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Patrick Stewart rues crisis on Broadway
Actor claims Broadway is being crippled by an attendance crisis that is forcing many productions to close early.
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Spider-Man Broadway musical looks like turn off
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
There was no resting on laurels for the cast and crew of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark yesterday after a first preview performance on Sunday night of the most expensive and elaborate musical ever attempted on Broadway brought tales of actors dangling above and audience twiddling thumbs below.
Hall and Gambon honoured at Standard awards
Monday, 29 November 2010
Sir Peter Hall was presented with a Golden Seagull award, and Sir Michael Gambon the Lebedev Special Award.
Britons exit Broadway, stage not right
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Susie Mesure: Theatre luminaries Sir Patrick Stewart, Joanna Lumley and Mark Rylance retreat from the Great White Way.
As they like it? RSC hopes redesign will win over critics
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Rob Sharp: After three years and 112m, Stratford has changed its stage.
RSC opens revamped theatre
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) opened the doors to its revamped Stratford-upon-Avon home today.
Stars take on 24 Hour Plays gala challenge
Monday, 22 November 2010
Some of the biggest names in theatre descended on London’s Old Vic over the weekend to write and perform six plays from scratch as part of the theatre’s seventh “24 Hour Plays” celebrity gala.
Late acting great given a lasting home in row A
Monday, 22 November 2010
Sir Ian Richardson's ashes buried in the RSC's £112m new theatre
Bourne launches search for the real Billy Elliots
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Rachel Shields: Choreographer sets up talent competition to inspire youngsters.
$5m suit casts shadow over Fela Kuti musical
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Susie Mesure: Son of Nigeria's most influential musician pleads with biographer todrop copyright case against show's producers.
Author seeks to stop Broadway show
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Fela!, the award-winning Broadway musical about the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, which opened in London this week, could face closure after the author of a book about the Nigerian superstar sued the producers. He claims that they stole his work and thought an offer of $4,000 (£2,500) was all he deserved for copying portions of his book into the play's script.
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