Ben Elton News

Sony Pictures Classics Buys Shakespeare Drama ALL IS TRUE Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen

by Kaitlin Milligan — October 30, 2018

The worldwide rights to the Shakespeare drama 'All Is True' starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen.

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at Casino De Paris

by Patrick Honoré — October 15, 2018

We Will Rock You, originally produced by Robert De Niro and written by Ben Elton, who, building on Queen's repertoire, collaborated with the remaining members of the group roger Taylor and Brian May, was one of the first highly successful jukebox musicals.

BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES Comes to Philly

by Pati Buehler — October 3, 2018

Stagione 2018/2019 del Teatro EuropAuditorium: all'insegna dello spettacolo musicale

by Maria Chiara Parmiani — October 2, 2018

La 43° stagione del Teatro EuropAuditorium fa della musicalita il suo tratto distintivo.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST's Jacob Young Launches New YouTube Talk Show

by Kaitlin Milligan — September 28, 2018

Emmy-Award winning actor Jacob Young launches a new talk show on his You Tube Channel this Monday October 1 live at 10:00 PM (Eastern Time), 7:00 PM (Pacific).

BWW Review: New Horror and Grotesquerie as Phantom Moves to Coney for LOVE NEVER DIES

by Perry Tannenbaum — September 14, 2018

Your knees won't buckle when you enter Belk Theater to see LOVE NEVER DIES, Anthony Lloyd Webber's long-awaited sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES at The Orpheum

by Chris Miritello — September 5, 2018

As Memphis theatergoers pile into the Orpheum to kick off a record-breaking 2018-2019 season for ticket sales at the much beloved venue, they are confronted with a familiar, albeit masked face.

BWW Interview: Jasper Britton Talks THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

by Rona Kelly — August 15, 2018

National Youth Music Theatre's season is well underway at The Other Palace.

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at Smithtown Center For The Performing Arts

by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg — July 25, 2018

While watching and enjoying 'We Will Rock You,' the latest hit musical at the Smithtown Center For The Performing Arts, you tend to wonder why the show's stars who belt out Queen's greatest hits aren't on Broadway.

The Cleveland Premiere Of The Queen Musical WE WILL ROCK YOU Comes to the Blank Canvas Theatre

by Stephi Wild — July 6, 2018

Blank Canvas Theatre presents The Professional Cleveland Premiere of WE WILL ROCK YOU, with music and lyrics by QUEEN, and story and script by Ben Elton, August 3 - 18.

National Youth Music Theatre Announces 2018 Season

by A.A. Cristi — July 2, 2018

The National Youth Music Theatre is proud to announce their 2018 season, opening with a mini touring production of Super Hero at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds as part of The Bury Festival before going on to Curve, Leicester and, finally, The Rose Theatre, Kingston for the International Youth Arts F

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 6/22 - IN THE HEIGHTS, HUNCHBACK, GUYS AND DOLLS and More!

by BWW Special — June 22, 2018

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more.

BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES Closes Out TPAC's 2017-18 Season

by Jeffrey Ellis — June 20, 2018

We cannot help but wonder: Do peacock feathers foretell of something far more sinister and portentous than what we've seen already in both Love Never Dies and The Phantom of the Opera await our heroine in the moments to follow? We won't spoil the outcome for you, of course, but suffice it to say th

BWW Review: LOVE NEVER DIES at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

by Michael Rabice — June 6, 2018

The Phantom of the Opera has returned to town, but there will be no familiar 'Music of the Night.

BWW Review: Paramount Presents LOVE NEVER DIES - Oh, Please Let It

by Jay Irwin — May 9, 2018

I'll admit that I've never been what you would call a fan of 'Phantom of the Opera'.

BWW Review: The Phantom Stages A Comeback in LOVE NEVER DIES at Segerstrom Center

by Michael Quintos — May 1, 2018

There are many, very obvious spectacular things that stand out while watching LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber's infamously, uh, troubled 2010 musical follow-up to his long-running global hit THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, now continuing its two-week engagement at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Co

Rialto Chatter: Is LOVE NEVER DIES Headed to Broadway?

by Stephi Wild — April 17, 2018

Could Love Never Dies be heading to Broadway next? Randy Buck, CEO of Troika Entertainment, seems to think so!

BWW Review: The Controversy Regarding LOVE NEVER DIES

by Don Grigware — April 10, 2018

Let's make one thing perfectly clear from the start.

Photo Flash: Nicole Scherzinger Celebrates LOVE NEVER DIES' Stop in LA

by Julie Musbach — April 6, 2018

Last night, the stars were in alignment as multi-platinum recording artist Nicole Scherzinger attended the opening night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's LOVE NEVER DIES, the spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera; April 5 - 22, 2018.

Soap Stars Jacob Young And Scott Reeves To Play An Acoustic Evening Of Country Music At Feinstein's/54 Below

by A.A. Cristi — April 5, 2018

Two of daytime television's most popular actors will be performing their original country music in an intimate acoustic performance at Feinstein's 54Below on Tuesday April 17 at 9:30 PM.