Thursday, October 29, 2020
From the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins, one of the most anticpated musicals to hit the Australian stage in 2020, Frozen, was set to open in July when the Covid-19 pand…
Linked From artsreview.com.au at 05:53PMMonday, October 26, 2020
The full list of winners for this year's Olivier Awards has now been unveiled, with big winners of the night including actors and creatives from both new and old West End favourites alike, i…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 10:45AMWednesday, October 21, 2020
Last week's Musical of the Month column focused on what has become of the original cast of Hairspray since they took Broadway by storm during the summer of 2002. This week, we'll take a loo…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:54PMOn Friday, Mary Poppins officially opened in Auckland, New Zealand. The show will run through 1 November.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:48AMThis week's list includes Laura Benanti's debut solo album, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing Disney music, the 2020 West End Mary Poppins cast recording, and more.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:06AMThursday, October 15, 2020
Some props this morning for Oscar winning character actress Jane Darwell (Patti Woodard or Woodward, 1879-1967). Stout, sturdy Darwell was a familiar face on screens for a half century in ro…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 08:03AMWednesday, October 14, 2020
Like several of our other honorees (Mr./Ms. Broadway, Standing @ Zero) Matt Meigs is a graduate of Elon University. And like so many of its graduates, he has, in a very short period of time,…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:42PMSunday, October 11, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
Britain's Got Talent featured the showstopping musicals extravaganza that we've all been waiting for as Mary Poppins, Les Miserables and The Phantom Of The Opera all hit the …
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 07:56AMSaturday, October 10, 2020
The combined companies of Les Misérables - The Staged Concert, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins all got together to perform on Britain's Got Talent this weekend.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:14PMMichael Ball, Matt Lucas, Carrie Hope Fletcher, John Owen-Jones, Shan Ako, Killian Donnelly, Zizi Strallen, and Charlie Stemp were among the performers on the ITV broadcast.
Linked From Playbill at 05:13PMOn the Britain’s Got Talent Final, Mackintosh’s shows Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins took to the stage to perform a musical medley. Following which, Mackintosh …
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 04:57PMFriday, October 9, 2020
The West End productions were recorded prior to the shutdown.
Linked From Playbill at 12:24PMThursday, October 8, 2020
Three West End shows are to perform a musical medley at the final of Britain’s Got Talent which will air on ITV1 this Saturday 10 October from 7:30pm. Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 04:00AMMonday, October 5, 2020
Living near the theater district during the Broadway shutdown, photographer and performer Matthew Stocke has been haunted walking past the empty palaces sitting in repose, waiting for the li…
Linked From Broadway.com at 05:18PMSunday, September 20, 2020
The countdown is on to experience the magic of Disney’s Frozen, with new tickets for the much-anticipated Australian premiere season of the hit Broadway musical now available. Tickets to n…
Linked From artsreview.com.au at 11:38PMTuesday, September 15, 2020
Confirmed! A new West End cast recording for Mary Poppins The Musical is definitely happening with a release date set for early November. The show, which had been playing to packed houses…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 10:30AMMonday, September 7, 2020
The 1st of November. That's the date the UK government has given for when theatres could potentially re-open free of social distancing measures. It also happens to be Zizi Strallen's 30th…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 01:30PMWednesday, August 12, 2020
Last week, we introduced August's Musical of the Month, Floyd Collins an off-Broadway show that was a critical success and musical fan's dream, but had a short run in the mid-90s. You can s…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 05:12PMSunday, August 9, 2020
Audition Songs for Beauty and the Beast the Musical- by Character
Written by Tiffany Wilkie
Updated July 27, 2020
If you want a “transformational” musical theatre audition song for…
Linked From performerstuff.com at 11:23AMFriday, July 31, 2020
Rebecca Robbins is a singer, actress, and cancer survivor. Four months after making her Broadway debut she was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Her story of strength inspired m…
Linked From Call Me Adam at 09:18AMTuesday, July 28, 2020
In an article for Evening Standard, producer Cameron Mackintosh offered his view on the state of the theater industry in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. As previously announced, t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:32AMTuesday, July 21, 2020
Following yesterday's exciting news that London theatre stars Aimie Atkinson (Pretty Woman), Bronte Barbe (The Wild Party), Danielle Steers (SIX The Musical), Lucie Jones (Waitress), a…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 08:15AMWednesday, July 8, 2020
By Douglas Mayo
We have a quick chat with Glen Facey about his career, inspirations and his journey to the stage of London's Prince Edward Theatre in Mary Poppins.
This post THROWBACK THURSD…
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 04:41PMMonday, July 6, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has theaters shut down across the world. While many theater makers are exploring creative solutions, in the form of socially distant productions or extensive t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:24PMFriday, June 19, 2020
Launched online on 8 June 2020, StoryKids was created by Dual Helpmann Award winner Verity Hunt-Ballard (Mary Poppins) and educator/actor
Linked From AussieTheatre at 08:00PMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Blasting the British government for what he says has been “no tangible practical support,” producer Cameron Mackintosh says his company’s West End productions of Hamilton, The Phantom …
Linked From Deadline at 02:48PMCameron Mackintosh has delayed the return of his West End productions of Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera until as early as practical in 2021.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 01:09PMWest End producer also delays Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera as consultation over possible job losses begins
Four of London’s most successful stage musicals will not reopen unti…
Linked From The Guardian at 12:54PMBy Douglas Mayo
Producer Cameron Mackintosh today announced that Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, The Phantom and Hamilton will not return to the West End until 2021.
This post Les Miserables, …
Linked From britishtheatre.com at 12:44PMWest End theaters remain shut down in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. As a result, producer Cameron Mackintosh, his producing partners and Delfont Mackintosh Theatres have announced that…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:12PMCameron Mackintosh Limited and the shows’ producing teams will keep all of their shows closed for the rest of 2020.
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