Lauren Ward News

October is packed with over 50 local productions opening on DC area stages. In fact, after the month is over, the writers of Maryland Theatre Guide, where I am the Editor and a columnist, will have reviewed over 80 shows, concerts and cabarets.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's world premiere production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical will transfer to London's Cambridge Theatre, previewing from Tuesday 18 October. Bertie Carvel (Miss Trunchbull), Paul Kaye (Mr Wormwood) Josie Walker (Mrs Wormwood) and Lauren Ward (Miss Honey) will reprise their roles alongside Marc Antolin, Verity Bentham, Peter Howe, Michael Kent, Melanie La Barrie, Matthew Malthouse, Alastair Parker, Nick Searle and Emily Shaw who also appeared in the original production in Stratford. Click below to hear from the creative team on what to expect from the new show!

The Royal Shakespeare Company's world premiere production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical will transfer to London's Cambridge Theatre, previewing from Tuesday 18 October.

Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, which is slated to transfer to London's Cambridge Theatre on October 18 of this year, is lined up for Broadway in 2013. Riedel explains that Matilda director Matthew Wachus is hoping to bring the show in then so that he can focus on moving his other West End property, Ghost, to Broadway next season.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's world premiere production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical will transfer to London's Cambridge Theatre on Tuesday 18 October. Check out a preview of the show below!

Matilda The Musical played to sold-out audiences at the RSC's The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for twelve weeks from November 2010 to January 2011. Roald Dahl's magical story about a girl with extraordinary powers has been a favourite novel for millions of people across the world since it was published in 1988.

Production shots for the new musical adaption of MATILDA, A Musical, running at the Courtyard Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, have been released!

Production shots for the new musical adaption of MATILDA, A Musical, running at the Courtyard Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, have been released!

Today we continue our critical appraisal of the entire English-language recorded canon of Stephen Sondheim - at the very least, all the major productions which were recorded - beginning where we have left off with the round-ups of GYPSY and WEST SIDE STORY, as well as the 2009 Revival Recording of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, from the last few weeks. The last show for which Sondheim wrote lyrics-only, before he was quite able to get his own musical scores produced, was his collaboration with Richard Rodgers, DO I HEAR A WALTZ? Next, we continue with the first show for which he wrote music and lyrics, SATURDAY NIGHT, as well as the first show he wrote music and lyrics for that actually made it to Broadway, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.

Kurt Weill's Johnny Johnson gets its UK premiere at Sadler's Wells - but why here and why now? Our correspondent finds out

A run of Cole Porter & Herbert Field's never before seen 'The New Yorkers' has just been completed at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. The next show in this season is Kurt Weill's first ever American show 'Johnny Johnson' written by Paul Green and Weill (originally starred John Garfied, Elia Kazan etc) their production will be led by American Lauren Ward of Roundabout' Follies' and the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Pericles' and Lauren is Mrs Matthew Warchus.

A run of Cole Porter & Herbert Field's never before seen 'The New Yorkers' has just been completed at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. The next show in this season is Kurt Weill's first ever American show 'Johnny Johnson' written by Paul Green and Weill (originally starred John Garfied, Elia Kazan etc) their production will be led by American Lauren Ward of Roundabout' Follies' and the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Pericles' and Lauren is Mrs Matthew Warchus.

Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden star in GOD OF CARNAGE, the new play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Matthew Warchus, opened on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street), Sunday March 22. Previews began on February 28. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the stars attended the Opening Night Performance After Party for GOD OF CARNAGE at ESPACE in New York City.

Adrian Lukis will take on the role of CK Dexter Haven while Spacey is shooting a film with his performances to begin on June 20th

Kevin Spacey, who will leave the Old Vic's Philadephia Story on June 8th to film a movie, will return for an additional 4 weeks of performances

Michael McElroy sits down and talks about his career and the upcoming Broadway Inspirational Voices concert.