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14.10.2020 / 23:43

Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95

LONDON – Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber taking part in COVID-19 vaccine trial

tweeted today. “I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely.”The “Cats” composer apparently was referring to the vaccine being developed by Oxford University and the drug company AstraZeneca.

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‘Hamilton,’ ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Will Skip London's West End Until 2021

Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera, won’t reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain faces a “cultural catastrophe” because of the coronavirus pandemic.Producer Cameron Mackintosh, his producing partners and his Delfont Mackintosh Theatres group said Hamilton, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and Les Miserables, would return “as early as practical in 2021.”The company said it was talking to staff about “potential redundancies.”Mackintosh, one of Britain’s biggest and wealthiest theater producers, said the decision was “heartbreaking” and criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government for offering stage producers ”no tangible practical support beyond offers to go into debt, which

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These West End Shows Will Stay Closed Until 2021 Amid Pandemic

Many major West End productions are staying closed.

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'Hamilton,' 'Phantom of the Opera' Among Productions Off London Stages Until 2021

Some of London's biggest West End shows, including Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera, won't reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain faces a "cultural catastrophe" because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021

LONDON – Some of London’s biggest West End shows, including “Hamilton” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” won’t reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain faces a “cultural catastrophe” because of the coronavirus pandemic.Producer Cameron Mackintosh, his producing partners and his Delfont Mackintosh Theatres group said “Hamilton,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” Mary Poppins” and “Les Miserables,” would return “as early as practical in 2021.”The company said it was talking to staff about “potential redundancies.”Mackintosh, one of Britain’s biggest and wealthiest theater producers, said the decision was “heartbreaking” and criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government for offering stage

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Hamilton will not return to West End until 2021 as pandemic hits theatre hard

coronavirus pandemic.Sellout shows including Hamilton, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins and The Phantom Of The Opera will not be back until ‘as early as practical in 2021’, theatre owner Sir Cameron Mackintosh has confirmed.He said that while the Government was ‘engaging’ with the theatre industry, no support has been put in place, leading to the move.Mackintosh said: ‘This decision is heartbreaking for me, as I am sure it is for my employees, as everyone who has worked with me over the last 50 years, on or off the stage, knows how much I care about what I do and how I do it.‘Despite the Government engaging with the desperate pleas from everyone in the theatre industry, so far there has been no tangible practical support beyond offers to go

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Phantom of the Opera tour forced to shut down as coronavirus leaves theatres dark

A tour of hit musical The Phantom of the Opera has been forced to shut down as theatres remain dark due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Cameron Mackintosh warns theatres are “unlikely” to reopen until 2021

“We will be back, but we need time to get back"

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04.05.2020 / 18:49

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U.K. Theater Producer Warns West End, Broadway "Could Be Closed Until Next Year"

Cameron Mackintosh, one of the biggest names in British theater, has said that stage productions in the West End and on Broadway are unlikely to open until 2021. "For major producers both sides of the Atlantic, the truth is until social distancing doesn't exist anymore, we can't even plan to reopen," he said in an interview on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday.

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