Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby is returning to theatres across the UK in Spring 2023. The ballet will open at Leeds Grand Theatre on Wednesday 8 March before touring to Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre and London's Sadler's Wells.
Singer and songwriter Chadwick Johnson will release his newest album, Unbreakable showcasing twelve captivating new songs and one cover at The Space Las Vegas on Sept. 16.
Sometimes you get thrown a curveball. Open Fist Theatre Company will present the world premiere of To the Bone, a dark comedy about family, baseball, genetics — and the unexpected vagaries of life.
Meet the fabulous four young northern actors who will take on the timeless role of Charlie Bucket in Leeds Playhouse's production presented in association with Neal Street Productions & Playful Productions of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical, which runs at the Playhouse from 18 November to 23 January.
Madeline Raube (Countess Lily) was kind enough to have a chat with us before the opening night of Anastasia at the National Arts Centre.
Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting) will star in and serve as executive producer on Showtime's upcoming limited series A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, an adaptation of Amor Towles’ bestselling novel. McGregor will lead the cast as Count Alexander Rostov.
Recently, I had the chance to speak with Christopher M. Ramirez, who is playing Touchstone in the Public’s musical adaptation of As You Like It, the second time the production has been staged at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. We discussed Shakespeare, the Public's mission, and even pancakes!
Fun fact! Did you know Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids Minnesota? In fact, they have a Judy Garland Museum there with her home as well as other items of Judy Garland and the iconic Wizard of Oz.
A refreshing and welcomed dose of up-tempo indie-infused pop, produced by Ryan Lewis and Budo, ‘Maniac’ comes with an official music video, featuring a brief cameo by Nardwuar, and is directed by Jake Magraw. Watch the new music video now! Plus, check out upcoming North American stadium and arena tour with Imagine Dragons!
After 10 years in the making, contemporary pop artist Sloane Skylar has dropped her triumphant new single 'Keep Pushin''! With a driving beat, spacey acoustic guitar, and bold synths, 'Keep Pushin'' is fun and catchy with an inspiring message of perseverance.
The Book Thief is a title which makes people’s eyes light up. It’s one of those novels which lingers in the reader’s memory – an epic, time-shifting tale of war, death, kindness and the power of words.
'SCATTER' was self produced by Karaboudjan, and mixed and mastered by Stefan Mac. Single artwork photos by Nitemoves (Rory O’Connor). At the age of 23, Billy was featured in Rolling Stone after getting an opportunity to record an album with Grammy Award-Winning producer, Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, Tom Waits).
Following the announcement earlier this year that Obsidian Theatre was launching a vital new training and mentorship program supporting Black theatre creators –YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK (YGB)– the company is thrilled to unveil the inaugural cohort for the program, which has recently gotten underway and will continue through to September 2023.
Panic! Productions, along with Born To Perform Studios and BarCinBoo Productions, Inc. have announced that Barry Pearl will once again direct their late summer teen musical 13, this time at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. This will be Pearl's third time working with Panic! Productions and also his third time directing the musical on the West Coast. I decided to speak with Barry about his connection to the teen musical and what inspired him to direct it for the third time, as well as how it may differ from his previous incarnations.
Three intrepid Victorian women explorers travel through time in Retro Productions revival of Eric Overmyer's play On the Verge (or the Geography of Yearning).
So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. Wicked, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz ... but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin - smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships ... until the world decides to call one 'good' and the other one 'wicked.'
Josh Berwanger's genre-blending funk punk project Gemini Parks is on a mission to make you dance. Recorded with Oklahoma producer Jarod Evans (Broncho, Flaming Lips) in 2021 at Blackwatch Studios, Berwanger later added Mitch Hewlit on drums and J-Swamp on bass. Listen to the new single now!
Philly chick pictures has completed production recording on Curt Wiser's audio drama thriller series A Voice in Violet starring Brooke Lewis Bellas, Bronson Pinchot, Nikki Blonsky, Eric Etebari, Nelson Lee & Wilson Jermaine Heredia.
The Summit Playhouse’s youth theatre group, Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre is now presenting a production of 'Spring Awakening' through July 31. It is directed by Matthew Green with musical direction by Kyle Cao. Broadwayworld interviewed Green about his career and the upcoming show.
DB Edmunds’ gift for guitar-pop alchemy has long been celebrated by fans of his Chapel Hill, NC-based bands Gladhands and The Stars Explode — in 2020, Matthew Sweet dug the latter’s song “Matthew Sweet” so much, he wrote and recorded “Stars Explode” in response. The six-song EP was co-produced with John Plymale (Meat Puppets, Superchunk, The dB’s).
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