Roald Dahl News

A thundering chorus of 3,000+ Broadway stars, students and teachers will lock step and raise their voices and hearts in song during the 2012 Junior Theater Festival, a monumental celebration of on-stage and backstage excellence happening January 13 - 15, 2012 in Atlanta, GA, it was announced today by Theater of the Stars president Nick Manos and Timothy Allen McDonald, founding chairman of iTheatrics. Presented by New York's iTheatrics and Atlanta's Theater of the Stars and sponsored by leading theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI), Disney Musicals and NBC, the Junior Theater Festival is the world's largest musical theater festival dedicated to groups working with elementary school, middle school and high school aged students.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 12/25 for Toronto

This spring, Hull Truck Theatre is set to bring DNA - Dennis Kelly's gripping tale of adolescent brutality and gang mentality to theatres across the country for the play's first national tour.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 12/18 for Toronto

The second instalment of our interview with Gemma Sutton!

Tickets are now on sale for TheatreWorks Kids' production of Willy Wonka Jr. which will be presented on Saturday December 10 at 11:00am and 2:00pm and Saturday December 17 at 11:00 and 2:00pm at 5 Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 12/11 for Toronto

Tim Burton brings his unique screen style to the children's favorite, 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' airing as the 'ABC Sunday Movie of the Week,' DECEMBER 11 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Is it a play, is it a film, is it an installation? No - it's super-theatre!

Tickets are now on sale for TheatreWorks Kids' production of Willy Wonka Jr. which will be presented on Saturday December 10 at 11:00am and 2:00pm and Saturday December 17 at 11:00 and 2:00pm at 5 Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT.

Is CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY headed for the West End? According to The Daily Mail, director Sam Mendes is readying the show for a 2013 West End bow at the London Palladium, pending negotiations with Warner Brothers.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 12/04 for Toronto

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 feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!

Following a triumphant opening at the Cambridge Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical has extended its booking period. Tickets are now on sale up to, and including, 21 October 2012. The new stage musical, which has captured the imagination of young and old alike, transferred to the West End on Tuesday 25 October 2011.

Tickets are now on sale for TheatreWorks Kids' production of Willy Wonka Jr. which will be presented on Saturday December 10 at 11:00am and 2:00pm and Saturday December 17 at 11:00 and 2:00pm at 5 Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT.

Following a sensational sell-out season at The Courtyard Theatre, the RSC's production of MATILDA THE MUSICAL transfered to London's West End and opened last week to tremendous critical acclaim. A potential Broadway transfer already being discussed and below, BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you a look at the official production photo coverage!

Upcoming MTI Shows - 11/27 for Toronto

Yorktown Stage is set to present 'Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka'.

'Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka' plays Yorktown Stage.

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.