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BETTY BLUE EYES in London

Submitted by Andy Propst on March 13, 2011 - 20:53
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Looking at the articles about the Olivier Awards, noticed a feature in the Daily Telegraph about Betty Blue Eyes, the new musical that's based on the movie A Private Function.  The movie happens to be a favorite of mine and so, I'm curious to see what happens with a musical about a group of Britains in a small Yorkshire village who are hoping to celebrate the wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in style by slaughtering an illegally raised pig.

The show stars star Sarah Lancashire (Joyce), Reece Shearsmith (Gilbert), David Bamber (Swaby), Jack Edwards (Allardyce), Mark Meadows (Lockwood), Adrian Scarborough (Wormold) and Ann Emery (Mother Dear).

Olivier Award Winners Announced - LEGALLY BLONDE Takes Best Musical

Submitted by Andy Propst on March 13, 2011 - 19:22
Sheridan Smith & Pongo in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL © Ellie Kurttz

The winners of the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards have been announced.  Legally Blonde has piced up three awards, including Best New Musical, as ones for Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny. 

In drama categories, Howard Davies won for the Best Director award for his staging of The White Guard at the National Theatre.  The production also picked up awards for Best Lighting (Neil Austin) and Set Design (Bunny Christie).  The Best New Play award has gone to Bruce Norris for Clybourne Park.

You can read more about the Oliviers at the official website:  >www.olivierawards.com

Also, here are some selected articles from other sources around the web:

 

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