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Royal reception for The King and I

15.06.09
Even if The King and I doesn't make you want to dance, you’ll certainly hum along happily.... more

Lloyd Webber loses out in Broadway deal

21.04.09
The hills are alive with the sound of dollars. Broadway’s biggest collection of musicals and show songs, including The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! and White Christmas, have been sold for about $200 million (£138 million) ... more

Motown touch for Mozart

14.02.08
Mark Dornford-May's take on The Magic Flute becomes a kind of multi-lingual South African township pantomime.... more

The Carmen touch

03.08.07
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi was raised in a 'matchbox' house in Soweto. Now she is one of the hottest talents in London, starring as new Carmen Jones.... more

Critic's choice: Top five musicals

02.08.07
Nicholas de Jongh takes us through the top five musicals that are currently playing across the capital.... more

A sizzling scarlet woman

01.08.07
Artistic director Jude Kelly has taken a brave leap, but her production of Carmen Jones never musters the erotic excitement of the 19th century original.... more

Showtime at the Southbank

18.07.07
Artistic director Jude Kelly's first production, Carmen Jones, is about to be unveiled at the Festival Hall. It's what this place is made for, she says.... more

Time to meet Ms Jones

17.07.07
A new all-black production of Carmen Jones is about to hit the London stage but it's still all about the music, as Warwick Thompson discovers.... more

Rival brothers who sing to win Carmen

16.07.07
Two brothers are taking the lead in a dazzling new production of Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall.... more

The summer's hottest tickets

20.06.07
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more

South Bank Centre's summer season unveiled

25.01.07
The refurbishment of the new Royal Festival Hall will open on schedule, it has been announced, as highlights of the South Bank Centre's summer season are unveiled.... more

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