There's been chatter for a while now about plans for a new Wallace & Gromit movie and Aardman Animations has confirmed Vengeance Most Fowl is coming to the BBC in the UK this Christmas.
Don't worry, though, because - as we first reported on Toonado.com - it will debut on Netflix worldwide around the same time.
With a 70-minute runtime, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be the first feature-length adventure for these two since 2005's The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2008's A Matter of Loaf and Death clocked in at less than 30 minutes).
The biggest news, however, is the fact this movie will feature the return of iconic villain, Feathers McGraw. The twisted penguin debuted in 1993's Oscar-winning The Wrong Trousers and, if that title is any indication, he's eager for revenge!
Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit's growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions - which...
Don't worry, though, because - as we first reported on Toonado.com - it will debut on Netflix worldwide around the same time.
With a 70-minute runtime, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be the first feature-length adventure for these two since 2005's The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2008's A Matter of Loaf and Death clocked in at less than 30 minutes).
The biggest news, however, is the fact this movie will feature the return of iconic villain, Feathers McGraw. The twisted penguin debuted in 1993's Oscar-winning The Wrong Trousers and, if that title is any indication, he's eager for revenge!
Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit's growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions - which...
- 6/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Forget Thanos. Forget The Joker. Forget Darth Vader. We all know the most despicable supervillain in cinema history is Feathers McGraw, the beady-eyed felonious fake fowl who was last seen (rightfully) rotting in jail at the end of Aardman Animations' BAFTA and Academy Award winning 1993 short The Wrong Trousers. But now, thirty years later, he's back! Yes, the pernicious penguin who laughs in the face of the law is set to return in the im-peck-ably titled Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Check out a sneak-peek at the film, which is set to release on both Netflix and the BBC simultaneously this Christmas, below:
Netflix and Aardman also shared a synopsis for the feature-length stop-motion caper: "Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit’s growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions – which proves justified when Wallace invents a ‘smart gnome’ that seems to develop an evil mind of its own.
Netflix and Aardman also shared a synopsis for the feature-length stop-motion caper: "Vengeance Most Fowl sees Gromit’s growing concern as Wallace becomes over-dependent on his inventions – which proves justified when Wallace invents a ‘smart gnome’ that seems to develop an evil mind of its own.
- 6/7/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Wallace And Gromit return in feature length special Vengeance Most Fowl, a new 70 minute film coming this Christmas.
It’s a commonly held view among both animation aficionados and film fans in general that The Wrong Trousers is one of the best animated films ever made. Thirty perfect minutes crammed with character, jokes and the most well directed train chase sequence every committed to film, it won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
It’s perhaps no surprise that for their big return to the small screen, Wallace and Gromit will face off against their iconic foe, Feathers McGraw, once more in Vengeance Most Fowl. The BBC has confirmed that the new film will be bigger in scope than its previous four short films – A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death – and will in fact be a feature film closer...
It’s a commonly held view among both animation aficionados and film fans in general that The Wrong Trousers is one of the best animated films ever made. Thirty perfect minutes crammed with character, jokes and the most well directed train chase sequence every committed to film, it won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
It’s perhaps no surprise that for their big return to the small screen, Wallace and Gromit will face off against their iconic foe, Feathers McGraw, once more in Vengeance Most Fowl. The BBC has confirmed that the new film will be bigger in scope than its previous four short films – A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death – and will in fact be a feature film closer...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will be returning to Broadway in 2025.
The Tony Award-winning actresses previously starred in the West End production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends in London in late 2023 and now they’re bringing the show to the U.S.
Old Friends is a revue of the late Sondheim‘s greatest hits with a star-studded cast.
The show will have its North American premiere at Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre in February 2025 before heading to Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in March 2025.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said, “Old Friends was Steve‘s idea, born during lockdown, when he suggested it was time (and we had plenty of it!) we put together a third review of his work, to follow from the worldwide hit Side by Side By Sondheim in 1976 (my first!) and Putting It Together (which Julia McKenzie directed at the Manhattan Theatre Club...
The Tony Award-winning actresses previously starred in the West End production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends in London in late 2023 and now they’re bringing the show to the U.S.
Old Friends is a revue of the late Sondheim‘s greatest hits with a star-studded cast.
The show will have its North American premiere at Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre in February 2025 before heading to Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in March 2025.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said, “Old Friends was Steve‘s idea, born during lockdown, when he suggested it was time (and we had plenty of it!) we put together a third review of his work, to follow from the worldwide hit Side by Side By Sondheim in 1976 (my first!) and Putting It Together (which Julia McKenzie directed at the Manhattan Theatre Club...
- 4/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles before landing on Broadway next March.
The musical revue of Sondheim’s songs, devised by Cameron Mackintosh, comes to North America after a 16-week run starting last September at London’s Gielgud Theatre. Peters and Salonga also starred in that run.
The show, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, begins previews on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25, 2025. Exact dates for performances at the Center Theatre Group have yet to be announced.
Sondheim came up with the idea of doing a third revue during lockdown, according to Mackintosh. Work began on the show, but Sondheim died in November 2021. Mackintosh and McKenzie continued work on the revue in order to make it a “farewell show” to celebrate Sondheim’s work.
“It...
The musical revue of Sondheim’s songs, devised by Cameron Mackintosh, comes to North America after a 16-week run starting last September at London’s Gielgud Theatre. Peters and Salonga also starred in that run.
The show, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, begins previews on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25, 2025. Exact dates for performances at the Center Theatre Group have yet to be announced.
Sondheim came up with the idea of doing a third revue during lockdown, according to Mackintosh. Work began on the show, but Sondheim died in November 2021. Mackintosh and McKenzie continued work on the revue in order to make it a “farewell show” to celebrate Sondheim’s work.
“It...
- 4/8/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will begin previews March 25, 2025, in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Devised by Cameron Mackintosh, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, the revue – the third devoted to the work of Sondheim – will make its North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in advance of the Broadway premiere.
Choreography will be by Stephen Mear, with additional casting, creative team, and other details for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends to be announced at a later date.
The news was included in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2024-25 season announcement today. Also on the Mtc’s roster is the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, written by Jonathan Spector and directed by Anna D. Shapiro and the world premiere Off Broadway production of Vladimir, written by Erika Sheffer...
Devised by Cameron Mackintosh, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, the revue – the third devoted to the work of Sondheim – will make its North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in advance of the Broadway premiere.
Choreography will be by Stephen Mear, with additional casting, creative team, and other details for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends to be announced at a later date.
The news was included in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2024-25 season announcement today. Also on the Mtc’s roster is the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, written by Jonathan Spector and directed by Anna D. Shapiro and the world premiere Off Broadway production of Vladimir, written by Erika Sheffer...
- 4/8/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Judy Craymer would just love it if Barbie filmmaker Greta Gerwig could just make herself available to complete the Mamma Mia! movie trilogy.
“Hey, Greta, if you’re free to do anymore projects…” jokes Craymer, the driving force that has kept the “Money, Money, Money” pouring into the box office for musical Mamma Mia!, featuring the songs of Swedish pop stars Abba, for a quarter of a century.
Saturday night will mark an incredible milestone for a show that has taken over $5.685 billion at the box-office worldwide in ticket sales and is responsible for a further $17 billion in supplementary expenditure from spending on hotels, restaurants, transport and merchandising globally in the 25 years since opening night at the Cameron Macintosh-owned Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999.
Those figures do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that movie offshoots Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again have amassed.
“Hey, Greta, if you’re free to do anymore projects…” jokes Craymer, the driving force that has kept the “Money, Money, Money” pouring into the box office for musical Mamma Mia!, featuring the songs of Swedish pop stars Abba, for a quarter of a century.
Saturday night will mark an incredible milestone for a show that has taken over $5.685 billion at the box-office worldwide in ticket sales and is responsible for a further $17 billion in supplementary expenditure from spending on hotels, restaurants, transport and merchandising globally in the 25 years since opening night at the Cameron Macintosh-owned Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999.
Those figures do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that movie offshoots Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again have amassed.
- 4/5/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin McCallum, a British theatrical producer whose work on more than 500 Broadway and West End shows saw his participation in some of the most successful stage productions in modern theater history, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on January 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 73.
His death was announced by his family. A cause was not disclosed.
The President of the Society of London Theatre from 1999 to 2002 and a member of the Broadway League since 1988, McCallum made an indelible mark on Broadway with massive hits, critical favorites and even two high-profile flops.
His impact on the London theater scene was even greater. Born in Blackpool on April 6, 1950, McCallum began his stage career as an assistant stage manager at the Castle Theatre Farnham,...
His death was announced by his family. A cause was not disclosed.
The President of the Society of London Theatre from 1999 to 2002 and a member of the Broadway League since 1988, McCallum made an indelible mark on Broadway with massive hits, critical favorites and even two high-profile flops.
His impact on the London theater scene was even greater. Born in Blackpool on April 6, 1950, McCallum began his stage career as an assistant stage manager at the Castle Theatre Farnham,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shucked, the Broadway musical nominated for nine Tony Awards, will begin a London run on the West End next year, producer and theater owner Cameron Mackintosh announced today.
“I’m delighted to confirm that London is going to get Shucked in one of my theatres next year,” Mackintosh said in a statement. “Shucked is that rarity: a completely original musical and the funniest show since The Book of Mormon, with a terrifically tuneful rollicking country and western score. It’s snuck up on Broadway and is proving to be the most talked about hit of the season.”
In keeping with the musical’s pun-filled promotional campaign, Mackintosh ended his statement with, “The corn at the heart of Shucked will have you husky with limitless laughter!”
Casting, venue, ticketing information and other details will be announced in the coming months.
With a book by Tony nominee Robert Horn (he won...
“I’m delighted to confirm that London is going to get Shucked in one of my theatres next year,” Mackintosh said in a statement. “Shucked is that rarity: a completely original musical and the funniest show since The Book of Mormon, with a terrifically tuneful rollicking country and western score. It’s snuck up on Broadway and is proving to be the most talked about hit of the season.”
In keeping with the musical’s pun-filled promotional campaign, Mackintosh ended his statement with, “The corn at the heart of Shucked will have you husky with limitless laughter!”
Casting, venue, ticketing information and other details will be announced in the coming months.
With a book by Tony nominee Robert Horn (he won...
- 6/7/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James are joining forces to star in a scorching new play by Penelope Skinner, directed by Ian Rickson, that will open in London’s West End in the fall.
Pretty hot names to have atop a theater marquee, that’s for sure.
The drama, called Lyonesse, will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre in late September or early October. Official dates are being determined.
In this new work, Skinner — who won the George Devine Award for most promising playwright in 2011 for The Village Bike — focuses on Elaine (Scott Thomas), a reclusive and brilliant actress who disappeared from public view under mysterious circumstances.
Elaine summons Kate (James), a young film executive, to her remote Cornish estate to facilitate “her glorious comeback,” according to a production source who copped me a premise of the play.
“But who really controls the stories we tell and how we get to tell them?...
Pretty hot names to have atop a theater marquee, that’s for sure.
The drama, called Lyonesse, will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre in late September or early October. Official dates are being determined.
In this new work, Skinner — who won the George Devine Award for most promising playwright in 2011 for The Village Bike — focuses on Elaine (Scott Thomas), a reclusive and brilliant actress who disappeared from public view under mysterious circumstances.
Elaine summons Kate (James), a young film executive, to her remote Cornish estate to facilitate “her glorious comeback,” according to a production source who copped me a premise of the play.
“But who really controls the stories we tell and how we get to tell them?...
- 6/2/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle was once an ordinary American actor — that was, until she met Prince Harry. From there, she became the Duchess of Sussex, and one half of one of the world’s most famous couples. Meghan’s life was far different before she married into the royal family, and though she’s done her best to distance herself from her husband’s royal roots, her life will never be the same.
One woman who once considered herself a friend of Meghan’s said she quickly realized Meghan was out of her life forever after the prince popped the question.
Meghan Markle in 2018 | AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool Meghan Markle had a more ordinary life before meeting Prince Harry
Before Meghan skyrocketed to royal fame, she certainly had a fan base, though she more of a low-key celebrity than a household name. Meghan was an actress who starred in the USA Network show Suits,...
One woman who once considered herself a friend of Meghan’s said she quickly realized Meghan was out of her life forever after the prince popped the question.
Meghan Markle in 2018 | AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool Meghan Markle had a more ordinary life before meeting Prince Harry
Before Meghan skyrocketed to royal fame, she certainly had a fan base, though she more of a low-key celebrity than a household name. Meghan was an actress who starred in the USA Network show Suits,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry began a whirlwind romance back in 2016. The two had met through a mutual friend in July of that year and began spending time together under the radar; after their relationship became public in fall 2016, Meghan’s life became heavily criticized, with the press painting her in a bad light and some of those close to her advising that she’s not as nice as she appears.
Now, one former friend of the duchess’, with whom Meghan was close to just before she began dating Harry, is speaking out about how Meghan supposedly treated her.
Meghan Markle | Samir Hussein/WireImage Meghan Markle’s former friend Millie Mackintosh says the duchess ‘ghosted’ her
Friendships can come and go. Nobody is a total stranger to that, but British reality star Millie Mackintosh says her friendship with Meghan Markle abruptly ended the moment Meghan shot to fame. While speaking...
Now, one former friend of the duchess’, with whom Meghan was close to just before she began dating Harry, is speaking out about how Meghan supposedly treated her.
Meghan Markle | Samir Hussein/WireImage Meghan Markle’s former friend Millie Mackintosh says the duchess ‘ghosted’ her
Friendships can come and go. Nobody is a total stranger to that, but British reality star Millie Mackintosh says her friendship with Meghan Markle abruptly ended the moment Meghan shot to fame. While speaking...
- 5/12/2023
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Phantom of the Opera went out on a high in its final week of performances on Broadway, bringing in an all-time record of $3.7 million.
The musical, which had been running on Broadway for 35 years, played its final performance on April 16, in an evening of celebration and spectacle with a red carpet, appearances by original cast members, Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh and an after party. In its final week, the show played to a capacity of 101.46 percent, with its average ticket price hitting $287.07.
These numbers were reached even as the tickets to the final performance were all given away for free. The proceeds from the show’s April 13 performance were donated to four New York City Arts organizations.
The musical had been playing the Majestic Theatre since January 1988, and was the longest running show in Broadway history. After first announcing that the Broadway production would end its run on Feb.
The musical, which had been running on Broadway for 35 years, played its final performance on April 16, in an evening of celebration and spectacle with a red carpet, appearances by original cast members, Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh and an after party. In its final week, the show played to a capacity of 101.46 percent, with its average ticket price hitting $287.07.
These numbers were reached even as the tickets to the final performance were all given away for free. The proceeds from the show’s April 13 performance were donated to four New York City Arts organizations.
The musical had been playing the Majestic Theatre since January 1988, and was the longest running show in Broadway history. After first announcing that the Broadway production would end its run on Feb.
- 4/18/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Susan Stroman, the celebrated Broadway director and choreographer, has revealed that an acclaimed UK revival of musical comedy Crazy for You, which features show-stopping numbers from the George and Ira Gershwin songbook, will transfer from the Chichester Festival Theater into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Lw Theatres-owned Gillian Lynne Theatre for a strictly limited 30-week West End season from June 24. Opening night is July 3.
The production with British stars Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson played to packed houses during an eight-week summer run at Chichester.
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It’s a coming home of sorts for Stroman, who won the Tony Award for Best Choreography when...
The production with British stars Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson played to packed houses during an eight-week summer run at Chichester.
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It’s a coming home of sorts for Stroman, who won the Tony Award for Best Choreography when...
- 12/1/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway’s history, will stick around a little longer, with the producers announcing an extended final run through April 16.
Back in September, it was announced that the smash Andrew Lloyd Webber musical would close Feb. 18, 2023. But as The New York Times reported today, Nov. 29, the announcement of its impending end caused a spike in interest and ticket sales. Just last week, during the Thanksgiving holiday, Phantom enjoyed its highest-grossing week ever, bringing in 2.2 million.
“What a phenomenal response there has been to the show ending,...
Back in September, it was announced that the smash Andrew Lloyd Webber musical would close Feb. 18, 2023. But as The New York Times reported today, Nov. 29, the announcement of its impending end caused a spike in interest and ticket sales. Just last week, during the Thanksgiving holiday, Phantom enjoyed its highest-grossing week ever, bringing in 2.2 million.
“What a phenomenal response there has been to the show ending,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Broadway’s long-running The Phantom of the Opera, which has enjoyed a big box office upswing since announcing in September that it would close on February 18, won’t be making its exit quite so soon. Producer Cameron Mackintosh has given the show an eight-week extension, with a new closing date of April 16.
Phantom‘s box office revitalization began quickly after the original closing announcement, with weekly grosses consistently rising from less than 900,000 pre-announcement to sell-out business of nearly 1.8 million for the week ending Nov. 20.
Mackintosh said in a statement today, “The response to the news that The Phantom of the Opera is finally going to end its record-breaking original Broadway run after 35 years has been as phenomenal as the show itself. We are all thrilled that not only the show’s wonderful fans have been snapping up the remaining tickets, but also that a new, younger audience is equally eager...
Phantom‘s box office revitalization began quickly after the original closing announcement, with weekly grosses consistently rising from less than 900,000 pre-announcement to sell-out business of nearly 1.8 million for the week ending Nov. 20.
Mackintosh said in a statement today, “The response to the news that The Phantom of the Opera is finally going to end its record-breaking original Broadway run after 35 years has been as phenomenal as the show itself. We are all thrilled that not only the show’s wonderful fans have been snapping up the remaining tickets, but also that a new, younger audience is equally eager...
- 11/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Phantom of the Opera will delay its Broadway closure to April 16, the production confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.
After announcing that the Broadway production would end its 35-year run on Feb. 18, the show has added an eight-week extension to its closure date due to demand. This is the only extension possible, according to the production, as the Majestic Theatre will be closing after the run for “major renovations.”
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said the show is delaying its closure due to a spike in sales sparked after the closing announcement. In the week after announcing its Broadway closure, the show saw its grosses jump close to 250,000 and saw its capacity reach just over 100 percent. That trend has continued in recent weeks, with the musical grossing 1.78 million in the week ended Nov. 20, the most recent week of public grosses.
“We are all thrilled...
The Phantom of the Opera will delay its Broadway closure to April 16, the production confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.
After announcing that the Broadway production would end its 35-year run on Feb. 18, the show has added an eight-week extension to its closure date due to demand. This is the only extension possible, according to the production, as the Majestic Theatre will be closing after the run for “major renovations.”
Producer Cameron Mackintosh said the show is delaying its closure due to a spike in sales sparked after the closing announcement. In the week after announcing its Broadway closure, the show saw its grosses jump close to 250,000 and saw its capacity reach just over 100 percent. That trend has continued in recent weeks, with the musical grossing 1.78 million in the week ended Nov. 20, the most recent week of public grosses.
“We are all thrilled...
- 11/29/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
There’s nothing like a closing announcement to generate business.
In the week after announcing its Broadway closure, The Phantom of the Opera saw its grosses jump close to 250,000 and saw its capacity reach just over 100 percent, the highest capacity at the production in more than a year. The average ticket price also crept up 10 from the previous week. This brought the box office total for the week ended Sept. 25 to 1.2 million.
The trend may continue as the advance at Phantom has tripled since the announcement, according to the production.
The production, which is the longest-running musical on Broadway, announced on Sept. 16 that it would end its run on Feb. 18, 2023. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical has been playing Broadway’s Majestic Theatre since January 1988.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh has cited the production’s high running costs, amid a lower tourist audience on Broadway,...
There’s nothing like a closing announcement to generate business.
In the week after announcing its Broadway closure, The Phantom of the Opera saw its grosses jump close to 250,000 and saw its capacity reach just over 100 percent, the highest capacity at the production in more than a year. The average ticket price also crept up 10 from the previous week. This brought the box office total for the week ended Sept. 25 to 1.2 million.
The trend may continue as the advance at Phantom has tripled since the announcement, according to the production.
The production, which is the longest-running musical on Broadway, announced on Sept. 16 that it would end its run on Feb. 18, 2023. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical has been playing Broadway’s Majestic Theatre since January 1988.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh has cited the production’s high running costs, amid a lower tourist audience on Broadway,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The curtain is about to fall on Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" for the last time. On Friday, Sept. 16, it was confirmed via the Broadway show's official website that the musical will end its history-making run on Feb. 18, 2023, at Broadway's Majestic Theatre. "The Phantom of the Opera" is the longest-running production in Broadway history - on Jan. 26, the show will celebrate its 35th anniversary.
Currently, the production's cast includes Ben Crawford as The Phantom, Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, John Riddle as Raoul, Nehal Joshi as Monsieur André, and Craig Bennett as Monsieur Firmin. Seth Sklar-Heyn is the show's director and will remain so through its final run. By the time the show ends, it will have played 13,925 performances.
As reported by Playbill, the show's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, issued a statement about "The Phantom of the Opera"'s Broadway run coming to a close. (Popsugar has reached...
Currently, the production's cast includes Ben Crawford as The Phantom, Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, John Riddle as Raoul, Nehal Joshi as Monsieur André, and Craig Bennett as Monsieur Firmin. Seth Sklar-Heyn is the show's director and will remain so through its final run. By the time the show ends, it will have played 13,925 performances.
As reported by Playbill, the show's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, issued a statement about "The Phantom of the Opera"'s Broadway run coming to a close. (Popsugar has reached...
- 9/17/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Click here to read the full article.
The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running show, is scheduled to close on Feb. 18.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical has been playing at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre since January 1988. The musical has been a staple of the Great White Way, and popular culture, ever since, but has attracted more of a tourist audience in recent years — a demographic that has been slower to return amid the pandemic — and has seen its grosses waver, amid rising running costs.
Like all of Broadway, the production was forced to close when the industry was shut down on March 12, 2020. The musical reopened on Oct. 22, 2021 to great fanfare, which included Lloyd Webber DJ’ing to a crowd outside the theater. That fall, the musical saw a boost in grosses, alongside other returning classics, and was supported by federal funding in the form of a close to 9.9 million federal grant.
The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running show, is scheduled to close on Feb. 18.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical has been playing at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre since January 1988. The musical has been a staple of the Great White Way, and popular culture, ever since, but has attracted more of a tourist audience in recent years — a demographic that has been slower to return amid the pandemic — and has seen its grosses waver, amid rising running costs.
Like all of Broadway, the production was forced to close when the industry was shut down on March 12, 2020. The musical reopened on Oct. 22, 2021 to great fanfare, which included Lloyd Webber DJ’ing to a crowd outside the theater. That fall, the musical saw a boost in grosses, alongside other returning classics, and was supported by federal funding in the form of a close to 9.9 million federal grant.
- 9/16/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Industry exec David P. Davis’ ITV Studios-backed label has optioned the TV rights to Clare Mackintosh thriller The Last Party.
The novel, which will be published on August 4, is the first revealed development project for 5 Acts Productions, which launched late last year. The Cardiff-based label sits within Patrick Spence’s ITV Studios drama division and is run by former Bad Wolf exec Davis.
New York Times bestselling author Mackintosh’s novel follows DC Ffion Morgan as she investigates the murder of Rhys Lloyd, a homegrown hero who is found floating dead in the water on New Year’s Day, the morning after a party that brought together a feuding community. The murder leads Morgan to scrutinize neighbors, friends and family as she attempts to solve a mystery in a town full of secrets.
Davis, whose credits include BBC/HBO hit Industry, Doctor Who and Channel 4’s...
The novel, which will be published on August 4, is the first revealed development project for 5 Acts Productions, which launched late last year. The Cardiff-based label sits within Patrick Spence’s ITV Studios drama division and is run by former Bad Wolf exec Davis.
New York Times bestselling author Mackintosh’s novel follows DC Ffion Morgan as she investigates the murder of Rhys Lloyd, a homegrown hero who is found floating dead in the water on New Year’s Day, the morning after a party that brought together a feuding community. The murder leads Morgan to scrutinize neighbors, friends and family as she attempts to solve a mystery in a town full of secrets.
Davis, whose credits include BBC/HBO hit Industry, Doctor Who and Channel 4’s...
- 7/19/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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