Imelda Staunton News

Boeing-Boeing, the high-flying, Tony award-winning comedy that had Broadway and West End audiences airborne with laughter, is taking off on the Alley's Hubbard Stage, June 4 - June 27, 2010. Marc Camoletti's comedy, translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans is the final production of the Alley Theatre's 2009-2010 season.

Rita Rudner, one of the country's top comedians, brings her hilarious wit and clever one-liners to The Laguna Playhouse for an exclusive two-day engagement titled 'An Evening with Rita Rudner' on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 8 pm at The Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

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

The Olivier Awards take place on Sunday evening - and you can follow all the news here!

Actor Michael Ball is in talks to portray the title role in the musical 'Shrek' which is slated to play in London next year, reports Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail.

The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.

Ball confirms to chat show host Jonathan Ross that he'll be playing Sweeney Todd next year

Stephanie Sinclaire announced today that she has appointed Adam Spreadbury-Maher as Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre. She will continue her role as Chief Executive.

The next Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010.

Reports are circulating that Jeffrey Katzenburg, who runs Dreamworks Animation, has been looking around the London Palladium with the creative team of Shrek: The Musical.

In big news from the U.K. today, Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton have teamed up to star in a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Chichester Festival Theatre, prior to leading the show to the West End, according to a report from Baz Bamigboye in the U.K.'s Daily Mail.

Taking Woodstock opens nationally in theatres August 28th.

Two-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent and Philip Davis will star in director and award-winning playwright Mike Leigh's upcoming film, according to Variety.

Written by James Schamus and based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte, Taking Woodstock also stars Tony Award winner Dan Fogler; two-time Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman; two-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton; Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber; Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening); two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin; Paul Dano (Things We Want); Kelli Garner (Dog Sees God); Mamie Gummer (Dangerous Liaisons); and Richard Thomas (A Naked Girl on the Appian Way).

Taking Woodstock is coming to select cities on August 14th from Focus Features. The film had a New York City premiere on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema on 143 East Houston Street (between Chrystie and Allen Streets). BroadwayWorld.com cameras were there as the stars arrived!

London's most innovative theatre venue, Trafalgar Studios, has unveiled an explosive, star-studded Autumn Season for 2009.

Our correspondent speaks to the producer and playwright behind the new soul musical...

The comedian and actor is taken ill during a performance

Written by James Schamus and based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte, Taking Woodstock also stars Tony Award winner Dan Fogler; two-time Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman; two-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton; Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber; Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening); two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin; Paul Dano (Things We Want); Kelli Garner (Dog Sees God); Mamie Gummer (Dangerous Liaisons); and Richard Thomas (A Naked Girl on the Appian Way).