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55 stories by "Benjamin Lee"

Mother Play review " Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama by Benjamin Lee

Hayes Theater, New York The Tony winner is as captivating as ever as a troubled matriarch but Paula Vogel's emotionally underpowered play often struggles to meet her level At a performance o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:50pm on April 25, 2024

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to lead 'brutal' Romeo + Juliet on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Acclaimed director Sam Gold will adapt the Shakespeare tragedy with new music from hitmaker and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff West Side Story's Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper break…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:41am on April 16, 2024

'No theatre on a dead planet': climate activists disrupt Jeremy Strong Broadway show by Benjamin Lee

Production of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People halted when protesters warned the audience about environmental damage Climate change protesters disrupted a preview showing of Jeremy Stro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02pm on March 15, 2024

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to lead Othello on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Stage and screen actors will take on the roles of Othello and Iago in Shakespeare's tragedy, first Broadway staging since 1982 Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a new …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:32am on March 7, 2024

Prince's Purple Rain to become a Broadway musical by Benjamin Lee

The hit 1984 film is set to become a stage show with a book from Pulitzer prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Prince's hit film Purple Rain is set to become a Broadway musical. The 1984 mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:46am on January 8, 2024

Tony awards 2023: Leopoldstadt and Kimberly Akimbo win big in historic night for non-binary actors by Benjamin Lee

Jodie Comer and Tom Stoppard led a big night for Brits, while J Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell triumphed in a ceremony affected by the writers' strike Full list of winners Tony awards 2023 "…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18am on June 12, 2023

Tony awards 2023: full list of winners by Benjamin Lee

This year's big winners including who picked up best actor in a play, best actress in a musical and best revival Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musicalKevin Cahoon, Shu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:59pm on June 11, 2023

Cynthia Erivo to star in movie adaptation of hit play Prima Facie by Benjamin Lee

Oscar-nominated actor will take on role that Jodie Comer played and won an Olivier award for her performance as a lawyer grappling with sexual assault Cynthia Erivo is set to star in a big-s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on May 16, 2023

La La Land musical set to open on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Damien Chazelle's Oscar-winning film will be transformed into a stage show featuring music from the same team The Oscar-winning musical La La Land is to be transformed into a stage show. Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49pm on February 7, 2023

Carry On star Leslie Phillips dies at 98 by Benjamin Lee

Veteran actor, known for his catchphrases such as 'ding dong', spent 80 years in the spotlight ' Peter Bradshaw on Leslie Phillips: master of raffish comedy and immortal catchphrases Leslie …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48am on November 8, 2022

Oscar and Tony nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies aged 64 by Benjamin Lee

The multi-hyphenate was known for directing 1996's Emma, co-writing Bullets Over Broadway and writing the book for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Writer, director and actor Douglas McGra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:19pm on November 4, 2022

James Rado, co-creator of Broadway hit Hair, dies at 90 by Benjamin Lee

The award-winning writer, whose hit musical originally opened on Broadway in the late 60s, died in New York City of cardiorespiratory arrest James Rado, the award-winning co-creator of Hair,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:50am on June 22, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor, dies aged 67 by Benjamin Lee

The standup comic, also known for voicing Iago in Disney's animated Aladdin, has died after a long illness Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried has died at the age of 67. His family announce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:54pm on April 12, 2022

Oscar-tipped family drama Coda to be adapted into stage musical by Benjamin Lee

The award-winning film, with a predominantly deaf cast, will be turned into a 'signed and sung live adaptation' Award-winning drama Coda is set to become a stage musical. The $10m-budgeted f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:36pm on March 23, 2022

Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga to star in Macbeth on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

The latest take on the Shakespearean tragedy will reunite the actor with his 007 producer Barbara Broccoli Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga are set to star in a new adaptation of Macbeth on Broad…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:06pm on September 29, 2021

Game of Thrones stage show coming to Broadway and West End by Benjamin Lee

George RR Martin working on production apparently revolving around the Great Tourney at Harrenhal that will also hit Australia George RR Martin is developing a stage version of Game of Thron…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:03pm on March 30, 2021

Tony awards 2020: unusual Broadway year leads to restricted nominations by Benjamin Lee

A year on stage cut short by Covid has resulted in delayed nominations with Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill and Slave Play out in front Jagged Little Pill, Slave Play and Moulin Rouge! The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:03pm on October 19, 2020

Princess Diana musical to premiere on Netflix before Broadway debut by Benjamin Lee

In an unprecedented move, postponed musical Diana will be filmed without an audience and shown on Netflix before its new official opening in 2021 A musical based on the life of Diana, Prince…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54pm on August 12, 2020

'This ends today': over 300 stage figures call out 'anti-blackness' of US theatre by Benjamin Lee

A statement, from names including Viola Davis and Lynn Nottage, decries the 'white fragility' of American theatre A roster of more than 300 leading stage artists have signed a letter decryin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36am on June 9, 2020

Brian Dennehy, veteran stage and screen actor, dies aged 81 by Benjamin Lee

The Tony-award winning actor, who also starred in First Blood and Cocoon, has died of natural causes 'A titan of an actor': Brian Dennehy remembered by Clare Higgins Veteran actor Brian Denn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:06pm on April 16, 2020

Playwright Terrence McNally dies aged 81 of coronavirus complications by Benjamin Lee

The four-time Tony award winning writer of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Frankie and Johnny was a survivor of lung cancer Coronavirus " latest US updates Coronavirus " latest global updates …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54pm on March 24, 2020

Mart Crowley, Boys in the Band playwright, dies at 84 by Benjamin Lee

The writer's 1968 play was seen as groundbreaking for prioritising gay characters and their stories Mart Crowley, whose play The Boys in the Band was a hit in the late sixties, has died at …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42pm on March 9, 2020

Faye Dunaway fired from Broadway-bound play Tea at Five by Benjamin Lee

Oscar winner has been removed from a production of a one-woman show where she played Katharine Hepburn Faye Dunaway has been fired from a Broadway-bound production of the one-woman play Tea …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:48pm on July 25, 2019

Happy Talk review " Susan Sarandon can't save Jesse Eisenberg's trite play by Benjamin Lee

The Pershing Square Signature Center, New York A reliably accomplished performance from the Oscar winner isn't enough to add weight to an uneven tale with a thudding twist There are a number…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18pm on May 16, 2019

Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow to play the Clintons on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Pair will play the couple during the 2008 primaries in Hillary and Clinton with the character of Obama referred to as 'The Other Guy'Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow are set to play Hillary a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:33pm on October 4, 2018
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