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Once Upon A One More Time to open at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre in may 2023

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Tony Award winning producers James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold are pleased to announce that the new musical Once Upon A One More Time, powered by the music of Grammy Award-winning pop icon Britney Spears, will open on Broadway this summer at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. Helmed by internally acclaimed, Drama Desk-nominated Director & Choreographers Keone & Mari Madrid (Beyond Babel, Karate Kid), the musical begins previews Saturday, May 13, 2023, and celebrates its opening night on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Starting today, Britney Spears fan club members have exclusive access to tickets by a special pre-sale, throughout the weekend. Beginning Monday December 5 at 10:00AM ET, tickets will go on sale to the … Continue reading Once Upon A One More Time to open at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre in may 2023

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Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet to go on a 12-week Tour

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New Adventures and Sadler’s Wells are delighted to announce the return of Matthew Bourne’s “ROMEO AND JULIET” with a 12-week UK Tour and five-week Summer Season at Sadler’s Wells. The tour will open at Curve, Leicester on Monday 3 July, before visiting The Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 11 July, Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe from Tuesday 18 July and New Theatre Hull, from Tuesday 25 July, ahead of a five-week Summer Season at Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 1 August to Saturday 2 September 2023. Tickets go on sale for Sadler’s Wells on 13 December 2022. Further tour dates will be announced soon. Matthew … Continue reading Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet to go on a 12-week Tour

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Brand new production of The Wizard Of Oz to open at the London Palladium next summer

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Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are thrilled to announce that The Wizard of Oz, the musical based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, will play a strictly limited season at the world-famous London Palladium next summer. Michael Harrison, the … Continue reading Brand new production of The Wizard Of Oz to open at the London Palladium next summer

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Award-winning West End Production of Life of Pi to embark on year-long tour of UK and Ireland in August 2023

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Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier Award winning stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi, which is currently running at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End and stars an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger, begins its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland at the Sheffield’s Lyceum theatre in August 2023, where it will run from 29 August to 16 September 2023. The critically acclaimed production also begins previews this week at American Repertory Theatre, and opens on Broadway next March. The tour will then continue to Milton Keynes Theatre, Norwich Theatre Royal, Southend Cliffs Pavillion, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, Chichester Festival Theatre, The Lowry, Salford, Bristol Hippodrome, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Brighton, Birmingham Hippodrome, Grand Opera House, Belfast, Bord Gais … Continue reading Award-winning West End Production of Life of Pi to embark on year-long tour of UK and Ireland in August 2023

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The Barn Theatre announced extension to The True Adventure of Marian and Robin Hood

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The Barn Theatre in Cirencester have today announced that, due to popular demand, their Christmas theatrical production The True Adventures of Marian and Robin Hood will now run at the Cotswold venue until 6 January 2023, adding an extra seven performances. The new take on the classic tale, which rounds out the theatre’s acclaimed 2022 Built by Barn Season, follows archer, swordswoman, and trick rider Marian as she joins forces with her childhood nemesis Robin to thwart her hapless husband-to-be, the Sherriff of Nottingham, and overthrow his evil protector, Prince John. The True Adventures of Marian and Robin Hood has it all – magic, acrobatics, … Continue reading The Barn Theatre announced extension to The True Adventure of Marian and Robin Hood

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Lydia West to star in the UK premiere of A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction

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Headlong and the Barbican, have today announced that Lydia West (It’s a Sin, Inside Man) will make her stage debut in the UK premiere of A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction by award-winning playwright Miranda Rose Hall. Directed by Katie Mitchell, West will perform the role of Naomi at the Barbican from 26 – 29 April, ahead of a national tour across the UK, which will see a different local actor and director take on the production at each venue. Each performance will be powered by bicycles peddled in real time throughout the duration of the … Continue reading Lydia West to star in the UK premiere of A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction

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Improv, People-Pleasing, and Growth – An Interview with Charlie Russell

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One of Mischief’s newest shows, Charlie Russell Aims to Please, is coming to The Other Palace for one night only on December 5th! The solo show, written and performed by Charlie Russell, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this past August. In one hour, Russell is determined to prove that she can please everyone in the audience, using improv and audience suggestions to ensure that each audience member is pleased. As the Mischief site states, “She’s aiming to please everyone. And she means EVERYONE.” Recently, I had the chance to talk with the star and writer, Charlie Russell, about the … Continue reading Improv, People-Pleasing, and Growth – An Interview with Charlie Russell