Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Tom Holland leaps from Spider-Man to Shakespeare’s Romeo in West End by Chris Wiegand

Jamie Lloyd will direct the star in ‘a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters’ Spider-Man star Tom Holland is to return to the London stage…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023

Name That Show!: 2000s Broadway Songs by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the first decade of the 2000s. You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Friday, November 17, 2023

New Elton John Musical Tammy Faye Is Coming to Broadway by Darryn King

Tammy Faye, a musical about the heavily made-up American televangelist with music by Elton John, is headed to Broadway for the 2024-25 season. In addition to John's music, the score features…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06AM
Friday, October 20, 2023

Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot the Musical’s Original Mrs. Wilkinson, Dies at 66 by Hayley Levitt

Haydn Gwynne, celebrated stage actress of both Broadway and the West End, died on October 20 morning after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by producer Cameron Mackintosh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PM

Billy Elliot Actress Haydn Gwynne Dies at 66 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Gwynne was a beloved member of the U.K. theatre community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

Haydn Gwynne, star of stage and screen, dies aged 66 by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Celebrated actor was nominated for multiple Olivier awards in her theatrical roles and best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors on TV The actor Haydn Gwynne has died of cancer at…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AM

Haydn Gwynne Dies Aged 66

Actor Haydn Gwynne, who starred in Billy Elliot the Musical on stage, has died aged 66.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: By Request: Differences of Opinion by JK

40 Years of Broadway: By Request: Differences of Opinion  Before we started our celebration I asked you to make suggestions of the kinds of things we should post about. You had a lot of r…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:33AM
Monday, August 28, 2023

The Dog Days for Theater. Sondheim, Louis Armstrong Musicals Sneak Peeks. Audra McDonald=Judy Garland? #Stageworthy News by New York Theater

The end of August, traditionally the dog days of summer, this year brings news of a British movie theater chain allowing dogs to accompany humans at select showings. Would this work for le…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:26AM
Monday, August 7, 2023

At This Theatre: The Imperial by JK

One of my favorite things about the Imperial Theatre is that long, skinny lobby with its elegant marbled walls and fancy wall sconces. From there, you enter the theater, and make a turn and…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:49AM
Friday, July 14, 2023

Billy Elliot The Musical – Gold Coast by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 2 x double passes to giveaway to Billy Elliot The Musical- at The Star Casino – Gold

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 04:01AM
Friday, July 7, 2023

Billy Elliot The Musical opens on the Gold Coast

The post Billy Elliot The Musical opens on the Gold Coast appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:49AM
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Billy Elliot kicks off tonight at The Star Gold Coast by Aussie Theatre

Seen by over 4 million people globally, the Tony Award winning BILLY ELLIOT The Musical is now playing for the

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 03:28AM
Monday, May 15, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023

Broadway Center Stage: Monty Python’s Spamalot | May 12 - 21, 2023 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2022-2023/spamalot/ Book and lyrics by Eric Idle Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle A new musical lovingly ripped off from…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

BILLY ELLIOT production to perform limited season at the Star Casino Gold Coast by Aussie Theatre

Matt Ward Entertainment has secured the rights to tell the story of child prodigy Billy Elliot in a limited season

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 12:44AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Everything We Know About the Competing Fred Astaire Biopics

It has been reported that two different Fred Astaire biopics are currently in the works. To make matters even more complicated, both actors playing Astaire on the big screen, Jamie Bell and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM
Monday, February 13, 2023

Tom Holland's Fred Astaire Biopic Will Be Directed By Paul King

Paddington director Paul King will direct the upcoming Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland. Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall is writing the film. Holland played the title role in the stage …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

BILLY ELLIOT to open at Newcastle’s Civic Theatre by Aussie Theatre

Newcastle is set to dress up in ballet shoes and tutus from October next year, with the West End and

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 06:09AM
Friday, September 30, 2022

Sneak Peek at James Monroe Iglehart, Jessie Mueller, and More in Guys and Dolls by Playbill

Directed by Marc Bruni, D.C.'s Kennedy Center's upcoming production of Guys and Dolls is set to play the Eisenhower Theater October 7–16. Get a look at the rehearsal room for the new reviv…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:13PM
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Sami Abu Wardeh review – a clown in character-comic’s clothing by Brian Logan

Underbelly, EdinburghOutlandish physical antics and a spontaneous stage presence keep Wardeh’s audience laughing as he clowns through a cast of oddball characters Clown is in vogue again, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PM
Sunday, July 24, 2022

***** ‘BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL‘ REVIEW – THE BOY WHO JUST WANTS TO DANCE IS BACK IN AN ELECTRIC NEW PRODUCTION by Robert Shuman

(Miriam Gillinsons’article appeared in the Guardian, 7/24.)  Leicester Curve Nikolai Foster’s new version is more like a play with dance and songs, giving ideas around love and loss, co…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:46PM

Billy Elliot the Musical review – the boy who just wants to dance is back in an electric new production by Miriam Gillinson

Leicester CurveNikolai Foster’s new version is more like a play with dance and songs, giving ideas around love and loss, community and isolation, passion and violence room to breathe In di…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM

‘Foster & co have injected the musical with new vitality’: BILLY ELLIOT – Leicester by Not Exactly Billington

Nikolai Foster’s vision beautifully evokes a sense of community against a delicately balanced backdrop of political and emotional turmoil in Lee Hall and Elton John’s Billy Elliot The Mu…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

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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