South Pacific 2005 - Articles Page 20

EVITA, one of the world's greatest musicals, returns to London's West End after 21 years this summer. Directed by the award-winning Michael Grandage and featuring lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the brand new production of the smash-hit stage show has its Press Night at the Adelphi Theatre on June 21st.

Today (Monday, January 23), The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Pythons SPAMALOT, begins rehearsals in New York, prior to a first performance in Boston on March 7 at the Colonial Theatre. Other cities confirmed for the tour include Chicago, Washington DC, Pittsburgh and Atlanta, with more dates to follow.

On Wednesday, December 7, 2005 The Pajama Game held a preview for the press in New York City. The musical begins previews on January 19th and opens on February 23rd.

Casting has been announced for The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty's (Avenue Q) take on the Ibsen classic that will be produced at the South Coast Rep in January

Lauren Kennedy will join the cast of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT as The Lady of the Lake on December 20, 2005. As announced previously, Simon Russell Beale will assume the role of King Arthur on the same date.

CAMP BROADWAY, the award-winning theater arts education company, of 480 performance-loving kids, ages 9-13, will perform live in the Opening Number of the 79th Annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade® which will be televised live on NBC this November 2005.

This December, DISNEY LIVE! WINNIE THE POOH will play a special month-long holiday engagement at New York's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway at West 74th Street), December 8-28, 2005.

Performances of THE PAJAMA GAME will begin Friday, January 27th on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre with the official opening set for Thursday, March 2nd. The limited engagement is scheduled to run 20 weeks through June 18th, 2006.

Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty's The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler will open at the South Coast Repertory in January of 2006

Erin is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Nominations for the 2005 Tony Awards will be announced by Cumming, Redgrave, Burton and Stokes Mitchell on May 10th

As a result of public demand, Joanna Riding and Martin Crewes will repeat their sell-out Delfont Room show at the New Players on Sunday 24 April 2005 at the more easily accessible time of 8pm. This will be an extended version of the original show which sold out very quickly at the Prince of Wales and is the first of the 'Old, New, Borrowed, Blue' concert series.

On Wednesday 2 February 2005, 'Live' at the Delfont Room will be launched in spectacular style, with one of the UK's best-loved musical theatre actresses. For one night only, 2 time Olivier Award winning actress Joanna Riding will be joined by 'The Woman In White' star, Martin Crewes to perform an intimate concert. In the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, Crewes has been nominated for Best Actor in a Musical while, for her role in Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' Riding is in the running for Best Actress.

The lavish, new production of Rodger's & Hammerstein's The King & I, starring Sandy Duncan and directed by Baayork Lee, will grace the stage of Boston's Wang Theatre for one week only, when it opens on Tuesday, October 12 and plays through Sunday, October 17, 2004. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM.