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Later today, Broadway welcomes a brand new musical, JAGGED LITTLE PILL- an exhilarating new musical inspired by the themes and raw emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette's seminal album of the same name. The show marks the return of Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus, who brings it straight from its record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at American Repertory Theater last summer, where she has served as Artistic Director since 2008. Since then, five of Paulus' show have transferred to Broadway. Today, we're looking back at the other four!

The legendary Van Morrison, one of the finest singer-songwriters and hardest working live performers of his era, proudly announces - due to huge ticket demand, a sixth and final night to his residency at The London Palladium  on Thursday March 26th 2020. Tickets go on sale this Friday 6th December at 9.00 am

Patrick Street Productions is presenting the musical adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life, which is transformed into a heavenly musical playing at the Anvil Centre Theatre through the holiday season from Dec 19 a?" Jan 5, 2020.

With plaudits from the likes of Ed Sheeran, who called Ryan's voice a 'rare jewel', Gary Lightbody, who likened his voice to that of an angel, and a recent tour with Snow Patrol, Irish singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan is building real momentum and a lasting career on the road, one city at a time.

Calendar Girls The Musical comes to Storyhouse in Chester next week for its final tour dates in the North of England.

Following an unprecedented, sold-out tour which raised £3 million for 80 theatres throughout the UK, Ian McKellen's 80th birthday theatre journey continues with a return to London for 80 further performances at the Harold Pinter Theatre from tonight, Friday 20th September.

On Wednesday 30th October Alexandra Palace will ring to the sounds of Music Hall, over eighty years since the curtain fell on the last of the great post-war variety shows.

Sea Wall / A Life has become the first show of the new 2019-2020 Broadway season to recoup its initial investment. The rare feat of recoupment is all the more impressive given the production's extremely short nine-week engagement at Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street).

Paphos Music Lovers Cultural Association and Konzert Kollektiv welcome Sydney tenor Brad Cooper (Opera Australia), at Technopolis 20, on Friday, 27th of September 2019, at 8pm. 

Pop icon Adam Ant performs his landmark, solo album a?oeFriend or Foea?? for the first time, live in its entirety, throughout the USA.

World-class art is set to land in Warrington this autumn with an unmissable programme of family-friendly events.

Gary Barlow and Tim Firth will welcome back Ruth Madoc, who returns to play the role of Jessie in the autumn tour of CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical. Ruth has made a full recovery following an injury earlier this year: a?oeI'm a fighter and I'm back in this wonderful show and I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be.a??

Supergrass have today announced they are reforming for a theatre tour of the UK, Europe and North America in 2020. The thirteen date tour will kick off in Paris on 4th February, before the UK leg culminates with a huge show at London's Alexandra Palace on 6th March 2020. Tickets go on sale Friday 13th September from 9:00 am. 

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that playwright Peter Nichols has died at age 92.

Calendar Girls The Musical is heading Storyhouse in Chester this Autumn when Gary Barlow and Tim Firth take this heartwarming story from screen to stage.

Organisers of Deva Fest have announced that Atomic Kitten star Natasha Hamilton and 'diva of dance' Marcella Woods will perform as part of Sunday's line-up when the festival comes to Chester Lakes next month.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge just started previews of Sea Wall/A Life at Broadway's Hudson Theatre, and the duo recently took to 45th Street to help cover the back of the theatre with artwork from artist JR and his global art project known as the Inside Out Project. Take a peek at the process with this video!

Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge return to Broadway in Sea Wall / A Life, which begins previews tomorrow, Friday, July 26 at Hudson Theatre

Global superstar Ed Sheeran has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with his much-anticipated album, “No.6 Collaborations Project.”  This marks Sheeran's third consecutive album to debut at the top of the chart, following 2014's “x” and 2017's “÷.”  A worldwide phenomenon, the 15-track album – featuring 22 collaborators including Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Chance the Rapper, Khalid, Meek Mill, Travis Scott – has amassed over 1.4 billion global streams to date.

Deva Fest, a brand-new music, food and lifestyle festival comes to heart of Cheshire this September, and organisers are delighted to confirm the full programme.