UK / West End Newsroom Griff Rhys Jones, Lucie Jones, And More Will Lead London Musical Theatre Orchestra's Concert Version Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk on November 16, 2018 in UK / West End London Musical Theatre Orchestra are proud to announce the full cast of the 2018 production of their spectacular concert version of A Christmas Carol adapted by Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent from the original story by Charles Dickens. (more...)  ROH Late Launches In The Heart Of Covent Garden
by BWW News Desk on November 16, 2018 in UK / West End Contemporary, immersive culture is at the heart of the ROH Late taking place at the Royal Opera House on Sunday 25 November from 6pm to 9.30pm (£8 per person). The after-dark, culture-packed evening will feature exclusive live performances, with music, dance, behind-the-scenes theatre making and hip hop-led pub quizzes. (more...)  Photo Flash: First Look at PHILIP PULLMAN'S GRIMM TALES at the Unicorn
by BWW News Desk on November 16, 2018 in UK / West End Kirsty Housley directs a deliciously gruesome selection from Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales, in this acclaimed adaptation by Philip Wilson, re-told and re-worked for the whole family. (more...)  Book Now For MAN OF LA MANCHA, Starring Kelsey Grammer and Danielle De Niese
by BWW News Desk on November 16, 2018 in UK / West End Man of La Mancha returns to London for the first time in over 50 years. Featuring the iconic song 'Dream the Impossible Dream:, and inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' masterpiece Don Quixote, this classic tale opens at the London Coliseum on 26 April 2019 for a strictly limited six-week run. Book tickets here! (more...)  Kelsey Grammer to Play Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA Concert with English National Opera
by Alexa Criscitiello on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Michael Linnit and Michael Grade - the producers who brought Chess, Carousel, Sunset Boulevard and Sweeney Todd to the London Coliseum - are collaborating again with English National Opera to bring a brand new production of the multi-Tony award winning Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha to London, the first West End production of this acclaimed musical in over 50 years. (more...)  Bolshoi Ballet Present THE NUTCRACKER Live In Cinemas Across The UK On 23 December
by BWW News Desk on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Award-Winning Burlesque Documentary Partners with Bawdy Shop Burlesque & TUGG Theatrical Burbank, California - The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER. And she's coming to a local movie theater near you in Baltimore. Dixie Films has partnered with TUGG Theatrical and Bawdy Shop Burlesque to screen a special one-night theatrical event of the award-winning feature documentary film THE OLD STRIPPER at the Cinemark Egyptian 24 in Hanover, Maryland on December 5th . The film, made by the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team Jack Truman and Opal Dockery, is an epic documentary film about a burlesque legend who travels across the country, coast to coast, visiting her old dancing cities of yesterday. Tugg, Inc. (www.tugg.com ) a web-platform that enables individuals to choose the films that play in their local theaters and create their own theatrical events, and Dixie Films, are excited to announce that THE OLD STRIPPER is available to screen nationwide through Tugg. The film is available through Tugg for special theatrical screenings across the country. The Baltimore screening will be the city's local premiere of the Tugg theatrical release. The award-winning film received top film honors at film festivals this summer in Des Moines, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Since it's World Premiere in June at the Interrobang Film Festival, THE OLD STRIPPER has screened over 15 film festivals worldwide, and will continue playing the film festival circuit this fall, in conjunction with the TUGG national release. Dockery was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's. Truman, her son, and director of the film, grew up on the road with her during her burlesque circuit. "This is very special to me", Truman stated in press materials. "The burlesque industry is a lost era. I grew up in that environment, in the adult entertainment business. As a child, I was raised around nudity and pornography. And as a filmmaker, I want to open people's eyes to a world they know nothing about. We are honored to partner with Kay Sera and Bawdy Shop Burlesque to provide the local area this opportunity to see this incredible documentary film THE OLD STRIPPER in Baltimore. We hope everyone takes this opportunity to take advantage of this unique program that provides the public the opportunity to see this important film at their local movie theater ". Over last summer, Truman and Dockery traveled coast to coast, to all 48 states and the District of Columbia, on an epic journey shooting footage in every state nationwide, interviewing dancers young and old, visiting Opal's old dancing cities from her burlesque circuit, seeing landmarks around the country, and interviewing people in the burlesque industry. "This is a story only we can tell", says Truman. Earlier this summer, Dockery was inducted in the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on the film, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oldtimeburlesquemovie/ About TUGG, Inc. Tugg, Inc. ("TUGG") is a web platform that enables individuals to choose the films that play in their local theaters. Through Tugg, individuals are empowered to select a film, screening time, and nearby theater, and then spread the word to their immediate and online community. Once a necessary amount of people commit to attending, the event will be confirmed; and Tugg will reserve the theater, manage ticketing and ensure delivery of the film, allowing the audience to sit back and enjoy the show. Tugg is currently working with exhibitors Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and the Studio Movie Grill, as well as additional regional and independently owned theaters across the country. These exhibitors provide theatrical venues for individually curated events showcasing Tugg's growing library of hundreds of studio and independent films. For more information on how Tugg works, visit www.tugg.com/howtuggworks . About THE OLD STRIPPER THE OLD STRIPPER is an epic 120 minute feature documentary film about a burlesque legend visiting her dancing cities of yesterday. Burlesque legend Opal Dockery travels the country with her real-life son, award-winning filmmaker Jack Truman on a cross country road trip. Visiting all 48 states coast to coast, Dockery and Truman visit her dancing cities from yesterday, landmarks nationwide, and interview over 50 burlesque dancers across the country, young and old, to show how burlesque is today compared to yesterday. An epic underground unforgettable journey, THE OLD STRIPPER opens the audience's eyes to a lost era. (more...)  Photo Flash: The Cast of HADESTOWN Celebrates Opening Night At National Theatre
by BWW News Desk on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End On Tuesday night, HADESTOWN opened in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre in London. (more...)  Guest Blog: Playwright Liv Warden On ANOMALY at Old Red Lion
by Guest Blog: Liv Warden on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End How do the lies and abuses of a powerful man end up woven in with those around them, stamped across their faces? Does their poison somehow seep out and ensnare them too? Does the very nature of a relationship with these men result in some kind of assumed complicity? (more...) The Old Vic Launches A Capital Fundraising Campaign To Modernise The Theatre Foyer
by BWW News Desk on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End At The Old Vic, London's independent, not-for-profit theatre, we believe that theatre needs to be supported and shared by as many people as possible. Our work aims to be surprising, unpredictable, ground-breaking, rule-breaking, accessible and uplifting. Yet we recognise that if it cannot be seen in comfort by those with access needs or by women, there is a problem to solve. (more...)  Rob Brydon, Louise Dearman and Jess Gillam Will Join Joe Stilgoe for Joe Stilgoe's Christmas at the Movies
by BWW News Desk on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Rob Brydon, Louise Dearman and Jess Gillam join Joe Stilgoe and his magnificent seven-piece band for a one night festive spectacular, Joe Stilgoe's Christmas at the Movies. (more...)  Tom Hiddleston Will Lead BETRAYAL in Pinter at the Pinter Season
by BWW News Desk on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Forty years to the day of the first ever performance of Harold Pinter's Betrayal on 15 November 1978, The Jamie Lloyd Company announces that Golden Globe, Olivier and Evening Standard Award winner Tom Hiddleston will play Robert in Jamie Lloyd's new production at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 5 March 2019 (press night 13 March) for a strictly limited season ending on 1 June. Further casting to be announced. (more...)  BWW Review: LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING, The Print Room
by Cindy Marcolina on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End In a deserted part of the American south-west, Alex (Joe McGann) is being tended to by his loving fourth wife Lia (Clara Indrani). Once a successful artist, he was rendered speechless and motionless by a stroke. His only son Sean (Jack Wilkinson) and his second spouse Toinette (Josie Lawrence) arrive to convince his new wife to agree to terminate his life. (more...)  BWW Interview: Jack Lowden Talks MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by Rona Kelly on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Appearing in a gender swapping Measure for Measure, Lowden returns to the London stage at the Donmar Warehouse. Tackling the subjects of gender and sexual misconduct, Lowden shares just how much the play resonates today, how audiences are reacting, and the joys of doubling characters alongside Hayley Atwell. (more...)  KINKY BOOTS West End to Be Filmed for Worldwide Screening, Donnelly & Henry Return to Cast
by BWW News Desk on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End A hit with audiences since it opened in September 2015, Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, today announces that the London production will be filmed later this month for future worldwide screening. Original West End cast members Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry will return to play the roles of Charlie and Lola respectively. (more...)  Review Roundup: HADESTOWN Opens at the National Theatre!
by Review Roundups on November 15, 2018 in UK / West End Following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada's Citadel Theatre, Hadestown just opened at the National Theatre prior to Broadway. (more...)  Selfridges Presents a Christmas Cabaret Show A THOROUGHLY MODERN REVUE
by BWW News Desk on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End Selfridges proudly reaches another theatrical milestone by inviting Glyn Fussell, the co-founder and Creative Director of East Creative (home of Sink The Pink among many iconic drag collective performance entities), to create a brand new show that leaves the Panto tradition behind to explore another genre: the revue. (more...)  Musical Theatre Conservatoires Collaborate To Form New Alliance – The 'AMTC'
by BWW News Desk on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End Five of the UK's leading musical theatre conservatoires are collaborating to form the Alliance of Musical Theatre Conservatoires (AMTC), to raise the profile of musical theatre as a specialist art form in the UK and abroad. (more...)  Lynette Linton Announced As The New Artistic Director Of The Bush Theatre
by BWW News Desk on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End The Bush Theatre has announced that Lynette Linton will become their new Artistic Director in January 2019. (more...)  Hannah Arterton To Star In ORIGINAL DEATH RABBIT At Jermyn Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End Jermyn Street Theatre announces today that Hannah Arterton will star in the stage premiere of Rose Heiney's Original Death Rabbit, the opening production in The PORTRAIT season. Hannah, who can currently be seen playing a leading role in Safe (Netflix/Canal+/Red Productions) and whose recent television credits include The Five (Sky/Red Productions) and Versailles (Canal+/BBC), will take the role of a young woman who becomes an internet sensation, just as the rest of her life falls apart. (more...)  BWW Review: CHUTNEY, The Bunker
by Cindy Marcolina on November 14, 2018 in UK / West End Gregg and Claire live sheltered, boring, suburban lives. She has a high-end job she hates; he is a teacher. They follow the rules and are everything one could expect from an established couple. Except one day they discover they share an overwhelming desire to kill animals. (more...)  BWW Review: THE KING AND I, Cinema Broadcast
by Fraser MacDonald on November 13, 2018 in UK / West End The screened version of this year's Palladium run brings a completely new perspective to the show, not only delivering a true reflection of the live experience but enhancing it beyond any reasonable expectations. (more...)  BWW Review: SIX, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher on November 13, 2018 in UK / West End We are all familiar with the tale of the six wives of Henry VIII. Or at least, their endings - divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. But what about the women behind the rhyme? (more...)  Full Casting Announced For THE AMERICAN CLOCK at the Old Vic
by BWW News Desk on November 13, 2018 in UK / West End The Old Vic today announces initial casting for Arthur Miller's The American Clock. Visionary director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Hadestown) presents Arthur Miller's ground-breaking play about hope, idealism and a nation's unwavering faith in capitalism, with music by Justin Ellington. (more...)  Denis Conway, Wil Johnson, and More Cast in The UK Tour Of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
by BWW News Desk on November 13, 2018 in UK / West End Joining the hard-hitting sales team in Sam Yates' unmissable production of David Mamet's darkly funny classic, Glengarry Glen Ross are: Denis Conway (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Dave Moss; Wil Johnson (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead) as George Aaronow; Scott Sparrow (King Lear) as John Williamson; James Staddon (Goodnight Mister Tom) as James Lingk; and Zephryn Taitte (The Jungle Book) as Baylen. They join the previously announced Mark Benton (Shelly 'The Machine' Levene) and Nigel Harman (Ricky Roma). (more...)  See The Current Standings In The BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Ian McKellen Leads Best Actor!
by BWW News Desk on November 13, 2018 in UK / West End Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites. (more...) |
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