Ewan McGregor News

With new musicals Billy Elliot and The Far Pavilions leading the marquees, Jake takes a walking tour of the West End's theatres..

The hit West End production of Schiller's Don Carlos starring Sir Derek Jacobi may be heading for Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present Kate Burton as 'Constance Middleton' in the new Broadway production of W. Somerset Maugham social comedy The Constant Wife, directed by Mark Brokaw at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). Previews begin on Friday, May 27th, 2005 and opens officially on Thursday, June 16th, 2005. This is a limited engagement through August 7th, 2005.

Can The Producers sweep the Laurence Olivier Awards against The Woman in White and Mary Poppins? Also, Ralph Fiennes leads a cast of over 100 on stage..

The first roundup of 2005 kicks off with lots of exciting news - Nathan Lane leaves Producers early, Jerry gets Christian boycott and Jane Krakowski comes to London!

Jake looks back at 2004 in the UK theatre industry, including the summer's disastrous closing trend and the 'big 3' winter..

Ewan McGregor plays Sky Masterson in the West End next year and English reality TV finally catches up with the musical..

Baffling Bat Boy extends and Ewan eyes up the Dolls..?