Alan Rickman News

Joining Lindsay Duncan (Judith Bliss), Jeremy Northam (Richard Greatham), Kevin R McNally (David Bliss) and Olivia Colman (Myra Arundel) in Howard Davies' production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever are Sam Callis (Sandy Tyrell), Freddie Fox (Simon Bliss), Jenny Galloway (Clara), Amy Morgan (Jackie Coryton) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Sorel Bliss). Running at the Noël Coward Theatre from 10 February - 2 June 2012, Coward's sublime comedy of bad manners has designs by Bunny Christie, lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Mike Walker. Hay Fever press preview performances are Thursday 23 February at 7pm, Friday 24 February at 7.30pm and Saturday 25 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, with reviews embargoed until Monday 27 February 2012. Hay Fever is produced in the West End by Richard Willis, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions.

Two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) will play his final performance on Sunday, April 1 in SEMINAR by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, NBC's new hit series "Smash"), directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Aliens, Kin, The Coward).

Lindsey Crow, the young British soprano whose five-week adventure from Athens to Edinburgh using just classical singing as her only means of survival won her the six-part Sky Arts TV series The Art of Survival, is to play Nina in Song of the Seagull.

Sydney Theatre Company and UBS Investment Bank present LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton. The show is based on the Novel By Choderlos de Laclos and will run 31 March to 9 June 2012.

Produced by the critically acclaimed Ruby In The Dust, The Great Gatsby Musical, which gets its world premiere at the King's Head?Theatre, Islington, from Tuesday 7 August - Saturday 1 September, remains true to their ethos of exploring dark, intricate relationships through merging new writing with the original concept.

Howard Davies' production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever will run at the Noël Coward Theatre from 10 February - 2 June 2012 - and here are some rehearsal shots by Catherine Ashmore.

As Russia's "brightest young stars" gather on the banks of the Volga one sultry summer's evening in 1886, the death of a seagull changes all of their lives forever.

Is Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA headed for a high-profile Australian production? In a two-day workshop for Sydney Theatre Company, the lead roles in the classic play were taken on by Richard Roxburgh and Cate Blanchett, respectively, and the Sydney Morning Herald reports that the company is seeking to mount a full scale production.

NYC & Company, New York City's marketing, tourism and partnership organization, today announced the return of Broadway Week, Off-Broadway Week, Get More NYC and NYC Restaurant Week in January and February 2012. Promotions include hotel offers, two-for-one tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, and three-course meals at some of the City's top restaurants, with more participating shows and restaurants than ever before. During the first quarter of 2011 New York City welcomed an estimated 11 million visitors. The marketing initiatives aim to increase travel to New York City in January and February during the City's typically slower travel periods and to provide value for both visitors and New Yorkers.

Two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) is currently making his eagerly-anticipated return to Broadway starring in the World Premiere of SEMINAR, a new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, The Family of Mann, Spike Heels, NBC's upcoming 'Smash').

The New York Times held its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend from January 5 through January 8, 2012. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater.

The New York Times held its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend from January 5 through January 8, 2012. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of stage and screen star Carey Mulligan.

The New York Times held its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend from January 5 through January 8, 2012. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of comedians Kristen Wiig and Paul Feig, and Seth Rogan alongside Will Reiser.

The New York Times kicked off its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend on January 5. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater. The talks finish tonight.

The Times's Arts & Leisure Weekend is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater.

The New York Times kicked off its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend yesterday, January 5. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater. The talks run through Sunday, January 8. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee David Cross, and Grammy Award-winning bluegrass-country artist Alison Krauss.