The Lorax continues at The Old Vic, London until 5 November. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dr Seuss’s The Lorax could have been written yesterday, such is the currency of its subject matter. The environmental fable – actually written in 1971 in the early days of the global green movement – […]
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Full line-up for The Lorax at The Old Vic
Casting has been announced for the return visit of Dr Seuss’s The Lorax to The Old Vic stage for a limited three-week run beginning in October. Adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright David Greig with music and lyrics by former Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink and designs by multi-Olivier Award winning Rob […]
Phill Jupitus joins Urinetown the Musical London cast
Renowned comedian Phill Jupitus (Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI, Hairspray, Spamalot) will join the cast of Jamie Lloyd’s production of Urinetown the Musical from 1 December 2014. Coinciding with this announcement, it will also be the last chance to see Jenna Russell, Simon Paisley Day and Marc Elliott in their critically acclaimed roles – Penelope Pennywise, Caldwell B. Cladwell and Mr. McQueen respectively. They have their final performance on 29 November. […]
Full casting for Urinetown the Musical at the Apollo
Actor Simon Paisley Day will be reprising his critically-acclaimed role as the tyrannical Caldwell B. Cladwell, the machiavellian Head of UGC (Urine Good Company) in the West End transfer of Jamie Lloyd’s production of Urinetown the Musical. Returning to the show after its sell-out season at the St James Theatre, rising star Matthew Seadon-Young will be taking on a new role, […]
Urinetown – St James Theatre
Urinetown continues at the St James Theatre, London until 3 May. It must be about ten years ago that I came across the run-down theatre on Broadway where this oddly named musical – by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis – was playing. Intrigued by the title and having a spare evening, I saw the show and fell in love […]
Urinetown the Musical begins previews at St James Theatre
Simon Paisley Day, Jenna Russell, Richard Fleeshman and Jonathan Slinger lead the cast in the UK premiere of multi-Tony Award-winning Urinetown the Musical, directed by Jamie Lloyd, opening for previews this weekend at St James Theatre, London (running until 3 May 2014, press night is 11 March). The cast for the musical, which features music […]
