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By Andrew Gans | 06/05/2020Performances were scheduled to begin in July at the Duke of York’s Theatre. -
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By Dan Meyer | 06/04/2020The production is part of the new Old Vic: In Camera series this summer.
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By Dan Meyer | 06/03/2020The Society of London Theatre continues to keep theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Dan Meyer | 06/02/2020The London company hopes it can present the already suspended spring and summer programming in its place.
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By Dan Meyer | 05/29/2020Lauren Samuels directs and stars as Cathy opposite Danny Becker as Jamie.
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By Andrew Gans | 05/29/2020Performances of the Jerry Herman classic were scheduled to begin in August at the Adelphi Theatre.
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By Dan Meyer | 05/29/2020Jac Yarrow and Jason Donovan are set to reprise their roles from the 2019 production.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Logan Culwell-Block | 05/29/2020The new recording will be released June 5.
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By Dan Meyer | 05/28/2020Clarke is set to star in The Seagull prior to Chastain in A Doll's House, both at London's Playhouse Theatre.
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By Andrew Gans | 05/22/2020The series concerns a group of British actors furloughed when their upcoming West End production is postponed due to the pandemic.
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By Dan Meyer | 05/14/2020The play examines the social lives of black men in barber shops around the world.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Logan Culwell-Block | 05/14/2020The premiere recording of the revised version of the Charles Strouse-Stephen Schwartz score drops May 15.
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By Andrew Gans | 05/13/2020Joseph Winters will direct the script-in-hand reading of Willi Richards play, which was set to open this summer in the West End.
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By Olivia Clement | 05/13/2020There is also a new commission for Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo to celebrate the U.K.'s National Health Service.
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By Olivia Clement | 05/11/2020The entire London season, set to originally kick off in May, has been rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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By Dan Meyer | 05/06/2020Vera Lynn, who made the song popular in the ‘30s, paid tribute to the theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Olivia Clement | 05/05/2020Until the Curtains Rise raises funds to help those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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By Olivia Clement | 05/05/2020The Society of London Theatres issues a new statement regarding closures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Logan Culwell-Block | 05/01/2020The recording will reflect the revised version of the 1986 cult Broadway favorite that played a London run earlier this year.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 05/01/2020Barks, also seen in the film version of Les Misérables, will play a solo show at the Adelphi Theatre.
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By Andrew Gans | 04/30/2020Artistic Director Michael Longhurst will direct Adam Brace's solo show.
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By Natan Zamansky | 04/28/2020What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 04/28/2020Bennett has written two additional pieces for the series, which will air on BBC One.
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Obituaries
By Dan Meyer | 04/24/2020The British artist also appeared on stage in several productions, including Nookery Rook in the West End.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/24/2020Performances for the London run—and U.K. and Ireland tour—have been rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/24/2020Cast members from various stagings and 3,000 fans joined forces to sing the musical's anthem.
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By Olivia Clement | 04/23/2020The actor will reprise his Tony- and Olivier-winning role of Rooster in Jez Butterworth's acclaimed drama.
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By Andrew Gans | 04/23/2020The 2018 musical about the Brontë siblings features music by Christopher Ash and a book and lyrics by Carl Miller.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/14/2020The new terms arrive as London theatres remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/10/2020The Disney musical is due to begin performances in October.
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By Dan Meyer | 04/09/2020Unprecedented is a collaboration between Headlong Theatre Company, Century Films, and the BBC.
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By Mark Peikert | 04/07/2020The National Theatre brought members of the cast and creative team back together as it makes its archive of filmed performances available to stream on YouTube.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 04/06/2020The producers behind the new musical romance team up with costume designer Sue Simmerling for COVID-19 relief effort to produce necessary medical supplies.
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By Ryan McPhee | 04/03/2020The revival was slated to begin April 23 at the London Coliseum.
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International News
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2020George Stiles and Anthony Drewe penned the score for the show, to be directed by Trevor Nunn.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2020The Original Cast Recording drops April 3.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Andrew Gans | 03/31/2020The musical, based on the 1998 animated film, began in the West End in February.
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Film & TV News
By Mark Peikert | 03/26/2020The venerable London theatre will launch National Theatre at Home April 2 with James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 03/25/2020In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Olivier Awards ceremony, scheduled for April 5 at Royal Albert Hall, had previously been canceled.
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London News
By Olivia Clement | 03/24/2020Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre From a State of Isolation to feature work by Duncan Macmillan, Jasmine Lee-Jones, and more.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/23/2020The new adaptation of the fairy tale, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, is scheduled to begin this fall.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/20/2020Lauren Gunderson’s play will soon be available to watch on Instagram.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/20/2020SOLT issued a statement March 20 with the latest news on London closures during the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/20/2020The series of intimate, piano vocal concerts will be streamed live from The Theatre Café.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/18/2020Directed by Artistic Director Timothy Sheader, performances were scheduled to begin at the London venue May 16.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/17/2020The move comes after theatres across the U.K. have shut down due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/17/2020The performances will support performers and provide entertainment to viewers at home.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/13/2020The actors will end their extended engagement over travel concerns due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.
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Production Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/13/2020The Shakespearean tragedy, starring Tom Bateman, opened March 12.
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Opening Night Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/12/2020The stage adaptation of the 1985 film opened at the Manchester Opera House March 11.
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