A new musical play, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, adapted by Billy Elliot author Lee Hall from Alan Warner's 'The Sopranos,' will premiere August 18 at the Edinburgh Traverse Theatre. Vicky Featherstone will direct the co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre. The show will feature music by Handel, Bach and ELO! with musical supervion Martin Lowe (Once).
Napier recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about her history with EVITA, the pressures of playing an iconic role and historical figure, her favorite moments in the show, and much more. Check out the full interview below!
The Independent Reviewers of New England announced the winners of the 19th Annual IRNE Awards last night at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts.
The Stage reported that Cameron Mackintosh has criticised the Olivier Awards for not showcasing commercial theatre as it was originally created to do.
Actor Peter Sarsgaard recently spoke with The Guardian about his upcoming performance as Hamlet with Classic Stage Company. Scarsgaard admited he had never seen Hamlet until recently, and had had no desire to play the part, even when it was offered to him in the past. 'I almost actively didn't want to play it,' he said.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the musicals of Boublil & Schonberg this weekend, March 27-28 with Do You Hear the People Sing, performed by a cast of talented vocalists led by Tony Award winner Lea Salonga.
As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Actors' Equity is proposing to eliminate the Los Angeles 99-Seat Theater Agreement and instead require that all actors be paid minimum wage (currently $9 an hour in L.A. County) for rehearsals and performances.
The Stage reported today that Cameron Mackintosh is launching a new ticket scheme to reward theatregoers who book seats early with lower ticket prices. There will also be no booking fees on any tickets bought online or over the phone.
Peterson recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about the creation of When Everything Was Possible, his career and relationship with Victoria, who he would love to work with next, and much more. Check out the full interview below!
George and Ira Gershwin's 1931 musical, OF THEE I SING, will have its first ever concert staging for one night only, Friday, July 31 at the Royal Festival Hall.
Broadway's Ryan Steele took over the BCEFA Instagram account yesterday to give fans a backstage look at the tenth annual Broadway Backwards!
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of a performance preview of FINDING NEVERLAND, SYTYCD winner Ricky Ubeda joining the cast of ON THE TOWN, Roundabout Theatre Company's annual Spring Gala celebrating Helen Mirren, and more!
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of The Oscars, opening night of the West End production of BEAUTIFUL, the cast of HAMILTON celebrating the show's upcoming Broadway transfer, and more!
ROCKY the musical, based on the 1976 movie, closed last August after just five months on Broadway. Philly.com entertainment writer Chuck Darrow shared an idea today to bring ROCKY to Philidelphia as a permanent attraction.
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti in PARADE in concert, the opening night of Lin Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON, Sienna Miller's first performance as Sally Bowles in CABARET, and more!
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and beyond in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights, and more. Highlights this week include coverage of the off-Broadway debut of new musical ONE DAY, BEAUTIFUL's Grammy win for Best Musical Theatre Album, THE LAST FIVE YEARS movie premiere, and more!
Author/director Billy Mitchell brings monthly performances of his comedy whodunit Villain: DeBlanks, to The Laurie Beechman Theatre beginning February 18.
Symphony Space's 2015 gala will celebrate Broadway impresario Harold Prince with a star-studded musical tribute to the legendary 21 time Tony Award® winning producer/director at 6:30 on May 18 at Capitale.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the full casting and creative team for the highly anticipated world premiere of Sense and Sensibility, a musical adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, with book, music and lyrics by Tony Award®-nominated composer Paul Gordon.
Catch up on the week's biggest stories from Broadway and around the world in BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures,' featuring coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more. Highlights this week include coverage of re-opening night of IT'S ONLY A PLAY, winter storm Juno, the world-premiere of Tuck Everlasting, and more!
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