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Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
Read full article: Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stageRyan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a new gig that even heโs a little surprised about: Musical theater songwriter.
Broadway-bound 'Sunset Boulevard' and star Nicole Scherzinger win big at London's Olivier awards
Read full article: Broadway-bound 'Sunset Boulevard' and star Nicole Scherzinger win big at London's Olivier awardsA radical restaging of Hollywood film noir musical โSunset Boulevardโ was the big winner on Sunday at the London stage Olivier Awards.
Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker are among the nominees for London's Olivier Awards
Read full article: Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker are among the nominees for London's Olivier AwardsAn acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webberโs โSunset Boulevardโ and a play about the travails of Englandโs national soccer team lead the race for the Olivier Awards recognizing work on the London stage.
`Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan
Read full article: `Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webberโs absence from New York Cityโs stages will be at most 14 months, with โCatsโ returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Centerโs new Perelman Performing Arts Center.
โThe Phantom of the Operaโ closes on Broadway after 35 years
Read full article: โThe Phantom of the Operaโ closes on Broadway after 35 yearsThe final curtain came down Sunday on New Yorkโs production of โThe Phantom of the Opera,โ ending Broadwayโs longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti.
Anthem for Charles IIIโs coronation written by Lloyd Webber
Read full article: Anthem for Charles IIIโs coronation written by Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as โCats,โโ โThe Phantom of the Operaโโ and โEvita,โโ has written the anthem for King Charles IIIโs coronation, adapting a piece of church music that encourages singers to make a โjoyful noise.โ.
'The Phantom of the Opera' to close on Broadway next year
Read full article: 'The Phantom of the Opera' to close on Broadway next yearโThe Phantom of the Operaโ โ Broadwayโs longest-running show โ is scheduled to close in February 2023, a victim of post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York.
Stephen Sondheim celebrated by Dench, Peters at London gala
Read full article: Stephen Sondheim celebrated by Dench, Peters at London galaDozens of stars of musical theater gathered at a London theatre for a celebration titled โOld Friendsโ to raise money for the Stephen Sondheim Foundation, which will benefit young composers.
Memorabilia from Springsteen to 'Phantom' set for auction
Read full article: Memorabilia from Springsteen to 'Phantom' set for auctionCelebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John, Bette Midler, Christine Baranski, Steve Martin and Tina Fey have raided their closets to offer up personal items for a charity online auction.
Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iโm just going to keep working'
Read full article: Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iโm just going to keep working'FILE - Actress Cynthia Erivo poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2019. Erivo portrays Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic miniseries Genius: Aretha. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ โThe Color Purpleโ turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo. The performerโs brilliant performance in the Broadway revival won her the 2016 Tony for best actress in a musical. โI guess I didnโt expect to be this close this soon,โ Erivo told The Associated Press of her almost-EGOT status.
Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83
Read full article: Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian poses in front of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, home of the revival of " A Chorus Line," in New York. Avian died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 of cardiac arrest at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, He was 83. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada, File)NEW YORK โ Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including โDreamgirls,โ โA Chorus Line,โ โFolliesโ and โMiss Saigon,โ has died. Avian earned six Tony nominations and won twice, for choreographing โBallroomโ and co-choreographing โA Chorus Line.โ He won an Oliver Award for choreographing Boublil and Schonberg's musical โMartin Guerreโ in London. Avian's association with โA Chorus Lineโ continued when he directed the 2006 revival on Broadway and the London revival at the Palladium in 2013.
Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on
Read full article: Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on(Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON โ When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at Londonโs Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in โA Christmas Carol,โ he looks out on an empty auditorium. The Old Vic is among theaters trying to keep the flame alive. That includes London, where theaters had just begun to reopen after a four-week national lockdown ended Dec. 2. The Old Vic has mounted an โIn Cameraโ season of plays performed on its stage and broadcast online. Playwright Jack Thorneโs adaptation has been a hit at the Old Vic for the past three Christmases.
Andrew Lloyd Webber releases first song from 'Cinderella'
Read full article: Andrew Lloyd Webber releases first song from 'Cinderella'Waiting has been frustrating and he and the cast recorded the cast album in their homes during lockdown. โThe irony of 50 years later my having to do another concept album because Iโm not able to get my show on stage has suddenly not been lost on me.โThe new stage musical โCinderellaโ features a brand new score from Lloyd Webber with lyrics by David Zippel. Lloyd Webber hopes it will open next spring in the West End at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. He owns or co-owns seven West End theaters including the Gillian Lynne Theatre, Her Majestyโs Theatre, Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the London Palladium. Weโre going to actually do essential work and improvements to the buildings,โ Lloyd Webber said.
Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut
Read full article: Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shutScott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britains Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night, Oct. 25, 2020 - most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)LONDON โ Andrew Scott and Ian McKellen were among acting winners as Britainโs Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night โ most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. McKellen won a special Olivier โ his seventh โ for his one-man 80th birthday tour of the U.K., staged before the pandemic as a fundraiser for regional theaters. A handful of theaters have reopened to reduced, socially distanced audiences, but many are still shut and relying on emergency funding from the government to stay afloat. Olivier organizers say the next awards ceremony will likely not be until 2022, because so little work has been staged this year.
Andrew Lloyd Webber warns arts 'at point of no return'
Read full article: Andrew Lloyd Webber warns arts 'at point of no return'LONDON The Phantom of the Opera composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has told British lawmakers that the arts are at the point of no return, and urged the government to set a date for theaters to be allowed to reopen. Lloyd Webber spoke about the struggles of staging socially distanced shows and making them profitable, noting that very few shows hit the jackpot like Hamilton, Lion King or Phantom.We simply have to get our arts sector back open and running ... We are at the point of no return, really, he told Parliaments Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee by video. There comes a point when we really cant go on anymore. The theater boss hoped that the trial performance could show how theaters can open at full capacity safely. Asked about whether he has a message for the British government, Lloyd Webber said: Give us a date to reopen.