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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

BWW Review: TARTUFFE, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Nicole Ackman

The Royal Haymarket Theatre's new production of Tartuffe reimagines the classic Moliere comedy in the West End's first ever dual-language production. The play, adapted by Christopher Hampton…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

BWW Review: A LITTLE PRINCESS, Royal Festival Hall by Nicole Ackman

The concert of A Little Princess at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall was a lovely production with lots of great talent of a musical that still feels a bit messy. Rebecca Trehearn, Dann…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48PM

BWW Interview: Oliver Tompsett, Simon-Anthony Rhoden and Natalie McQueen Talk KINKY BOOTS by Nicole Ackman

On 4 June, Kinky Boots will gain several new cast members including Oliver Tompsett and Natalie McQueen. The show, about shoe factory owner Charlie Price and drag queen Lola, has been runnin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18AM
Sunday, May 27, 2018

BWW Interview: Mike Kenny Talks RANDOM SELFIES, Techtopia Festival by Nicole Ackman

Mike Kenny's Random Selfies will have its premiere later this month at Polka Theatre's Techtopia Festival. Kenny is one of the leading writers in the UK who specialises in theatre for young …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AM
Friday, May 25, 2018

BWW Review: Boundless Theatre's CONFIDENCE, Southwark Playhouse by Nicole Ackman

Boundless Theatre's Confidence at Southwark Playhouse feels a bit lacking in, dare I say, confidence. The first UK revival of Judy Upton's 1998 play has plenty of 1990s nostalgia, but still …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PM
Thursday, May 24, 2018

BWW Review: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LERNER, Royal Festival Hall by Nicole Ackman

With A Little Bit of Lerner combined an outstanding group of performers with the BBC Concert Orchestra to present an exciting variety of many of Lerner's well-known and lesser-known songs at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

BWW Interview: Kim Maresca Talks RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL by Nicole Ackman

Kim Maresca is currently playing Judy Denmark in Ruthless the Musical, a role she played Off-Broadway in the show's most recent run. She also recently did her fifth one-woman show at Feinste…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

BWW Review: RED, Wyndham's Theatre by Nicole Ackman

It's easy to imagine that a play that explores the meaning of art could become bogged down in artistic pretention. However, Josh Logan's Red escapes this as the physicality of the art itself…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM
Thursday, May 10, 2018

BWW Interview: Lara Rossi Talks THE WRITER by Nicole Ackman

Lara Rossi is currently one of four cast members in Ella Hickson'sThe Writer at Almeida Theatre. She's done work across film, theatre, and television, includingMisalliance at the Orange Tree…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06AM
Sunday, May 6, 2018

BWW Review: WEST END DOES THE MAGIC OF ANIMATION, Cadogan Hall by Nicole Ackman

The Magic of Animation was a wonderful celebration of music from animated films and the debut concert for new company West End Does. They performed a lovely mix of both classic and newer Dis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36PM
Friday, May 4, 2018

BWW Interview: Liam Mower Talks Matthew Bourne's CINDERELLA by Nicole Ackman

Liam Mower is currently playing the Angel in Matthew Bourne's Cinderella, after joining New Adventures in 2011. Liam made his West End debut at the age of 12 in Billy Elliot the Musical, as …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH JASON ROBERT BROWN, London Palladium by Nicole Ackman

Jason Robert Brown's concert at the London Palladium was a wonderful mix of familiar and new songs sung by Brown himself, Betsy Wolfe, Norm Lewis, and Rachel Tucker. Brown juggled multiple h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:06PM

BWW Interview: Rob Houchen Talks West End Does The Magic of Animation Concert by Nicole Ackman

Rob Houchen is one of the three directors of the new event company called West End Does which has its first concert, The Magic of Animation, on 6 May. The Guildford School of Acting graduate…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AM
Monday, April 9, 2018

An Inside Peek at the Olivier Awards Red Carpet and Winners' Room by Nicole Ackman

Ever wondered what it's like to be a member of the press at the Olivier Awards Then read on as BroadwayWorld UK's Nicole Ackman gives you a glimpse into her night doing social media live fro…

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Olivier Awards 2018: Our Instagram Story! by Nicole Ackman

Last night, the Olivier Awards were presented at London's Royal Albert Hall, wherebig winners included Hamilton, Angels in Americaand The Ferryman. BroadwayWorld UK's Nicole Ackman and Jamie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AM

BACK FOR GOOD: From BONNIE AND CLYDE To RAGTIME by Nicole Ackman

BroadwayWorld UK writer Nicole Ackman shares her top picks for musicals that deserve a revival in the West End.

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Friday, April 6, 2018

BWW Review: MISS NIGHTINGALE, Hippodrome Casino by Nicole Ackman

Miss Nightingale manages to portray both the delicious naughtiness of 1940s wartime entertainment and the difficult and heart-breaking reality the performers lived off the stage equally well…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01PM
Thursday, April 5, 2018

BWW Interview: Larry Blank On Being Music Director of the Olivier Awards by Nicole Ackman

Larry Blank is a prolific composer, conductor and orchestrator. He's worked on shows on Broadway and across the States, including Sugar Babies, Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Lineand A Littl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

BWW Review: TEDDY, The Vaults Theatre by Nicole Ackman

Following a UK tour, original 1950s rock 'n' roll musical Teddy has landed at The Vaults Theatre. It brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of a crumbling post-Blitz London and combines a live ba…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17PM

BWW Interview: Jason Robert Brown Talks His Upcoming London Palladium Concert by Nicole Ackman

Jason Robert Brown is a composer, lyricist, and conductor known for his work such as The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County and Parade. The three-time Tony award winner is coming to …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

BWW Review: RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, Arts Theatre by Nicole Ackman

Ruthless the Musical is a delightfully irreverent piece that cleverly makes fun of 'show business' now playing at the Arts Theatre. The cast is full of talented comedic actresses and the rol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:31PM

BWW Review: SUFFRAGETTE Screening and Q&A, Royal Albert Hall by Nicole Ackman

The Royal Albert Hall's screening of the 2015 film Suffragette was followed by a QampA with members of the film's creative team and women's rights activists as part of their 'Women and the H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56AM
Thursday, March 15, 2018

BWW Interview: Lucy Noble On The Royal Albert Hall's Women and the Hall Programme by Nicole Ackman

Lucy Noble is the Artistic and Commercial Director of the Royal Albert Hall, which is currently running a Women and the Hallprogramme. It celebrates the anniversary of the Representation of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Monday, March 12, 2018

BWW Interview: Cathy Owen Talks Cardboard Citizens' CATHY by Nicole Ackman

Cathy Owen has done work across the UK, including Mother Courage and Her Children at the National Theatre of Wales. She returns to the title role of Cathy for its upcoming tour.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:56AM
Friday, March 2, 2018

Book Review: UNMASKED, Andrew Lloyd Webber by Nicole Ackman

In the prologue of his new memoir, Unmasked, Andrew Lloyd Webber states, Autobiographies are by definition self-serving and mine is no exception. It is true that the composer's nearly 500-pa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AM
Monday, February 26, 2018

BWW Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE, Charing Cross Theatre by Nicole Ackman

You wouldn't expect that a play that opens with one of the leads dramatically faking his own suicide would be delightfully funny and yet Harold and Maude at the Charing Cross Theatre is just…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21PM

A Varied WhatsOnStage Awards Celebrate The West End's Breadth by Nicole Ackman

The 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, held at the Prince of Wales Theatre, was a fast-paced ceremony with great performances and an enthusiastic crowd. The WhatsOnStage awards are unique beca…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47AM
Friday, February 23, 2018

BWW Interview: Molly Chesworth Talks TEDDY at The Vaults by Nicole Ackman

Molly Chesworth is currently starring as Josie in new musical Teddy on its UK Tour before its run at The Vaults in London. A 2017 graduate of the Oxford School of Drama, Chesworth is making …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15AM
Friday, February 9, 2018

BWW Review: SOMEWHERE A GUNNER FIRES, King's Head Theatre by Nicole Ackman

Somewhere a Gunner Fires at the King's Head Theatre is a haunting piece about the First World War and how it affected people from many nations and backgrounds. The Cavalry Theatre play follo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

BWW Review: THE DIVIDE, Old Vic by Nicole Ackman

The Old Vic's The Divide is a gripping tale of repression and forbidden love in a dystopian society. This new play from Alan Ayckbourn is told in diary entries from sister and brother, Sowee…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32PM
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

BWW Review: COLLECTIVE RAGE, Southwark Playhouse by Nicole Ackman

Collective Rage at the Southwark Playhouse is a provocative and surprising play about the female experience. This 'Play in 5 Betties' follows five women, all named Betty, as they express the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53AM

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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