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The Arts Educational Schools London, part of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, last night staged EVITA, in the presence of Andrew Lloyd Webber himself, as part of the opening of their theatre. Webber is the school's most generous patron, funding the school's £3.5 million refurbishment and is president of the school.

There was plenty of stardust scattered about in the foyer at the opening of the new, magnificently appointed Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre at Chiswick's Arts Educational Schools, Chiswick. There's TV's Claire Balding. And there's multi-award winning actor Robert Lindsay. And there's theatrical grandee Trevor Nunn. And, of course, the Lord himself. But if we began the evening star-spotting amongst the already famous, we finished it spotting those who will be famous.

he touring Broadway revival of West Side Story opened at The Orpheum Theatre, Memphis on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. This iconic musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim is a dynamic retelling of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in mid-twentiety-century New York City.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Wilmington, Delaware. WEST SIDE STORY will open at the DuPont Theatre from December 3-8, 2013 for eight (8) performances only. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

Tickets for American Idiot, West Side Story, STOMP, Mamma Mia!, Blue Man Group, and Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight! at the National Theatre go on sale Monday, October 28.

The international touring cast of WEST SIDE STORY put together a fun lip-sync video to Icona Pop's summer anthem 'I Love It'. Watch them party it up below!

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Memphis. WEST SIDE STORY will open at the The Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday, November 5. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint,the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is opening at The Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday, November 5. Tickets will go on sale Friday, September 27 at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices range from $20 to $90 and will be available for purchase online at the official Orpheum Theatre website,www.orpheum-memphis.com, The Orpheum Box Office (901.525.3000), the ticket counter at The Booksellers at Laurelwood, and all Ticketmaster centers (901.743.ARTS).

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is opening at The Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday, November 5. Tickets will go on sale Friday, September 27 at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices range from $20 to $90 and will be available for purchase online at the official Orpheum Theatre website,www.orpheum-memphis.com, The Orpheum Box Office (901.525.3000), the ticket counter at The Booksellers at Laurelwood, and all Ticketmaster centers (901.743.ARTS).

James Rocco (Vice President Programming and Producing Artistic Director of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts) is being recognized for his 25 Years of Dedication to the theatre at 3:30 p.m. on September 24, 2013 at the Times Square Visitor Center. The Broadway League and Coalition of Broadway Unions will be inducting James as well as Rob Ashford, Karen Azenberg, Jeff Calhoun, Sheldon Epps, Joey McKneely, Gregory Mosher and Susan Stroman into BROADWAY SALUTES.

The producers of WEST SIDE STORY, playing at Sadler's Wells until 22 September before a nationwide tour, have partnered with the youth charity Leap Confronting Conflict, to run a workshop together for young Londoners exploring the musical's gang and race related conflict issues. Following the success of the workshop, there are now plans to roll out further outreach workshops whilst the musical tours the country during the coming year.

The international cast of "WEST SIDE STORY" has arrived in London for the show's run at Sadler's Wells until 22 September, and some of the members of the two rival gangs - The Jets and The Sharks - headed to London's edgy and urban Leake Street, SE1 to re-create some of the show's most iconic dance moves.

The National Theatre has just announced its first subscription series in more than a decade with the announcement of Broadway at the National. Boasting the pre-Broadway world premiere of If/Then, the Washington premiere of American Idiot, and the historic return of the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the 2013-14 season at The National Theatre includes eight productions, and runs November 2013 through June 2014.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Indianapolis. WEST SIDE STORY will open at Clowes Memorial Hall on June 4 for a limited engagement. Tickets are on sale NOW and are available in person at the Broadway Across America Box Office downtown at 342 Massachusetts Avenue, Clowes Memorial Hall, The Old National Center Ticket Office, online at BroadwayinIndianapolis.com, or by phone at 1-800-982-2787. Groups of 10 or more can book now by calling 317-632-7469 x 103. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

The touring production of West Side Story, currently playing at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, is authentic and timeless.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of West Side Story is coming to Salt Lake City. West Side Story will open at the Capitol Theatre tonight, April 16 and will run through Sunday, April 21. Scroll down for photos of the cast onstage!

When the original West Side Story opened on Broadway in 1957, it changed in many ways the concept of what constitutes a Broadway musical. Its creative team-writer Arthur Laurents, director Jerome Robbins, composer Leonard Bernstein, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim-took Romeo and Juliet and turned it into a pulsing, kinetic opera about rival gangs of Puerto Ricans and Poles on Manhattan's west side, and the tragic consequences of their violent hatred for each other to Tony and Maria (Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence), who have fallen in love.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of West Side Story is coming to Salt Lake City. West Side Storywill open at the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, April 16 and will run through Sunday, April 21. Scroll down for photos of the cast onstage!

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY go on-sale to the public Friday, April 12, 2013 at 10 a.m. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life). WEST SIDE STORY will play the Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph) for one week only, June 11 - 16, 2013.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of West Side Story is coming to the McCallum Theatre for five performances, tonight, March 7, through Sunday, March 10. This production is part of the Rabobank Broadway Blockbuster series. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz and The Life).