Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre will return to the works of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for the prestigious venue’s 2019 season with a major new production of Evita. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, Evita’s summer run will overlap with the eagerly-anticipated Barbican Theatre transfer season of Regent’s Park’s multi-award-winning production of Rice and Lloyd […]
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Barbican transfer run for Regent’s Park Open Air’s hit Jesus Christ Superstar
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre multi-award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar will transfer to the Barbican Theatre for just 60 performances next summer. Following on from two sell-out runs at the Open Air Theatre and a successful season at the Lyric Opera of Chicago this year, the hit production will play the Barbican from 4 […]
Little Shop of Horrors – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors continues at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London until 22 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Under Maria Aberg’s direction, this production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s 1982 classic glitters, often literally, with quality. From the moment the anonymous hooded figures slide on to the all grey impoverished Skid […]
Marc Antolin and Jemima Rooper cast in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors
Marc Antolin and Jemima Rooper will head the cast of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s version of hit monster musical The Little Shop of Horrors. The final production of the 2018 season will also feature Forbes Masson, Matt Willis and US drag queen Vicky Vox. Returning to the Open Air Theatre following appearances in Hello, […]
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar to tour North America
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has confirmed plans to take its multi award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar to North America in the autumn of 2019. First details of the North American tour, taking place nearly ten years after the last major US tour, were revealed by Stephen Gabriel, the president of Work Light Productions […]
Little Shop of Horrors set for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2018
Monster musical The Little Shop of Horrors will be the final production in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2018 season. Running from 3 August until 15 September, the new production of the musical which features music by Alan Menken and a book and lyrics by Howard Ashman will be directed by Maria Aberg (Fantastic Mr […]
Interview – Tyrone Huntley returns to his award-winning role as Judas in Jesus Chris Superstar
Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award-winning actor TYRONE HUNTLEY is reprising his role as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar in Timothy Sheader’s production at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this summer. Fresh from appearing in the original London cast of Dreamgirls, where he played C.C White, he has rejoined the cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber […]
On the Town – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
On the Town continues at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London until 1 July. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ On the Town has its origin in the ballet Fancy Free which had opened in New York in the spring of 1944. With choreography by Jerome Robbins and music by Leonard Bernstein, […]
On the Town at Regent’s Park – Jacob Maynard takes over the role of Chip
During Monday evening’s performance (22 May) of On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Fred Haig – who plays Chip in the production – sustained an injury to his foot which has now been confirmed as a fracture. A press release announcing the news reads: ‘Sadly, this means that he has had to […]
On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – opening night postponed
This week’s press night for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of the classic Hollywood musical On the Town has been postponed due to the ‘incapacity’ of actor Fred Haig (playing Chip) who has broken his foot. Billed as the Regent’s Park Theatre’s ‘biggest ever dance musical’, On the Town directed and choreographed by […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park – Declan Bennett and Tyrone Huntley return to cast
Declan Bennett is one of four cast members from the multi award-winning 2016 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar to return for the show’s much-anticipated 2017 limited season. Singer-songwriter Bennett will take to the Regent’s Park stage once again in the title role alongside Tyrone Huntley who will reprise his award-winning […]
On the Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Danny Mac, Fred Haig and Jeremy Taylor cast
Casting has been announced for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of the classic Hollywood musical On the Town. Based on a concept by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the opening production in the venue’s 2017 season will run from 19 May to 1 July. Strictly Come Dancing contestant Danny […]
On the Town opens Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 2017 season – Drew McOnie directs
The musical On the Town opens Timothy Sheader’s tenth season as artistic director at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Playing from 19 May 2017 to 1 July, the production will be directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie. With music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, On the Town will be the biggest dance musical ever staged at the Open Air Theatre. McOnie scored […]
Jesus Christ Superstar returns to Regent’s Park Open Air in August 2017
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has today announced that, following its sell-out success in 2016, Jesus Christ Superstar returns for just 41 performances in 2017 (11 August to 16 September), giving audiences one final chance to see the production in its original home. With direction by Timothy Sheader, design by Tom Scutt, choreography by Drew McOnie, […]
Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 – Glenn Close and Jesus Christ Superstar are big winners
Glenn Close beat fellow countryman Andy Karl and homegrown talent Sheridan Smith for the title of Best Musical Performance at the 2016 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremony. The Sunset Boulevard star was presented with her award by Elton John who co-hosted the star-studded event with Evening Standard owner, Evgeny Lebedev. Another Andrew Lloyd Webber […]
Jesus Christ Superstar – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar continues at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London until 27 August. Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The stage is full of smoke, a belching walkway and banks of blinding lights. Upon it we see pulsing, vibrant, relentlessly energetic ensemble work – one of the many fine things which puts this stupendous show […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – exclusive images
This summer’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical Jesus Christ Superstar opened this week. Here, Musical Theatre Review’s official photographer Roy Tan presents a gallery of exclusive images. The show Jesus, portrayed by singer-songwriter Declan Bennett, is joined by Tyrone Huntley as Judas, Anoushka Lucas as Mary Magdelene, David Thaxton […]
Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park – full casting
Full casting has been announced for this summer’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical Jesus Christ Superstar. With rehearsals already under way, the show’s previously announced Jesus, singer-songwriter Declan Bennett, has been joined by Tyrone Huntley as Judas, Anoushka Lucas as Mary Magdelene, David Thaxton as […]
Declan Bennett cast as Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Singer/songwriter Declan Bennett has been cast in the title role in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The star, who was the original lead in the London cast of Once, will head the cast in the latest production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking musical which will run […]
Interview – Alex Gaumond feels blessed to be in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at Regent’s Park
ALEX GAUMOND is playing Adam Pontipee in the current Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, heading up the cast with Laura Pitt-Pulford as Milly. The Canadian actor and singer recently took on the role of Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd at the ENO, played opposite Robert Lindsay in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy), and portrayed Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the […]
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at Regent’s Park – check out new production images
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers opens tomorrow (23 July), running until 29 August. Here are some super new images of the show from our official photographer Roy Tan. Led by Alex Gaumond as Adam and Laura Pitt-Pulford as Milly, the full cast of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers includes Rosanna Bates, David Burrows, Angela Caesar, Matthew Clark, […]
Seven Brides at Regent’s Park – recording to be released plus new images
A new recording of songs from Seven Brides For Seven Brothers is to be released by JAY Records to coincide with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production, which runs from 16 July to 29 August. The recording features cast members Laura Pitt-Pulford, Alex Gaumond and Sam O’Rourke performing iconic songs from this classic musical, alongside the National Symphony Orchestra. The CD, which is now available for pre-order […]
Seven Brides at Regent’s Park – Laura Pitt-Pulford and Alex Gaumond cast
Lead casting for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2015 production of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers has been confirmed, with Alex Gaumond as Adam and Laura Pitt-Pulford as Milly. Director Rachel Kavanaugh reunites the creative team behind 2013’s award-winning production of The Sound of Music. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers will run from 16 July to 29 August (press night is 23 July). Laura Pitt-Pulford played Maria in The Sound […]
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess continues at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre until 23 August. Since 1935, when George Gershwin (composer), his brother Ira (lyrics) and DuBose Heyward (lyrics/libretto) presented their musical masterpiece Porgy and Bess to Broadway, there has been a heated debate about whether the show should be described as an opera or […]
Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess – Regent’s Park Open Air production in rehearsal
Rehearsals are in full flow for the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess which will run at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 17 July to 23 August, with opening night on 28 July. Celebrated as a landmark piece of American theatre with iconic songs including ‘Summertime’, ‘I Got Plenty of Nothing’, ‘I Loves You Porgy’ and ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, Porgy and Bess will be directed by Regent’s Park Open […]
Nicola Hughes leads Porgy and Bess cast at Regent’s Park
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has confirmed lead casting for the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Rufus Bonds Jr and Nicola Hughes play the title roles with Phillip Boykin re-creating his Tony Award nominated performance as Crown, and Sharon D Clarke as Mariah. Rufus Bonds Jr is an American actor who has appeared in The Color […]
