Tough at the Top 1949

Opened: July 15, 1949

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Adelphi Theatre
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R 0NS, United Kingdom London WC2R ONS

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Review Roundup: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Opens on Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 9, 2022


The critics have weighed in on Death of a Salesman, directed by Miranda Cromwell, who co-directed the London production alongside Marianne Elliott. The revival of this classic play opened on Broadway Sunday, October 9 at the Hudson Theatre.

SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, GOSSIP GIRL, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH & More to Arrive On HBO Max This July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2021


Find out what's coming to HBO Max in July! It’s time to get your squad together to watch the Tunes play the Goons in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” In the film, basketball champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside the timeless Tune Bugs Bunny and the Tune Squad in this animated/live-action event.

BWW News: Round House Theatre Announces Updates To 2020-2021 Season
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 30, 2020


In response to the continually evolving novel coronavirus outbreak, Round House Theatre is updating its previously announced 2020-2021 Season. The upcoming season will now include Cost of Living by Martyna Majok. The previously announced God of Carnage will be postponed until the 2021-2022 Season. All remaining shows are still slated to continue, but the schedule has been updated. The Tempest, which is expected to draw in the largest crowds, will now perform at later dates.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest Musical Theatre Characters (1940-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 30, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020


How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

BWW Review: THE ACTORS' GANG THEATER PRESENTS THE RIVETING PLAY '1984' at The Actor's Gang Theater
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Oct 30, 2019


Based on the iconic novel by George Orwell, a?oe1984a?? is the story of Winston Smith, who has come to the attention of the state of Oceania, the authoritarian state. Initially written in 1949, meaning that it was projecting 35 years into the future at that time, it is uncanny, that, 35 years later, it is being presented yet once again, and, terrifyingly, it is probably more relevant than ever before. With the brutal soul-searching, diary-exposing help of four Party Members of a?oeThe Ministry of Truth,a?? and a maiming stun gun, Winston is forced to confess his Thoughtcrimes before an unseen questioner, and the audience (surrounding the square stage in the middle on all four sides; it's almost as if they are secretly witnesses and jury) is up close and personal witnessing the torture and depredation being dealt to Mr. Smith.

BWW Review: ALL THE KING'S MEN at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - Mar 3, 2019


Sam Strong on QUEENSLAND THEATRE'S 2019 Season
by Virag Dombay - Sep 1, 2018


It's been nearly two weeks since Queensland Theatre released this 2019 season, and it's taken me nearly two weeks to comprehend exactly how colourful and formidable next year is going to be. A few days before the season launch, I had the pleasure of having doing a phone interview with Strong, who had just come from the closing celebrations for the company's successful run of Jasper Jones.

'Lost West End Vintage 2,' an Album of London's Forgotten Musicals 1943-1962, is Released Today
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2018


Following last year's critically acclaimed release of 'Lost West End Vintage' (highlighted in The Sunday Times as an "Essential New Release') Stage Door Records are pleased to continue the album series with 'Lost West End Vintage 2', released and available in stores from today.

New Double Album 'Lost West End Vintage 2' Celebrates London's Forgotten Musicals
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2018


Following last year's critically acclaimed release of 'Lost West End Vintage' (highlighted in The Sunday Times as an "Essential New Release') Stage Door Records are pleased to continue the album series with 'Lost West End Vintage 2' to be released on July 27th 2018.

The Wallis And The Arturo Sandoval Institute present THE ARTURO SANDOVAL JAZZ WEEKEND
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2018


The Wallis will be the place for jazz lovers this month when the performing arts center, in conjunction with the Arturo Sandoval Institute, present a special four-night musical celebration curated by the dynamic American jazz legend Arturo Sandoval from Today, January 25 through Sunday, January 28. Sandoval shines a spotlight on his legacy, as well as up-and-coming musicians, in an exciting jazz series featuring a Master Class, sponsored by the Arturo Sandoval Institute; two extraordinary nights of emerging jazz artists, whom Sandoval proudly calls the Young Lions; and an unforgettable concert of his own with special guests.

The Wallis And The Arturo Sandoval Institute present THE ARTURO SANDOVAL JAZZ WEEKEND
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2018


The Wallis will be the place for jazz lovers this month when the performing arts center, in conjunction with the Arturo Sandoval Institute, present a special four-night musical celebration curated by the dynamic American jazz legend Arturo Sandoval from Thursday, January 25 through Sunday, January 28. Sandoval shines a spotlight on his legacy, as well as up-and-coming musicians, in an exciting jazz series featuring a Master Class, sponsored by the Arturo Sandoval Institute; two extraordinary nights of emerging jazz artists, whom Sandoval proudly calls the Young Lions; and an unforgettable concert of his own with special guests.

Terence Archie, J. Bernard Calloway, Audrey Cardwell and Veronica J. Kuehn to Star in GUYS AND DOLLS at The Old Globe; Cast, Creatives Set!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 16, 2017


The Old Globe today announced the full cast for Guys and Dolls, a musical fable of Broadway.

Robert Sean Leonard, Ken Ludwig, Josh Rhodes Slated for The Old Globe's 2017 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2016


The Old Globe today announced the remaining productions in its 2017 Summer Season, including a brand-new comedy, Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, and a Summer Shakespeare Festival lineup featuring Robert Sean Leonard in the title role of the towering history play Richard II, directed by Erica Schmidt. Shakespeare's exhilarating tragedy Hamlet follows, directed by Old Globe Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, one of the leading American authorities on the works of Shakespeare.

BRIGHT STAR Choreographer Josh Rhodes to Helm GUYS AND DOLLS at The Old Globe Next Summer
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2016


The Old Globe today announced the first production of its 2017 Summer Season: Guys and Dolls, a musical fable of Broadway. Based on the stories and characters by Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, Guys and Dolls will be directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, returning to the Globe after the great successes of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, which he directed, and Bright Star, which he choreographed.

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 4/2-4/3/2016
by - Apr 3, 2016


Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, April 3, 2016 - Sunday, April 3, 2016.

Film Society of Lincoln Center to Present 2015 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 2, 2015


The 20th Anniversary of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance films' celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film, sweeps across screens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the IFC Center, and BAMcinematek, March 6-15.

getTV to Celebrate Independence Day with HELLCATS OF THE NAVY & CRASH LANDING
by BWW News Desk - Jul 4, 2014


Let freedom ring withgetTV this 4 th of July, as the network presents an Independence Day double feature devoted to actress, former First Lady, and humanitarian Nancy Reagan.

getTV to Celebrate Independence Day with HELLCATS OF THE NAVY & CRASH LANDING
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 25, 2014


Let freedom ring withgetTV this 4 th of July, as the network presents an Independence Day double feature devoted to actress, former First Lady, and humanitarian Nancy Reagan.

BWW Interviews: A Chat with Stars and Director of Classic Theatre's DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Jeff Davis - Feb 10, 2014


After five and a half years of residence at the Blue Star Arts Complex, Classic Theatre of San Antonio has made a new home in the Black Box of the Woodlawn Theatre! Their debut production in the new space, Death of a Salesman, opened this past weekend and runs thru February 23rd.

BWW Reviews: Stunning Opening for Sustaining Sound Theatre Company
by Don Grigware - Apr 6, 2013


I am a huge fan of Louisa May Alcott's story of the March sisters and both films of Little Women, the one from the early 30s starring Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett and then the 1949 revival starring June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh and Margaret O'Brien. I'm partial to the latter film, only because I love everyone in that cast, and it was in glorious technicolor. It also boasted Mary Astor as Marmee and Peter Lawford as Laurie.

WHV Press Releases Classic and Contemporary Gangster Films on Blu-ray
by Samantha Vega - Mar 11, 2013


As part of the studio's 90th Anniversary celebration, eight of Warner Bros. Pictures' greatest gangster films - from Edward G. Robinson's 1931 classic Little Caesar to Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning masterpiece The Departed[1] -- will now be available in two Blu-ray sets May 21. Released to coincide with Father's Day gift-giving, the WB genre greats, along with one of Paramount's best gangster films, will be offered in the Ultimate Gangster Collection: Classic and Ultimate Gangster Collection: Contemporary.

TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS Released Worldwide Today, 10/23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2012


Legendary performer and 17-Time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, who celebrated his 86th birthday on Friday, August 3rd, releases his latest CD, Tony Bennett: VIVA DUETS, worldwide today, October 23rd on Columbia Records.

TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS to Be Released Worldwide 10/23
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 2, 2012


Legendary performer and 17-Time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, who celebrates his 86th birthday on Friday, August 3rd, releases his latest CD, TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS, worldwide on Tuesday, October 23rd on Columbia Records.

Tough at the Top FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Tough at the Top have there been?
Tough at the Top has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 1949.

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