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Latest Entertainment - Theatre
  • Bert Newton ready to rejoin Wicked

    Bert Newton ready to rejoin Wicked

    Tue, 14th Feb - Veteran Australian entertainer Bert Newton has been released from hospital and is preparing to rejoin the cast of hit musical Wicked on Tuesday... Read more

  • Short+Sweet dance section showcased for first time

    Short+Sweet dance section showcased for first time

    Tue, 07th Feb - The Short+Sweet play festival has been run here for a couple of years now but tonight saw the first edition of the dance section... Read more

  • Boxing goes to the theatre

    Boxing goes to the theatre

    Sun, 05th Feb - Boxing has always been referred to as the noble art, but you still might be surprised to hear it has been taken into the theatre... Read more


Latest Entertainment - Theatre Headlines
  • Samantha Barks 'speechless' about Les Miserables role

    Samantha Barks 'speechless' about Les Miserables role

    Thu, 02nd Feb - British actress Samantha Barks was left speechless when famed theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh told her she had been cast in the movie adaptation of Les Miserables... Read more

  • CSI's Marg Helgenberger wants to become Broadway star

    CSI's Marg Helgenberger wants to become Broadway star

    Fri, 27th Jan - Former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Marg Helgenberger wants to turn her attentions to working on Broadway now she has left the hit TV show... Read more

  • Christchurch welcomes back World Buskers Festival

    Christchurch welcomes back World Buskers Festival

    Thu, 19th Jan - The annual World Buskers Festival is getting underway in Christchurch right now... Read more

  • Patrick Stewart taking break from Broadway to focus on movies

    Patrick Stewart taking break from Broadway to focus on movies

    Mon, 30th Jan - Sir Patrick Stewart is taking an 18-month hiatus from theater work to concentrate on boosting his movie career... Read more

  • Ricky Gervais cleared over 'mong' complaints

    Ricky Gervais cleared over 'mong' complaints

    Tue, 24th Jan - Ricky Gervais has been cleared of wrongdoing by broadcasting watchdogs in his native UK over his use of the word "mong" in his comedy show... Read more

  • Spider-Man stage show producers suing former director

    Spider-Man stage show producers suing former director

    Thu, 19th Jan - Producers behind Broadway's Spider-Man musical have filed a counter-suit against Julie Taymor accusing the director of putting together a sub-standard show... Read more




  • Andrew Lloyd Webber launching TV search for Jesus Christ

    Andrew Lloyd Webber launching TV search for Jesus Christ

    Wed, 18th Jan - Andrew Lloyd Webber is offering an unknown Brit the lead in his highly-anticipated global Jesus Christ Superstar tour after announcing he's launching a UK TV talent contest to find the next musical sensation... Read more

  • Original Les Miserables cast members fight for royalties

    Original Les Miserables cast members fight for royalties

    Mon, 16th Jan - Singer Michael Ball and thespian Peter Polycarpou are spearheading a new battle with executives at First Night Records over Les Miserables original cast royalties... Read more

  • Viggo Mortenson's gaffe in stage return

    Viggo Mortenson's gaffe in stage return

    Tue, 17th Jan - Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen's return to the stage was a bloody mess, literally - the actor slashed his hand during a scene in Ariel Dorfman's Purgatorio in Madrid, Spain just before Christmas... Read more




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New Zealand Entertainment - Theatre