Frederick Weller joins the Off-Broadway cast of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Ruth Stage announced today that Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Frederick Weller (To Kill a Mockingbird, “In Plain Sight”) will join their provocative and controversial modern staging of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as ‘Big Daddy.’ An 8x Broadway veteran, Mr. Weller is also known for originating the role of ‘Shane Mungitt’ in Take Me Out which debuted on Broadway in February of 2003 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Ruth Stage’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof returns to the Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 W 46th Street) after a hit off-Broadway premiere run last summer. The original 35 performance run was the first time in history that the … Continue reading Frederick Weller joins the Off-Broadway cast of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

National Youth Theatre announce free auditions around the country next month

The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has announced free auditions around the country in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London and Manchester this February. Young people will also be able to audition online using the National Youth Theatre Hub. Full audition dates and information can be found here. Successful applicants will be invited to take part in summer intake courses, which for the first time will take place in cities around the country in an expansion of the charity’s national programme. Free workshops in partnership with local community groups are taking place in each area to prepare young people to audition, as well as accessible auditions in local … Continue reading National Youth Theatre announce free auditions around the country next month

Off West End tour and cast announced for Live To Tell: (A Proposal for) The Madonna Musical

PlayWell Productions has today announced full details on the world premiere of Brian Mullin’s Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Musical, which will tour to Off West End venues Omnibus Theatre and Camden People’s Theatre this Spring. Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Musical follows the quest of Brian, a Madonna superfan living with HIV, as he pitches himself to Madonna to create a jukebox musical based on her songs, whilst also facing what it means in his own life to survive with HIV. Living in a disabled body, Brian wants to reinvent himself — just like Madonna. He can’t live to tell a … Continue reading Off West End tour and cast announced for Live To Tell: (A Proposal for) The Madonna Musical

Full Cast Announced for Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist

Full cast announced for The Children’s Theatre Partnership and Royal & Derngate, Northampton’s co-production of Unexpected Twist. It will open at Royal & Derngate, Northampton on 11 February 2023 before embarking on a National Tour from 28 February 2023. This new play with music, will star Kate Donnachie (Aladdin) as Desree, Alex Hardie (Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster) as Gazz, Rosie Hilal (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Miss Cavani, Drew Hylton (Annie) as Shona, Nadine Rose Johnson (Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster) as Rosie, Polly Lister (The Worst Witch) as Nan/Lorraine, Alexander Lobo Moreno (GrimeBoy) as Tino, James Meteyard (Coriolanus) as Pops, Liyah Summers (Our Lady Of Kibeho) as Rasheda, and Thomas Vernal (The Book of Mormon) as Dad. Unexpected Twist is a re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist, by one … Continue reading Full Cast Announced for Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist