Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, six Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing.
Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of June 2012, these donations exceeded $330 million.
Paul Newman is preparing for
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Hairspray – Producer
19:30, Wed 10th – Mon 15th February 2027 at Haymarket Theatre
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include…
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Show Boat – Frank Schultz
20:00, Thu 25th – Sun 28th February 2027 at Royal Court Theatre
Show Boat is a 1927 musical in two acts, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on Edna Ferber's bestselling novel of the same name, the musical follows the lives…
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Aida – Zoser
19:30, Fri 5th March 2027 at The Old Vic
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical.
Aida premiered on Broadway on… -
Twelfth Night, or What You Will – Writer
20:15, Thu 3rd – Sun 6th June 2027 at Random Venue 29
Twelfth Night; or, What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play expan…
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No Exit – Writer
20:45, Wed 16th – Sat 19th June 2027 at London Palladium
No Exit is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The original title is the French equivalent of the legal term in camera, referring to a private discussion behind closed doors; English…
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Assassins – Lynette Fromme
20:15, Tue 14th – Fri 17th September 2027 at Noël Coward Theatre
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-st…
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The Comedy of Errors – Dromio of Ephesus
21:00, Thu 30th September – Mon 4th October 2027 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity…
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Fame – Technical Director
21:00, Tue 26th – Sun 31st October 2027 at London Palladium
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernande…
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The Odd Couple – Roy
19:30, Tue 23rd November 2027 at Haymarket Theatre
The Odd Couple is a play by Neil Simon. Following its premiere on Broadway in 1965, the characters were revived in a successful 1968 film and 1970s television series, as well as other derivative works…
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The Cherry Orchard – Trofimov
19:45, Wed 8th – Mon 13th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…
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Seussical – Trumpet
10:00, Tue 11th – Fri 14th January 2028 at Adelphi Theatre
Seussical is a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. The play's story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of Seuss's most…
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The Importance of Being Earnest – Deputy Stage Manager
19:45, Thu 3rd – Mon 7th February 2028 at Gielgud Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the…
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Death of a Salesman – Composer
20:00, Thu 24th – Mon 28th February 2028 at Globe Theatre, London
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway…
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Mamma Mia! – Oboe
20:30, Wed 29th March – Sat 1st April 2028 at Random Venue 21
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the…
Paul Newman has been involved with
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Dance of the Vampires – Publicity Designer
20:30, Wed 14th October 2026 at Crucible Theatre
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Dance of the Vampires – Publicity Designer
20:15, Wed 30th September 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Richard III – Choreographer
20:30, Fri 19th – Tue 23rd June 2026 at The Old Vic
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Oliver! – Nancy, Musical Director
20:15, Wed 6th – Sat 9th May 2026 at Random Venue 61
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Aida – Technical Director
19:30, Fri 23rd – Mon 26th January 2026 at The Old Vic
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Richard III – Production Manager
21:00, Thu 27th November 2025 at Crucible Theatre
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Man of La Mancha – Cello
19:45, Wed 12th – Mon 17th November 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
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Richard III – Hastings
18:15, Sun 26th October 2025 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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Show Boat – Set Designer, Production Manager
20:45, Wed 22nd – Sat 25th October 2025 at Random Venue 3
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Bye Bye Birdie – Assistant Stage Manager
15:30, Sat 13th September 2025 at Savoy Theatre
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead – Production Manager
21:00, Sat 9th August 2025 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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The Government Inspector – Technical Director
16:00, Thu 13th – Tue 18th February 2025 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Sister Act the Musical – Trumpet, Flute
13:15, Mon 23rd – Fri 27th December 2024 at Savoy Theatre
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American Idiot – Choreographer
20:30, Fri 25th October 2024 at Almeida Theatre
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Mary Stuart – Hanna Kennedy
21:00, Sat 12th October 2024 at Random Venue 76
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La Cage aux Folles – Lighting Designer, Choreographer
20:15, Wed 4th – Sun 8th October 2023 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Scarlet Pimpernel – Stage Manager
20:00, Wed 30th November – Sat 3rd December 2022 at London Palladium
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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark – Publicist
20:15, Fri 1st – Tue 5th July 2022 at Savoy Theatre
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Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Oboe
20:45, Sat 30th April – Tue 3rd May 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
