Christopher News

“You may say I’m a dreamer,” John Lennon writes in his iconic anthem, “Imagine,” and, indeed, in 1969 when the Beatles disbanded and embarked on solo careers, each of the four would create songs that did explore new realms. Musician Joe Boucher and his band, allow themselves to re-imagine new possibilities for the Beatles music from their solo careers in a concert bearing the title of Lennon’s song, which the group performed to a soldout house as a part of Maine State Music Theatre’s Concert Series July 9-10. IMAGINE presents compositions by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr from 1969-1980, played as they might have, had the foursome still been performing together as The Beatles and still under the watchful, creative eye of producer George Martin.

Asia’s songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, who recently staged a series of sold-out solo concerts at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati, headlines the famed venue’s concert fundraiser, 'Open Doors,' directed by Floy Quintos.

An all new cast has been announced for BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical from 16 August 2023, as the show goes into its third year at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End.

The Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia (AGSA) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary on Sunday 20 August in Elder Hall, North Terrace Adelaide, with a Ruby Festival program of 4 concerts.

 The Argyle Theatre  presented GREASE, directed and choreographed by Eugenio Contenti with musical direction by Jonathan Brenner.  The opening night was celebrated on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 7:30 PM. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

The Argyle Theatre will present GREASE, directed and choreographed by Eugenio Contenti with musical direction by Jonathan Brenner, through August 27, 2023. The company celebrated opening night on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 7:30 PM, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the festivities! Check out the photos here.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has appointed Benjamin Smolen to Principal Flute and Misha Vayman to the First Violin section, announced LACO Music Director Jaime Martín. Both musicians are based in Los Angeles and will begin their new posts with the Orchestra in the fall.

The Off Broadway premiere of The Gospel According to Heather, a new musical with a book, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon is playing now at Theater 555. BroadwayWorld correspondent Richard Ridge recently sat down with two of the show's stars, television's Katey Sagal and Brittany Nicole Williams. See what they had to say about starring in this exciting new musical in this new video interview!

OPERA America has announced the election of Susan G. Marineau as the 14th chair of its Board of Directors.

Spin Cycle & JCS Theater Company present the World Premiere of TRY FOR THE KINGDOM, a new play by Jake Shore (Holy Moly at The Flea), at The Vino Theater in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. See photos from the production. 

Dr. Christopher Chan will host a free pre-show seminar Saturday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m., at Peninsula Players before the 8:00 p.m. performance of the Noël Coward's “Blithe Spirit.” 

The Den Theatre has announced a special appearance by comedian Brad Williams featuring four stand-up performances on Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2.

The Traverse has appointed former Oldham Coliseum Artistic Director Chris Lawson as our new Director of Programming and Producing.

A new song has been released from the forthcoming cast album for the acclaimed Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Listen as Gatan Matarazzo and the cast perform 'Not While I'm Around'!

An all new trailer has been released for the world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music, written by Ashley Robinson with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells, based on Annie Proulx's short story, and directed by Jonathan Butterell. Check out the video here!

BWW caught up with Liam Withnail to chat about bringing Chronic Boom to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Victorian Opera and Opera Australia’s co-production of Idomeneo showcases stunning singing, majestic music from Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and theatrical design excellence - achieved through set design being successfully blended with vivid video design and captivating cinematography. Rarely performed in Australia, Idomeneo is a night of opera that you don’t want to miss - 4 STARS

BROADWAY BARKS has revealed the full roster of participants for the 25th annual dog and cat adoption event. 

Get all the scoop on STARS ON MARS, airing on FOX on Monday, July 10, 2023! Incoming message from Mission Control: four new celebronauts are about to land on Mars, but their supply craft has gone off course and crashed in the Martian desert. To make matters worse, it’s split in half, causing two nuclear canisters to break free. Watch the video!