Russell Scott News

BWW:UK gets exclusive access to the Manchester choir auditions for Godspell: The Broadway Revival in Concert. 11 regional choirs vied for three spots in Russell Scott's and Mark Pettit's touring production.

This spring Godspell In Concert, the legendary rock musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®- winning composer of WICKED, returns to the UK's stages and opens at Hackney's Empire Theatre on Easter Saturday, April 4th, ahead of a 28 venue national tour. Check out a preview below!

This spring Godspell In Concert, the legendary rock musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®- winning composer of WICKED, returns to the UK's stages and opens at Hackney's Empire Theatre on Easter Saturday, April 4thahead of a 28 venue national tour. Following its nationwide search for local choirs to take part in ensemble roles, the production's lead cast are today revealed.

This spring Godspell In Concert, the legendary rock musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy and Academy Award- winning composer of WICKED, returns to the UK's stages and opens at Hackney's Empire Theatre on Easter Saturday, April 4th ahead of a 28 venue national tour. Following its nationwide search for local choirs to take part in ensemble roles, the production's lead cast are today revealed.

BBC One has released the first teaser trailer for their miniseries, THE CASUAL VACANCY, based on "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling?'s global bestseller, which will consist of three one-hour parts, airing in the UK February 15.

GODSPELL, the legendary rock musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy and Academy Award- winning composer of WICKED, is back. Following the enormous success of 2014's gala performance at Shaftesbury Avenue's Lyric Theatre, in support of the charity Make-A-Wish-FoundationUK, Godspell In Concert is set to tour the UK in 2015, opening at the Hackney Empire on the 4th April.

GODSPELL, the beloved musical from Stephen Schwartz, the GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning composer of WICKED, returns to London's West End for the first time in over 40 years tonight. Russell Scott Entertainment in association with In House Casting brought back the musical sensation to London for one night only, tonight, May 19, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Marti Webb, who recently returned to the West End in triumph in her seminal musical, Tell Me on a Sunday, has confirmed she will reunite with David Essex and other original members of the rock musical Godspell at the Lyric Theatre on Monday 19 May.

Godspell, the heart-lifting feel-good Broadway musical from Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), is to be staged in the West End for the first time since it premiered there 42 years ago.

The Broadway Revival of Godspell will be performed in Concert at The Lyric Theatre on Shaftsbury Avenue, for one night only, on Monday 19th May 2014 in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, who grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions.

Owners Cynthia and David DiSavino star in Ken Ludwig's send-up of the country club set and their clubs

A new farce written by Rainbow veteran John Delancey and directed by Scott Russell brings bookstore events to a new level of chaos, with hilarious results

Cynthia and David DiSavino direct a tight, funny, warm production of Jon Lonoff's SKIN DEEP under a Rainbow Dinner Theatre title

Fine comic acting and a strong script bring the joys of an Amish Christmas to stranded New Yorkers, and to a delighted audience

The Casting Society of America (CSA) winners were announced tonight of the 28th Annual Artios Awards® For Outstanding Achievement in Casting.

Given each year, in addition to the awards presented to casting directors for their achievements in Theatre, Television, and Film casting, the CSA also gave out the following special awards to Casting Director Lora Kennedy for the Hoyt Bowers Award given for excellence in casting; Harvey Fierstein received The New York Apple Award given to individual for contributions to the New York casting community and Ben Affleck, who received the Career Achievement Award.

Last Sunday saw New Talent Spotlight's company of rising West End stars take to the stage in the eagerly awaited Charity Gala 'From Stage And Screen... And Back Again!' at the Leicester Square Theatre, in aid of the Royal Hospital for Neuro- disability. Check out photos of the performers below!

New Talent Spotlight's latest production 'From Stage And Screen... And Back Again!!!' will be held tonight, 23rd September 2012 at 7.30pm at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End, in aid of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN), to launch their events season this autumn, Arts On The Hill 2012. The RHN is a national medical charity which is dedicated to the rehabilitation and long term care of people with acquired brain injury or neuro-degenerative disease.

The Casting Society of America CSA) announced today the nominations for the organization's 28th Annual Artios Awards for outstanding achievement in casting given in 22 categories including film, television and theater. The CSA will fete their own on Monday, October 29, 2012 with award ceremonies to be held simultaneously at the The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. PDT) and at XL Nightclub, Cabaret & Lounge (512 West 42nd Street) in New York (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. EDT). Honorees for this year's Career Achievement Award, Hoyt Bowers Award and The New York Apple will be announced in the upcoming weeks.