"was nominated for four awards at the 2010 British Academy Film Awards; Outstanding British Film, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair Design and Supporting Actress (Miranda Richardson). A soundtrack for the film was released, with the following tracks: The title song was written by David Arnold and Billy Bragg just for the film. A musical adaption of the film opened on 5 November 2014, at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Scripted by Richard Bean, and directed by Rupert Goold, it starred Gemma Arterton in the lead role. Made in Dagenham Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film directed by"
"pay for women. She played a woman named Rita O'Grady and her performance received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Simon Edge, for the ""Daily Express"", complained of an ""underpowered central performance from Gemma Arterton as Rita ... she lacks any of the goofy charisma that Sally Hawkins brought to the film role, so that it's hard to see how her character ever came to the fore of this dispute"". The show closed after only five months, due to poor ticket sales. Since its premiere on 5 November 2014 at the Adelphi Theatre in London, she has publicly expressed her"
"production began previews at the Adelphi Theatre in London, on 9 October 2014, with its official opening night coming on 5 November. Rehearsals for the production began on 4 August, with their first public outing coming on 28 September, with an appearance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium and in November the cast performed ""Everybody Out"" on the BBC's Children in Need. The lead role of Rita is played by Arterton, with husband Eddie being played by Adrian Der Gregorian. A typical London performance runs two hours and 45 minutes, including one interval of 15 mins. The production closed"
"written and produced by award-winning comedienne Rita Rudner and her British producer husband Martin Bergman, with the opening September 2018 run of the production starring Rita Rudner and Phantom of the Opera's Davis Gaines. Feddy also served as Musical Director for the opening run. There are songs in the plays of Shakespeare. In the spring of 2010, Feddy and his band met with local performance poet, actor and teacher John Gardiner, to develop a performance piece of Shakespeare's songs with modern, acoustic based tunes combined with speeches from Shakespeare's plays. The result is a fast-paced, off the cuff and energetic"
"travelled around the world as well as being turned into films. Lloyd Webber has worked with producer Cameron Mackintosh, lyricist Tim Rice, actor Michael Crawford (originated the title role in ""The Phantom of the Opera""), actress and singer Sarah Brightman, while his musicals originally starred Elaine Paige (originated the role of Grizabella in ""Cats"" and had a chart hit with ""Memory""), who with continued success has become known as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. Agatha Christie's ""The Mousetrap"" has seen more than 25,000 performances in the West End, and is the longest-running West End show. ""The Woman in"
"recording in 2015. In 2013, the National Theatre produced a musical staging of the story. It is adapted by Samuel Adamson; directed by Marianne Elliott, winner of the Tony Award for Best Directing in 2011, and has music and lyrics by Tori Amos. It was expected to premiere in London in April 2012, but The National Theatre announced in October 2011 that the production would be delayed until later in the year. The musical opened to positive reviews in September 2013, starring Rosalie Craig in the titular role, subsequently singled out as a stand-out performance. Craig was nominated for many"
"produced in New York in May 1994 with Christine Ebersole. The musical opened on the West End at the Royal National Theatre, London, on March 11, running through August 2, 1997, directed by Francesca Zambello and starring Maria Friedman. The production received the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. A production was staged by Philadelphia's Prince Music Theatre in the autumn of 2001, with Andrea Marcovicci as Liza Elliott. The 1944 film version starred Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. The film cut most of the Weill/Gershwin songs, though ""The Saga of Jenny"" and ""Girl of the Moment"" remained, and part"
"in California. The show opened on 29 August and had its run extended to 18 October. In January 2016, it was announced that Barks was cast in the movie musical ""Strike!"". Also, in February 2016, it was announced that she would star in the Mozart drama ""Interlude in Prague"". Barks performed as the lead role of Cathy in the Off-West End production of The Last Five Years at the St. James Theatre from 27 October to 3 December 2016. She recently joined director Jason Robert Brown again for a one-off concert of his musical, Honeymoon In Vegas, at the London"
"announced that Alex Brightman would play the role of Dewey Finn, a role performed in the film by Jack Black. and that staged concerts of the musical would be held before a select audience at the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan, in June 2015. Also cast in the musical was Sierra Boggess as Rosalie. The opening production began previews at the Winter Garden on 9 November 2015; with its official opening night coming on 6 December, tickets had been sold beginning on 11 June. The production had originally been slated to begin previews on 2 November. On August 8, 2016, Sierra"
"and participating as a guest soloist in 'Movie Spectacular' at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, alongside the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Other Malta roles include ‘With Friends Like These’, and 'Cinderella into the Woods’. In 2016 she played Regina in Malta's longest running Rock of Ages (musical). and Catherine' in '1565 - The Musical in Concert',alongside the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, which was held in 2015 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre for the 450th anniversary of the Great Siege of Malta. In 2016 she played the role of Maria in The Sound of Music at the Mediterranean Conference Centre and in 2015 Cathy"
"in February of the following year. In September 2016, it was announced that she would play Ophelia in a new production of ""Hamlet"" at the Almeida Theatre in London. The production was critically acclaimed and later transferred to the West End, where it ran until September 2017 with award-winning ""Sherlock"" actor Andrew Scott as Hamlet. In 2016, she joined the cast of the biopic feature film, ""Steven"", about the early life and career of English singer Morrissey, who co-founded the indie rock band The Smiths. The film, renamed ""England is Mine"", premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2017, with"
"Grim (musical) Grim, also known as Grim: A New Musical or Grim - The Love Story To Die For, was a musical that premiered at the 899-seat Rose Theatre, Kingston on 20 July, 2014. It has music by Joseph Alexander and lyrics/book written by Fiona O'Malley, of 'The Untold Theatre Company'. Set in a high-school, the musical is about when the two greatest forces in the world, love (Cupid) and death (Grim), meet. The two fall in love, but if Grim is with him, it will lead to his demise. The musical was produced by 'The Untold Theatre Company', which"
"could be staged a year later. It was not until 2011, that further information emerged that a script had been completed and that they were looking for someone to compose the score, with workshops ultimately taking place in 2013 and early 2014. On 31 October 2014, the show was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would premiere in London in May 2015, with tickets going on sale on 7 November 2014. The musical has a book by Gurinder Chadha and her husband Paul Mayeda Berges and is directed by writer Gurinder Chadha, with choreography by Aletta Collins,"
"planned closing night of 9 September 2017 was brought a week to 2 September 2017 due to disappointing ticket sales. Hound and McDermott will reprise their roles as Toad and Chief Weasel, and will be joined by Simon Lipkin as Rat, Craig Mather as Mole, Denise Welch as Mrs Otter and Gary Wilmot as Badger. During the West End run the musical was filmed by BroadwayHD, with direction by Tim van Someren. In 2018, it was released in UK cinemas over the Easter period, and is scheduled to be added to BroadwayHD online from August 2018. With the arrival of"
"produced a musical staging of the story. It is adapted by Samuel Adamson; directed by Marianne Elliott, winner of the Tony Award for Best Directing in 2011, and has music and lyrics by Tori Amos. It was expected to premiere in London in April 2012, but The National Theatre announced in October 2011 that the production would be delayed until later in the year. The musical opened to positive reviews in September 2013, starring Rosalie Craig in the title role, subsequently singled out as a stand-out performance. Craig was nominated for many awards, and ultimately won the Evening Standard's award"
"The musical premiered in London's West End on April 3, 1930, at the then newly opened Prince Edward Theatre. The musical was made into a film in 1929, ""Rio Rita"", starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles along with the team of Wheeler & Woolsey. Based on the success of this film, Wheeler & Woolsey were also given contracts to star in a series of comedies. Another film based on the musical was made in 1942. ""Rio Rita"" may be said to be one of the last, great, ""light musical comedies"" or ""Follies-based"" type of musical. With the introduction of ""Show"
"which gave her a start in the music business. Separated at birth triplets Robert Shafran, Eddy Galland, and David Kellman have a cameo role, reportedly at Madonna’s personal invitation. The film was developed into a stage musical that premiered at London's Novello Theatre on November 15, 2007, following previews from October 16, 2007. It features music and lyrics by Blondie and Deborah Harry, including a new song written especially for the show. The production was directed by Angus Jackson, with book and concept by Peter Michael Marino and sets and costumes by Tim Hatley. Produced by Susan Gallin, Ron Kastner,"
"1960s when Garland arrives in the British capital for a five-week run of sell-out concerts. Principal photography for the film began on March 19, 2018, in London. The film will be distributed by Pathé. Judy (film) Judy is an upcoming British-American biographical musical-drama film directed by Rupert Goold. It is based on the life of American singer and actress Judy Garland, focusing on the late 1960s as she arrives in London for a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town. It is an adaptation of the Olivier and Tony nominated 2012 Broadway play ""End of the Rainbow"""
"a continuity of entertainment values and styles"". The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1961, following ""The Guns of Navarone"". The title of the film was also used for the British television series ""The Young Ones"" (1982-1984), which contained many references to Cliff Richard throughout its twelve episode run. The film has been adapted into a stage musical by John Plews, which premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in London in December 2007. The stage adaptation follows the film story closely, but includes several additional songs. In February 2013 it premiered in Scotland"
"month. When released in the United Kingdom, the movie opened at #5, taking £794,314 at the box office in the United Kingdom. In its third week, the movie rose to #4, and in the end made £5,187,402. On 17 November 2016, it was announced that the film will be adapted into a stage musical, with it making its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 2017, before touring to Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, Manchester Palace Theatre, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Eventim Apollo, and Leeds Grand Theatre over the Christmas season. It was written and directed by Debbie"
"in the title role. The original Broadway cast members were nearly all new to the stage; Kennedy and Muir write that on the first day of rehearsal only one member had ever been on a stage before. The 1954 film was adapted by Hammerstein and Harry Kleiner. It was directed by Otto Preminger and starred Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. The musical has also been revived in London, running for a season in 1991 at London's Old Vic and most recently in London's Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre in 2007. In 2018, it was revived off-Broadway at the"
"in April 2015, with a book by Rubin based on his and Ramis's original screenplay, directed by Matthew Warchus, choreography by Peter Darling, design by Rob Howell, and an original score and lyrics by Minchin. The production reunites most of the creative team behind the 2010 musical ""Matilda"". It premiered in 2016 at The Old Vic theatre in London as part of Warchus's debut season as artistic director there. Broadway performances began in March 2017. The musical was well-received, with both the London and Broadway shows receiving a number of nominations and awards, including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best"
"went on general sale on 12 April 2016, with priority booking from 10 March. In January 2016, it was announced that Andy Karl would play the lead role of Phil. Other notable casting for the show includes Carlyss Peer as Rita and Eugene McCoy as Larry. On 8 June 2016, Minchin performed the musical's finale number, ""Seeing You"", with cast members Jack Shalloo, Carolyn Maitland, Georgina Hagen and Kieran Jae as backup singers at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London. Minchin also performed the song solo with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC"
"July 2007, starring Lyn Paul. Then the cast returned to London at the Playhouse Theatre from August 17, 2007 through December 6, 2007; Lyn Paul continued her role. The musical will return to the West End in September 2017 at the Peacock Theatre with Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan confirmed to take on the roles of Willard and Vi Moore. Prather Entertainment Group produced a ""10th Anniversary"" U.S. tour of ""Footloose"". Footloose (musical) Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow (among others), the lyrics by Dean Pitchford"
"for and won the 2017 Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Feature Film, beating fellow nominees ""Beauty and the Beast"" and ""La La Land"". The film was nominated for two awards at the London Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 and won one: London Road (film) London Road is a 2015 British musical mystery crime drama film directed by Rufus Norris and written by Adam Cork and Alecky Blythe based on their National Theatre musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the interviews about the Steve Wright killings. The film stars Olivia Colman, Anita Dobson,"
"– one of them is set ‘Down Under’ in Australia"""". She later added ""However, I am uncertain as to if or when they will be made as there are other projects competing for my attention. We will just have to see."" Nick revealed that they had so far ""politely declined"" offers to make American and Australian remakes. On 17 November 2016 it was announced that the first film will be adapted into a stage musical, making its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 2017, before touring to Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, Manchester Palace Theatre, Plymouth"
"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"
"entitled ""Rosa"", is currently (2017) in development and will have a cast including Cornell S John and Cat Simmons in a full-scale production having received interest from both sides of the Atlantic. In 2012 with theatrical producer and entrepreneur James Yeoburn he founded the international theatre production company United Theatrical. The pair had worked a year earlier on a concert to celebrate the contribution to the industry made by Dress Circle, a theatre shop in London's Covent Garden selling original cast albums, musical scores and memorabilia. The shop, which had been supporting the industry for 33 years before its closure,"
"""She Stoops to Conquer"", ""A Midsummer Night’s Dream"", ""Peter Pan"", ""The Mikado"", ""The Lost World"", ""Richard III"", ""Pride and Prejudice"", ""Three Men in a Boat"", ""Romeo and Juliet"", ""Macbeth"", ""Twelfth Night"", ""Cosi Fan Tutte"", and ""Earthquakes in London"". In 2018, the actress Amanda Redman, who was born in Brighton, became the theatre's new patron. She told the Argus, 'My stepfather used to bowl right here where the theatre is and my mother used to live in Dyke Road. When I was told about the history of this place I was incredibly moved. Whenever there is a venture where people are"
"the West End where it ran for over a year, winning the Evening Standard and London Theatre Critics awards for the best musical of 1974. It premiered at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, and then transferred to the Lyric Theatre in the West End in 1974. Alongside further stage works, ""One for the Road"" (1976) and ""Stags and Hens"" (1978), Russell was an accomplished screenwriter with television films, ""Death of A Young Young Man"", ""Daughters of Albion"", ""Our Day Out"" and ""One Summer"". Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, ""Educating Rita"" is now a modern classic. Since its premiere and long"
"as Paula Pokrifki. A new version of the musical will make its premiere at Curve in Leicester, England in April 2018 before touring the UK. It will be directed by Nikolai Foster and use songs from the film's soundtrack such as ""Up Where We Belong"", ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"", ""Toy Soldiers"", ""Alone"", ""Don't Cry Outloud"" and ""Material Girl"", opposed to the musical's original score by Hirsch and Lerner. The Sydney production received mixed reviews. In response to a highly negative review in ""The Australian"", calling the show a ""bloodless facsimile"" of the film, author Stewart published a rebuttal"
"run closed earlier than expected, on July 31, 2016. After speculation that a London production would be staged in the Dominion Theatre, which will be refurbished after ""We Will Rock You"" closes, an eventual West End production was announced in May 2015 for the Shaftesbury Theatre, which began on February 11, 2016 and will run until 20 April 2019. The West End production is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, who also directed this musical on Broadway and its US tour. The cast stars Cedric Neal (as Berry Gordy), Lucy St. Louis (as Diana Ross), Sifiso Mazibuko (as Marvin Gaye), and Obioma"
"for Alfred Hitchcock's suspense film ""Marnie"" (1964), where the setting was changed from England to the United States. Details of the story were changed as well as the ending which was changed to a more optimistic one. The book was also adapted into a play by Sean O'Connor in 2001. An English National Opera production of Nico Muhly’s adaptation, ""Marnie"", with a libretto by Nicholas Wright, premiered on 18 November 2017 at the London Coliseum with Marnie sung by Sasha Cooke. The co-production with the Metropolitan Opera had its US Premiere on 19 October 2018 starring Isabel Leonard in the"