The Aldwych Theatre, which opened Dec. 23, 1905, with a showing of “Blue Bell,” was built by Walter Wallis, designed by W.G.R. Sprague, and funded by Seymour Hicks, along with Charles Frohman. It was decorated in an ornate Georgian style and was opened as part of new construction to London’s Aldwych, which also includes the theatre’s almost identical corresponding theatre, the Waldorf Theatre (known as the Novello today). The two theatres surround the Waldorf hotel. The Aldwych is a Grade II, West End theatre located at Aldwych, WC2B 4DF, in Westminster. After “Blue Bell,” the theatre showed “The Beauty of Bath” in 1906, “The Gay Gordons” in 1907, and the site was used as the rehearsal space for “Le Sacre du Printemps,” a controversial play which premiered in Paris later that year. In 1920, “The Unknown” was performed and from 1925 to 1933, it was the performing center for farces by Ben Travers, featuring Norma Varden, Winifred Shotter, Robertson Hare, comedian Tom Walls and Yvonne Arnauld, a popular singer of the time. These performances, played exclusively at this theatre, were known as “The Aldwych Farces.” In 1933, a new version of “Das Dreimäderlhaus” was presented at the theatre under the title “Lilac Time.” “A Streetcar Named Desire” was shown in 1949 and the Academy Award-winning actress Vivien Leigh, who had won the award for the film version of the play, performed. The show was directed by Laurence Olivier, Leigh’s husband. In December of 1960, th Continue reading »
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Some Best-Sellers On Broadway
Watching a Broadway show is one of the top items on the “to-do” lists of most New York visitors. However, with so many all-time classics and exciting new productions on stage to choose from, it gets a little difficult to make up your mind! Some of the best Musicals, whose Broadway theatre tickets are selling like hot cake currently, are listed below.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, winner of two Tony Awards, is a funny family musical that narrates the tale of six adolescents who compete in the wackiest spelling bee and realize that life isn’t all about winning.
Chicago, with sexy adult action, revolving around a murder trial, first opened on November 14th, 1996. It went on to win 7 Tony Awards in 1997, including the Best Revival of Musical. Broadway theatre tickets for this show are still one of the hottest Broadway commodities in town! Continue reading »