Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) today confirmed that it had completed the purchase of Live Nation's UK Theatres (excluding their one third share of The Dominion Theatre). The acquisition is the most significant development in ATG's 17 year history.
Howard Panter, the dynamic UK co-founder of the Ambassador Theater Group, the producing company and owner of 23 London theatre venues, is setting his sights on Broadway in a VERY big way reports Variety. The trade paper reports that he has created an ambitious list of new projects targeting for Broadway -- including a handful of productions and in very exciting news, a possible new theater space.
The UK theatre website The Stage has named David Ian and Andrew Lloyd Webber as tied for #1 in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in British theatre today
Sunday in the Park with George looks for further life after the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Eccleston's West End return is cancelled and David Ian tops the annual Stage 100 list