Nightingale 1982

Opened: December 22, 1982
Closing: January 29, 1983

Nightingale - 1982 - West End History , Info & More

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Lyric Square, King St, Hammersmith, Lyric W6 0QL London

Based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson

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Broadway Producer Martin Markinson Has Died at 89
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2021


Martin Markinson, one of the leading Broadway producers and independent theatre owners of the past 50 years, died on Thursday, January 7th at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico surrounded by love. He was 89 years old.

Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Suzie Mathers and More In BARNUM
by Alan Henry - May 1, 2019


BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 27 2019.

Full Cast Announced For Todd Mckenney And Rachael Beck Led BARNUM THE CIRCUS MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2019


BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 27 2019.

Suzie Mathers Returns To Australia To Star In BARNUM The Circus Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2018


BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 27 2019.

Photo Flash: First Look at VULCAN 7
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2018


Production images are today released for the world premiere of Vulcan 7, a new comedy written by and co-starring Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer, well known for the BRIT award-winning cult classic The Young Ones and The Comic Strip Presents… The cast is completed by Lois Chimimba (Common, wonder.land) with Steven Marmion directing.

Todd Mckenney And Rachael Beck To Star In New Australian Production Of BARNUM
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2018


BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production of a favourite Broadway classic, originally starring Jim Dale and Glenn Close, followed by a London West End production starring legendary Michael Crawford will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 2019.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 14- Happy Birthday, Sarah Brightman!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2018


On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of legendary soprano and Phantom's original Christine, Sarah Brightman. 

Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo & More Join Cast Of John Ridley's NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 4, 2018


BRON Studios has come on as a producer of Oscar® winner John Ridley's NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK.  Zanne Devine, David Thwaites and BRON'S Aaron L. Gilbert are producing and today announced that Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom Jr., BAFTA nominee Freida Pinto, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo, and SAG award winner Orlando Bloom will star.  Ridley will direct and is adapting from a short story by Robert Silverberg where a couple work to hold their marriage together in a world where time travel is possible, and the past and present are ever fluctuating.

Momentum Dance Company Ignites Imagination Through Dance At Miami-Dade Country Libraries
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2017


Since celebrating 35 years of dance, art and culture last season, Momentum Dance Company, alongside Founder & Artistic Director Delma Iles, is now proud to announce the programming for the 2018 Children Library Series. The Company will produce their critically acclaimed series in libraries across Miami-Dade County with performances of Peter and the Wolf, The Emperor and the Nightingale, and more!

Shea's 710 Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2017


Shea's 710 Theatre is proud to announce the 2017 -18 Frey Electric Construction Co. Season.

Momentum Dance Company Leaps Into Miami Beach Season 2017
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2017


Momentum Dance Company's Founder & Artistic Director, Delma Iles, is bringing dance to Miami Beach for the company's 2017 Season. 

Momentum Dance Announces 2017 Season
by Christina Mancuso - Apr 25, 2017


Momentum Dance Company's Founder & Artistic Director, Delma Iles, is bringing dance to Miami Beach for the company's 2017 Season.  Each show of this season includes unique and skilled performances alongside world premieres. The performances will showcase dancers Katie Brennan, Barbie Freeman, Lili Granie, Ashley Hammond, Melanie Perez, and Martina Tarducci. The season will run from May to June with Something for Everyone!

Westport Country Playhouse Announces Comedy THE SUPPORTING CAST
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2017


Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedy, "The Supporting Cast" by George Furth, on Monday, February 6, at 7 p.m.  The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. Tickets are $20 each. 

Aurora Theatre Company Extends Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2017


Due to popular pre-sale demand, Aurora Theatre Company announces that it will add an additional week of performances for THE REAL THING, Tom Stoppard's (The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) timeless comedy about an all-too-witty playwright who succumbs to the emotional ravages he puts his characters through. Timothy Near ("Master Harold"…and the boys) returns to Aurora to helm this Tony Award-winner for Best Play (1984) and Best Revival of a Play (2000), featuring Elijah Alexander, Liz Sklar, Carrie Paff (This Is How It Goes, A Delicate Balance, Collapse),Tommy Gorrebeeck (The Monster-Builder, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale), Seann Gallagher, and Emily Radosevich. THE REAL THING now plays through March 5th (added performances: Tuesday, February 28, 7pm; Wednesday, March 1, 8pm; Thursday, March 2, 8pm; Friday, March 3, 8pm; Saturday, March 4, 8pm; Sunday, March 5, 2pm, 7pm) at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. For tickets and information the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org.

The Joyce Presents The Joffrey Ballet in Long-Awaited NYC Return
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2016


The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (Linda Shelton, Executive Director), will present the long-awaited NYC return of one of the world's most renowned ballet companies, The Joffrey Ballet, performing the New York premiere of its critically acclaimed production of Krzysztof Pastor's majestic Romeo & Juliet at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater from March 29 - April 2.

Raven Theatre Sets THE OLD FRIENDS Cast
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2015


Michael Menendian, Producing Artistic Director of Raven Theatre, has announced casting for The Old Friends by Horton Foote. Raven's production will be the play's second since its World Premiere staging in fall 2013 by New York's Signature Theatre Company. That production was subsequently remounted in 2014 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. The Raven production will run on the company's East Stage from January 27 to March 26, 2016 under Menendian's direction.

CUBA LIBRE World Premiere at Artists Rep Extends to November 15
by Sally Henry Fuller - Oct 2, 2015


Artists Repertory Theatre extends the world premiere production of the Broadway-scale new musical Cuba Libre through November 15. Due to robust advance ticket sales, Artists Rep has added a full week of performances, as well as additional shows within the originally announced run, even prior to the show's first preview performance on Saturday, October 3.

CUBA LIBRE World Premiere Musical Comes to Artists Rep This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2015


Artists Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere production of the new musical Cuba Libre at the Winningstad Theatre from October 3 - November 8.

CUBA LIBRE World Premiere Musical Comes to Artists Rep This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2015


Artists Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere production of the new musical Cuba Libre at the Winningstad Theatre from October 3 - November 8.

FIFTH OF JULY Begins Tonight at Aurora Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2015


Lanford Wilson's 'Talley Trilogy' continues on the Aurora Theatre Company main stage with FIFTH OF JULY. Aurora Artistic Director Tom Ross (A Bright New Boise, This Is How It Goes, Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, The Shape of Things) helms FIFTH OF JULY, featuring Craig Marker (The Shape of Things, The Persians), Elizabeth Benedict, John Girot, Jennifer Le Blanc, Oceana Ortiz, Harold Pierce, Josh Schell, and Nanci Zoppi. FIFTH OF JULY plays tonight, April 17 through May 17 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

FIFTH OF JULY Runs 4/17-5/17 at Aurora Theatre Company
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 4, 2015


Lanford Wilson's 'Talley Trilogy' continues on the Aurora Theatre Company main stage with FIFTH OF JULY. Aurora Artistic Director Tom Ross (A Bright New Boise, This Is How It Goes, Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, The Shape of Things) helms FIFTH OF JULY, featuring Craig Marker (The Shape of Things, The Persians), Elizabeth Benedict, John Girot, Jennifer Le Blanc, Oceana Ortiz, Harold Pierce, Josh Schell, and Nanci Zoppi. FIFTH OF JULY plays April 17 through May 17 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. For tickets ($32-60) and information the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org.

The Joyce Theater to Welcome The Royal Ballet
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 15, 2015


The Joyce Theater Foundation presents the long-awaited NYC return of the UK's Royal Ballet – first time in over 11 years – at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center beginning with a gala performance on June 23, followed by two mix-billed programs of works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon through June 28. Tickets for The Royal Ballet can be arranged online at www.DavidHKochTheater.com or by calling (212)-496-0600.

NASHVILLE THEATER 101: The Gurleys and Tamiko
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 12, 2015


Today, in our latest installment of Nashville Theater 101, we introduce three more members of our wildly divergent, almost prototypically dysfunctional theater family: Tamiko S. Robinson, Nan Gurley and Wayne Gurley.

Sarah Brightman Cancels 8/10 Appearance At The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
by David Green - Jun 23, 2014


Internationally renowned recording artist, music icon, actress and humanitarian, Sarah Brightman, is forced to cancel her August 10 appearance at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage. Brightman is the world's biggest selling soprano, an international superstar as beloved for her staggering vocal range (over three full octaves) as for her impassioned film and stage performances. Over a three-decade career, she's sold over thirty million records worldwide, is the first artist to have been invited twice to perform the theme songs at the Olympic Games, and is frequently credited with pioneering the Classical Crossover genre, allowing music once reserved for conservatories and concert halls to seep onto the pop charts.

Nightingale FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Nightingale have there been?
Nightingale has had 2 productions including Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1982 and West End which opened in 1982.

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