Hannah Waddingham News

Rehearsals for INTO THE WOODS at Regents Park Open Air Theatre have begun and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the stars in action below from the show's sitzprobe!

Miriam Zendle takes a look at London theatre, musing on the proliferation of new plays and outdoor shows

Rehearsals for INTO THE WOODS at Regents Park Open Air Theatre have begun and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the stars in action below!

West End LIVE, the world's largest free entertainment festival, returns to the heart of London to showcase the magic of the world-class West End theatre scene over the weekend of 19 and 20 June 2010.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre announced today that Dame Judi Dench will feature as the voice of the Giant in its new production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Dame Judi, who is also a patron of the 1,240 seat theatre, last performed on the Regent's Park stage in Sweet Mister Shakespeare in 1976 and directed Romeo and Juliet and Taming of the Shrew in 1993 alongside Toby Robertson. Dame Judi will record her part in late July.

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced the complete cast for its production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS. Helen Dallimore (Cinderella), Beverly Rudd (Little Red Riding Hood), Simon Thomas (Rapunzel's Prince), and Michael Xavier (Wolf and Cinderella's Prince) will be joining the previously announced cast members. These include Hannah Waddingham (The Witch), Jenna Russell (Baker's Wife), Marc Antolin (Swing), Valda Aviks (Granny), Billy Boyle (Mysterious Man), Gaye Brown (Cinderella's Stepmother), Sophie Caton (Swing), Alice Fearn (Rapunzel), Mark Goldthorp (Steward), Amy Griffiths (Lucinda), Mark Hadfield (Baker), Amy Ellen Richardson (Florinda), Ben Stott (Jack), and Gemma Wardle (Cinderella's Mother).

A packed Queen's Theatre acclaimed Alex Young on Sunday as she was named Student Performer of the Year in the competition organized by the Stephen Sondheim Society, hosted by Hannah Waddingham

The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prizeis presented by The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD).

British actress and comedienne Maureen Lipman joins the judging panel for The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song of 2010 Awards, to be hosted by West End star Hannah Waddingham at The Queen's Theatre on Sunday 6th June.

The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prizeis presented by The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD).

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We talk to the winner of I'd Do Anything about her new projects

West End LIVE, the world's largest free entertainment festival, returns to the heart of London to showcase the magic of the world-class West End theatre scene over the weekend of 19 and 20 June 2010.

Grateful, an evening of musical theatre and uplifting gospel music at Cadogan?Hall on Sunday September 12, will feature West?End stars, a 20-piece band and the West?End?Gospel Choir, to raise funds for the ground-breaking Intermission?Youth Theatre.

British actress and comedienne Maureen Lipman joins the judging panel for The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song of 2010 Awards, to be hosted by West End star Hannah Waddingham at The Queen's Theatre on Sunday 6th June.

According to a report in What's On Stage, British actors Hannah Waddingham and Scarlett Strallen are in talks to play the Witch and Cinderella, respectively, in the Open Air Theatre's upcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.

The 2009 production of Hello, Dolly! won three Laurence Olivier Awards at this year's ceremony, taking awards for Best Musical Revival, Best Actress in a Musical (Samantha Spiro) and Best Theatre Choreography (Stephen Mear).

West End star Hannah Waddingham will host a prestigious awards ceremony, now in its fourth year, on Sunday 6th June at The Queens Theatre, London. The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Competition & The Stiles and Drewe Best New Song of 2010 Awards are presented by The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments (MMD).

Video highlights of the 2010 Olivier Awards!

All the news from the Grosvenor as UK theatre's most prestigious gongs are given out...Mark Rylance and Rachel Weisz win actor/actress, Iwan Rheon, Samantha Spiro and Aneurin Barnard win the musical awards, with Wicked picking up the brand-new audience award and Spring Awakening getting the nod for best new musical