Beale/Groff take Deathtrap into the Noel Coward

Cameron has obviously done a bit of shuffling of his shows if 'Deathtrap' is to open at the Noel Coward.
It was originally booked for The Wyndams for September.
I guess, maybe for now, he dosn't want to be seen moving 'Avenue Q' yet again.

so is he a known name in the UK? maybe he should do a couple of shows reprising his role as Claude in HAIR to sell tickets.

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I'm excited for this. I think with him being all of the episodes of the second half of season 1 that he will generate publicity. GLEE is huge at the end of the day and i for one will be there with my pen and programme for him to sign *sigh*.

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^I know but I always seem to be out when it's on haha. I normally end up renting the boxsets from Blockbuster and watching them in a week (Did Prison Break series 4 last week, fab!!)

he did a brilliant job in that episode though, and, thankfully, by the time this starts performances, the entire series will have aired, and Britain will know more of him!

Thats not a good thing for buying tickets or having an audience free of squeeeely people.

Given that the previous rumour was Robert Pattison (of Twilight infamy), it could be a LOT worse!

Press release:
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Ira Levin's 'Deathtrap' will open at the Noel Coward Theatre 7th Sep, 2010. Previews from 14th Aug, starring Simon Russell Beale (Sidney Bruhl), Anna Massey (Helga Ten Dorpe), Jonathan Groff (Clifford Anderson).

Directed by Matthew Warchus. Designed by Rob Howell.
Produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers.

Simon Russell Beale, has appeared on the London stage in over 20 productions in the last 10 years. He is currently starring in 'London Assurance' to the end of June at the Olivier, NT.

Anna Massey's London stage work includes 'Mary Stuart' at the National, Lyttleton in 1996 and 'Cloudstreet' also at the National,Olivier in 2001.
Her films have included 1960's 'Peeping Tom, Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy' in 1972, 'The Tall Guy' in 1989 and 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' in 2002.

Jonathan Groff has Broadway credits include 'Spring Awakening', TV credits include American series 'Glee'.

A celebrated author of Broadway thrillers is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. Waiting for inspiration, he receives a script from a former student and is instantly consumed with jealousy as he realizes it is the perfect thriller.
He thinks the unthinkable: to lure the would-be-playwright to his home, kill him and take ownership of the script. In a whirlpool of twists and turns, only one thing is certain: that death and deception are chillingly related.
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Updated On: 4/16/10 at 01:22 PM

Umm, excuse me tweenies, but it's bloody ANNA MASSEY!

That is the event casting here, surely!

The casting is sublime! I want my tickets now.

What a Summer: La Bete and Deathtrap. A double dose of wonderment!

and when she was younger she was still a true star.

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