Month: February 2019

FIRST LOOK: Katharine McPhee in Waitress the musical, Adelphi Theatre

Features, Gallery, News, West End
Katharine McPhee Waitress Adelphi Theatre

Take a look at Katharine McPhee making her West End stage debut in Waitress the musical at London’s Adelphi Theatre. Waitress stars Katharine McPhee (Smash) as Jenna, Emmy-nominee Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) as Ogie, Marisha Wallace as Becky, Laura Baldwin as Dawn, Peter Hannah as Earl, David Hunter as Dr. Pomatter and Shaun Prendergast as Old Joe. Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “ The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying run-in with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own … Read more

Casting announced for Fiddler on the Roof West End transfer

News, West End
Fiddler On The Roof West End Cast

Casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Trevor Nunn’s production of classic musical Fiddler On The Roof which opens at the Playhouse Theatre in March 2019. Direct from a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Tony and Olivier Award-winning director Trevor Nunn’s acclaimed revival of Fiddler On The Roof comes to The Playhouse Theatre, London for a strictly limited run. The Playhouse Theatre has been specially transformed into an immersive space for this production. Joining Andy Nyman (Tevye) and Judy Kuhn (Golde) to complete the West End company of Trevor Nunn’s critically acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof are Nicola Brown (Chava), Harriet Bunton(Hodel), Dermot Canavan (Lazar Wolf), Stewart Clarke (Perchik), Joshua Gannon (Motel), Matthew Hawksley (Fyedka), Louise Gold (Yente), and Molly Osborne (Tzeitel), as well as Miles Barrow, Sofia Bennett, Philip Bertioli, Lottie Casserley, Elena Cervesi, Lia Cohen, Talia Etherington, Shoshana Ezequiel, Isabella Foat, … Read more

UPCOMING: China Blue Fish and Deborah Antoinette

Off West End
Queen C*nt Sacred or Profane Bunker Theatre

Julian Eaves spoke to China Blue Fish and Deborah Antoinette about their production Queen C*nt: Sacred or Profane which comes to The Bunker Theatre in March 2019.  Producer Hannah Elsy knows a good thing when she sees it – and she never attaches her name to anything less than wonderful.  So, when I heard she had taken on the producing of the extraordinary work of China Blue Fish and Deborah Antoinette, I hurried to find out more.  Chatting recently to China and Debs, like a lot of people before me I found myself thrilled beyond expectation. Right now, both are riding high on the generally glowing results of a much better than anticipated first showing on last summer’s Edinburgh Fringe; that, combined with a startlingly successful tour, has seen their work reaching out to and drawing in audiences much bigger and much, much more varied than anyone had anticipated.  So, … Read more