"Musical, and earning Lopez and Marx the Tony Award for Best Original Score. The Original Cast Recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004. In 2005, Lopez began working on a new musical project with his musical partner Jeff Marx, and with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of ""South Park"", a series which, in 2003, Lopez had mentioned as a partial inspiration for ""Avenue Q"". ""The Book of Mormon"" premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011, following previews from February 24. The show received numerous theater accolades, including the 2011 Tony for"
"his debut album. In 2011, the film was the most screened film in secondary schools in the United Kingdom. In 2017, the song ""You Give A Little Love"" was sung by a children's chorus at the end of a Netflix ""Black Mirror"" episode (Season 4 episode 3 ""Crocodile""). Parker wrote the book for a stage adaptation of ""Bugsy Malone"", using Williams' music. This premiered in the West End in 1983 at Her Majesty's Theatre and ran for 300 performances. It was directed by Michael Dolenz and the cast featured Catherine Zeta-Jones as Tallulah. In 1997, the National Youth Music Theatre"
"Cannibal! The Musical Cannibal! The Musical (originally known as Alferd Packer: The Musical) is a 1993 American independent black comedy horror musical film directed, written, produced, co-scored by and starring Trey Parker while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder, before reaching fame with ""South Park"" alongside his friend Matt Stone who also stars in and produced the film. It is loosely based on the true story of Alferd Packer and the sordid details of the trip from Utah to Colorado that left his five fellow travelers dead and partially eaten. Trey Parker (credited as Juan Schwartz) stars as"
"Ellison and musical direction by Brad Haak. Of the musical numbers in the film, the show retains ""I Got Rhythm"", ""'S Wonderful"", ""Stairway to Paradise"", and the orchestral pieces Concerto in F and ""An American in Paris"", with other numbers drawn from the Gershwins' works. The production closed October 9, 2016 after 623 performances and 29 preview performances. The US national tour opened in Boston, Massachusetts in October 2016, starring Garen Scribner and Sara Esty. The run will end on July 1, 2018. The musical made its UK premiere in London's West End on March 21, 2017, following previews from"
"has been described as a play with songs."" It debuted on Broadway in 2013, then later produced at the Curve Leicester in March 2016, and then toured in the UK from 2 May to 11 June 2016, with Pixie Lott, Emily Attack and Verity Rushworth sharing the role of ""Holly Golightly"". The show played the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 30 June to 17 September 2016. Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical) Breakfast at Tiffany's is a musical with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book originally by Abe Burrows but rewritten during pre-Broadway tryouts by Edward Albee."
"launched in 2010, followed by a UK premiere in 2012 and returned to the UK in 2017 in a new production at The Gatehouse in London with a West End cast, as part of a fringe festival. A reading of the musical was held on January 19, 2007, with a cast including Tracey Ullman, Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Norm Lewis and Marc Kudisch. A revised draft was tested in a week-long workshop beginning on June 20, 2007, with an industry presentation in New York on June 28, 2007. Additional performers included Bebe Neuwirth and Andy Karl. The"
"mounted an all-youth version. It was revived at the Queen's Theatre in 1997, starring Sheridan Smith and Jamie Bell. Another revival played in 2015 and again in 2016 at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre, where it was nominated for the Olivier Award for best musical revival. Bugsy Malone Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical gangster comedy film, written and directed by Alan Parker. The film was Parker's feature film directorial debut. A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features only child actors with Scott Baio,Jodie Foster, John Cassisi and Martin Lev in pivotal roles. The film tells the story"
"A third instalment of the ""Dreamboats and Petticoats"" franchise has recently been announced, with ""Dreamboats and Petticoats - The Christmas Party"" which will open at the Broadway Theatre, Peterborough at the end of 2015. Act I Act II A live cast recording of the original London cast was released on 1 December 2009. It was recorded live, in front of audiences, at the Savoy Theatre. The London production received mixed reviews, with most critics concluding that the show was a light-hearted jukebox musical well-suited to an older audience. Quentin Letts at the ""Daily Mail"" described ""Dreamboats and Petticoats"" as ""pacy,"
"the London Palladium following the UK national tour with the original creative team featuring direction from Trevor Nunn, choreography by Gillian Lynne and design by John Napier. The run was later extended through April 2015. Along with this Andrew Lloyd Webber would be rewriting a number of songs from the musical. Speaking on the revival, Lloyd Webber himself said, ""we wanted to do Cats again ourselves, then the Palladium came up and Trevor fell in love with it. We’re taking the Cats show that’s touring and working on it afresh."" The musical returned to the London Palladium for a run"
"Revel Horwood, Bradley Walsh and other British talent. The film was released on Friday 23 November 2018. Simon Lipkin Simon Lipkin (born 9 January 1986) is a British actor, best known for his work in Musical Theatre. He has originated roles in several major West End musicals. In 2006 he played Nicky/Trekkie as part of the original London cast of ""Avenue Q"" in at the Noel Coward Theatre. He appeared in the 2010/11 UK tour of Monty Python's ""Spamalot"" before playing Lonny in the original London cast of ""Rock of Ages"" which opened in 2011. In 2014 he appeared in"
"relationship. In 2012, he worked on arranging strings sections for Green Day's album trilogy ""Uno"", ""Dos"" and ""Tre"". He worked with Brian Yorkey on a new musical titled ""If/Then"" which was workshopped in 2013 in New York City with Idina Menzel in the lead role. Following the workshop, the show had an out-of-town tryout at Washington D.C.'s National Theatre, from November 5 to December 8, 2013. It opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 4, 2014 in previews, officially on March 30, 2014. The show is directed by Michael Greif, produced by David Stone, and stars Menzel,"
"by Paley. The show had its UK premiere in 2002 at London's Stratford Circus Theatre, directed by Omar F. Okai and produced by Simon James Collier, where it won 5 Musical Stages Awards. The musical ran for nine performances in September 2014 at the Triad Theater in New York City to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The production returned to the Triad in October 2014. The musical opened Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre on June 25, 2015 (previews), officially on July 13, with direction by Joel Paley, musical direction by Ricky Romano, and music supervision by Marvin Laird. For this"
"BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. The production returned to the Open Air Theatre as part of the 2017 season, running from 11 August 2017 to 23 September. Additionally, the Lyric Opera of Chicago hosted a run of the Regent's Park production from late April 2018 to late May 2018 and will tour the US from November 2019. It will also return to London at the Barbican Centre from 4 July to 24 August 2019.. Two notable Jesuses were Takeshi Kaga, in the"
"March 2017 with the opening night on 23 April 2017. Reviews of the production were mixed to negative, with some critics citing poor staging and restructuring of the story as primary issues. The Broadway production is notably darker than the original production, with the four rotten Golden Ticket winners meeting grisly ends in the second act. For this production, the characters of Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee are played by adult actors, unlike the child actors in the London production, while the character of Charlie is still filled by a child actor. On 15 November 2017,"
"January 2014. A workshop was held in London on 12 July, and Minchin performed an early version of a song from the show; ""Seeing You"", during his concerts at KOKO (December 2013 along with ""Night Will Come""), Hyde Park (July 2014), the steps at Sydney Opera House (February 2015). On 2 April 2015, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its Broadway premiere in March 2017. It was later announced the musical would make its world premiere during 2016 at The Old Vic theatre in London, as part of director Matthew Warchus' debut"
"as a concept album, starring Tom Jones. Jones was keen to play the lead on stage, and gave up his Las Vegas cabaret shows to return to the UK for that purpose. The musical was initially unable to attract the financial backing required, but Jones did get his first UK top ten hit after a fifteen-year dry spell, with his single, ""A Boy From Nowhere"", lifted from the Matador concept album. Eventually financial backing was secured, and the show opened at the Queen's Theatre in London on April 16, 1991. Audiences and most critics were positive, but the 1991 London"
"Water"" premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, produced by Graeae Theatre Company and Theatre Royal Plymouth, it then toured in early 2016, with a run at the National Theatre in March 2016. Thorne wrote the stage play ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"", based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, which is running at the Palace Theatre in London's West End since August 2016, and on Broadway in New York City since April 2018. Together with the composer Stephen Warbeck, Thorne wrote ""Junkyard"", a musical about coming-of-age in Lockleaze, an Adventure playground in Bristol. His"
"the most successful musicals in the history of London’s West End, such as ""The Phantom of the Opera"", ""Les Misérables"", ""Cats"", ""Chicago"", ""Evita"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Mamma Mia!"", ""Miss Saigon"", ""West Side Story"" and ""Wicked!"", presented songs from the aforementioned musicals. The four leading stars in Singapore were Mike Sterling, Shona Lindsay, Tom Solomon and Jayne O’Mahony. In Kuala Lumpour and Jakarta, Jayne O’Mahony were replaced by Yildz Hussein. In November 2016, the British Theatre Playhouse collaborated with Worldwide Entertainment in order to present in Singapore Let’s Dance – Paul Roberts Sings David Bowie. The show opened in Cé La"
"at the Cambridge Theatre and its Broadway premiere on 11 April 2013 at the Shubert Theatre. ""Matilda"" has received widespread critical acclaim and box-office popularity, winning seven 2012 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musicalat the time, the most such awards ever won by a single show. At the 2013 Olivier Awards, the show jointly held the record with the play ""The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"" before both were overtaken by ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" in 2017 with 9 awards, however ""Matilda"" still holds the record for most Olivier awards won by a musical, tying"
"Three Hostages"". Playwright Patrick Barlow's comedic stage adaptation of the 1935 Hitchcock film opened in London's Tricycle Theatre, and after a successful run, transferred to the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly. On 15 January 2008, the show made its US Broadway premiere at the American Airlines Theatre; it transferred to the Cort Theatre on 29 April 2008 and then moved to the Helen Hayes Theatre on 21 January 2009, where it ended its run on 10 January 2010. It reopened at off-Broadway venue New World Stages on 25 March 2010. The West End show currently stars Andrew Alexander as Hannay. In"
"in the West End on 12 March 2013. The production won 7 Olivier Awards in 2013 (including Best New Play), at the time equaling the record with ""Matilda the Musical"" in 2012, before both were surpassed by ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" in 2017 with 9 awards. During a performance on 19 December 2013, the ceiling of the Apollo Theatre collapsed causing the production to close. It reopened on 9 July 2014 at the Gielgud Theatre. The play closed at the Gielgud on 3 June 2017. The Broadway production debuted at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on 5 October 2014"
"Musical Theatre. In June 2016 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's State Fair and Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol were announced as the organisations first concerts. Three time Olivier Award winner Robert Lindsay and Carrie Hope Fletcher were announced to headline LMTO's production of A Christmas Carol on 25 November 2016. In February of 2017 it was announced that the organisation would present Jason Robert Brown's Broadway musical Honeymoon In Vegas, as a UK premiere, at the London Palladium. The production would star Maxwell Caulfield, Samantha Barks, Arthur Darvill, Rosemary Ashe, Nicolas Colicos and Simon Lipkin. Ashe and Barks previously worked"
"premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 2017, before touring the United Kingdom over the festive period. The musical was announced on 17 November 2016, to make its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 20 October to 12 November 2017, before touring to Southend Cliffs Pavilion (15 to 19 November), Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (22 to 26 November), Manchester Palace Theatre (29 November to 3 December), Plymouth Theatre Royal (6 to 10 December), London's Eventim Apollo (13 to 17 December) and Leeds Grand Theatre (20 December to 6 January 2018). The production is directed by Isitt, choreographed by"
"London under Yeoburn and Price's stewardship with further concerts headlined by Michael Arden called One (More) Night in London. Yeoburn and producing partner Price developed and produced a new musical by American musical theatre composer Scott Evan Davis in 2014 entitled ""Picture Perfect"", starring Lucie Jones. Jones later pulled out of the production owing to scheduling conflicts, and was replaced by Charlotte Wakefield. In 2015 Yeoburn produced ""One of Those"", a new play by British playwright Tom Ward-Thomas which opened at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London's Covent Garden to critical acclaim. The play which featured a cast of five"
"Dyer as Polly Parker, the daughter of the Hollywood Producer who is an aspiring Hollywood actress. The musical will tour the United Kingdom once again, beginning at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 29 October to 2 November 2019 before touring to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (6 to 9 November), Cantebury Marlowe Theatre (13 to 17 November), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (19 to 23 November), Plymouth Theatre Royal (26 to 30 November) and Southampton Mayflower Theatre (3 to 7 December). The original cast recording was released on 29 January 2018, and features 29 tracks. It is available from Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and"
"production, Paley said: ""...In this staging, we’ve done away with the intermission and have streamlined it into 90 minutes that is roller-coaster sharp and fast."" The cast features Kim Maresca (Judy Denmark), Tori Murray (Tina), Peter Land (Sylvia St. Croix), Tracy Jai Edwards (Louise), Andrea McCullough (Miss Thorn), and Rita McKenzie (Lita Encore). The musical made its West End premiere at the Arts Theatre opening on 27 March (previews from 16 March) for a limited run until 23 June 2018, directed by Richard Fitch, choreography by Rebecca Howell and music supervision by Gareth Valentine. Judy Denmark, a bland housewife, is"
"Parker, Alex Price, and Paul Thornley. The story begins nineteen years after the events of ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"" and follows Harry Potter, now a Ministry of Magic employee, and his younger son Albus Severus Potter, who is about to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards, the London production received a record-breaking eleven nominations and an again record-breaking nine awards, including Best New Play, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Director. At the 2018 Tony Awards, the Broadway production won six"
"an expansion of the Harry Potter franchise, which opened on July 30, 2016 in London's Palace Theatre. In 2017, ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" won nine Olivier Awards, the biggest single win ever for one production in the history of the awards. ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" opened on Broadway on April 22, 2018 in the newly renovated Lyric Theatre and was nominated for ten Tony Awards and went on to win six, including Best Play. ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" will open in Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in early 2019, in San Francisco’s Curran Theatre in the"
"Joshua Rose, Josh Lamon as Buddy, David Rasche as Grandpa Hoover, Jennifer Sanchez as Miss California and Logan Rowland as Dwayne Hoover. The musical has ""undergone a major overhaul since its world premiere at California's La Jolla Playhouse in February 2011, retaining only three songs from the original version."" The musical is directed by Lapine, with scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Jennifer Caprio, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Jon Weston, and choreography by Michele Lynch. The musical will open at the Arcola Theatre, Off West End before touring the UK in a new production"
"also features choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Tommy Mottola serves as the production's leading producer. The musical began previews on Broadway on November 3, 2016, before officially opening on December 1, 2016, at the Longacre Theatre where it continues to run today. On August 31, Christiani Pitts joined the cast after original serving as understudy for Jane, while Adam Kaplan joined the cast as Calogero on November 9, 2017. They succeeded Bobby Conte Thornton and Ariana DeBose. Other cast members included ""Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero as Sonny, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Lucia Giannetta as Rosina, and Bradley Gibson as"
"on October 14, 2010 in Carbondale, Illinois. The non-equity US tour ended its run on May 15, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the Centrepointe Theatre. Casting for the second national tour included Christopher Wood as Melchior and George Salazar as Otto. The London production began January 23, 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith, transferred to the Novello Theatre on March 21, 2009, and closed on May 30, 2009. The London production won four Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. In September 2014, Deaf West Theatre premiered a production directed by Michael Arden. The concept was first brought to Arden"
"in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 2018. The musical featured a book by John Strand, music by Bob Banghart and Georgia Stitt, and lyrics by Stitt. The premiere production, which was co-produced by Juneau, Alaska's Perseverance Theatre, was directed by Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith and starred Matt Bogart and Christiane Noll as Jack and Mabel, respectively. Additional cast included Alex Alferov as Garrett, Dan Manning as George, Fina Strazza as Faina, and Natalie Toro as Esther. The Snow Child The Snow Child is the debut novel by Eowyn Ivey. It was first published on February 1, 2012 by"
"to Go Back"" (co-written by Parker with Steven Brandon) premiered at the Lillian Theater in Hollywood. A musical comedy based on the long-running TV show ""Lost"", the spoof musical offered each audience a choice of three different endings, which The Hollywood Reporter characterized as """"'70s cartoon,"" ""'80s sci-fi movie"" or ""'90s sitcom."""" Two years later, Parker and Brandon again collaborated to write and produce another musical spoofing a popular TV series, ""Game of Thrones the Rock Musical: An Unauthorized Parody"". The show premiered at the Macha Theatre in West Hollywood, and also performed in San Diego during 2017 Comic-Con before"