James Harvey News

What did our critic think of ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE at Sanders Theatre? In his eponymous show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, the performer definitely lives up to the title.

Richard Carson, Lauren Jones and Kara Lane head the cast for the much anticipated English language premiere of the critically acclaimed musical Rebecca. Check out what the critic are saying about the new musical.

BWW caught up with Sophie Santos to chat about Sophie Santos: Is Codependent! coming to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including solo performances from Tony Award-winners Patti LuPone and  John Lloyd Young and Tony-nominee Tony Yazbeck. See the full lineup below!

The Dead Ducks return to the Fringe and Edinburgh is all the better for it.

Prime Day, a new musical by James Harvey (The Bald Faced Truth, The Crack in the Ceiling), will receive an industry reading on February 4th, 2022, at 2pm. The private event will be held at The Tank (312 West 36th Street).

The Tokyo Festival is a comprehensive urban arts festival held every fall around Tokyo’s Ikebukuro area, which aims to connect with the world through Tokyo’s rich and diverse arts and culture scene.

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, produced by the Flynn in association with Burlington City Arts, kicks off at the Burlington waterfront on June 4 with a joyous community event called 50 Saxophones—an open-call gathering of local saxophonists of all backgrounds (registration open now).

Today, The Story Pirates have released their fourth family music album, The Strawberry Band. Every song on the adventurous mock concept album was inspired by a kid's idea

The Story Pirates will release their fourth family music album, The Strawberry Band, on April 2nd. Every song on the adventurous mock concept album was inspired by a kid’s idea, including today’s first single, “Fun Crazy Weird Hair Store,” by a 9 year old named Sylvia from New Jersey. 

The HISTORY® Channel announces its new one-hour documentary, “Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage,” executive produced and narrated by “Good Morning America” Anchor, Robin Roberts, premiering on Wednesday, February 10 at 8PM ET/PT. 

Hot on the heels of their completely sold out short form improv festival at Alexander Bar, the ImproGuise team are gearing up for a run of brilliant, diverse and exciting long form improv. Aptly named ImproGuise Presents The Style High Club, each of five nights will be devoted to completely improvised hour long shows.

On April 12 Invada Records in conjunction with Lakeshore Records will release All About Eve-Original Soundtrack, composed by double Mercury Music Prize-winner PJ Harvey. The 12-track album contains 10 original pieces of instrumental music as well as two new songs written by Harvey and sung by Gillian Anderson and Lily James. Harvey's score for All About Eve, is performed by herself, James Johnston and Kenrick Rowe, and uses Franz Liszt's 'Liebestraume' (a musical element of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's original 1950s classic film) as a musical touchstone, exploring the more somber and deeply psychological aspects of the story. The album is produced by PJ Harvey, with additional production and mixing from Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett.

The ImproGuise guys, Cape Town's best-loved and longest running improv troupe, are delighted and excited to bring their 7th annual improv festival to their favourite theatre, the Alexander Bar. This year ImproGuise will be performing a mix of improv formats from the most popular, TheatreSports, to outrageous musical mayhem in Tribute. Every show is totally different, guaranteeing an hour of the most entertaining and creative theatrical improv. 

ImproGuise, Cape Town's award winning and longest running improv troupe who also brought you Soapathon, an epic ongoing soapie lasting 15 hours, start 2019 off with a dramatic, hilarious and entirely improvised Soap opera, called The Easy Inn. This inventive, funny and unscripted soapie will take place at one of their favourite theatres, The Alexander bar and theatre on 5, 6 January at 7pm.

The Very Merry Improv Show ImproGuise, Cape Town's best and longest running improv troupe plans to end their year with an absolutely jolly, totally made up, seasonal improv show, The Very Merry Improv Show. With their unique brand of improv, ImproGuise will be asking the audience for more than just a few suggestions and these will be used to spark off some crazy scenes. Anything can happen, and probably will! Be prepared for an hour of the cleverest and most rewarding made up entertainment. Performing that night are Megan Furniss, Brett Anderson, Ryan Jales, Leon Clingman, and Pete Faure with James Harvey making up the music.

Performers from 10 currently running Broadway shows come together on Monday, September 10th at the Green Room 42 for BROADWAY SINGS FOR IMMIGRATION EQUALITY, a powerful evening of live music and comedy to benefit Immigration Equality, our nation's leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization!

ImproGuise, Cape Town's oldest and award winning improv troupe present their sixth, annual improv festival at their favourite theatre, The Alexander Theatre, upstairs. Five nights of completely different formats, some brand new and some old audience favourites.