One has to admire the bravery of anyone who's willing to launch a brand-new musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Despite the successes of Hairspray and Rock of Ages, people seem to enjoy whispering about the 'curse of the Shaftesbury' due to its string of flops, and it seems to me that a fair number of onlookers really do want new shows to fail just for the continuation of this coincidental curse.
An extensive new assortment of production photos from the currently previewing West End musical FROM HERE TO ETERNITY is now available to view, featuring the attractive stars of the tropical and atmospheric production.
A unique new contest in honor of the highly anticipated West End bow of the new musical FROM HERE TO ETERNITY has kicked off, featuring a roving mobile landscape appearing around London in an unusual and attention-grabbing new promotion sure to generate further interest in the new show.
The world premiere of Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson's new stage musical From Here to Eternity begins previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre tonight, 30 September.
Three extensive new behind-the-scenes promotional featurettes for the forthcoming West End page-to-stage adaptation of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY are now available to view, highlighting the creative team and cast of the exciting new musical hard at work on bringing the show to the stage.
Multi-award-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice attended the first rehearsals for the new West End musical FROM HERE TO ETERNITY earlier this week and a photo of the Broadway/Hollywood/West End notable has appeared marking the occasion.
The comely cast of the new West End musical FROM HERE TO ETERNITY recently posed for a steamy series of Hawaii-set shots for use in promotional posters and advertisements for the forthcoming tuner and a series of behind-the-scenes shots of the extensive shoot have now been revealed.
Vocalist and performer Clare Teal recently released her new solo album, AND SO IT GOES, with collaborator Grant Windsor, which features a track from the forthcoming West End page-to-stage adaptation of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, written and produced by Tim Rice (music by Stuart Brayson) - and the evocative ballad 'Another Language' is now available to hear in full.
The cast of the highly anticipated stage adaptation of the one of the most iconic dramas of the 1950s discusses FROM HERE TO ETERNITY in a new behind-the-scenes featurette highlighting the forthcoming Tim Rice/Stuart Brayson West End tuner.
Following a sumptuous new teaser trailer released earlier this week, today we have a fascinating look behind-the-scenes at WEST END LIVE performance of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY in a preview featurette just released in promotion of the new Tim Rice/Stuart Brayson musical.
A series of provocative and picaresque promo posters for the highly anticipated new West End musical adaptation of the hallowed, historically-based novel and subsequent classic film FROM HERE TO ETERNITY have been released, featuring the comely central cast soaking up the equally alluring and eerie tropical atmosphere of the Hawaii-set tale - and proving their patriotic spirit given the professions and proximity to the Army for all concerned in the war-ravaged, period-set tale of forbidden love.
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson's new stage musical From Here to Eternity which begins previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 30 September.
Tickets go on sale today for the world premiere of new stage musical From Here to Eternity. The show will preview at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30th September with Press Night on 23rd October 2013. Tickets can be bought from FromHereToEternityTheMusical.com or by calling box office on 020 7379 5399.
Tickets go on sale today for the world premiere of new stage musical From Here to Eternity. The show will preview at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30th September with Press Night on 23rd October 2013. Tickets can be bought from FromHereToEternityTheMusical.com or by calling box office on 020 7379 5399.
Now, Disney Theatrical Productions has confirmed that Aladdin, a new musical based on the Academy Award winning animated film, will play its pre-Broadway engagement at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre(formerly the Canon) November 13, 2013 to January 12, 2014 and will open at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre in 2014. The show will feature music by Alan Menken; lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin with a book by Beguelin. Casey Nicholaw will direct and choreograph.
It was confirmed today that the new musical version of classic novel From Here to Eternity will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre in autumn 2013 after the run of Burn The Floor. It will preview from September 30th and press night will be 23rd October 2013.
Today we are talking to one of the most influential musical theatre writers of all time, having written the book and lyrics for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, CHESS and many more, as well as contributing lyrics to the stage adaptation of Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST and winning Oscars for his work on Disney's ALADDIN with Alan Menken and THE LION KING with Elton John - as well as sharing a Tony for Best Score with Elton John for AIDA in 2002 - who is now preparing for the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ for which the superstar composing team has rejoined once again to pen five new songs - Sir Tim Rice. Discussing everything from his 70s Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborations to CHESS to the first news on his new musical version of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, to GLEE and beyond, plus a look at his roots - all with an emphasis on his commitment to craft and bringing new audiences to the theatre. Sir Tim was kind and generous enough to illuminate his illustrious career in Hollywood, the West End and on Broadway exclusively for BroadwayWorld.