Matthew Warchus News

GOD OF CARNAGE Breaks Ahmanson Box Office Records

by Kelsey Denette — May 31, 2011

'God of Carnage' has broken every box office record ever set for a play at Center Theatre Group, it was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.

Center Theatre Group's GOD OF CARNAGE Closes 5/29

by BWW News Desk — May 29, 2011

GOD OF CARNAGE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre will close on May 29, 2011.

JERUSALEM Extends Bway Run Through 8/21

by Nicole Rosky — May 25, 2011

JERUSALEM has extended its limited engagement on Broadway for an additional four weeks.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS: DAY 11 - FOLLIES

by Robert Diamond — May 23, 2011

As a super-special Spring extension of BroadwayWorld's SOUND OFF column, every day until the Tony Awards on June 12 we will be presenting a spectacular new entry in the SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS series featuring a particularly entertaining, interesting, relevant and exciting Tony Awards-rela

STAGE TUBE: First Look at RSC's MATILDA!

by Nicole Rosky — May 23, 2011

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.

GOD OF CARNAGE Movie to Debut at Venice Film Fest

by Nicole Rosky — May 20, 2011

According to Variety, Roman Polanski's upcoming big screen adaptation of God of Carnage will debut this summer at the Venice Film Festival (August 31- September 10).

MATILDA To Preview At The Cambridge Theatre, Oct. 18

by Carrie Dunn — May 19, 2011

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.

JERUSALEM's Rylance and Playwright Butterworth Featured on Tonight's 'Theater Talk'

by Charlie Piane — May 13, 2011

Tonight's edition of 'Theater Talk' will feature JERUSALEM's Tony-nominated star Mark Rylance and Tony-nominated playwright Jez Butterworth.

BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES 2001: A Reunion of a 'reunion'

by Robert Diamond — May 12, 2011

The Broadway world is abuzz with all things FOLLIES so it was perfect timing that this past Monday night, at Judith Ivey's home, the 2001 revival cast of FOLLIES got together 'to glamorize the old days, stumble through a song or two, and lie about ourselves.

Photo Flash: GHOST: THE MUSICAL Poster Revealed!

by Nicole Rosky — May 11, 2011

Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy lead the cast of Ghost The Musical playing Sam and Molly in Matthew Warchus' stage musical version of the Academy Award® winning film.

David Bishins, Ray Chambers Lead Old Globe's LIFE OF RILEY 4/30-5/4

by BWW News Desk — May 1, 2011

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the U.

TS Eliot US/UK Exchange Showcase Presents Seven Short Plays at Vineyard

by Gabrielle Sierra — April 27, 2011

Top British artists in KEVIN SPACEY'S OLD VIC THEATRE's transatlantic talent program - The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange - present seven new short plays at the Vineyard Theatre The group of 46 emerging British actors, writers, directors and producers won the chance to come to New York from a pool of

JERUSALEM Opens on Broadway Tonight, April 21!

by Jessica Lewis — April 21, 2011

JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), began previews on April 2, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

Savagely Fine GOD OF CARNAGE

by Don Grigware — April 16, 2011

What Edward Albee boldly achieved with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in the 60s, fiercely influenced Yasmina Reza as she seizes the moment and goes a giant step further in her brilliant recreation of human savagery in God of Carnage now onstage @ the Ahmanson Theatre until May 29.

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: April 10-15

by BWW — April 15, 2011

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, ‘This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix.

Review Round-Up: GOD OF CARNAGE in L.A.

by Jessica Lewis — April 15, 2011

God of Carnage opened on April 13 at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre reuniting the original Tony Award-nominated Broadway cast of Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden in the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play.

Praise 'God of Carnage'

by Timothy Kuryak — April 15, 2011

After wildly successful runs both in London's West End and on Broadway, where it won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play, God of Carnage opened last night at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in a theatrical tour-de-force that is sure to be the talk of the town.