John Caird News

Just a few months ago, John Wilding made history as the only X Factor hopeful to reach the judges' house round for a second year running, only to miss out once again on appearing in the live TV finals after failing to make Gary Barlow's final four.

The Biblical-inspired musical Children of Eden, by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird is to be revived in the West End for one night only in a spectacular star-studded charity gala at the Prince of Wales?Theatre on Sunday 29 January at 7pm.

Victoria Theatre Association announces the cast for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables premiere Dayton engagement at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, November 22-27, 2011.

Houston Grand Opera's new production of Benjamin Britten's intimate but intensely gripping chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia takes place on February 3-11, 2012 and features the young American theatre director Arin Arbus in her operatic debut.

MCC Theater has announced the complete cast for the newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical. Carrie features music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford (Academy Award winning composer and lyricist for the original film Fame) and a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (who also adapted the 1974 novel by Stephen King for the 1976 Brian DePalma film). Directed by Stafford Arima, performances for Carrie begin January 31, 2012, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). The official opening night is set for March 1, 2012.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables are on sale now for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Centers premiere engagement.

The historic Gem Theatre presents the Michigan premiere - a joint world premiere - of Daddy Long Legs, a unique musical love story.

The MIT Musical Theatre Guild is proud to present its Fall production CHILDREN OF EDEN. Performances will be November 11, 12 at 8PM; November 13 at 2PM; November 17-19 at 8PM in La Sala de Puerto Rico, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables are on sale now for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Centers premiere engagement.

Michael Attenborough directs the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty, running at the Almeida Theatre from 10 November 2011 - 14 January 2012 with press night on 17 November. Designs are by Soutra Gilmour with lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Fergus O'Hare. The cast comprises Kieran Bew, Siân Brooke, Tom Burke and Billie Piper.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables are on sale now for the engagement at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre January 17-22, 2012. The all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. Tickets start at $38 and are available online now at www.OrlandoBroadway.com and at the FAIRWINDS Broadway Across America - Orlando box office located at 100 South Eola Drive, Suite 101, during normal business hours. To charge by phone call 1-800-982-2787. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling (407) 704-6116.

The MIT Musical Theatre Guild is proud to present its Fall production CHILDREN OF EDEN. Performances will be November 11, 12 at 8PM; November 13 at 2PM; November 17-19 at 8PM in La Sala de Puerto Rico, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

Victoria Theatre Association announces the cast for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables premiere Dayton engagement at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, November 22-27, 2011.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th Anniversary production of Les Misérables will go on sale Sunday, November 6th for the upcoming Boston engagement at the Boston Opera House. This all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. For a video sneak peek of the New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables, please visit www.LesMis.com/watch.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th Anniversary production of Les Misérables will go on sale Sunday, November 6th for the upcoming Boston engagement at the Boston Opera House. This all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. For a video sneak peek of the New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables, please visit www.LesMis.com/watch.

Arizona Theatre Company welcomes the lighthearted new musical Daddy Long Legs directed and written by John Caird, the Tony award-winning director of Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon of the Tony-nominated Jane Eyre.

Michael Attenborough directs the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty. Reasons To Be Pretty will run at the Almeida Theatre from 10 November 2011 - 14 January 2012 with press night on 17 November. Designs are by Soutra Gilmour with lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Fergus O'Hare. The cast comprises Kieran Bew, Siân Brooke, Tom Burke and Billie Piper.

Les Misérables made its pre-Broadway premiere at the Kennedy Center in December 1986, and now Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Boublil and Schönberg's Les Misérables will close in the Kennedy Center Opera House on October 30, 2011.