Howard Panter News

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010. Announcements were made at a ceremony held on Monday, March 14 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank.

The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) today announced a new senior role for David Blyth as Property Director commencing on 28 March 2011. This is an Executive Board appointment and David will head up the Property, Health & Safety and Environmental Teams. He will continue to be based at ATG's St. Martin's Lane office.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010 (Dec. 1, 2009 - Nov. 30, 2010).

AudienceView Ticketing, a leading provider of ticketing services to international organizations, announced today that it has been selected by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) as its ticketing technology provider.

New entries into the top 20 are: Cultural Olympiad supremo Ruth Mackenzie, Young Vic artistic director David Lan, Barbican Centre director of programming Louise Jeffreys and Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith.

Richard O'Brien's outrageous classic The Rocky Horror Show finished an extensive national tour in Aylesbury with the Olivier Award winner David Bedella starring as the celebrated Frank 'n' Furter.

Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group and Bill Kenwright present Monty Python's Spamalot- A new musical lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail By Eric Idle and John Du Prez

Following the tragic loss of much-loved Scottish actor Gerard Kelly, it has been confirmed that Andy Gray, a close friend of Gerard, will play the role of the narrator in Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow from 8 November 2010.

Following the tragic loss of much-loved Scottish actor Gerard Kelly, it has been confirmed that Andy Gray, a close friend of Gerard, will play the role of the narrator in Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow from 8 November 2010.

For the first time since its debut in 2004, The American Theatre Wing's popular interview program 'Downstage Center' has traveled outside New York City to secure interviews with a quartet of major world theatrical figures, producing upcoming episodes with South African playwright Athol Fugard at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven CT, actor Sir Ian McKellen and producer/theatre owner Howard Panter in London, and playwright/director Alan Ayckbourn in Scarborough, England.

According to a report by Baz Bamigboye for UK Daily Mail, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, is in talks to star in Neil LaBute's West End production of reasons to be pretty. Ferrera joins the previously announced Julia Stiles for the show, which is set to open in the spring at Ambassador Theatre Group.

Tonight the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) celebrated the opening of their 39th venue in the UK, the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, with a star studded night.

On Tuesday 12 October the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), will celebrate the opening of their 39th venue in the UK with a glittering opening night gala of the brand new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

On Tuesday 12 October the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), will celebrate the opening of their 39th venue in the UK with a glittering opening night gala of the brand new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

On Tuesday 12 October the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), will celebrate the opening of their 39th venue in the UK with a glittering opening night gala of the brand new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

For the first time since its debut in 2004, The American Theatre Wing's popular interview program 'Downstage Center' has traveled outside New York City to secure interviews with a quartet of major world theatrical figures, producing upcoming episodes with South African playwright Athol Fugard at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven CT, actor Sir Ian McKellen and producer/theatre owner Howard Panter in London, and playwright/director Alan Ayckbourn in Scarborough, England.

On Tuesday 12 October the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), will celebrate the opening of their 39th venue in the UK with a glittering opening night gala of the brand new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

Head of the Ambassador Theatre Group, Harold Panter told reporters at the Guardian today that he plans to bring the wildly successful Lincoln Centre production of Roger & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC to the West End.

As BroadwayWorld previously speculated, Brendan Fraser, who's film career includes The Mummy, G.I. Joe, Encino Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth and other films will make his Broadway debut in the Simon Bent play - Elling, Variety reports. The play, which will begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 2, will open officially on November 21. The production will also star Denis O'Hare, Jennifer Coolidge, and Richard Easton and will be directed by Dough Hughes and produced by Howard Panter.