Jesus Christ Superstar, Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London — review
A cracking revival brings Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical to a new generation
Sunset Boulevard, Coliseum, London — ‘Glenn Close comes up short’
The star dominates the theatre in this semi-staged Lloyd Webber musical, but her singing is disappointing
Musicals at the opera house?
ENO’s staging of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ proves that purists have nothing to fear
There is no manual for making a hit musical
If historical characters rapping packs the stalls, nothing is off-limits, writes Sarah Hemming
Interview: Cameron Mackintosh
The producer of such global hits as ‘Cats’ and ‘Miss Saigon’ is a master of reinvention. After five decades, he has transformed the risky musical theatre business into a billion-pound cash machine
School of Rock, Winter Garden Theatre, New York — ‘Intensity’
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical is brought to life by the talented children in the cast
Interview: ‘Cats’ creator Dame Gillian Lynne
Ahead of a production for Birmingham Royal Ballet, choreographer Gillian Lynne, still working at 88, talks about her ‘accident’ into dance and the need for brutish stamina
More theatre reviews and previews
Hamlet, Evita, Ballyturk, The Angry Brigade, The Angry Brigade, An Enemy of the People, The James Plays, Great Britain and Doctor Scroggy’s War
Stephen Ward, Aldwych Theatre, London – review
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical tackles a subject with huge potential, yet the result is tepid
Tim Rice’s musical ‘From Here to Eternity’ has a classic source
Tim Rice hopes to deliver a show with real emotional kick in ‘From Here to Eternity’, his first new West End musical for more than a decade
Together at every stage
The husband and wife team Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire show theatre can be profitable
Why it’s curtains for Gilbert and Sullivan
Civility, understatement and gentle mockery of authority now seem hopelessly old-fashioned in a way they didn’t only a few decades ago
Charley’s Aunt, Menier Chocolate Factory, London
With his eloquent physiognomy, Mathew Horne leads a starrily cast revival of this 1892 farce
An acquiring mind
A pre-Raphaelite exhibition includes works on loan from John Schaeffer, devoted collector of an unfashionable genre
Stage set for new theatre in West End
London’s Westminster council ushers in Astoria replacement
Jesus Christ Superstar, Neil Simon Theatre, New York
This enjoyable broadway revival has a strong portrayal of Jesus from Paul Nolan
Ingenious Media plans overseas push
UK-based media investor seeks partners in China and the US
Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood
Mr Punch and paranormal activity colour the ninth outing of Christopher Fowler’s crime series
How to give it: Mark Wordsworth
The chairman of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation says funds should focus on the big charities
Men on show
From Philadelphia to Stockholm, curators of men’s wear exhibitions are promising much more than suits and shirts
Wizard of Oz, Palladium, London
The major stage response to the legendary MGM movie is a spectacular, well delivered show
Women shiver under network’s spartan mandate
From Ms Catherine LaJeunesse, New Territories, Hong Kong
