Broadway is as American as apple pie — or at least as American as the Big Apple. But this year, a lot of the nominees for Broadway’s biggest night have one thing in common: A British passport.
Of the shows nominated for best new play at the June 10 Tony Awards, three out of the five originated in London. The race for lead actor in a play is being run by four Britons and one American; the ratio’s the same in the competition for featured actress in a play. And the frontrunner for lead actress in a play? Glenda Jackson, who’s so British she used to be a member of Parliament.
There’s always been a transatlantic theater pipeline between New York and London, particularly for plays (think “Nicholas Nickleby” and “War Horse”), and the balance shifts from season to season. Last year all four new play nominees at...
Of the shows nominated for best new play at the June 10 Tony Awards, three out of the five originated in London. The race for lead actor in a play is being run by four Britons and one American; the ratio’s the same in the competition for featured actress in a play. And the frontrunner for lead actress in a play? Glenda Jackson, who’s so British she used to be a member of Parliament.
There’s always been a transatlantic theater pipeline between New York and London, particularly for plays (think “Nicholas Nickleby” and “War Horse”), and the balance shifts from season to season. Last year all four new play nominees at...
- 6/8/2018
- by Gordon Cox
- Variety Film + TV
Producers Tim Levy Director, Nt America and Jordan Roth President, Jujamcyn Theaters announced today that the Olivier Award-winning National Theatre revival of Tony Kushner's masterwork, Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, has established the 'Angels Fund' to provide hundreds of 5 tickets to each part of the play to NYC-area Lgbtq amp Hivaids service organizations. Some of the organizations that have received these specially-priced tickets include Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS Bcefa, Gay Men's Health Crisis Gmhc, Sage, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and The Lgbtq Center.
- 5/17/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers Tim Levy Director, Nt America and Jordan Roth President, Jujamcyn Theaters announced today that the Olivier Award-winning National Theatre revival of Tony Kushner's masterwork, Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, now the most Tony Award nominated play in history, has extended its run on Broadway for an additional two weeks, through Sunday, July 15, 2018. Originally announced as an 18-week limited engagement, Angels in America began previews on February 23, and opened March 25 at the Neil Simon Theatre 250 West 52nd Street.
- 5/2/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Neil Simon Theatre box office 250 West 52nd Street officially opens today, Friday, January 19, 2018, for the highly anticipated National Theatre Production of Tony Kushner's epic and seminal masterwork, Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, producers Tim Levy Director, Nt America and Jordan Roth President, Jujamcyn Theaters announced today. This strictly limited, 18-week engagement, now in rehearsals, will begin performances on Friday, February 23, 2018, with an official opening on Sunday, March 25, 2018.
- 1/19/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The National Theatre of Great Britain's North American wing Tim Levy, Producer in collaboration with Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, Tom Wirtshafter, and Patrick Daly have announced the North American premiere of playwright Lucy Prebble's award-winning new play The Effect. With direction by David Cromer, the entirely American production of The Effect will open at the Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue in March 2016. Additional information will be announced shortly.
- 12/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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