Christopher Nightingale News

Accoring to a report by Baz Bamigboye in UK Daily Mail, Australian choreographer Ashley Wallen, is set to choreograph the upcoming musical version of Ghost. Wallen is perhaps best known for his work with Kylie Minogue and DanceX. Wallen has also with stars such as The Sugababes, Will Young and Mariah Carey. This will be the first time he has worked on a musical theatre piece.

Prior to a West End run opening summer 2011, Ghost The Musical will have a strictly limited 7 week season at the Opera House, Manchester, running from 28 March - 14 May 2011. Public booking for the Manchester season will open on 10 September 2010.

Matthew Warchus, the 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Direction of a Play for his work guiding Best Play honoree GOD OF CARNAGE, talks to The New York Times about two of his upcoming projects, the musical adaptations of the film GHOST and Roald Dahl's book 'Matilda.'

Matthew Warchus is to direct a musical version of the Academy award winning film Ghost, scheduled to open in the West End in 2010. Music and lyrics are by Grammy award winning Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, Oscar winning Bruce Joel Rubin will adapt his original screen play for the stage and write lyrics, set and costumes designs are by Rob Howell and the musical supervisors will be Christopher Nightingale and Tesse Gohl. Ghost is produced by David Garfinkle of New York?s Hello Entertainment and London producer Colin Ingram in association with Paramount Pictures. Further information about this production will be announced at a later date.

The nominations were just released for the 2008 Olivier Awards and Haispray is leading the pack with 11 nominations.

India's premier airline Jet Airways today announced their sponsorship worth 15 million rupees for The Lord of the Rings London original cast album that is currently being recorded for a January 21, 2008 release.

The Lord of the Rings, the first major stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy, which received its British and European Premiere when it opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London earlier this summer, celebrates its 100th performance today, Monday, August 13, and its booking period has been extended to September 27, 2008.

The musical version of The Lord of the Rings, now in previews, opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007.

Performances of the London production of The Lord of the Rings, the Tolkien-based musical now in previews, have been halted for a few days due to a stage accident.

Casting is complete for upcoming London production of The Lord of the Rings, which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007

London Mary Poppins star Laura Michelle Kelly will play the elven queen Galadriel in the upcoming London production of The Lord of the Rings, which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007

Producers Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz, in association with David & Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl, announced today that The Lord of the Rings will complete its Toronto engagement on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.

The hit Toronto production of the musical The Lord of the Rings, previously announced to be London-bound, will begin previews at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on May 9th, 2007, for a June 19th opening

Lord of the Rings, at 15, racked up the most Dora Awards nominations; the awards celebrating Toronto Theatre will be presented on June 2nd

The musical version of The Lord of the Rings has extended its run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre to September 24th

In case you missed THE LORD OF THE RINGS segment this morning on NBC's 'Today', you can access it online.

According to producer Kevin Wallace, Toronto's Lord of the Rings musical is headed for London in 2007--despite having received a mixed critical reception upon opening

Today, March 23, the musical version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings opens in Toronto

BroadwayWorld checks in with the orchestrator and musical supervisor of The Lord of the Rings for the lastest on the ambitious production!

While casting has not been confirmed, a number of respected actors (mostly Canadian) have been appointed to play some of the major roles in the upcoming Toronto production of The Lord of the Rings