By Alexandra Quilici
It is an exciting time for theatre fans with the Olivier Awards just finished and the Tony Awards pending; there’s a lot of buzz and excitement over all the accolades being distributed to their favorite shows. However, the most thrilling part has to be the several announcements in the past few days from New York to London of the big names that are coming to the theatre.
Here are some of the upcoming theatre highlights and the A-listers that are going from the big screen to the stage..
Oscar Isaac on his off time from Star Wars is scheduled to return to his theatre roots and star in Hamlet this upcoming summer in New York.
Diane Lane returns to Broadway in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. As a child, she got her first role and made her debut with the same play, but this time she returns as lead Ranevskaya.
The revival of Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close at English National Opera has a “very good chance” of transferring to New York. Sunset Boulevard has rave reviews so don’t miss it while it’s here!
Oscar nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg’s play, that he both wrote and stars in, The Spoils is to come to London’s Trafalgar Studios for limited time from 27th May – 13th August. The Spoils has been regarded as a hit comedy and is a must see this summer.
Currently at Trafalgar Studios, Orange is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba shines in The Maids – an intense psychological thriller that is running until the 21st of May. Take a look at our review, we loved this show.
Back in New York, Waitress is set to have an official opening on Broadway later this month. Waitress has made history by being the first musical to have the top four creative spots (music and lyrics, book, choreography, and direction) being filled with women.
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