Review: The Renowned Detective Returns in Style to Theatre 40 in SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY
by Shari Barrett
- Nov 21, 2017
Unlike other plays with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective at its center, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY written by Katie Forgette, includes bits and pieces of reality in the mix of characters. The famous actress Lillie Langtry is the focus of Holmes' investigation, which also includes the participation of arch villain Professor Moriarty as well as Oscar Wilde, the famous Victorian playwright, who epigrams, as well as a fragment of a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest, give color and freshness to this thriller comedy. And in the hands of skilled director Jules Aaron, whose direction allows his actors to convey each character so thoroughly, you will be drawn into their plight and scheming while hoping everything works out in the end.
Kelli O'Hara, Jackie Hoffman, Aaron Tveit, Rachel Bloom and More Tapped for Lincoln Center's 2018 American Songbook Season
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 31, 2017
The 19th season of Lincoln Center's acclaimed American Songbook series opens this January, presenting the voices and stories of singers, songwriters, and musicians across a range of genres. From musical theater to Americana to R&B and gospel, these performers will chronicle personal journeys, pay tribute to legendary artists, and showcase the breadth of creativity, emotion, and expression found throughout American song.
Review: The West Coast Premiere of VINO VERITAS Arrives at Theatre 40 Just in Time for Halloween
by Shari Barrett
- Sep 26, 2017
VINO VERITAS by David MacGregor debuted in Michigan in 2008 and won the state's Purple Rose for Best New Play. The current Theatre 40 production is being presented as the second show of its 2017-2018 season, arriving as a perfect comedy for the Halloween season. Taking its title from a Latin proverb, which literally translates as 'in wine, the truth, the skin of the blue dart tree frog wine consumed on Halloween night by two middle-aged couples as they prepare to attend a friend's annual party causes them to share an unpredictable and hilarious night of unbridled honesty that stretches the bounds of their friendship and their relationships forever.
Special Upgrade Offer On Tickets For KINKY BOOTS!
by Marianka Swain
- Jul 21, 2017
Celebrate summer in the city with the new cast of London's hottest musical, KINKY BOOTS. The fabulous Simon Anthony Rhoden takes on the role of Lola and Emmerdale star Verity Rushworth joins the cast as Lauren alongside David Hunter who continues in the role of Charlie Price. Book tickets here from £19.50!
Photo Flash: First Look at Simon-Anthony Rhoden and Verity Rushworth in KINKY BOOTS
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 10, 2017
Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, is pleased to announce that Simon-Anthony Rhoden will take on the role of Lola and Verity Rushworth, popular with TV viewers for her role as Donna Windsor in ITV's Emmerdale, will star as Lauren from Monday 10 July 2017. Check out photos of the show's new stars below!
Summer Sale: 46% Off Tickets For KINKY BOOTS
by Marianka Swain
- Jun 11, 2017
Save 46% on tickets for hit musical Kinky Boots, currently playing at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End, in our summer flash sale. Book by June 14 - book tickets here
BWW Review: Isolation and Romance Pervade Theatre 40 in Handsome Revival of Rarely Seen SEPARATE TABLES
by Don Grigware
- May 22, 2017
Dated? Most definitely. Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables is about 1950s morality as it was experienced in Great Britain. Things have changed over 60 years; let's hope first and foremost that women are treated more humanely by men, and secondly, one's social class - does it even exist today? - is much less a priority. On another level, it's fascinating to witness the desperate loneliness that existed - and still may- among both young and older couples, particularly when they're encumbered with one addiction or another. That's Rattigan's Separate Tables with two completely different lead couples in each act who try to uncover or rediscover the meaning of love. With expert direction from Jules Aaron and a superb ensemble of players, Theatre 40's Separate Tables is quite a handsome and emotionally charged production.
BWW Review: APRIL, MAY & JUNE Examines if Sisters Can Unite After a Family Secret is Revealed
by Shari Barrett
- Mar 18, 2017
Theatre 40 is a well-known for presenting superb and very professional World Premiere productions in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. Their winning streak continues with APRIL, MAY & JUNE written by Gary Goldstein and directed by Terri Hanauer which continues through April 16, 2017. In it, we meet April, May and June, fortyish sisters all born a year apart. They're Jewish by birth but temperamentally so different, which becomes all the more apparent as they gather in their family home to pack up what is left of their mother's belongings to give to Good Will and discover a hidden family secret among her belongings.
Centerstage Presents the World Premiere of SQUATCH! THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 16, 2017
Centerstage Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of Squatch! The Musical by Katherine Jett. When sightings of Sasquatch stir up a local town, a group of 8-11 year old aspiring crypto-zoologists, scientists, and cynics resolve to find the elusive creature.
Hit West End Production of KINKY BOOTS Extends Through September 2017
by Julie Musbach
- Jan 27, 2017
Ahead of its 600th West End performance on Monday, Kinky Boots, the huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, announces the opening of a new booking period until Saturday 30 September 2017. Tickets for this extended period will go on sale from Friday 27 January 2017.
Photo Flash: Billy Porter and Stark Sands Visit KINKY BOOTS London Cast
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 4, 2017
Original Kinky Boots Broadway Lola and Charlie, Billy Porter and Stark Sands visited with the production's London cast at the Adelphi Theatre. The pair visited backstage after the show and met with the London Lola and Charlie, Matt Henry and David Hunter.
BWW Review: THE CONSUL, THE TRAMP AND AMERICA'S SWEETHEART Reminds Us What Democracy is Really About in America
by Shari Barrett
- Nov 22, 2016
Now onstage at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, THE CONSUL, THE TRAMP AND AMERICA'S SWEETHEART tells a tale suggested by true events in the United Artist office of Mary Pickford that took place with Charlie Chaplin and Georg Gyssling, German Consul in Los Angeles and a Nazi party member, to discuss the upcoming production of Chaplin's film "The Great Dictator" and whether or not it should even be made. This meeting, witnessed by Pickford's novice secretary, Esther Hollombe (who turns out to be Jewish), would change all of their lives forever.
KINKY BOOTS Wins London Lifestyle Award for Show of the Year
by Ashlee Latimer
- Oct 11, 2016
Kinky Boots, now in its second successful year in London's West End, has won the London Lifestyle Award for Theatre Show of the Year. The awards celebrate the best of the 'lifestyle industry', with 20 awards, 15 being voted for by the public, going to talented individuals and enterprises that help make London such an amazing city.
BWW Review: MORAL IMPERATIVE Asks How Far Would You Go to Get What You Want?
by Shari Barrett
- Sep 27, 2016
In today's world, many are passed over for promotion, often causing jealousy and bitter reactions to the person who does advance over you. But just how far would you go to get that job you want and feel best qualified for, at least in your own mind? And what if you feel that person in the positions above you was just so vile and wrong for the job that you became convinced the world would simply be a better place if that person was dead? Would you have a moral imperative to shove that individual over to the other side? That's the question posed by the new World Premiere mystery MORAL IMPERATIVE by L.A.-based playwright Samuel Warren Joseph, now onstage at Theatre 40 through October 17.
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