Harvey Fierstein

Funny Girl At The Savoy Theatre – Tickets On Sale Now

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Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith at the Savoy Theatre. Tickets now on sale

Having broken box office records at the Menier Chocolate Factory a few months ago. It has been announced that legendary musical Funny Girl will transfer to the Savoy Theatre in London for a strictly limited season and tickets are now on sale. Starring Sheridan Smith and Darius Campbell, Funny Girl tells the fascinating bitter-sweet story of Fanny Brice (Smith), whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star, and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including “People” and “Don’t Rain On My Parade”. This bold new production, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill, a book by Isobel Lennart from an original story by Miss Lennart, with revisions by Harvey Fierstein, is directed by Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch & Spring Awakening on Broadway). … Read more

Funny Girl Announces Transfer To Savoy Theatre

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Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice. Funny Girl to transfer to London Savoy Theatre in April

The producers of Funny Girl must have been in their element a few months ago when their new production of Funny Girl went on sale at the Menier Chocolate Factory. All of the tickets for the run were sold in a little over 90 minutes leaving many disappointed. Those same producers have announced this morning that Sheridan Smith will take to the stage at London’s Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited season of 12 weeks only from 9th April 2016 until 2 July 2016. Book tickets for the Savoy Theatre now. David Babani, Artistic Director of Menier Chocolate Factory, said today, “We’ve been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm for Funny Girl – the show broke Menier box office records when it sold out its entire run in just 90 minutes. We felt it was very important to respond to demand so we’re delighted to be joining forces with Sonia Friedman and … Read more

Kinky Boots Extends Until 28 May 2016

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Kinky Booys at the Adelphi Theatre London

Kinky Boots has announced today that it is extending its current booking period until Saturday 28 May 2016, with tickets for this latest extension going on sale on Monday 19th October. Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price (Killian Donnelly) is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola (Matt Henry), a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. Kinky Boots features a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award winner Cyndi Lauper. BOOK NOW FOR KINKY BOOTS

Kinky Boots – Al Hirscfeld Theatre

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Kinky Boots Broadway
Kinky Boots on Broadway. Photo: Matthew Murphy Packed with spirit, songs and sequins, Kinky Boots is the celebrated Broadway musical penned by Grammy Award-winning pop legend Cyndi Lauper and four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein. Starring Tony Award nominee Stark Sands as Charlie and Billy Porter as Lola, Kinky Boots is the uplifting tale of Charlie Price, a young man forced to take up his late father’s mantel and run the family shoe factory. Desperate to stop his family from sinking into bankruptcy, Charlie finds help in the form of Lola, a cabaret star in search of some heavy-duty heels. Charlie and Lola soon team up to save the factory, finding friendship and strength along the way. Abundant energy, beautiful staging and a brand new score make this award-winning musical about fitting in and standing out a real triumph. Playing at New York’s Al Hirschfeld Theater, this new musical is guaranteed ... Read more

REVIEW: Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Reviews, West End
Kinky Booys at the Adelphi Theatre London

Lennox is sensational as Lauren, the whacky factory girl who flirts with and eventually wins the heart of the Boss. It is a comic tour-de-force from Lennox who doesn’t miss a trick, let a laugh opportunity pass or do anything at less than dynamite power levels. She completely steals every scene she is in and her hilarious solo, The History of Wrong Guys, is the first moment in the show then you think that Lauper might be up to the task of composing a Broadway score. Start engraving that Olivier Award now, because if there is any justice Lennox will be a shoe in.

REVIEW: Casa Valentina, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭✭

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Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein at Southwark Playhouse

As directed by Luke Sheppard, Casa Valentino is a play about a marriage. Everything turns on the central relationship between George (Edward Wolstenholme) and Rita (Tamsin Carroll). They have an unconventional marriage. She married him knowing that he liked to dress in women’s’ clothing; indeed, she has fostered and supported his desire because she loves him. She is content for his dress-wearing self to be the prettiest girl in their marriage. She welcomes, supports and mothers the other men who come to rent rooms in their weekend guesthouse and unleash their inner woman. A Weekend In The Country with a difference.

Casa Valentina Cast Announced

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The cast of Casa Valentina at the Southwark Playhouse.

Producer Paul Taylor-Mills and Director Luke Sheppard have announced their cast for the upcoming European premiere of Harvey Fierstein’s play Casa Valentina at Southwark Playhouse. The cast will include Tamsin Carroll (Rita), Ben Deery (Miranda), Charlie Hayes (Eleanor), Bruce Montague (Terry), Robert Morgan (Amy), Matt Rixon (Bessie), Ashley Robinson (Gloria), Gareth Snook (Charlotte) and Edward Wolstenholme (Valentina). Set in 1962, in the picturesque Catskills mountains of New York, a group of heterosexual men escape from the City to spend their weekend dressed as women. In this cross dressing colony they leave their families, friends and city jobs behind to safely inhabit their female alter egos and release their inner woman. However when given the choice to share their secret lives with the world, the group have to decide whether the freedom gained by the openness is worth the personal risk. Based on real–life events, this delightfully insightful and hilariously entertaining … Read more