: the su…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM
Monday, November 3, 2014

Voting in general elections gets TV treatment from Donmar and Channel 4 by Mark Brown

A play broadcast in real time on the day of the general election will explore the British voting process in all its glory Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM
Monday, October 27, 2014

Margate Winter Gardens to be filled with foam by designer Ron Arad by Mark Brown

Immersive dance installation is being funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:28PM
Sunday, October 19, 2014

War plays win three prizes at regional theatre awards by Mark Brown

An August Bank Holiday Lark and Brass, both set in 1914, win best new play and best new musical production respectively Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PM
Friday, October 17, 2014

The Play That Goes Wrong proves right for West End by Mark Brown

Hit show that began in a room above a pub has had its run at the Duchess Theatre extended until at least September 2015From Mr Saigon to Dave Poppins: West End disasters and how to avoid the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Dear Tennessee Williams Peter Brooks letters acquired by the V&A by Mark Brown

Leading directors archive purchased for posterity, including exchanges with Laurence Olivier and Samuel Beckett Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Emma Thompson takes on role in Sweeney Todd musical in West End by Mark Brown

Actor to play piemaker Mrs Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's work after Broadway run and after 25 years away from London stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25PM
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

RSC casts its first black Iago for next year's Stratford-staged Othello by Mark Brown

Game Of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati will play racist character opposite Hugh Quarshie in the title role Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Alexander McCall Smith: 'Friendship, loyalty, betrayal and a sense of horror' by Mark Brown

Writer of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency reveals details of Blunt, his libretto on the Cambridge Spies Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:38PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Edinburgh festival director ends programme with work of his own by Mark Brown

Sandakan Threnody, inspired by second world war Borneo death camps and composed by Jonathan Mills, will be played by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PM

Poems, palaces and butts of sherry: exhibition brings poets laureate to life by Mark Brown

Edinburgh Art Festival show explores appointed poets from Dryden to Duffy noting falling deference to the monarch but revived delight in the perk of the sherry sack Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AM

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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
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