Paul Smith News

In a special, one-night-only concert, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's iconic musical Sunset Boulevard will dazzle audiences at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 3rd December. 

Being a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute is transformative for hundreds of students. After months of virtual-only auditions due to COVID 19 restrictions, PYO Music Institute will return to in-person auditions in September for all ensembles.

Renowned Middle Child are launching a new artist development programme, Recover, Restart  and Reimagine.

As the performing arts industries emerge from lockdown, this programme provides the opportunity for these creatives to explore and interrogate without the pressure of creating work.  Although well-known as a live gig theatre company, Middle Child place equal importance on the work they do off the stage to support artists and creatives and the wider culture scene in Hull.

The concerts will feature a 28- piece socially-distanced orchestra playing David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber'S original orchestrations. The concerts are directed by Jordan Murphy and conducted by Alex Parker. It will feature choreography by Joanna Goodwin, lighting by Jack Weir, sound design by Paul Smith.

Anthony Laura, artistic director and founder of Face to Face Films, has entered into a partnership with Paul Smith, founder and publisher of Smith Scripts, a prominent play publisher in the United Kingdom. Face to Face Films will begin a series of readings and premieres all coming from the Smith collection of plays.

Preston Live Arts Festival, a celebration of arts, culture, and homegrown talent in Preston, announces the initial line-up for this year's Summer Festival which will run at venues across the city from 21-30 June. 

Tony and Olivier Award-nominee, Ramin Karimloo, will join the upcoming concerts of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard Alexandra Palace Theatre!

This past Sunday, Indie Art Today - hosted by award-winning writer and producer Anthony J. Piccione - began its three week series of live video panels on the future of theatre in the post-COVID era with a live panel featuring five playwrights, with two more panels featuring directors and actors scheduled for May 16th & 23rd, respectively.

Hale Center Theater Orem will produce 'ANNIE JR' playing from May. 14 to May. 22, 2021.

Directors Kenneth Moraleda and Nicole Pignon bring Julie Koh (Librettist) and Paul Smith’s (Composer) new Australian satirical comic chamber opera CHOP CHEF to the stage. 

DADDY LONG LEGS on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage tugs at the heartstrings with its plucky heroine, touching music, and sweet love story. The music, characters, and story of DADDY LONG LEGS creep up on the audience and unexpectedly wash over them like nothing else.  If you’ve never seen this lovely little show, it’s a joy to experience and one that you simply cannot miss.

The London Climate Change Festival will present SONG FOR NATURE, a specially created concert to raise awareness of Climate Change. SONG FOR NATURE  was filmed over three days on stage at the London Coliseum, and all around this iconic building.

Infinite Variety Productions (IVP) and The WNET Group, parent company of Long Island's only NPR Station WLIW-FM, have announced the radio premiere of In Their Footsteps, the audio version of Ashley Adelman's play detailing the experiences of five American women who went to Vietnam to serve their country during the war.

Infinite Variety Productions and The WNET Group, parent company of Long Island's only NPR Station WLIW-FM, have announced the radio premiere of In Their Footsteps, the audio version of Ashley Adelman's play detailing the experiences of five American women who went to Vietnam to serve their country during the war.

Hale Center Theater Orem’s Hale Academy is presenting the regional premiere of Disney’s DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL. It’s a smashingly successful production with staging, costumes, lighting, and performances that bring the story and characters to life.

Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is now streaming its shows live online.  For the February 6th show, host David Shore welcomes special guest, from The Royal Canadian Navy, Lt. Commander Paul Smith! 

Arts podcast Indie Art Today is returning for its 2nd Season of episodes on January 25th, with new episodes airing weekly each Monday. The podcast is available to listen to on Anchor, Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, and various other major streaming platforms.

Julien’s Auctions announced today the marquee lineup of items to be sold at MUSICARES® CHARITY RELIEF AUCTION taking place live in Beverly Hills and online juliensauctions.com on Sunday, January 31st, 2021.

Christopher Jackson, James Monroe Iglehart, Nik Walker, and more have come together virtually to headline a new addition to the holiday classics: a podcast radio play production of ’Twas The Night, a present-day reimagining of the beloved poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore.