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Theatre in the Park will be unveiled with a major revival of the musical Barnum presented in association with Cameron Mackintosh. Directed by Timothy Sheader, Artistic Director of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, this production will star the versatile and consummate Broadway entertainer Christopher Fitzgerald in the title role.

According to The Washington Post, Molly Smith, artistic director of Arena Stage has signed on to direct a production of Eric Coble's THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN on Broadway in the Spring of 2013, a production that'll mark Broadway debuts for both. Lead producer Larry Kaye has said that signed on to star will be Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella.

Chichester Festival Theatre celebrates its 50th birthday with an anniversary season that echoes and acknowledges the past while also looking to the future. Uncle Vanya was part of Chichester's very first season in 1962 and became a key part of its history and is revisited during Festival 2012. The Way of the World in 1984 has also become an emblematic production; the play will feature again this year.

The Costa Mesa Playhouse launches its 46th season of bringing quality theatrical presentations to the community with Noël Coward's classic 1941 comedy, Blithe Spirit, running September 2 - 25, 2011.

The Costa Mesa Playhouse launches its 46th season of bringing quality theatrical presentations to the community with Noël Coward's classic 1941 comedy, Blithe Spirit, running September 2 - 25, 2011.

A hilariously spooky revival makes its way to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre in June.

A hilariously spooky revival makes its way to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre in June.

Ruthie Henshall, Alison Steadman, Robert Bathurst, and Hermione Norris star in BLITHE SPIRIT which just opened at the Apollo Theatre in the West End. The production had played Bath's Theatre Royal from November 3-13, the Brighton Theatre Royal from November 16-21, Cambridge's Arts Theatre from November 22-27, the Milton Keynes Theatre from February 14-19 and the Richmond Theatre from February 21-26. BroadwayWorld brings you production photos from the West End engagement below!

Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents ALISON STEADMAN IN BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward. The show is directed by Thea Sharrock, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, Lighting Design by Mark Henderson.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).

According to reports from Whatsonstage, Ruthie Henshall will star alongside Alison Steadman, Robert Bathurst, and Hermione Norris in BLITHE SPIRIT which is set to play at Bath's Theatre Royal from November 3-13, the Brighton Theatre Royal from November 16-21, Cambridge's Arts Theatre from November 22-27, the Milton Keynes Theatre from February 14-19 and the Richmond Theatre from February 21-26. The production is then set to play the Apollo Theatre beginning March 2.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company led by Co-Founders/Co-Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, announces its 2010-11 season featuring seven productions. Presented from September 2010 to June 2011 are the West Coast premiere of Neil Bartlett's new adaptation of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, a reprise of ANW's critically acclaimed and popular staging of Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF, Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Noel Coward's BLITHE SPIRIT, Tennessee Williams' THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE, and Eugene Ionesco's THE CHAIRS. The season, ANW's 19th and last in its current Glendale location before moving in Fall 2011 to a spectacular new Pasadena venue, concludes with three retrospective evenings of the company's many years in Glendale.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld has announced the full Broadway company for Kneehigh Theatre's production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted and directed by Emma Rice.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents Alison Steadman, Hermione Norris, and Robert Bathurst in BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward. The show features direction by Thea Sharrock, design by Hildegard Bechtler, and lighting design by Mark Henderson.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents ALISON STEADMAN IN BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward. The show is directed by Thea Sharrock, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, Lighting Design by Mark Henderson.

British director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer Ronald Neame died Wednesday in Beverly Hills due to complications from a fall. He was 99.

Baz Bamigboye reports in the London Daily Mail today that Alison Steadman has signed on to lead the cast of BLITHE SPIRIT as 'Madame Arcati' in the West End. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin sometime in late September and open at the Theatre Royal in Bath on November 3, 2010 for a limited run. Thereafter, Bamigboye reports, the show will tour the U.K. briefly before landing at the Apollo Theatre in the West End on March 2, 2011.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld will present Kneehigh Theatre's production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted and directed by Emma Rice.

Lyric Stage Company ends season on heavenly note with Noel Coward's classic comedy

The Jungle Theater opens its milestone anniversary season with the timeless wit of Noël Coward, whose work will grace the Jungle stage for the first time in the company's 20 years. BLITHE SPIRIT, directed by Associate Artistic Director Joel Sass, opens February 12 and runs through March 28.

The Jungle Theater opens its milestone anniversary season with the timeless wit of Noël Coward, whose work will grace the Jungle stage for the first time in the company's 20 years. BLITHE SPIRIT, directed by Associate Artistic Director Joel Sass, runs through March 28.

Worcester County Light Opera Company's Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, will close on Feb. 21, 2010.

The Jungle Theater opens its milestone anniversary season with the timeless wit of Noël Coward, whose work will grace the Jungle stage for the first time in the company's 20 years. BLITHE SPIRIT, directed by Associate Artistic Director Joel Sass, opens February 12 and runs through March 28.