'Our House' Tour Begins May 29 with Steve Brookstein
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 18, 2008
The first UK tour of the Olivier award-winning Our House will open at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre for four weeks on Tuesday 3 June, following previews from 29 May. The production will run there until 21 June. The West End production of Our House, which opened in autumn 2002, received rave reviews and public acclaim, winning the 2003 Olivier Award for 'Best New Musical'. Steve Brookstein will star as 'Dad'. Further casting will be announced shortly.
Broadway Bears Auction Raises Over $127,000: A Full Report
by Eugene Lovendusky
- Feb 18, 2008
Today's the day the Teddy Bears had their picnic! And they brought along all their Broadway-loving friends for another successful and entertaining Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! To the thrill of bear and fan-boy alike, the 11th Annual event raised over $127,000! Top winners were 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' 'The Lion King' and 'Spamalot.'
Photo Flash: The Broadway Bears (Even More) are Here!
by BWW
- Feb 12, 2008
The 11th Annual Broadway Bears auction line-up, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on February 17 at 7PM, is here! Each year, 'Broadway Bears: A Costumed Teddy Bear Auction' is a much-anticipated BC/EFA event. These specially-designed bears (often using actual material from their respective Broadway productions, and autographed by the stars) raised $130,000 last year. BC/EFA hopes to reach even higher this winter!
Sarah Jessica Parker to Fly Back to Broadway?
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 18, 2008
Sarah Jessica Parker is rumored to play the sexy stewardess in the Broadway-bound transfer of London's comedy Boeing-Boeing, to open at the Longacre Theatre this April, according to Michael Riedel of the New York Post.
'God of Carnage' Opens at Gielgud with Ralph Fiennes Mar.7
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 17, 2008
Ralph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ken Stott will star in God of Carnage, the new play by Yasmina Reza, which will open in London at the Gielgud Theatre on Tuesday 25 March after previews from 7 March. God of Carnage will be designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and music by Gary Yershon. The play, which is translated by Christopher Hampton, will be directed by Matthew Warchus.
'Boeing-Boeing' Final UK Flight Jan.5; US & Tour Planned
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 29, 2007
After 362 flights at the Comedy Theatre, Matthew Warchus' hilarious and critically acclaimed West End production of Boeing-Boeing is finally coming in to land on January 5, 2008 prior to boarding an international flight with stopovers on Broadway, New York, Australia and on tour in the UK. Piloting into its twelfth month Boeing-Boeing will have checked in over 170,000 passengers during its London run.
India's Jet Airways Sponsors 'Lord of the Rings' Cast Album
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 24, 2007
India's premier airline Jet Airways today announced their sponsorship worth 15 million rupees for The Lord of the Rings London original cast album that is currently being recorded for a January 21, 2008 release.
Ralph Fiennes to Star in Reza's 'The God of Change'
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 14, 2007
Ralph Fiennes, last seen on Broadway in last season's The Faith Healer, will return to the London stage in The God of Change, a new comedy by Yasmina Reza to premiere at the Gielgud Theatre on March 7, 2008.
Photo Flash: New Cast Joins 'Boeing-Boeing'
by BWW
- Sep 28, 2007
A crew of new cast members have stepped aboard the West End hit comedy, Boeing-Boeing. The new cast features: Tracy-Ann Oberman as Gretchen, Jean Marsh as Bertha, Jennifer Ellison as Gloria, Kevin McNally as Bernard, Elena Roger as Gabriella and Neil Stuke as Robert.
Jean Marsh Joins Cast of 'Boeing-Boeing' Oct. 1
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 31, 2007
Emmy award-winning Jean Marsh will join the cast of Matthew Warchus' hilarious and critically acclaimed West End comedy, Boeing-Boeing on October 1 to play long-suffering housekeeper Bertha.
West End's 'Boeing-Boeing' Extends to 2008 with New Cast
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 17, 2007
Matthew Warchus' hilarious and critically acclaimed production of 'Boeing-Boeing' is to extend booking until January 5, 2008 as two of television's most notorious femme fatales, Jennifer Ellison and Tracy-Ann Oberman, join the cast.
West End 'Lord of the Rings' Now Booking to Sept. 27
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 17, 2007
The Lord of the Rings, the first major stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy, which received its British and European Premiere when it opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London earlier this summer, celebrates its 100th performance today, Monday, August 13, and its booking period has been extended to September 27, 2008.
"LOTR" - Musical Spectacle, Not Spectacular Musical
by Robert Gould
- Jul 13, 2007
During the last twenty years or so the 'epic' musical has become a major element in mainstream musical theatre. Now the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane witnesses what could almost be described as the epic to dwarf all epics. Following in the wake of the award winning box office smash film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels that have engrossed generations of readers, Matthew Warchus's staging of 'The Lord Of The Rings - the musical' seems set to pack in the crowds.
Rhea Perlman to Join West End Farce Boeing-Boeing
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 1, 2007
Four-time Emmy award-winning Rhea Perlman, best known for playing feisty and quick-witted waitress Carla Tortelli in the American sitcom classic 'Cheers,'will make her London stage debut as she joins the cast of the West End hit comedy, Boeing-Boeing on June 25 to play long-suffering housekeeper Bertha
Rhea Perlman to take to the air in London's Boeing-Boeing
by Ryan Woods
- Jun 1, 2007
Four-time Emmy award-winning Rhea Perlman, best known for playing feisty and quick-witted waitress Carla Tortelli in the American sitcom classic Cheers, one of the most successful US sitcoms of all time, will make her London stage debut as she joins the cast of the West End hit comedy, Boeing-Boeing on 25 June to play long-suffering housekeeper Bertha.
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