Trevor Nunn News

Ball will play the roll of Count Fosco through April 30, Crawford to return May 2.

Nathan Lane wins Best Actor, David Schwimmer comes to the West End and more on the Olivier Awards.

The winners of this year's Laurence Olivier Awards were announced in London on Sunday, February 20th.

Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company, is pleased to announce that Harold Wolpert will be joining the company as the new Managing Director on July 5th, 2005.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to present Natasha Richardson (Blanche Du Bois) & John C. Reilly (Stanley Kowalski) in a new Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' classic drama A Streetcar Named Desire, with Amy Ryan (Stella Kowalski) & Chris Bauer (Mitch), directed by Edward Hall at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street).

Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest has announced an out of town tryout in Chicago for the show prior to a now Spring 2006 opening.

London sources are reporting that Michael Ball will fill in for 'several weeks' for Michael Crawford in the Woman in White while he recovers from the flu. Ball steps in February 22, Crawford expected to return April 4.

The first roundup of 2005 kicks off with lots of exciting news - Nathan Lane leaves Producers early, Jerry gets Christian boycott and Jane Krakowski comes to London!

Jake looks back at 2004 in the UK theatre industry, including the summer's disastrous closing trend and the 'big 3' winter..

Joshua Jackson and Patrick Stewart give us A Life in the Theatre and news of a sizzling revival of On The Town

An extensive interview with Broadway star Patrick Wilson, about the upcoming Phantom of the Opera film and much more...

London's new smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, will open on Broadway, at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced, on Thursday, November 10, 2005. This is the fastest ever transfer from the West End to Broadway for a major musical in living memory.

Barrowman goes to Chicago and Lloyd Webber's in town!

Kim Cattrall makes her West End debut, Nunn's not so happy anymore, Christian Slater flies to London and Michael Ball returns!

Oh Meer! It was never meant to be for the West End run of Fuddy Meers, but solutions are unearthing to this closing trend. Plus, the Edinburgh Fringe programme is announced!

This week we see another Duke of York's closure, read the exciting casting for the National's production of Forum and take a trip to see Fuddy Meers pre-West End.

How will you be spending your Saturday Night? In bed with a 'Fever' or just Singin' in the Rain?? Also this week - anger with Les Mis music and a difficult Stones script dilemma..

When it bowed out of the West End, following 21 years of performances, the world's longest running musical vowed to be back. And it is.

As first announced by the MCIFA, Michael Crawford has signed a deal to star in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Trevor Nunn's upcoming new musical 'Woman in White.' The show will also star Maria Friedman (who recently won the Olivier Award for her performance in 'Ragtime'). Crawford will be playing the role of Count Fosco.