Theatre 21 News

Long-running, record-breaking West End concert spectacular, Thriller Live, has now taken in excess of $150 million at the global box office.

After a host of critically acclaimed one-man shows, the 2011 Foster's Comedy Award Winner arrives back at the Soho Theatre with a ten strong cast that is a 'chocolate box of young comedy talent' (The Times) in his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe hit which makes good on his promise to lasso his audience into a bold new direction. Coach Coach tells the story of the ultimate High School Sports Coach desperately trying to steer his team of losers to glory against their arch rivals in the final of the Yakult Cup. The sport? A version of fellow comedian Marek Larwood's actual sport, Volfsball, a Health and Safety friendly version of Basketball played in extremely close proximity to the 140 strong audience in the Soho Main Space.

Puccini's most popular opera, this immortal tale depicts the tragic love affair between penniless poet Rodolfo and his equally impoverished seamstress neighbor Mimi, living in a community of young, bohemian artists. In this modern, new production by Opera Columbus, its cast of emerging, young artists, including soprano Talya Lieberman, winner of Opera Columbus' 2014 Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition, find themselves navigating the wreckage of post-Katrina New Orleans.

Michael Grandage Company and Emily Dobbs Productions co-present the UK premiere of Richard Greenberg's THE DAZZLE at FOUND111, at the site of the old Central St Martins School of Art on Charing Cross Road.

Michael Grandage Company and Emily Dobbs Productions today announce the full company for their co-production of the UK premiere of Richard Greenberg's THE DAZZLE at FOUND111, at the site of the old Central St Martins School of Art on Charing Cross Road.

Amused Moose will host its Comedy Award Showcase tonight 3 November 2015 at 9 p.m. at the Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE.

Following the success of critically acclaimed productions of THE PILLOWMAN, NYIT Outstanding Revival Nominee 2015 TALK RADIO, and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST; Variations Theatre Group will present a newly adapted version of the classic thriller, WAIT UNTIL DARK, never before seen within the five boroughs of New York City, opening on October 30, 2015 at The Chain Theatre.

Amused Moose will host its Comedy Award Showcase on Tuesday 3 November 2015 at 9 p.m. at the Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE.

Long-running, record-breaking West End concert spectacular, THRILLER LIVE, has now taken in excess of $150 million at the global box office.

Champions of NBC's fourth season of 'The Sing-Off,' country a cappella band Home Free is entertaining audiences across the country with their high-energy show peppered with quick-witted humor that meshes Nashville standards with pop hits dipped in country flavor.

Champions of NBC's fourth season of 'The Sing-Off,' country a cappella band Home Free is entertaining audiences across the country with their high-energy show peppered with quick-witted humor that meshes Nashville standards with pop hits dipped in country flavor.

The newly minted Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative is hard at work on an inspired production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Opera Columbus will open the 2015-16 season with a spectacular new production of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Armide, the first professional production of a French Baroque work in central Ohio. Produced by Opera Columbus and performed in collaboration with BalletMet Columbus and Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra (Cleveland), the production will be the first collaboration between Opera Columbus and Apollo's Fire, and the second full-scale collaboration with BalletMet.

The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly opens it's 2015/16 season with the  New England premiere of Ruby Rae Speigel's Dry Land, September 17-October 3, 2015. A finalist for the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Award, Dry Land . Centered on young girls' experiences in the scary throes of adulthood, Spiegel's critically acclaimed play is about abortion, love, friendship, and the life of the modern American teenager. This New England premiere production is directed by Wilbury Artistic Director Josh Short and features original music by local singer-songwriter Emeline Easton.

Adam Karim (Sajit Khan), Assad Zaman (Saleem Khan), Dharmesh Patel (Abdul Khan), Salma Hoque (Meenah Khan) and Simon Nagra (George Khan) join the previously announced comedy award-winning actress Pauline McLynn (Ella Khan) and original West End cast members, Ashley Kumar (Tariq Khan) and Darren Kuppan (Maneer Khan) to complete the casting of the Khan family in the national tour of Ayub Khan Din's critically-acclaimed play East is East. The Khans are joined by Kammy Darweish (Mr Shah), Sakuntala Ramanee (Mrs Shah) and Sally Bankes (Auntie Annie).

Yolanda Kondonassis wants to change people's mind about what the harp sounds like when the world renowned harpist performs with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra on May 15 and 16 at the Southern Theatre (21 East Main Street in downtown Columbus).

Revel in the music of the Americas with the bold colors and spicy rhythms of Mexico's Revueltas, the sultry jazz infusion of Argentine tango master Piazzola, and the cheerful folksiness of 'the dean of American composers,' Aaron Copland. Led by guest conductor Andres Franco and featuring guest harpist Yolanda Kondanassis, this enticing program also offers a rare opportunity to enjoy two delectable works for harp and orchestra-the Ginastera concerto that channels tropical heat and Debussy's chamber work that incites sweet reverie.

Adam Karim (Sajit Khan), Assad Zaman (Saleem Khan), Dharmesh Patel (Abdul Khan), Salma Hoque (Meenah Khan) and Simon Nagra (George Khan) join the previously announced comedy award-winning actress Pauline McLynn (Ella Khan) and original West End cast members, Ashley Kumar (Tariq Khan) and Darren Kuppan (Maneer Khan) to complete the casting of the Khan family in the national tour of Ayub Khan Din's critically-acclaimed play East is East. The Khans are joined by Kammy Darweish (Mr Shah), Sakuntala Ramanee (Mrs Shah) and Sally Bankes (Auntie Annie). 

Guest soprano Camille Zamora will perform double roles as the leads in both La Voix Humaine (Elle) and Pagliacci (Nedda) as Opera Columbus presents an all-locally produced double bill.

Revel in the music of the Americas with the bold colors and spicy rhythms of Mexico's Revueltas, the sultry jazz infusion of Argentine tango master Piazzola, and the cheerful folksiness of 'the dean of American composers,' Aaron Copland. Led by guest conductor Andrés Franco and featuring guest harpist Yolanda Kondanassis, this enticing program also offers a rare opportunity to enjoy two delectable works for harp and orchestra-the Ginastera concerto that channels tropical heat and Debussy's chamber work that incites sweet reverie.