Photos and Video: First Look at West End's SWEENEY TODD with Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 19, 2012
Following sell-out success at Chichester Festival Theatre, Jonathan Kent's acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd transfers to London's West End for a limited season from 10 March 2012. Widely acknowledged as Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, Sweeney Todd stars distinguished musical performer Michael Ball as the eponymous demon barber of Fleet Street and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton as the devoted Mrs Lovett.
Check out a video preview along with photos from the upcoming transfer below!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 12/22 - Ralph Fiennes
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 22, 2011
Today in 1962, Tony winner Ralph Fiennes was born. Fiennes' 2006 performance in the play Faith Healer gained him a nomination for a 2007 Tony Award. In 2008, Fiennes worked with frequent collaborator director Jonathan Kent to play the title role in Sophocles's Oedipus the King at The National Theatre in London. He has appeared in films such as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days and Maid in Manhattan.
STAGE TUBE: Ralph Fiennes on Tackling CORIOLANUS
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 8, 2011
Stage and Screen star Ralph Fiennes, who is busy promoting his latest movie 'Coriolanus,' recently visited 'The Daily Show,' where he chatted with Jon Stewart about taking on Shakespeare, working behind the camera, and more!
STAGE TUBE: Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton in SWEENEY TODD
by Robert Diamond
- Oct 6, 2011
Chichester's Festival 2011 closes with Sweeney Todd, the musical commonly acknowledged to beStephen Sondheim's masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at 'Ciriolanus' Trailer Starring Fiennes, Redgrave et al.
by Lauren Wolman
- Aug 10, 2011
'Coriolanus,' a contemporary staging of Shakespeare's classic play about the titular Roman warrior, stars Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain and James Nesbitt. The film marks Fiennes' directorial debut. CORIOLANUS made its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year and will play at the Toronto International Film Festival before hitting theaters in the US on December 2nd.