Packed with gossip and incident, this book is also a fascinating study in the gestation of genius
Among the many great pleasures of Daniel Okrent’s new biography of Stephen Sondheim – a book perfectly…
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‘Such a water-cooler show!’ Jane Krakowski on Ally McBeal – and life as the world’s biggest scene-stealer ⊕
The 1990s series set her career alight; then came 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and countless theatre triumphs. She discusses Tina Fey, Stephen Sondheim and why it would take a broken leg to kee…
76 days ago
Brendan Gleeson wins best actor as Critics’ Circle theatre awards toasts The Weir ⊕⊕⊕
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Other winners include Inter Alia’s Rosamund Pike, Ivo van Hove for All My Sons and Hayley Atwell who beat her Much Ado co-star Tom Hiddleston to best Shakespearean performance
Brendan Gleeson has been…
3 months ago
Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations ⊕
Into the Woods and Paddington: The Musical are this year’s most-nominated shows with 11 nods each. See who else is in the running at this year’s awards
News: Paddington and Into the Woods up for 11 Ol…
4 months ago
Ariana Grande to make London stage debut alongside Jonathan Bailey in Sunday in the Park With George ⊕
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The singer will reunite with her Wicked co-star in a revival of the musical inspired by artist Georges Seurat in summer 2027
Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are to reunite on stage i…
6 months ago
‘It was legs out all the time!’ June Squibb on starring in Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut – and Broadway’s original Gypsy ⊕⊕
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She brought the house down as a stripper in Gypsy, going on to star in films with Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. Now, at 96, she’s stealing the show in Eleanor the Great. What’s her secret? ‘Be a look…
Jeeves Again review – new Jeeves and Wooster stories by celebrity fans ⊕
This collection of new short stories about Bertie and his valet pays homage to the genius of PG Wodehouse – just in time for Christmas
As with most of the giants of late 19th- and early 20th-century E…
The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar? ⊕⊕
Its 1981 New York premiere was a disaster but this told-in-reverse musical became a Tony award-winning hit with Daniel Radcliffe. The film version is a tear-jerking joy
I have made enough mistakes as …
10 months ago
‘A privilege and a great pleasure’: inside the 5,000-item Stephen Sondheim collection ○
A treasure trove of manuscripts, notebooks and recordings from the theatre legend has been acquired by the Library of Congress in Washington DC
Mark Horowitz had done his homework before Stephen Sondh…
11 months ago
Don’t cry for me, all you boozers! The trouble with shifting Evita’s big balcony number from stage to street ○
In the new Evita at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler sings from the theatre’s actual balcony – meaning the big-paying audience doesn’t experience what passersby get for free. Could this gimmick ca…