Category: Theatre
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Holler If Ya Hear Me: Tupac Shakur musical in the works
News broke out this summer that Tupac Shakur‘s music will reincarnate as the score for a musical fit for Broadway, and now theatre director Kenny Leon confirms that a cast is in place.
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The National Theatre introduces ‘Entry Pass’ membership scheme for young persons | Theatre News
If you’re aged 16-25 and an avid theatre goer — or have thought about going but are discouraged by high-priced tickets — then this is for you! The National Theatre is running a free membership scheme for young people, providing a limited number of £5 tickets for every performance shown at the theatre. The scheme,…
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Berry Gordy looking for actor to portray young Michael Jackson in ‘Motown: The Musical’ | Theatre News
Iconic music producer Berry Gordy has launched an audition site to find a young actor to portray a child-aged Michael Jackson in the upcoming Broadway play Motown: The Musical. The actor chosen will also play a young Stevie Wonder and a pre-teen Gordy.
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Thomas Middleton named likely co-author of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well | Culture
Over the past 150 years, not that I remember them personally, there has been a lot of speculation over the authenticity of Shakespeare and his work. The latest piece of work that is in question is, All’s Well That Ends Well.
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Royal Shakespeare Rapper: Devlin and Joseph Fiennes modernise a sonnet [Video]
If anyone were to take in the great works of Shakespeare and make it more musical for the current generation of new age art lovers to appreciate, it would most definitely be Dagenham’s home town hero, with a hard hitting feel to the English language. MC Devlin with film and stage actor Joseph Fiennes take…
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Playwright Ed Durante & musical director Fred Carl discuss adaptation
Having recently watched the film version of A Clockwork Orange, I was excited to see how the timeless classic was adopted by the Royal Theatre Stratford East [read my review here] as well as to have a chat with the men behind the piece. Considering the book held such weight and was so popular, I…
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A Clockwork Orange adapted at the Theatre Royal Stratford East | Theatre Review
A cult novel that still has as much relevance today as it did when it was first imagined in 1962, A Clockwork Orange has been adapted many times; most famously by Stanley Kubrick in the 1971 film. New Yorkers Ed DuRante (words) and Fred Carl (music) are the latest to embark on this endeavor, promising…
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A Clockwork Orange adapted at the Theatre Royal Stratford East | Theatre Review
A cult novel that still has as much relevance today as it did when it was first imagined in 1962, A Clockwork Orange has been adapted many times; most famously by Stanley Kubrick in the 1971 film. New Yorkers Ed DuRante (words) and Fred Carl (music) are the latest to embark on this endeavor, promising…
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Alicia Keys – The Musical? R&B star eyes Broadway career
As if being a Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter, mother, wife, director and humanitarian wasn’t enough, the R&B singer wants to add Broadway producer to that already impressive list. This month the singer releases her debut LP Songs In A Minor for the second time, to mark it’s 10-year anniversary. As well as developing a potential musical,…