WAR HORSE Begins Performances 6/14 in LA
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 11, 2012
The National Theatre production of "War Horse" begins performances Thursday, June 14 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. Performances for the powerful drama will continue through July 29, 2012. Opening is set for June 29.
STAGE TUBE: WAR HORSE's Journey to the Ahmanson
by Stage Tube - Jun 9, 2012
The National Tour of War Horse launches with the West Coast premiere at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre on June 13 (opening is scheduled for Friday, June 22 at 8 p.m.) and continues in Los Angeles through July 29, 2012. Watch the video below for the story of the Tony Award-winning show, complete with production highlights and interviews with the cast and creators!
BWW Reviews: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, Kensington Gardens, June 7 2012
by Lucy Thackray - Jun 8, 2012
Ever since its publication in 1950, the first Chronicles of Narnia book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has enchanted children with its magical characters and mystical setting. Though many film, stage and TV adaptations have already been attempted, threesixty Theatre bring the tale to life afresh with a tent-ful of projections, sound effects, glorious puppets and original music
Paul Chequer and Mark Quartley to Lead PRIVATE PEACEFUL at Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 7, 2012
Paul Chequer and Mark Quartley will share the title role in Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful which will have a strictly limited run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 18 - 29 September 2012. Directed and adapted for the stage by Simon Reade, award-winning children's author Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful has designs by Bill Talbot and sound by Jason Barnes.
Photo Coverage: 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations Announced
by Kelly Cameron - Jun 6, 2012
The 33rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards were announced yesterday, with Acting Up Stage, Nightwood Thetare and Theatre Passe Muraille emerging as the leaders of the pack with the most number of nominations in their respective divisions. The Awards will be distributed in a ceremony hosted by Thom Allison at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on June 25th, 2012 and BWW is thrilled to bring its readers photo coverage of the nomination event.
Photo Flash: First Look at Imagination Stage's THE LION, THE WITCH, & THE WARDROBE
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2012
Imagination Stage, in a groundbreaking collaboration with The Washington Ballet, presents its world premiere summer production, The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe. In this fusion of theater, dance, and puppetry, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis, the roles of the four children are played jointly by an actor and a dancer, and the courageous lion Aslan is portrayed by a life-size puppet operated by three actor/puppeteers, similar to the puppets used in the Broadway production War Horse. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
WAR HORSE, GOLDEN DRAGON, et al. Snag 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations!
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 5, 2012
At a press conference held June 5 at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 169 nominations for 212 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2011 and May 22, 2012 for the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto.
WAR HORSE Comes to Atlanta, 9/25-30
by Kelsey Denette - May 31, 2012
The National Theatre's WAR HORSE, winner of five 2011 Tony® Awards including Best Play, will make its Atlanta debut at the Fox Theatre September 25-30, as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2012-13 season
KIM'S CONVENIENCE, RIDE THE CYCLONE Big Winners at 2012 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards
by Kelly Cameron - May 31, 2012
The winners of the second annual Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards are in, and BWW is thrilled to bring its readers the entire list. Stand-outs include The Toronto Fringe hit Kim's Convenience (now playing for a second time this season at Soulpepper) and Atomic Vaudeville's Ride the Cyclone. The awards were determined by critics from The Globe and Mail (J. Kelly Nestruck), The Grid (Martin Morrow), National Post (Robert Cushman), NOW Magazine (Glenn Sumi) and the Toronto Star (Richard Ouzounian).
Paige Simunovich, Zachary Sayle, et al. Star in THE FAIRY HOAX at Workshop Theater Company Today, 5/20
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2012
Susanna Fazer (The Nerd) will direct a cast starring Paige Simunovich (Finian's Rainbow, Mary Poppins) and Zachary Sayle (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, A Christmas Story, The Musical) with Justin Luciano, Stacey Scotte, Doug Shapiro, and Sean Patrick Folster in a reading of Jay D'Amico (last Piano-in-Residence at Windows of the World) and Pulitzer- nominated Tom Diggs' new musical THE FAIRY HOAX in midtown Manhattan one day only today May 20, 2012 at 6 pm at Workshop Theater Company.
Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL to Play Theatre Royal Haymarket 18-29 September
by James T Harding - May 18, 2012
Tickets go on sale today, Friday 18 May, for award-winning children's author Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful which plays for a strictly limited 16 performances only at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 18 - 29 September 2012. Directed and adapted for the stage by Simon Reade, Private Peaceful has designs by Bill Talbot and sound by Jason Barnes. Casting will be announced shortly. The National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors will continue its run at the Haymarket from 1 October after this two-week break.
Andrew Veenstra, Todd Cerveris, et al. to Lead WAR HORSE National Tour; Full Cast Announced
by Kelsey Denette - May 11, 2012
Casting was announced today for the upcoming U.S. tour of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play, WAR HORSE. The company, comprised of more than 30 performers, includes Andrew Veenstra as Albert Narracott, Brian Keane as Arthur Narracott, Michael Wyatt Cox as Billy Narracott, Todd Cerveris as Ted Narracott, Angela Reed as Rose Narracott, Jason Loughlin as Lieutenant James Nicholls, and Jason Alan Carvell as Private Schnabel.
Paige Simunovich, Zachary Sayle, et al. Star in THE FAIRY HOAX at Workshop Theater Company, 5/20
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012
Susanna Fazer (The Nerd) will direct a cast starring Paige Simunovich (Finian's Rainbow, Mary Poppins) and Zachary Sayle (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, A Christmas Story, The Musical) with Justin Luciano, Stacey Scotte, Doug Shapiro, and Sean Patrick Folster in a reading of Jay D'Amico (last Piano-in-Residence at Windows of the World) and Pulitzer- nominated Tom Diggs' new musical THE FAIRY HOAX in midtown Manhattan one day only on May 20, 2012 at 6 pm at Workshop Theater Company.
WAR HORSE feiert Deutschlandpremiere in Berlin
by Marcel Konrath - May 7, 2012
Es ist der größte Bühnenerfolg der letzten Jahre: WAR HORSE. Ausgezeichnet mit sechs Tony Awards, umjubelt in London, New York und Toronto. Stage Entertainment bringt den Bühnenerfolg des National Theatre of Great Britain im März 2013 erstmals nach Deutschland, in das Stage Theater des Westens in Berlin.