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Lute! - A New version of Blondel entitled Lute! will be staged 27 January - 12 February 2012 by Greg Taylor at the University Of Texas At El Paso Dinner Theatre. The book for Lute! is a further adaptation by Sir Tim Rice of the revised book from the 2006 Pleasance Theatre production.
Greg Taylor has a long association with the works of Tim Rice, including having produced at UTEP the American premieres of Blondel (1985) and Tycoon (1995) and having directed three concerts honouring Tim Rice's lyrics. The cast of Lute! features Ricardo Parra as Blondel, Betsy Tinajero as Fiona, Greg Taylor as Prince John, Troy Taylor as King Richard and Jorge Ollivier as the Assassin. Directed by Greg Taylor, Lute! has choreography by Lisa Lopez, sets and lighting by Mike Spence, costumes by Jaime Barba and musical direction by Patricia Provencio. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Jesus Christ Superstar Casting - Complete casting for the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, created under the direction of Des McAnuff for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, was announced on 22 December 2011.
Nearly the entire cast of Jesus Christ Superstar as seen at La Jolla will be transferring with the show to Broadway with Paul Nolan as Jesus, Josh Young as Judas, Chilina Kennedy as Mary, Tom Hewitt as Pilate and Bruce Dow as Herod. (Swing Jennifer Rider-Shaw will be leaving the production and Krista Leis, who was a swing in Stratford, will be returning.) An additional change for Broadway is that Steve Canyon Kennedy will be replacing Jim Neil as sound designer. Jesus Christ Superstar will begin previews at the Neil Simon Theatre on 1 March 2012 with a first night on 22 March 2012. To book tickets, click here.
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The Lion King, which plays at the Mandalay Bay Theatre, began previews on 5 May 2009 with an opening night on 15 May 2009. It extended its run in the beginning of November of 2010, when it had already been seen by over 800,000 people, adding 15 additional months to take the show through until December 30, 2011. The Las Vegas The Lion King will have played approximately 1,078 when it closes, having been seen by over 1.4 million people.
To book tickets for the remaining Las Vegas performances, click here.
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The Theatregoers' Choice Awards - Voting for WhatsOnStage.com's 2012 The Theatregoers' Choice Awards is now open! The short list of nominees was announced on 2 December 2012 during the launch event at Cafe de Paris by Whatsonstage.com's managing and editorial director Terri Paddock and deputy editor Theo Bosanquet, editor in chief of Time Out London Tim Arthur, and actors Nigel Lindsay, Jemima Rooper and Meera Syal.
The Wizard Of Oz scored four nominations: Danielle Hope - London Newcomer Of The Year Hannah Waddingham - Best Supporting Actress In A Musical Robert Jones - Best Set Designer |
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The Bush Theatre's 66 Books, for which Sir Tim Rice contributed a piece on Chronicles, is nominated for the Theatre Event Of The Year.
Also among the nominations were the following for TR alums:
David Burt (orig. King John in Blondel 1983; orig. Pilate in JCS 1996; Magaldi in Evita; Anatoly in Chess) - Best Supporting Actor In A Musical for Crazy For You
Kerry Ellis (Svetlana in RAH Chess Concert 2008) - Best Solo Performance for Anthems
Michael Grandage (Evita revival director 2006 & 2012) - Best Director for King Lear & Luise Miller
To vote, and for a full list of nominees, please visit The Theatregoers' Choice Awards official website.
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Evita In The Big Apple - Broadway revival of Evita, based upon the acclaimed 2006 West End production, begins previews on 12 March 2012 at the Marquis Theatre with a first night on 5 April 2012.
As with the previous London production, Evita is directed by Michael Grandage and stars Argentinian native Elena Roger in the title role. Also returning from the 2006 production are Rob Ashford (choreography), Christopher Oram (set & costumes) and Mick Potter (sound design). Elena Roger is joined by Latin singer Ricky Martin as Che, Broadway veteran Michael Cerveris as Peron, Max Von Essen as Magaldi and Rachel Potter as the Mistress. Christina DeCicco will be Roger's alternate. Evita is produced by Hal Luftig and Scott Sanders. Lighting is by Neil Austin and Kristen Blodgette is the musical director. Tickets may be booked via the Evita website. (For a Spanish-language version of the site, please click here.) |
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Sir Tim Rice was honoured by cricket charity The Lords Taverners on 4 November 2011 at a tribute luncheon hosted by The Lady Taverners in recognition of his dedicated support over several decades(!).
An article about the event may be found on The Lords Taverners webiste here.
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It remains the 7th longest running show on Broadway, having surpassed Beauty and the Beast on January 2, 2011.
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