All stories by Paul Vale on BroadwayStars

Monday, August 11, 2014

The Music Hall Menagerie , Leicester Square Lounge, London by Paul Vale

Leicester Square Lounge, London: Despite calling this show The Music Hall Menagerie, creator and director Stuart Saint has produced more of a hybrid entertainment for his summer season at th…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Sommer 14 - A Dance Of Death , Finborough, London by Paul Vale

Finborough, London: The events leading up to the Great War are given an epic treatment in this new play by German author Rolf Hochhuth, receiving its world premiere in English as part of the…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:07AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Edges , Tabard, London by Paul Vale

Tabard, London: Writing team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul may be fairly unknown in the UK but their work is gaining popularity and acclaim. The Southwark Playhouse is about to launch their mus…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

My Night With Reg , Donmar Warehouse, London by Paul Vale

Donmar Warehouse, London: Until the award-winning My Night With Reg premiered at the Royal Court in 1994, the most prominent plays on the theme of AIDS had been imported from America. Kevin …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Alice Through the Looking Glass , St Paul's Church, London by Paul Vale

St Paul's Church, London: After the warm response to Alice in Wonderland last year, it makes sense that Iris Theatre should tackle the arguably lesser known novel, Alice Through the Looking …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AM
Monday, August 4, 2014

Alice in the Walled Garden , Morden Hall Park, Surrey by Paul Vale

Morden Hall Park, Surrey: An accordion and flute whisper through the warm summer air to announce the opening of this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's eccentric children's story. Estab…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:46AM
Friday, August 1, 2014

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School International Graduating Actors Showcase 2014, Tristan Bates Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Tristan Bates Theatre, London: It is an extremely playful start to this MA in professional acting graduate showcase, with the company bursting into a lively rendition of Al Green's Take…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AM

Dessa Rose , Trafalgar Studio 2, London by Paul Vale

Trafalgar Studio 2, London: Based on the novel by Sherley Anne Williams, Dessa Rose tells the story of two women from very different backgrounds, who are thrust together in an act of collabo…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:08AM
Monday, July 28, 2014

Alice - The Musical , The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park by Paul Vale

The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland provides a wealth of entertaining, unusual characters and situations to equal any Christmas pantomime, and the…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AM
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Calamity Jane , Watermill, Newbury by Paul Vale

Watermill, Newbury: With a successful history of actor/musician productions, including Sunset Boulevard and last year's Witches of Eastwick, the Watermill is stepping back in time to pr…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AM
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Romeo and Juliet , Oriental Club, London by Paul Vale

Oriental Club, London: The original Lord Chamberlain's Men founded in 1594 was one of the two leading acting company of the era, featuring performances in secondary roles by Shakespeare…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM
Friday, July 18, 2014

Natural Affection , Jermyn Street Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Jermyn Street Theatre, London: With a series of successful plays already behind him, William Inge's Natural Affection only ran for 36 performances on Broadway in 1963, apparently the vi…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Daytona , Theatre Royal Haymarket, London by Paul Vale

Theatre Royal Haymarket, London: The Park Theatre in north London must be pleased with itself boasting its first transfer to the West End. Daytona originally premiered at the venue last year…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AM
Monday, July 7, 2014

The Anorak , The Hope Theatre, London by Paul Vale

The Hope Theatre, London: The horror of the 1989 Montreal massacre, in which Marc Lepine gunned down 14 women at the city's university before turning the gun on himself, is explored in …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Richard III , St Paul's Church, London by Paul Vale

St Paul's Church, London: This climax to the War of the Roses may make a monster out of Richard but accuracy was never the strong point of Shakespeare's history plays. A bold and bloody…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Hostage Song , Finborough, London by Paul Vale

Finborough, London: Receiving its European premiere after a run Off-Off Broadway, Hostage Song is structured around the kidnapping of two American citizens by indeterminate foreign terrorist…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AM
Monday, June 23, 2014

Bathhouse! - The Musical , Above The Stag, London by Paul Vale

Above The Stag, London: It's been five years since the team at Above The Stag opened their original production of Bathhouse! - The Musical and much has changed for them since. Not least…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AM
Monday, June 16, 2014

The Black Cat Cabaret , London Wonderground, London by Paul Vale

London Wonderground, London: Shifting temporarily from its regular home at the Cafe Royal, the Spiegeltent at the London Wonderground seems like a home-from-home for the short and sharp Blac…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM
Friday, June 13, 2014

District 6: Our Buckingham Palace/Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act/Fever , Jermyn Street Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Jermyn Street Theatre, London: In keeping with Jermyn Street's policy of mounting rarely performed plays while championing new writing, producer Clive Chenery and artistic director Anth…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Sandel, Above The Stag, London by Paul Vale

Above The Stag, London: Based on the controversial 1960s novel by Angus Stewart, Sandel tells the fictional story of Oxford undergraduate David Rogers' affair with Anthony Sandel, a 14-…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AM
Friday, May 23, 2014

London Festival of Cabaret, Crazy Coqs/St James Studio/Jermyn Street/Crazy Coqs/Hippodrome/St James Studio/Ambassadors/St James Studio by Paul Vale

Crazy Coqs/St James Studio/Jermyn Street/Crazy Coqs/Hippodrome/St James Studio/Ambassadors/St James Studio: The fledgling <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2014/01/l…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London by Paul Vale

Theatre Royal Stratford East, London: Originally staged by Joan Littlewood's legendary Theatre Workshop in 1959, Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be, with a book by ex-con Frank No…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Cygnet Theatre 2014 Graduates Showcase, Tristan Bates Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Tristan Bates Theatre, London: Arguably the smallest graduate showcase of the season, the tiny Exeter school has a reputation for both individualism and hands-on training, with students perf…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM
Monday, May 12, 2014

How to Build a Better Tulip, Tabard, London by Paul Vale

Tabard, London: Set in the horticultural department of a British university, research into the genetic modification of crops is actually a cover for continuing an ancient race to breed a pur…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Yesterday's Tomorrow, Drayton Arms, London by Paul Vale

Drayton Arms, London: This new play, which is based on actual events, explores the relationship between two servicemen who discover love for each other during a final tour of duty in Afghani…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

De Profundis, The Lounge, Leicester Square Theatre, London by Paul Vale

The Lounge, Leicester Square Theatre, London: Simply staged and immaculately directed by Stuart Saint, De Profundis is the winner of Leicester Square Theatre's New Musical Project, a co…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Earthquakes In London, Broadway Studio, London by Paul Vale

Broadway Studio, London: Mike Bartlett's edifying drama is given the fringe treatment here but loses none of its original energy or scope in the process. The family saga, set amid theme…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM

Foreplay, King's Head, London by Paul Vale

King's Head, London: When philosopher Walter Benjamin committed suicide while trying to escape Nazi persecution, the briefcase he carried with him was lost for good. In this work of fiction …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM
Monday, April 28, 2014

Best of Friends, Landor, London by Paul Vale

Landor, London: In June 2013, a new musical called The Golden Voice by Nick Fogarty was scheduled to open at the Arts in central London. With Darren Day in the lead role and Guy Retallack di…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AM
Friday, April 25, 2014

Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings, Tristan Bates Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Tristan Bates Theatre, London: The winner of two Tony awards and the book writer for slew of hit Broadway musicals, Harvey Fierstein wrote his Safe Sex trilogy of one-act plays as a response…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Some Enchanted Evening, Crazy Coqs, London by Paul Vale

Crazy Coqs, London: While singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom is no stranger to London audiences, this is the first time that she has performed in the capital with husband, the singer George Ba…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM

All that Chat

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