As a writer and theatre enthusiast living in the Amsterdam area, I'd love to be your guide to significant developments and background information from The Netherlands and nearby countries. Despite being a small country, where theatres can't rely on tourists to fill seats, the musical culture is thriving and diverse. International musical theatre mogul Joop van den Ende has his homebase here and musical theatre performers and creatives from the UK and US are often warmly welcomed in the Netherlands to work in (creating) local and international productions.
The John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards Gala, the Dutch equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards, return today, November 25th, the organization of the awards announced today.
A live recording of the German premiere production of NEXT TO NORMAL ('Fast Normal' in German), starring Dutch actress Pia Douwes, is due to appear in 2014.
Dutch actress Pia Douwes will star in the German premiere of the Brian Yorkey/Tom Kitt musical NEXT TO NORMAL, due to open in Furth tonight, October 11th.
Theme park 'De Efteling', the largest theme park in the Netherlands, announced a new musical to be performed in the Efteling theatre: Klaas Vaak (Sandman).
Due to 'an early-phase pneumonia and vocal problems' of Rene van Kooten, who plays the role of Tommy DeVito, the very first previews of the Dutch JERSEY BOYS have been cancelled.
The John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards ceremony, the Dutch equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards, will return November 25th after a one-year absence, the organization of the awards announced today.
Celinde Schoenmaker, fresh from playing 'Fantine' in the West End production of Les Miserables to much acclaim, will star in a concert of Disney music in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
BroadwayWorld just learned that Harry Nicoll will be playing 'Pirelli' in the 2014 Reisopera tour of SWEENEY TODD, while Krystian Lada will focus on the dramaturgy of the production.
THE NORMAL HEART, Larry Kramer's autobiographical account of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the mid-eighties, is to play Amsterdam for the limited run of two weeks.
Dutch musical actress Willemijn Verkaik, best known for playing Elphaba in worldwide productions of WICKED, will take a break from her world-record run of 1000+ performances as Elphaba, to star in the Stuttgart production of MAMMA MIA.
For one week only, Dutch musical actress Ana Milva Gomes, who plays Doloris van Cartier in the Vienna production of SISTER ACT, will be playing in the Dutch production of the same show at the Circustheater Scheveningen.
Dutch musical actress Willemijn Verkaik, best known for playing Elphaba in worldwide productions of WICKED, will take a break from her world-record run of 1000+ performances as Elphaba, to star in the Stuttgart production of MAMMA MIA.
Dutch musical SOLDAAT VAN ORANJE, which has been playing for sold-out houses for three years now, will open in London in 2014, says Image Nation director Harvey Goldsmith.
THE NORMAL HEART, Larry Kramer's autobiographical account of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the mid-eighties, is to play Amsterdam for the limited run of two weeks.
Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar and Tony awarded composer and lyricist, will collaborate with Christian Struppeck on a musical about Emanual Schikander (1751-1812), the librettist of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.