Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Elton John’s musical Tammy Faye to close on Broadway less than a month after opening by Chris Wiegand

Despite Olivier awards success and a sold out run in the West End, the show received unfavourable reviews from US critics and performed poorly at the box office Tammy Faye, the musical creat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM

Suzi Ruffell: ‘If a story is good enough for the pub, I’ll give it a go on stage’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The standup on her first gig, why she pretended to be a stage manager for The Lion King and the best service station in the country How did you get into comedy?Initially I wanted to be a com…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM

Emily Richard obituary by Michael Coveney

Actor who toured with the RSC, played Tess of the d’Urbervilles on radio and starred in Lorna Doone on television She looked fragile, innocent and vulnerable on stage, but the actor Emily …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM

Wicked review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are a blast in sugar-rush Wizard of Oz fantasy by Peter Bradshaw

Stephen Schwartz’s musical prequel has been brought to the big screen, with Erivo’s charismatic Elphaba exerting a planetary pull over a star-studded cast As Kermit the Frog and the Hulk…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Judith Jamison obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Dancer and choreographer who rose to fame with Alvin Ailey’s company in New York and became its artistic director It was a failed audition that set in motion the superlative career of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM

The Glorious French Revolution review – pumped-up satire leaves too many questions unanswered by Arifa Akbar

New Diorama theatre, LondonSam Ward’s 90-minute romp through French history could be a five-star show, but in its current state it is too convoluted and incoherent to grasp How do revoluti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM

Tell us your favourite stage show of 2024 by Guardian Community Team

Tell us about your standout stage production of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites We would like to hear about your favourite theatre shows of 2024. Which play capt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM

By Their Fruits review – couples therapy meets multidimensional movement by Sanjoy Roy

Theatre503, LondonThe heightened body language of a tempestuous couple breaks out into choreographed scenes in this play that reaches far beyond its restricted space It doesn’t look like m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Lend me your ears: great Shakespearean actors given hi-tech talking portraits by Michael Billington

A radical new exhibition celebrates stars including Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart by combining subtly moving artworks with their own voices. The results are uncanny Great actors have alw…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

Vladimir Shklyarov: a look back at the career of the acclaimed Russian ballet dancer – video

Born in St Petersburg in 1985, Shklyarov joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 2003 and became its principal dancer – the highest-ranking position in a ballet company – in 2011. During his 20-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

Irish actor and comedian Jon Kenny dies aged 66 by Pa Media

Best known as one half of D’Unbelievables, Kenny also starred in Father Ted and The Banshees of Inisherin The Irish prime minister has led tributes to the comedian and actor Jon Kenny, who…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building by Sian Cain

St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39. Shklya…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Michael Keegan-Dolan’s house of dance: ‘I was so caught up with where I’m from – not any more’ by Sanjoy Roy

After root-and-branch reworkings of Giselle and Swan Lake, the celebrated Irish choreographer is back with Nobodaddy, a trip ‘through the bottomless pit’ ‘I keep making pieces that I t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM

‘You should be afraid’: poison pen letters reignite UK actors’ fund feud by Mark Brown

Police notified after former trustees and current chief executive of Actors’ Benevolent Fund were sent notes A bitter feud that tore apart an illustrious actors’ charity has been reignit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM

Cock review: love lies bleeding in Mike Bartlett’s bitter romantic triangle by Matt Barton

53two, ManchesterIn a lively revival of this 2009 tussle between love and identity, its barbed verbal sparring overcomes the slightly dated sexual dynamics How charged and potent words can b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM

The week in dance: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas: Exit Above; Flawless: Past, Present, Future; Ballet Black: Heroes – review by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells; Peacock theatre; Linbury theatre, LondonThe Belgian choreographer’s tempestuous new piece mirrors the recent controversy surrounding her. Plus, the latest from two pionee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31AM
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Polly March obituary by Philip Glassborow

My friend and colleague Polly March, who has died of cancer aged 77, was an actor of rare intelligence, wit and taste. She was particularly brilliant in comedy roles, where she had the unerr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31PM
Friday, November 15, 2024

‘I learned to sword fight in heels’: how Susie McKenna is rewriting the rules of panto by Deborah Linton

With subversive scripts and a spotlight on local talent, this former principal boy is busy revolutionising pantomime – but there’s still room for bawdy gags Few people have their spindle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PM

The Scouse Red Riding Hood review – Grandma gets high in raucous adult panto by Mark Fisher

Royal Court, LiverpoolWolf-like property developers are set to evict the grandmother, who is on a night of drug-fuelled abandon, in this enjoyable show This is Liverpool, so the most frighte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PM

The Red Shoes review – the RSC’s restyled fairytale doesn’t fit properly by Arifa Akbar

Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Nikki Cheung impresses as the girl who loves dancing so much she’s carried away by her shoes, but Nancy Harris’s script frustrates Hans Christian Anders…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PM

Wolves on Road review – high-tempo crypto tale offers poor return by Ryan Gilbey

Bush theatre, LondonAs east London entrepreneurs Manny and Abdul try to get rich, Daniel Bailey’s energetic production bounces around but lacks any dramatic conflict Can tales from the cry…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – portrait of America is a multimedia mess by Daniel Dylan Wray

Factory International, ManchesterA mix of beat poetry, opera, communal screaming, TikTok and tai chi, Anderson’s state-of-the-nation work is occasionally poignant but mostly baffling Ai We…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

August: Osage County review – Pamela Rabe leads stellar cast in an American tragicomedy by Dee Jefferson

Belvoir Theatre, Sydney, then Perth in 2025Tracy Letts’ family drama, which sees three generations gather after the disappearance of their patriarch, is beautifully performed Get our weeke…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

MaddAddam review – an epic dance through Margaret Atwood’s dystopia by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor’s take on the novelist’s complex tale is ambitious, beautiful and, though wanting in some parts, redeemed by incredible performances It makes comp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Distant Memories of the Near Future review – dating dystopia makes you glad to be alive now by Arifa Akbar

Arcola theatre, LondonFour interwoven stories set in 2043 explore love, connection and AI. Their ideas are beautifully written but dramatically truncated The year is 2043 and the world’s d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM

Blood Show review – splattering violence becomes gross-out comedy by Sanjoy Roy

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonOcean Chillingworth’s show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messier This much we know from the title: there will be blood. We’re g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM

‘In his company, you never knew what would happen next’: remembering Timothy West by Tom Morris

Whether doing King Lear with students or performing soliloquies in complete darkness, the great actor was driven by curiosity Timothy West dies aged 90 Modest maestro embodied the best of B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM

Sigourney Weaver’s West End debut as Prospero evokes a storm of past Tempests by Michael Billington

The Hollywood star is to appear at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Shakespeare’s late play about sorcery. But what is the secret to playing the great magician? I have one thing in common with …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Gender-fluid Mary, Queen of Scots ballet to debut at Edinburgh festival 2025 by Severin Carrell Scotland Editor

International festival’s director says Scottish Ballet production is part of lineup that will challenge perspectives A new gender- and age-fluid ballet tracing the life of Mary, Queen of S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02PM

Lynne Kirwin obituary by Valerie Grove

It did not surprise me that Lynne Kirwin became the doyenne of theatre publicists. At Kingsbury county grammar school in London, we auditioned for the same role in the school play, Anouilh�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

Going for Gold review – drama knocked out of Windrush generation boxer’s tragedy by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, London The real-life story of Frankie Lucas, a fighter spurned by Britain’s boxing establishment, is wrenchingly sad but loses power in this telling Frankie Lucas might not b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

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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