Prince of Wales Theatre Information and Schedule

'I take liberties with things that deepen the central truth of the piece,' explains writer John D'Agata. 'Don't get bogged down in the details, keep your eye on the big picture.'

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Check out the West End cast of Company trying their hand at one of Sondheim's most notoriously trying tunes, Not Getting Married Check out Patti LuPone, Rosalie Craig and more getting tongue tied on the comedic tour de force below

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Deadline reports that Julie Taymor is set to direct a film about the life of feminist and journalist Gloria Steinem. Playwright Sarah Ruhl will adapt the screenplay from Steinem's memoir My Life on the Road.

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The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. The production stars Daniel Radcliffe Privacy, 'Harry Potter', Cherry Jones The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24', and Bobby Cannavale The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya'. Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.

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To celebrate 'Wicked's' 15th anniversary on Broadway, NBC will throw a joyous Halloween party for the ages. This televised concert featuring songs from the blockbuster musical hit 'Wicked' will showcase a cavalcade of special guest stars to help celebrate the music and the magic of the show that tells the story of what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in. Check out advance photos from the special below

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The Broadway League has released its annual demographics report, comparingcurrent Broadway theatregoing habits in New York City to previous seasons and aids in predicting trends for the future.

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It has beenreported that Academy Award winner Judi Dench willjoin the already star-studded cast of an upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.

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This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10182018 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

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The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. The production stars Daniel Radcliffe Privacy, 'Harry Potter', Cherry Jones The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24', and Bobby Cannavale The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya'. Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.

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Multiple award-winning artists will join forces to release a new bilingual children's album. Singing You Home - Children's Songs for Family Reunification, to be released through all digital music and streaming providers on Friday, October 26, will feature tracks from Lin-Manuel Miranda amp Mandy Gonzalez, Josh Groban amp Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald amp Jason Robert Brown, Kristin Chenoweth, Cynthia Erivo, Laura Benanti amp Isabella Preston and Ingrid Michaelson amp Ana Villafae

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BroadwayWorld has a first look at the North American TourofA BRONX TALE, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nomineeChazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winnerAlan Menken,and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nomineeGlenn Slater, directed by two-time Oscar winnerRobert De Niroand four-time Tony Award winnerJerry Zaks,with choreography by Tony nomineeSergio Trujillo.

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Jenna Bush Hager recently got to experience her first time on a Broadway stage when she joined the cast of Chicago earlier this week. While discussing the experience on The Today Show, she revealed that she had actually wanted to be a Broadway star when she was young, even auditioning for the role of Little Cosette in Les Miserables multiple times as a child. She joked about being her repeated rejection, describing herself as a 'well-fed, tan Texan,' and stating that she could neither sing nor dance as a child.

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Producers R. Erin Craig, Daniel Wallace and Trish Whitehurst just announced the new musical AUSTEN'S PRIDE will receive a staged reading presentation on Friday, October 19 at 130pm and Monday, October 22 at 1200pm. AUSTEN'S PRIDE features a book, music and lyrics by Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs music supervision by Kevin Stites music direction and dance arrangements by Greg Jarrett choreography by Andrew Palermo and direction by Igor Goldin.

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On this day we're celebrating Broadway's Mamma Mia which opened on this day in 2001 at the Winter Garden Theatre

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As BroadwayWorld recently reported,The New Group will soon present Clueless, The Musical by Amy Heckerling. This world premiere production, with choreography by Kelly Devine, directed by Kristin Hanggi, features Ephie Aardema, Lori Alan, Sara Andreas, Gilbert L. Bailey II, Dove Cameron, Will Connolly, Danielle Marie Gonzalez, Tessa Grady, Talya Groves, Chris Hoch, L'ogan J'ones, Darius Jordan Lee, Justin Mortelliti, Brett Thiele, Dave Thomas Brown and Zurin Villanueva with Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt Costume Design by Amy Clark Lighting Design by Jason Lyons Sound Design by Gareth Owen Projection Design by Darrel Maloney Music Supervision, Arrangement and Orchestration by Ethan Popp and Music Direction by Matthew Smedal.

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The pre-Broadway run of 'Ain't Too Proud-The Life and Times of The Temptations' officially opened in Toronto last night

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Trafalgar Releasing brings a trio of hit West End productions to cinemas around the world. Funny Girl - The Musical October 24 features a host of iconic and timeless musical numbers including 'People,' 'I'm the Greatest Star,' and 'Don't Rain On My Parade', MGC Presents Red November 7 sees Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch pair up as 20 th century artist Mark Rothko and his assistant, Ken, respectively and The King And I From The London Palladium November 29 amp December 4features the Tony award winning Broadway cast Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe and Ruthie Ann Miles.

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Jack Thorne, the Tony Award-winning book writer of the new Broadway musical,has written the Introduction to a new edition of the Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper novella of King Kong, which has just been released to coincide with the opening of the Broadway musical.Read his full introduction below

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The Broadway engagement ofJez Butterworth'sThe Ferryman, directed bySam Mendes, will celebrate opening night thisSunday, October 21at theBernard B. Jacobs Theatre242 W. 45thStreet. Check out new photos from the production below

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Over 100 members from 40 different markets attended The Broadway League's Audience Education and Engagement Fall Forum. Emerson College President, Dr. Lee Pelton, was this year's keynote speaker. The two day forum included a number of different topics including The Jimmy Awards, the Broadway Bridges program, program evaluations, technology amp streaming and diversity.

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Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the first time this season and confirmed the eligibility status of seven Broadway productions for the 2019 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2018-2019 season to decide the eligibility for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards.

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Freeform announced today that Bette Midler will join Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker for the network's Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash, an all-star party in honor of the cult classic film's milestone anniversary. The two-hour special, filmed at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery to celebrate the movie's status as a Halloween staple, will premiere on SATURDAY, OCT. 20 at 815-1015 p.m. EDTPDT, as part of Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween programming event.

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Anthony Rapp came forward with his story of being sexually assaulted a year ago. Rapp alleged that in 1986 Kevin Spacey, then 26, made unwanted sexual advances toward him when he was 14 years old. One year later, Rapp reflects on coming forward.

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New York City Center today announced casting for the Annual Gala. The 75th Anniversary gala presentation will feature A Chorus Line.

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BroadwayWorld has a first look atBucks CountyPlayhouse's The Rocky Horror Show - on stage through Sunday, October 28. Hunter Foster directs this production after also directing this season's record breaking Million Dollar Quartet and 42ndStreet. Choreography is by Playhouse Artistic Associate, Lorin Latarro.