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AEW Teams With The Last Match for a West End Rock-Wrestling Musical Experience
entertainment26 days ago

AEW Teams With The Last Match for a West End Rock-Wrestling Musical Experience

AEW is partnering with The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Experience to debut a West End rock-wrestling musical this fall—a first-ever collaboration between a major wrestling company and original theatre. The immersive show will fuse an 1980s-inspired rock score with theatrical storytelling and live wrestling inside a 52,000 sq ft West End venue, plus preshow wrestling installations and opportunities for AEW appearances on select nights. Tickets run from £30 to £80, with premium VIP add-ons.

via AEW|
#aew#entertainment#live-entertainment
Stranger Things: The First Shadow Bids Farewell to Broadway and West End
arts1 month ago

Stranger Things: The First Shadow Bids Farewell to Broadway and West End

Stranger Things: The First Shadow has announced final performances on both sides of the Atlantic, closing in London’s West End on December 27, 2026 and on Broadway January 3, 2027, after more than three years in London and about 1.5 years on Broadway. The production, which won Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design and earned four Tony Awards (including Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, plus a Special Tony for Illusions and Technical Effects), is produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions and directed by Stephen Daldry. The Duffer Brothers praised the creative team, and the show’s cast included Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, among others, marking a notable milestone in hit-adapted theatre tied to the Stranger Things universe.

via Playbill|
#arts#broadway#stranger-things
Netflix’s Stranger Things stage prequel to end Broadway and West End runs
theater1 month ago

Netflix’s Stranger Things stage prequel to end Broadway and West End runs

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Netflix’s prequel stage production, will end its Broadway run in January 2027 and its London run in December, with closing nights at the Marquis Theatre in New York and the Phoenix Theatre in London. Despite a high-budget, effects-driven presentation produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman, the show has struggled to recoup its costs and attract sustained, strong attendance, signaling a premature end for Netflix’s biggest stage project to date.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#broadway#netflix#stranger-things
Stranger Things Stage Prequel Bids Adieu to Broadway and the West End
theater1 month ago

Stranger Things Stage Prequel Bids Adieu to Broadway and the West End

Stranger Things: The First Shadow will close its Broadway run at the Marquis Theatre on January 3, 2027, and its West End run at London’s Phoenix Theatre on December 27, 2026, after more than three years; the $20 million production has not recouped its capitalization despite Olivier Awards and multiple Tony wins and nearly 1.6 million tickets sold across both runs.

via Deadline|
#broadway#closing#stranger-things
Stranger Things: The First Shadow to Close West End and Broadway Runs
entertainment1 month ago

Stranger Things: The First Shadow to Close West End and Broadway Runs

Netflix’s stage adaptation Stranger Things: The First Shadow will close its West End run on December 27, 2026 and its Broadway run on January 3, 2027, after more than three years in London and about 18 months in New York. Directed by Stephen Daldry with a script by Kate Trefry, the production won four Tony Awards for design and an illusion/tech honor. Netflix says about 1.6 million tickets have been sold across both venues, while Broadway grosses last week were $859,339 at 74% capacity; the show reportedly cost roughly $1 million per week to run on Broadway.

via Variety|
#broadway#entertainment#netflix
Rosamund Pike Calls Out Texter During Inter Alia's Climax
entertainment1 month ago

Rosamund Pike Calls Out Texter During Inter Alia's Climax

Rosamund Pike publicly called out an audience member for texting during the climax of Inter Alia at Wyndham’s Theatre, saying she hopes the message was important but stressing that phone distractions undermine the shared, immersive theatre experience. The moment followed her post-show remarks after a performance, reflecting a broader trend of actors urging better audience etiquette in live theatre.

via The Guardian|
#entertainment#inter-alia#rosamund-pike
Joy Behar to Take Extended Break From The View for Paris and West End Run
entertainment1 month ago

Joy Behar to Take Extended Break From The View for Paris and West End Run

Joy Behar announced on the Behind the Table podcast that she’ll take an extended two‑week hiatus from The View, banking the weekend shows as she travels to Paris and then London to perform My First Ex‑Husband at the Boulevard Theatre in the West End, with Jackie Hoffman and two British actors. While she’s away, Sheryl Underwood will fill in for two days, Kara Swisher will appear in the second week, and Whoopi Goldberg will join on Fridays. Behar will appear on air for the rest of this week before departing for her two‑week break.

via TV Insider|
#entertainment#hiatus#joy-behar
Tarantino Sets His Sights on the West End Stage
arts4 months ago

Tarantino Sets His Sights on the West End Stage

Quentin Tarantino will write and direct a new swashbuckling play, The Popinjay Cavalier, set in 1830s Europe. The production is from Sonia Friedman Productions and is slated to premiere in London's West End in early 2027, described as a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by classic stage and screen epics. Tarantino has said he moved to theater to create an experience without interruptions like cell phones, offering a face-to-face, immersive audience experience.

via Vulture|
#arts#quentin-tarantino#sonia-friedman
Tarantino to stage swashbuckling Popinjay Cavalier in London's West End
culture4 months ago

Tarantino to stage swashbuckling Popinjay Cavalier in London's West End

Quentin Tarantino will write and direct his first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling 1830s-set comedy opening in London’s West End in early 2027. Co-produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the project marks Tarantino’s debut in theatre; no cast, venue, or ticket details have been announced yet.

via BBC|
#culture#popinjay-cavalier#quentin-tarantino