West End

Preview: Rasika West End To Open March 30

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj is getting ready to open up a second location of his popular upscale Indian dining spot, Rasika, on March 30 at...

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2011 Top Los Angeles Theatre Productions

Brad Schreiber | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Theatre, Theater, New York Theater, West End, Los Angeles, Hbo, Los Angeles Theater, Arts News

When one walks out of a play shaking slightly from its effect, there is an element of criminality in trying to assign it a numerical rating. Thus, all of these works deserve the highest praise, on equal footing.

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Britain 'Punching Itself In The Face': Riots Destroying Art

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Louis Molloy, Guerilla Films, Sub Pop, Dvds, Guardian, Beggars Group, Film, UK Arts, Telegraph, London Riots, Rough Trade Records, Movies, England Riots, Warp Records, This Is London, West End, Scroobius Pip, Paste Magazine, Matador Records, Sony, Arts News

As the England riots appear to be winding down, much of the news coverage is revolving around the political issues underpinning the unrest, but one of...

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Spice Girls Musical In The Works

Posted 10.09.2011

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The Spice Girls will see their musical legacy of girl power, friendship and female identity live on in an upcoming musical. Absolutely Fabulous st...

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'Billy Elliot' Writer's New Show Back On After Homophobia Row

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Art, Gay Rights, West End, Musical Theater, Billy Elliot, Lee Hall, Broadway, Homophobia, Theatre, Elton John, Theater, Musicals, Arts News

LONDON -- The latest show from "Billy Elliot" playwright Lee Hall will go on after all. A dispute over words spoken by a gay character had threatened...

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Lily Allen Writing Songs For 'Bridget Jones' Musical

Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Bridget Jones's Diary, Lily Allen, Bridget Jones Musical, West End, Bridget Jones, Stephen Daldry, Broadway, Musicals, UK Arts, London, Helen Fielding, London-United Kingdom, Arts News

Lily Allen is heading to the stage, or writing for it anyways. Allen is penning the songs for the new musical version of Helen Fielding's'Bridget Jone...

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Roald Dahl Musical On London's West End

Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Royal Shakespeare Company, Dennis Kelley, Cambridge Theater, West End, Billy Elliot, Musical Theater, Books, Spider-Man Musical, Matilda, Theatre, Tony Awards, Roald Dahl, Theater, Tim Minchin, Musicals, London, Video, Arts News

London's West End will soon be home to Roald Dahl's Matilda, the beloved children's tale. The story has been adapted into a musical written by Dennis ...

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WATCH: 'Shoes' Musical On Now At Peacock Theatre In London

Posted 05.25.2011

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Musical theatre can often be an acquired taste. From Chicago to Legally Blonde: The Musical and from Showboat to Phantom of the Opera, plays in which...

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THEATRE: Americans Take To The London Stage

nytimes.com | MATT WOLF | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON -- Here's a truism about the London theater that gets voiced infrequently: its indebtedness to American titles -- and talent -- has increased e...

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Penguin Re-Releases The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brangelina, Avatar, Wilkie Collins, The Sopranos, People Magazine, The Woman in White, Broadway, Charles Dickens, John Sutherland, Kauai, All the Year Round, Penguin Classics, Henry James, Matthew Sweet, Amazon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Hitchcock, New York Review of Magazines, Mad Men, James Wilkie Broderick, US Weekly, The Godfather, West End, Nora Ephron, Abraham Lincoln, Cynthia Ellis, Star Magazine, A Tale of Two Cities, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Six Feet Under, Matthew Broderick, Barack Obama, Jonathan Franzen, 3d, Books News

Reading The Woman in White is not unlike being in a cage surrounded by sharks, if you could somehow eat crème brulee at the same time. It is exquisitely uncomfortable.

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THEATER: 'After The Dance's' Bright Young Things Party On In London

nytimes.com | BEN BRANTLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London-Theater, West End, Satire, Terence Rattigan, Bright Young Things, Theatre, Theater, World War II, National Theatre, After the Dance, Playwright, Arts News

I spent the better part of Wednesday night nursing a hangover. (Vicariously, I mean. I have had exactly two martinis -- oh, all right, and one bloody ...

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Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Lucy Prebble, Enron Playwright Awaits Her Broadway Debut

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Broadway, Lucy Prebble, Lehman, Enron, Enron-the-Smartest-Guys-in-the-Room, Jeffrey Skilling, Wall Street, West End, Financial Reform, Carbon Trading, Theater, New York News

There couldn't be a more auspicious time for the stateside premiere of Enron as news of the latest Wall Street scandal cascades around us.

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Music Videos Can Save Broadway

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Day, The Phantom of the Opera, Musical Theater, Broadway, Theater, Leonard Bernstein, Music, New York City, Oscar Hammerstein, Mtv, West End, Music Video, Theatre, Marketing, Youtube, George Gershwin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Business, Entertainment News

As traditional marketing methods prove incapable of creating enough buzz to sell out a new Broadway musical, now is the time for producers and marketing executives to get creative. Whether it's big budget reality shows or viral music videos, there are options for any budget.

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Even Lloyd Webber isn't sure why Phantom of the Opera is his biggest hit

Ginny Dougary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Musicals, West End, The Phantom of the Opera, Musical Theater, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Entertainment News

The Times February 13, 2010 - Ginny Dougary As a sequel to the Phantom opens, he talks about his new 'almost cool' status, his father's roving eye --...

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Theater: London Summer Roundup

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Ben Brantley, A Little Night Music, West End, Peter Pan, Cannes Film Festival, Woody Allen, War Horse, Disney, The National, Entertainment News

Before and after the Cannes Film Festival, I spent time in London catching up on theater and museums. Here's a roundup, beginning with shows that are still running, so -- if you're headed to Europe...

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Jude Law To Tackle Hamlet Onstage

Playbill | John Nathan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Grandage, artistic director of London's Donmar Warehouse, the theatrical powerhouse behind Frost/Nixon, has announced that beginning in Septem...

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