A report on West End theatre
Mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.
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Laurence Olivier
13 linksEnglish actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.
English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.
In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives, and he appeared in his first film.
John Gielgud
12 linksEnglish actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades.
English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades.
After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31.
Broadway theatre
8 linksBroadway theatre, or Broadway, are the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Broadway theatre, or Broadway, are the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Broadway and London's West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world.
Noël Coward
10 linksEnglish playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".
Coward played in the piece in 1911 and 1912 at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End.
Really Useful Group
8 linksInternational company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
International company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Lee Mead, who won the lead role in 2007's West End revival of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat by taking part in BBC One's Any Dream Will Do! recorded a single of the song "Any Dream Will Do".
West End of London
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The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated.
Palace Theatre, London
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The Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London.
George Bernard Shaw
8 linksIrish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.
In the 1890s Shaw's plays were better known in print than on the West End stage; his biggest success of the decade was in New York in 1897, when Richard Mansfield's production of the historical melodrama The Devil's Disciple earned the author more than £2,000 in royalties.
Nederlander Organization
4 linksOne of the largest operators of live theaters and music venues in the United States.
One of the largest operators of live theaters and music venues in the United States.
Since then, the organization has grown to include nine Broadway theaters – making it the second-largest owner of Broadway theaters after the Shubert Organization – and a number of theaters across the United States, including five large theaters in Chicago, plus three West End theatres in London.
Adelphi Theatre
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The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London.