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Charlie Stemp to make Broadway debut in Hello Dolly!

Broadway, News

Fresh from his acclaimed performance in the West End production of Half A Sixpence, Charlie Stemp is to make his Broadway debut in Hello Dolly! Stemp will play Barnaby Tucker starting from January 20, 2018, the same day that Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber begin performances. Stemp replaces Taylor Trensch who will be going on to play the title role in Dear Evan Hansen. Charlie Stemps made his professional debut in the London cast of Wicked and performed in the international tour of Mamma Mia. Stemp joins Tony Award-winner Gavin Creel as Cornelius, Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy, Beanie Feldstein as Minnie Fay, Will Burton as Ambrose Kemper, Melanie Moore as Ermengarde, and Jennifer Simard as Ernestina. A new block of tickets go on sale September 9. HELLO DOLLY BROADWAY TICKETS  

Angels In America Announces Broadway Transfer

Broadway, News
Angels in America Part 1 at the National Theatre

It was announced today that the National Theatre’s production of Tony Kushner’s Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia will transfer to Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre for a limited eighteen week engagement from February 23, 2018. Marianne Elliott’s new production opened at the National Theatre earlier this yea to rave reviews. The production is presented in two halves Part One – Millenium Approaches and Part Two – Perestroika. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on Broadway will star two-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane and Academy Award nominee Andrew Garfield. The production will also feature original National Theatre cast members Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett with other casting announced shortly. When it first premiered, Angels in America won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, seven Tony Awards, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Angels in America on Broadway will be produced by Tim Levy (Director, … Read more

Christian Slater and Robert Glenister to star in Glengarry Glen Ross

News, West End
Glengarry Glen Ross Tickets

Christian Slater, Robert Glenister, Kris Marshall, Stanley Townsend and Don Warrington star in David Mamet’s acclaimed masterpiece Glengarry Glen Ross, which returns to the West End this Autumn for its first major revival in over a decade. This ground-breaking modern classic has won every major dramatic award on Broadway and in the West End, including the 1983 Olivier Award for Best Play and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was later adapted by Mamet for the 1992 film starring Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino.  At a time of fierce debate about the American Dream and what it represents, Glengarry Glen Ross is a lacerating satire for modern society. Lies. Greed. Corruption. It’s business as usual. Set in an office of cut-throat Chicago salesmen. Pitched in a high-stakes competition against each other, four increasingly desperate employees will do anything, legal or otherwise, to sell the most real estate. As time … Read more

A Doll’s House Pt 2 Announces Closing Date on Broadway

Broadway, News
A Doll's House Pt 2

Producer Scott Rudin has announced that A Doll’s House Part 2 will play its final performance on Broadway on 24 September 2017. Lucas Hnath’s comedy sees Ibsen’s Nora return home after 25 years slamming the door on her old married life. The world premiere directed by Sam Gold opened on 27 April and saw Laurie Metcalf, Jayne Houdyshell, Chris Cooper and Condola Rashad all nominated for Tony Awards with Metcalf rinning for Best Actress. The original cast was recently replaced by Julie White, Erin Wilhelmi and Stephen McKinley Henderson. They joined Jayne Houdyshell who remained with the production. A Doll’s House Part 2 was to have played through to 7 January. When the show closes at the end of September the show will have played 30 previews and 173 regular performances. A DOLL’SHOUSE PART 2 TICKETS

Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber to take over in Hello Dolly!

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Bernadette Peters Hello Dolly

It was confirmed today that Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber will take over the roles of Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horrace Vandergelder respectively in the award-winning revival of Hello Dolly at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters will start her run in the musical on January 20, 2018. Midler’s final performance is on January 14. The show will be dark between Midler’s last show and Peters’ first. Victor Garber’s most recent appearance on Broadway was in the 2010 revival of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter. He earned Tony nominations for his performances in Lend Me A Tenor, Damn Yankees, Little Me and Deathtrap. Bette Midler said today, “I cannot imagine leaving Dolly Levi in better hands than those of Bernadette Peters. She has created more historic roles in more legendary musicals than any living Broadway star, and most of the dead ones, too. I cannot wait to see … Read more

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show back in West End this Xmas

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is wiggling its way back into the Ambassadors Theatre in London’s West End this Christmas for a strictly limited four week season. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 enchanting puppets during a magical 60-minute show that faithfully adapts four of Eric Carle’s best loved books for the stage: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and, of course, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle’s books have captivated generations of readers with their iconic hand-painted illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing millions of children to a bigger, brighter world, and to their first experience of reading itself. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has nibbled its way into the hearts of millions of children all over the world. It has been translated into 62 languages and sold over 43 million copies, remaining one of the top ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Since it … Read more

An Officer And A Gentleman UK Tour

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An Officer and a Gentleman UK Tour

Jamie Wilson and Curve are delighted to announce the UK Premiere of “An Office and a Gentleman – The Musical” which will open at Curve on 6 April 2018 before playing at theatres across the UK and in Ireland until 15 September 2018. The show comes to the UK following its World Premiere in Sydney. This brand-new musical is based on the 1982 Oscar-winning film starring Richard Gere which tells the story of Zack Mayo who is in training to become a US Navy Pilot. When Zack rolls into boot camp with a bit too much of a swagger, drill Sergeant Foley doesn’t make life easy for him. When he falls for local girl Paula Pokrifki and tragedy befalls his friend and fellow candidate, Zack realises the importance of love and friendship and finds the courage to be himself and win the heart of the woman he loves. It’s only … Read more