Simon Baker News

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.

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.

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.

Pirates of the Caribbean's Kevin McNally will join the cast of the hit West End comedy, Boeing-Boeing on September 3 for four weeks only to play Parisian playboy Bernard.

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

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.

Performances of the London production of The Lord of the Rings, the Tolkien-based musical now in previews, have been halted for a few days due to a stage accident.

Patricia Hodge (the West End's Noises Off) will join Matthew Warchus' critically acclaimed production of Boeing-Boeing, taking on the role of Bertha, April 30-June 23. Boeing-Boeing, translated by Beverley Cross from Mark Camoletti's original, opened at the Comedy Theatre in February.

Casting is complete for upcoming London production of The Lord of the Rings, which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007

London Mary Poppins star Laura Michelle Kelly will play the elven queen Galadriel in the upcoming London production of The Lord of the Rings, which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 19th, 2007

Producers Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz, in association with David & Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl, announced today that The Lord of the Rings will complete its Toronto engagement on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.

The hit Toronto production of the musical The Lord of the Rings, previously announced to be London-bound, will begin previews at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on May 9th, 2007, for a June 19th opening

Lord of the Rings, at 15, racked up the most Dora Awards nominations; the awards celebrating Toronto Theatre will be presented on June 2nd

The musical version of The Lord of the Rings has extended its run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre to September 24th

According to producer Kevin Wallace, Toronto's Lord of the Rings musical is headed for London in 2007--despite having received a mixed critical reception upon opening

Today, March 23, the musical version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings opens in Toronto

While casting has not been confirmed, a number of respected actors (mostly Canadian) have been appointed to play some of the major roles in the upcoming Toronto production of The Lord of the Rings

The box office for the musical version of The Lord of the Rings, which has already made over $3 million in advance sales, is now open