Read more West End theater stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28124/west-end-theater.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:40:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64267/destinys-third-child-hits-londons-west-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOften labeled “the third one” in Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams is swinging the spotlight her way, the Independent reports, playing Roxy in a production of Chicago in London’s West End. “People just think I’m the quiet one. Or not talented,” Williams says of comparisons to ex-bandmates Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly...http://www.newser.com/story/64267/destinys-third-child-hits-londons-west-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 15:49:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60972/jude-laws-hamlet-slays-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJude Law took to the stage last night for the opening performance of Hamlet in London, and newspapers were largely impressed by the actor's take on the melancholy Dane. In the Telegraph , Charles Spencer writes that Law showed "rare vulnerability and emotional openness" in Shakespeare's toughest role. Dressed in black...http://www.newser.com/story/60972/jude-laws-hamlet-slays-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 11:03:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59086/lloyd-webber-eyes-boyle-for-stage-role.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSusan Boyle’s dream might be coming true. The Britain’s Got Talent superstar—who elicited snickers from the audience when she said before her audition that she aspired to be like British stage icon Elaine Paige—has caught the eye of musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd Weber, who is considering giving...http://www.newser.com/story/59086/lloyd-webber-eyes-boyle-for-stage-role.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 8:59:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51183/jerry-springer-joins-chicago-cast-in-london.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJerry Springer will test his singing, dancing, and acting chops in a production of Chicago in London’s prestigious West End, the Times of London reports. Springer, a former lawyer, will play the role of lawyer Billy Flynn. The talk show host acknowledged that musical theater would have its challenges: "When...http://www.newser.com/story/51183/jerry-springer-joins-chicago-cast-in-london.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 14:35:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48668/tomkat-plot-london-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEurope is fast becoming the new Beverly Hills, with Tom Cruise saying last night he may move back to London. The Valkyrie star lived there for 2 years with ex Nicole Kidman, and it seems he still remembers the lingo: “Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway,” Cruise tells the Mirror...http://www.newser.com/story/48668/tomkat-plot-london-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 11:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23863/potter-star-to-bare-all-on-broadway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will strip down for American audiences on Broadway in a challenging dramatic role that has already wowed Brits. In a major departure from his famous boy wizard role, the 18-year-old stars in the dark psychosexual drama Equus as a troubled adolescent accused of blinding horses....http://www.newser.com/story/23863/potter-star-to-bare-all-on-broadway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 11:35:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23033/spacey-slams-bbcs-unfair-talent-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKevin Spacey has criticized the BBC’s West End reality shows as overt promotions for the musicals they're casting for, the Guardian reports. Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular talent-search series, Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything , sought out new stars for big-budget productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...http://www.newser.com/story/23033/spacey-slams-bbcs-unfair-talent-searches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Mar 2008 13:58:00 CDT