Rupert Goold will direct at the Adelphi theatre with the former Bond girl taking a role played by Sally Hawkins in the 2010 film
Gemma Arterton is to star in a West End musical version of the British film Made in Dagenham this autumn, it has been confirmed.
Rumours have circulated about the former Bond girl's casting for several months, after she took part in a workshop with director Rupert Goold. Producers have now announced that the run will officially start previewing at the Adelphi theatre from 9 October.
Arterton will play Rita O'Grady, who leads her colleagues at Ford's Dagenham car plant out on strike in 1968. Sally Hawkins played the role in the 2010 film, opposite Daniel Mays as her husband. Arterton's co-star is to be Adrian der Gregorian, who starred in Sweet Smell of Success at the Arcola theatre in 2012.
Made in Dagenham, which has a book by Richard Bean, will...
Gemma Arterton is to star in a West End musical version of the British film Made in Dagenham this autumn, it has been confirmed.
Rumours have circulated about the former Bond girl's casting for several months, after she took part in a workshop with director Rupert Goold. Producers have now announced that the run will officially start previewing at the Adelphi theatre from 9 October.
Arterton will play Rita O'Grady, who leads her colleagues at Ford's Dagenham car plant out on strike in 1968. Sally Hawkins played the role in the 2010 film, opposite Daniel Mays as her husband. Arterton's co-star is to be Adrian der Gregorian, who starred in Sweet Smell of Success at the Arcola theatre in 2012.
Made in Dagenham, which has a book by Richard Bean, will...
- 3/3/2014
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Opera has always been a reflection of the cultural zeitgeist of Western society. Historical events, popular stories, real people—they’ve all inspired musicalizations which allow patrons to connect directly with cultural moments in artistic ways.
But while opera may have stopped being the most popular art form, it never stopped being a relevant one. Hats off to the contemporary composers who continue to devote themselves to breathing life into the art form (because if they don’t, who will?). Opera is an endangered species, much like pandas or stenographers, and it continues to thrive creatively by reflecting the pop culture moments—movies,...
But while opera may have stopped being the most popular art form, it never stopped being a relevant one. Hats off to the contemporary composers who continue to devote themselves to breathing life into the art form (because if they don’t, who will?). Opera is an endangered species, much like pandas or stenographers, and it continues to thrive creatively by reflecting the pop culture moments—movies,...
- 1/27/2014
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
New York City Opera's 2013-14 season and Bam's 2013 Next Wave Festival opened Sept. 17 with the U.S. premiere of Anna Nicole, an opera by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Richard Thomas based on the flamboyant life and tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith. This highly anticipated co-production includes seven performances at the Bam Howard Gilman Opera House, on September 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, and 28 at 730pm. Click below to go behind the scenes with the opera's cast and creative team...
- 9/19/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York – Tosca, Aida, Carmen, Manon, Violetta, Anna Nicole. It’s not hard to spot the odd name out in that bunch. But in charting the rapacious rise and shocking demise of the gold-digging Playboy Playmate-turned-reality TV star, composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Richard Thomas make a legitimate case for Anna Nicole Smith as a tragic operatic heroine for the 21st century. Laced with outrageous profanity and lowbrow humor, Anna Nicole is also a work of unexpected poignancy. It makes us all complicit in a popular entertainment culture that feeds on celebrity dysfunction while losing sight
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- 9/18/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York City Opera's 2013-14 season and Bam's 2013 Next Wave Festival opened Sept. 17 with the U.S. premiere of Anna Nicole, an opera by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Richard Thomas based on the flamboyant life and tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith. This highly anticipated co-production includes seven performances at the Bam Howard Gilman Opera House, on September 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, and 28 at 730pm. Individual tickets are on sale at Bam.org or through Bam Ticket Services at 718.636.4100. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below...
- 9/18/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The writer of the scores for Quantum of Solace, Hot Fuzz and more how he tackles his work – and what John Barry told him
David Arnold, the James Bond composer and musical director of the London Olympics closing ceremony, is talking ghosts. The north London studios where we meet, he tells me, are haunted. Doors slam shut and footsteps are heard in studios that he knows to be empty.
In one part of the building – a former school and church – electrical equipment never works and people report sightings of two spectral schoolchildren dressed in Victorian clothing. "I'm halfway between being a real cynic and totally convinced by it," says Arnold. Our conversation is made more disconcerting by the lights switching off every 15 minutes (an eco-friendly device, not an otherwordly one).
If it sounds like a case for BBC1's Sherlock then that would be entirely appropriate – Arnold is currently working,...
David Arnold, the James Bond composer and musical director of the London Olympics closing ceremony, is talking ghosts. The north London studios where we meet, he tells me, are haunted. Doors slam shut and footsteps are heard in studios that he knows to be empty.
In one part of the building – a former school and church – electrical equipment never works and people report sightings of two spectral schoolchildren dressed in Victorian clothing. "I'm halfway between being a real cynic and totally convinced by it," says Arnold. Our conversation is made more disconcerting by the lights switching off every 15 minutes (an eco-friendly device, not an otherwordly one).
If it sounds like a case for BBC1's Sherlock then that would be entirely appropriate – Arnold is currently working,...
- 8/5/2013
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
New York -- The blazing comet of Anna Nicole Smith's short but flamboyant life will burn again next fall when the opera about the tragic celebrity makes its U.S. premiere. First seen at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 2011, Anna Nicole will be presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and New York City Opera. The work was composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage, with a libretto by Richard Thomas. It will be directed by Richard Jones, who also staged the original production. Story: 'Private Practice' Alum to Play Anna Nicole Smith in Lifetime Pic From 'Smash' Duo Following
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- 3/19/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Her life was like a soap opera. Now it's an actual opera. Anna Nicole Smith is the subject of a brand-new opera, simply titled Anna Nicole, set to premiere Thursday at London's Royal Opera House. Here, People.com has a sneak peek at Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role. The piece was written by British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, and the libretto by Richard Thomas, whose previous credits include Jerry Springer: the Opera. While the reviews aren't in yet, a trailer for the opera promises a salacious spectacle. (Watch it below.) Its cast list reveals, among many characters, four lap dancers,...
- 2/17/2011
- PEOPLE.com
Just a few days after the two-year anniversary of her passing, it's been announced that London's Royal Opera House is planning an opera based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, scheduled to debut in 2011 at the historic Covent Garden Theatre. Yeah, seriously.According to England's Guardian.com, music and storyline for the opera will be provided by acclaimed orchestral composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, with "Jerry Springer: The Opera" co-writer Richard Thomas penning the libretto. Veteran English operatic Director Richard Jones will helm the project."It is not going to be a horrible, sleazy evening," Elaine Padmore, director of Cove ...
- 2/13/2009
- by By Actress Archives
From the guy who brought you Jerry Springer: The Opera comes the latest collision of high and low culture: an opera based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith. Britain's Royal Opera has recruited composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Springer co-librettist Richard Thomas to create an opera about the Playboy model and octogenarian's wife who died of an overdose in 2007. Despite the subject matter, the show "is not going to be tawdry. It is going to be witty, clever, thoughtful and sad," company director Elaine Padmore tells Britain's Guardian newspaper. "It is not just a documentary about her," she says, "but...
- 2/12/2009
- PEOPLE.com
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