STAGE TUBE: 2010 Olivier Awards Trailer
by Jessica Lewis
- Mar 10, 2010
The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.
The Lyric Hammersmith Announces Their Upcoming Schedule
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 11, 2010
Following his successful first season as Lyric Artistic Director, Sean Holmes announces new productions to complete the spring season for the theatre. The season includes collaborations with some of the most exciting and innovative UK companies and artists.
What's On Stage Awards Shortlist Announced
by Carrie Dunn
- Dec 4, 2009
At a star-studded nominations party held today (4th December) at London's Café de Paris, the shortlist reveals that popular British screen stars, including Jude Law, Lenny Henry, Helen Mirren, Rachel Weisz, Alison Steadman, Dominic West, Mackenzie Crook and Patrick Stewart, will all battle it out for acting gongs.
U.K.'s 55th Annual Evening Standard Award Nominees Announced: Celebrate Spacey, McKellen, Mendes, and More, 11/23
by Jeff Dennhardt
- Nov 2, 2009
The 55th Annual Evening Standards Theatre Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in London Theater, today has released their long list of 2009 nominees. The award ceremony, which will take place on November 23 at the Royal Opera House, will honor some of theater's biggest stars, including Ian McKellen, Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes, and more. Sponsored by U.K'.s Evening Standard newspaper, with nominees selected by a panel of London theater critics, the shortlist of nominees will be sometime next week.
UK SPRING AWAKENING Posts Closing Notice, Ends Run Early on 5/30
by Eddie Varley
- May 12, 2009
UK theatre websource WhatsOnStage.com is reporting that Spring Awakening has posted closing notices at the Novello Theatre. Originally set to run until October 31st, 2009, it will now close on May 30th. The Lyric Hammersmith production of Spring Awakening transfered to the Novello Theatre on Saturday 21 March 2009.
Review: Spring Awakening Transfers to the West End
by Robert Gould
- Apr 6, 2009
In a time when the average musical theatre menu served in the West End consists of revived old musicals, bland and rather inconsequential new musicals or purely commercial vehicles with little originality of content and no original score - it is a breath of fresh air to have a musical theatre piece open at a West End house that is new, innovative, has a serious plot with layers of thought-provoking sub-text and also has an original, vibrant score. A breath of Spring air, in fact. The multi-Tony Award winning Spring Awakening, currently playing at the Novello Theatre (fresh from an 'out of town' triumph at the Lyric, Hammersmith) is one of the most exciting shows to hit the West End in years.
BWW WEST END: SPRING AWAKENING Opens in the West End
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 29, 2009
The Lyric Hammersmith production of Spring Awakening transferred to the Novello Theatre on Saturday 21 March 2009. The record-breaking run at the Lyric Hammersmith, a raft of five star reviews, and the overwhelming response from sell-out audiences propelled the European premiere production of the Tony Award-winning musical to London's West End.
SPRING AWAKENING Begins Novello Run After Record Breaking Stay at Lyric Hammersmith 3/21
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 21, 2009
The Lyric Hammersmith production of Spring Awakening transfers to the Novello Theatre on Saturday 21 March 2009. The record-breaking run at the Lyric Hammersmith, a raft of five star reviews, and the overwhelming response from sell-out audiences propelled the European premiere production of the Tony Award-winning musical to London's West End.
SPRING AWAKENING to Transfer to Novello Theatre After Record Breaking Run at Lyric Hammersmith
by Robert Diamond
- Feb 18, 2009
The Lyric Hammersmith production of Spring Awakening will transfer to the Novello Theatre on Saturday 21 March 2009. The ongoing record-breaking run at the Lyric Hammersmith, a raft of five star reviews, and the overwhelming response from sell-out audiences are propelling the European premiere production of the Tony Award-winning musical to London?s West End. *Telephone and online sales will begin at 10am on Sunday 22 February 2009. The Box Office at the Novello Theatre will open to personal callers at 10am on Monday 23 February.
Spring Awakens at the Lyric Hammersmith
by Robert Gould
- Feb 17, 2009
It is a rare thing in musical theatre that a show comes along that is vibrant, funny, touching, thought provoking, edgy, relevant, timeless and thoroughly entertaining. Spring Awakening is just that kind of rare thing. The Lyric, Hammersmith is the current home of the UK premiere production of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's smash hit multi-Tony-Award-winning musical, vividly recreated from his original New York staging by director Michael Mayer.
Photo Flash: SPRING AWAKENING at the Lyric Hammersmith
by Eddie Varley
- Feb 5, 2009
The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Spring Awakening is currently making its UK premiere at London's Lyric Hammersmith, as part the Lyric lineup. Spring Awakening is scheduled to run through February 28th. The cast is led by UK newcomers Charlotte Wakefield, Iwan Rheon, and Aneurin Barnard.
London Calling with Champagne Charlie Dateline: 'SPRING' Time!
by Charlie Salem
- Feb 5, 2009
Well...it's here. The press are assembled, the dancers are ready. Director Michael Mayer on for the first time with a newly cast entourage from one of London's most eagerly awaited shows. Spring Awakening is being shown off to the traditionally cynical and reserved UK media. They take their places and immediately launch in to 'The Bitch of Living'...
The Independent's Coveney on SPRING AWAKENING
by Eddie Varley
- Jan 28, 2009
The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Spring Awakening received its UK premiere at London's Lyric Hammersmith on January 23rd. The Independent's Michael Coveney discusses the musical with its creators Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater about how it all came together to finally find a home on the stage.
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