After a recent national tour David Essex and All The Fun Of The Fair will make its West End Debut at London's Garrick Theatre previewing from 17 April and running until 5 September with press night on 28 April 2010.
PBS will be airing the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet on April 28. The production was filmed for television by the BBC as part of their Great Performances series.
Young Vic/Fuel presents Sound & Fury's Kursk in collaboration with Bryony Lavery commissioned by The Junction Cambridge. Runs at The Maria 26 March - 17 April
After a recent national tour David Essex and All The Fun Of The Fair will make its West End Debut at London's Garrick Theatre previewing from 17 April and running until 5 September with press night on 28 April 2010.
Musicals Tonight recent announced its 2010-2011 season. The season will feature a number of ambitious works, including One Touch of Venus and the American premiere of Theodore & Co.
Debbie Allen's hit Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof will come to an end tonight, 10th April at London's Novello Theatre.
The Napa Valley Opera House is pleased to present an evening with Elvis Costello solo. In one of the most intimate stops on his Spring 2010 tour, Costello will songs from his vast 30-year musical career. This show is generously sponsored in part by Jonesy's Steak House in Napa.
'TAP DOGS', the sensational dance show from Australia which received rave reviews when first produced in England fifteen years ago in 1995, and was last seen in London at Sadler's Wells Theatre in 2001, will again take the capital by storm this Summer.
Acclaimed Tony Award nominated actor Sir Patrick Stewart will return to Broadway in David Mamet's 'A Life in the Theatre'. Stewart will portray the lead character of 'Robert', a role he previously played in the 2005 production at London's Apollo Theatre. 'A Life in the Theatre' will be directed by Neil Pepe. Additional cast will be announced at a later date. Rehearsals will begin on August 23, 2010.
Young Vic/Fuel presents Sound & Fury's Kursk in collaboration with Bryony Lavery commissioned by The Junction Cambridge. Runs at The Maria 26 March - 17 April
Following Sunday night's Olivier Awards, a rush of Tweets wondered if Spring Awakening might be revived due to its success. Its two Welsh leads, Aneurin Barnard and Iwan Rheon, received a double win as Best Actor in a Musical and Best Supporting Performance in a Musical respectively. While the show recieved penty of critical plaudits, the musical failed to survive longer than five weeks in the West End after its transfer from its sold-out Lyric Hammersmith run. Could a West End revival really be in the works, or is this just wishful thinking?
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Last night, March 21, theater folk from around the world celebrated the 2010 Olivier Awards at The Society of London Theatre. The winners include Rachel Weisz for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Mark Rylance for JERUSALEM, Ruth Wilson for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Eddie Redmayne for RED, THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall, THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne, the revival of HELLO DOLLY, SPRING AWAKENING, MORECAMBE, Samantha Spiro for HELLO DOLLY!, Aneurin Barnard for SPRING AWAKENING, Iwan Rheon for SPRING AWAKENING at the Novello, Rupert Goold for ENRON and more!
We chat to Ann Emery, who presented the award for best lighting design at the Oliviers 2010
All the news from the Grosvenor as UK theatre's most prestigious gongs are given out...Mark Rylance and Rachel Weisz win actor/actress, Iwan Rheon, Samantha Spiro and Aneurin Barnard win the musical awards, with Wicked picking up the brand-new audience award and Spring Awakening getting the nod for best new musical
The Olivier Awards take place on Sunday evening - and you can follow all the news here!
'TAP DOGS', the sensational dance show from Australia which received rave reviews when first produced in England fifteen years ago in 1995, and was last seen in London at Sadler's Wells Theatre in 2001, will again take the capital by storm this summer.
Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan will return to London's West End on Saturday, March 13th, 2010, as he takes to the stage of the Prince of Wales Theatre's Delfont Room. This intimate concert will feature Scott Alan at the piano playing some of his most beloved songs from his CD's 'Dreaming Wide Awake,' and 'Keys,' as well as songs from his upcoming CD, 'What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up,' which he is currently in the studio recording with some of today's brightest Broadway and West End performers.
The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.
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