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A brief history of the Olivier Awards

Posted on October 12, 2020 by mkmswain

Due to the pandemic, the Olivier Awards were forced to cancel their usual April results ceremony. However, winners will now be announced on Sunday, 25 October in a special programme broadcast on ITV – also featuring pre-filmed interviews and performances … Continue reading →

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Happy 90th Birthday! Why We Love Stephen Sondheim

Posted on March 22, 2020 by mkmswain

Today, the almighty composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim turns 90 – happy birthday from all of us at BroadwayWorld! Here, BWW reviewers share some of the reasons why we adore his work. Read the full BroadwayWorld article here

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End of the 2010s: BroadwayWorld’s Best Shows of the Decade

Posted on December 8, 2019 by mkmswain

As the 2010s draw to a close, we thought we’d look back at all the incredible theatre of the past decade. What’s been your highlight? Here, BroadwayWorld reviewers share some of theirs! Read the full BroadwayWorld article here

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Laura Benanti Live in London, Cadogan Hall

Posted on June 30, 2019 by mkmswain

Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti took a quick hiatus from starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway to make her London debut – and those missing out on the former needn’t have worried, as she opened with a bravura 15-minute precis of the … Continue reading →

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Company, Gielgud Theatre

Posted on October 17, 2018 by mkmswain

The most thrilling revivals reinvigorate a classic work, while revealing its fundamental soul anew. Marianne Elliott’s female-led, 21st-century take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical company Company makes a bold, inventive statement, but somehow also suggests this is how the … Continue reading →