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THE PHANTOM OF THE OEPRA currently stars John Owen Jones as 'The Phantom', who has played the role more times than any other actor in the West End production's history; Celinde Schoemaker as 'Christine Daae', Nadim Naaman as 'Raoul, Michael Matus as 'Monsieur Firmin' and Christopher Dickins as 'Monsieur Andre'.

BroadwayWorld.com is giving away two pairs of tickets to the Houston, Texas Cinema Broadcast of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's THE WINTER'S TALE! Enter today!

Gary Naylor sees a star-studded production of The Winter's Tale that doesn't quite convince in overcoming the problems of one of Shakespeare's problem plays.

Sheffield Theatres and Orange Tree Theatre present Deborah Bruce's THE DISTANCE. Charlotte Gwinner directs Michelle Duncan (Bea), Charlotte Emmerson (Alex), Daniel Hawksford (Dewi), Charlotte Lucas (Kate), Timothy Knightley (Simon), Steven Meo (Vinnie) and Joshua Sinclair-Evans (Liam). The production opens on 3 November, with previews from tonight 29 October, and runs until 14 November at Sheffield Theatres, ahead of a run at Orange Tree Theatre from 26 November to 19 December. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Sheffield Theatres and Orange Tree Theatre present Deborah Bruce's THE DISTANCE. Charlotte Gwinner directs Michelle Duncan (Bea), Charlotte Emmerson (Alex), Daniel Hawksford (Dewi), Charlotte Lucas (Kate), Timothy Knightley (Simon), Steven Meo (Vinnie) and Joshua Sinclair-Evans (Liam). The production opens on 3 November, with previews from 29 October, and runs until 14 November at Sheffield Theatres, ahead of a run at Orange Tree Theatre from 26 November to 19 December. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

The musical plays at the Bristol Hippodrome from Thursday 29 October, before flying on to Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Southampton, Norwich, Plymouth and Newcastle throughout 2015/16.

BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the rehearsal images for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's inaugural productions Harlequinade/All On Her Own andThe Winter's Tale, which are released today. The Terence Rattigan double-bill Harlequinade / All On Her Own will play in repertory alongside The Winter's Tale from 17 October 2015 until 16 January 2016. Press performances will be held onSaturday 7 November at 2pm and 8pm.  Check out the photos below!

The highly anticipated West End transfer of CLOSE TO YOU: BACHARACH REIMAGINED, the new musical featuring Burt Bacharach's songbook, opened last night 15 October at the Criterion Theatre, London. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Get a first look at the major new season of Anton Chekhov's early works at Chichester Festival Theatre! Newly adapted by David Hare and directed by Jonathan Kent, YOUNG CHEKHOV: THE BIRTH OF A GENIUS, which opens tonight 17 October, presents a unique theatrical event which will see a repertory cast of 23 actors performing 50 parts in PLATONOV, IVANOV and THE SEAGULL. For the first time ever on this scale, audiences will be given the opportunity to see all three shows in close proximity performed by the same group and with the same creative team. Scroll down for a look at the cast in action below!

Get a first look at the major new season of Anton Chekhov's early works at Chichester Festival Theatre! Newly adapted by David Hare and directed by Jonathan Kent, YOUNG CHEKHOV: THE BIRTH OF A GENIUS, which opens on 17 October, presents a unique theatrical event which will see a repertory cast of 23 actors performing 50 parts in PLATONOV, IVANOV and THE SEAGULL. For the first time ever on this scale, audiences will be given the opportunity to see all three shows in close proximity performed by the same group and with the same creative team. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action below!

Listening to the HAMILTON cast album on repeat since Monday? Gearing up for SPRING AWAKENING's Opening Night? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'

Now in its record breaking 30th year at the Queen's Theatre, LES MISERABLES stars Phil Daniels as 'Thenardier', Jeremy Secomb as 'Javert',Rachelle Ann Go as 'Fantine'; Katy Secombe as 'Madame Thenardier' Zoe Doano as 'Cosette', Peter Lockyer as 'Jean Valjean', Rob Houchen as 'Marius', Carrie Hope Fletcher as 'Eponine' and Bradley Jaden as 'Enjolras'. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Jonathan Kent's five-star production of Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton as Rose will have its final performance on 28 November 2015 as previously announced.   Having smashed the all time box office record at the Savoy Theatre and subsequently recouped, Kent's production originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre in October last year.  Following a second set of five-star reviews, producers Michael Harrison and David Ian announced an extension to the West End run in April.

ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare is currently in previews for an opening tomorrow, 23 September, at Sheffield Theatres' Crucible Theatre. The production, starring Freddie Fox and Morfydd Clark in the title roles, runs through 17 October 2015, directed by Jonathan Humphreys. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the star-cross'd lovers in action below!

Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the legendary producer of 'Les Miserables' ('Les Mis'), recently announced the Australian company of the completely reimagined edition of 'Les Mis'--similar to the production that's currently running on Broadway--will tour across Asia, starting with Manila, Philippines.

After earning rave reviews for her portrayal of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler's new West End play PHOTOGRAPH 51, Nicole Kidman is in talks with Michael Grandage to bring the project to the silver screen.

Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, LES MISERABLES, will launch its Asian tour in Manila in March 2016 with tickets going on sale on Tuesday, 29th September.

The Michael Grandage Company presents the UK premiere of Anna Ziegler's PHOTOGRAPH 51, opening tonight 14 September at the Noel Coward Theatre and running until 21 November. Let's see what the critics had to say...

The first pictures are released today for a major new season of Anton Chekhov's early works at Chichester Festival Theatre. Newly adapted by David Hare and directed by Jonathan Kent, the productions present a unique theatrical event which will see a repertory cast of 23 actors performing 50 parts in Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull. For the first time ever on this scale audiences will be given the opportunity to see all three shows in close proximity performed by the same group and with the same creative team.  Check out the rehearsal photos below!

On August 25th, the H&M Conscious Foundation launches the first-ever Global Change Award one of the world's biggest challenges for early stage innovation and the first initiative of its kind in the fashion industry. By catalyzing green, truly ground-breaking ideas, the aim of the Challenge is to protect the earth's natural resources by closing the loop for fashion.