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The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’

“There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,…

The Week

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella to close on Broadway

The musical will close on 4 June, after receiving mixed reviews from US critics and failing to receive a nomination at the Tony awards

The Guardian - UK

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella to close on Broadway on June 4

The show, a retooling of the composer’s West End musical Cinderella, opened less than two months ago

Evening Standard

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The week in theatre: The Motive and the Cue; A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction; Jules et Jim; Supernova – review

Sam Mendes reignites Gielgud and Burton’s Broadway Hamlet; a climate crisis play is powered by bikes (and eco-shaming); Timberlake Wertenbaker has fun with Jules et Jim; and Rhiannon Neads hits escape velocity

The Guardian - UK

New this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Bennifer and 'Air'

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Jonas Brothers, Nintendo releasing a fresh Legend of Zelda video game and PBS’ “Great Performances” celebrating 50 years of Broadway with a starry concert

The Independent UK

Barking venue will host Neil Young Day to mark rocker's 1971 recording session

The recording took place at Barking Assembly Hall, part of the town hall now known as The Broadway, an arts centre, where the original dressing room used by Neil remains

Daily Mirror

The Motive and the Cue review – Gielgud and Burton battle it out

Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn star in Jack Thorne’s play about the prickly pair’s 1960s Broadway production of Hamlet

The Guardian - UK

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The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre review: Sam Mendes’s elegant production is a love letter to theatre

In this look at Richard Burton and Sir John Gielgud’s staging of Hamlet on Broadway, the play is not the thing

Evening Standard

Mean Girls: The Musical: An Updated Cast List, Including Tina Fey, Reneé Rapp And More

The updated cast of the musical adaptation of Mean Girls, featuring Tina Fey, Reneé Rapp and more.

Cinemablend

‘Some Like It Hot’ musical leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods

Sean Hayes received a best actor nomination for his work in “Good Night, Oscar,” which had its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taking Back Texas’ Streets

TxDOT has blocked a plan in San Antonio to turn two lanes of a major thoroughfare into bike paths. What does it mean for other cities?

Texas Observer

Jodie Comer scores first Tony Award nomination for Broadway debut

Her breakout theatre role in Prima Facie earned four nods in total

Evening Standard

Tony awards: Jodie Comer nominated for Broadway debut

The Killing Eve star is in competition for best actress, while musical Some Like It Hot picks up the most nominations overall, with 13

The Guardian - UK

Tony Awards nominations 2023: Jodie Comer and Jessica Chastain among Broadway nominees

Find out who’s vying for the top theatre prizes at the 76th edition of the event

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Award-winning playwright and director dies aged 43 as Soho Theatre pays tribute

Soho Theatre has paid tribute to writer and director Adam Brace, who has died aged 43. Adam directed Just For Us at the Menier Chocolate Factory, which will go to Broadway this summer

The Independent UK

Tony nominations: It's reckoning time for a crowded Broadway

Broadway has taken audiences to fascinating places this season

Salon

“You love to hate me”: Anna Camp says

The “True Blood” star talks with Salon about screaming and singing, playing complicated women and “From Black”

The Independent UK

James Corden Late Late Show – live: British host waves goodbye to America in star-studded finale

Corden is returning to the UK to spend more time with his wife and children

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Evening Standard

Jack Thorne on his new play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s Hamlet: “Rehearsals can be brutal”

Sam Mendes was inspired to commission The Motive and the Cue after finding a book on the tumultous 1964 staging of Hamlet on Broadway - now it’s at the National Theatre

Daily Mirror

Michael Douglas makes rare red carpet appearance with 22-year-old son Dylan

Michael Douglas rocked up on the red carpet at the premiere of his new Broadway play, Good Night, Oscar on Monday with his rarely seen son, Dylan, in New York

Broadcasting & Cable

Pre-Show ‘The Tony Awards: Act One’ Streams on Pluto TV June 11

First round of best-on-Broadway awards will be given out during 90-minute special

The Independent UK

Chita Rivera introduces us to her alter ego in new memoir

Broadway legend Chita Rivera reminisces about her career, love life and family in her new book, “Chita: A Memoir.”

The Independent UK

A play about the making of 'Jaws' swims toward Broadway

A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” will soon take a huge bite out of Broadway

Evening Standard

‘Jodie Comer is just plain f***ing remarkable’: Rave reviews for star in Prima Facie Broadway debut

Critics hailed the Killing Eve star’s performance as ‘absolutely transfixing’

The Guardian - US

Sweeney Todd: behind the blockbuster take on Sondheim’s Broadway hit

Stephen Sondheim’s darkly funny quasi-opera has been remounted as one of the year’s biggest new productions

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