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FIRST LOOK: Audra McDonald brings Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill to London

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Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill tickets starring Audra McDonald

BritishTheatre.com are pleased to bring you Marc Brenner’s great first look production photographs of six-time TonyAward-winning sensation Audra McDonald who portrays jazz legend Billie Holiday in the award-winning acclaimed production Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. The production which broke box office records at New York’s Circle In The Square is now playing at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre. Featuring songs including “Strange Fruit”, “God Bless The Child” and “What A Little Moonlight Can Do”, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill recounts Holiday’s life story through the songs that made her famous. Lady Day plays in London for a very limited season until 9 September 2017. Don’t miss the incredible Audra McDonald making her West End debut! BOOK TICKETS TO LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S DAR AND GRILL

New Production Company Formed by Marianne Elliott and Chris Harper

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Marianne Elliott and Chris Harper form own production company

A new production company called Elliott and Harper Productions has been formed by Marianne Elliott, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning director of the National Theatre’s hugely successful productions of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and War Horse and producer Chris Harper. The pair have also announced the UK premiere of their first West End show today: Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle. Starring Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham which will be directed by Marianne Elliott. Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle will play at the Wyndham’s Theatre from 3 October 2017 until 9 January 2018. Tickets are on sale at midday today. In this uncertain world, who can predict what brings people together? When two strangers meet by chance amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, their lives are changed forever. Tony and Olivier-Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle is a surprising and life-affirming … Read more

Audra McDonald’s journey to Lady Day in London

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Audra McDonald in concert at Leicester Square Theatre

Mark Ludmon hears from Audra McDonald about her “long journey” to playing Billie Holiday on stage I fell in love with the voice of Audra McDonald when I first saw her perform as part of the Divas at the Donmar season in 1999. Combining a pure soprano with emotional intensity, she was already a three-time Tony winner for Carousel, Ragtime and Master Class and went on to appear in more musicals and serious dramas, including Raisin in the Sun which earned her another Tony award. Despite a stellar career on the American stage and screen and a number of best-selling solo albums, she has remarkably never performed in a musical in London’s West End. This is about to change when she takes to the stage of the Wyndham’s Theatre to play Billie Holliday in the transfer of her 2014 hit Broadway show, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. It … Read more

FIRST LOOK: David Tennant In Don Juan In Soho

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David Tennant in Don Juan In Soho

We are pleased to bring you Helen Maybanks’ great production images from Patrick Marber’s play Don Juan In Soho starring David Tennant which opens at the Wyndham’s Theatre tonight for a strictly limited eleven week run. “Please don’t be charmed, he’s not a lovable rogue…” Loosely based on Molière’s tragicomedy ‘Don Juan’, this modern update transports the action to contemporary London and follows the final adventures of its debauched protagonist – a cruel seducer who lives only for pleasure. David Tennant (DJ) plays the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho with Adrian Scarborough as Stan and Gawn Grainger as Louis. They are joined by Theo Barklem-Biggs (Pete), Mark Ebulué (Aloysius), Mark Extance (ensemble), David Jonsson (Col), Dominique Moore (Lottie), Emma Naomi (ensemble), Alice Orr-Ewing (Mattie and Ruby), Himesh Patel (Vagabond), Adrian Richards (ensemble), William Spray (ensemble), Danielle Vitalis (Elvira) and Eleanor Wyld (Dalia). BOOK TICKETS FOR DON … Read more

Audra McDonald Reschedules Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill

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Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill

Following the postponement of Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill last year due to the joyous news of Audra McDonald’s Pregnancy, an announcement has been made that the show will transfer to the West End this Summer, opening at Wyndham’s Theatre on 17 June 2017. Audra McDonald, the Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer, will be making her West End debut portraying jazz legend Billie Holiday in a performance that won her a record-breaking sixth Tony Award. Audra is the first and only person to receive awards in all four acting categories. Written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Lonny Price, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill recounts Holiday’s life story through the songs that made her famous, including “God Bless the Child,” “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” “Strange Fruit” and “Taint Nobody’s Biz-ness.” Read our review of the Broadway production. 1959, in a small, intimate bar … Read more

David Tennant To Star In Don Juan In Soho

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UPDATE: This production is selling fast. Book now to avoid disappointment. David Tennant is to return to the West End in the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho. The play presented by Playful Productions and directed by Patrick Marber will be presented at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre for a strictly limited eleven week season. Don Juan in Soho tickets are now on sale. “Please don’t be charmed, he’s not a lovable rogue…” Loosely based on Molière tragicomedy ‘Don Juan’, this savagely funny and filthy modern update transports the action to contemporary London and follows the final adventures of its debauched protagonist – a cruel seducer who lives only for pleasure. David Tennant is well known to television, theatre and film audiences alike through performances which have won him The Critics’ Circle Award for Best Shakespearean Performance and the National Television Awards’ Outstanding Drama Performance. He is best known … Read more