The Life 2017 - Articles Page 11

Run Time:
2 hours and 50 minutes
Opened: April 12, 2017
Closing: April 29, 2017

The Life - 2017 - West End History , Info & More

Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD, United Kingdom London

You’re not in Kansas anymore...

A thrilling expose of the darker side of 1980's New York, The Life is a defiant and heartfelt musical lament for the old Times Square. A world of pimps and prostitutes, innocents and opportunists, it's a gutsy and gritty joyride filled with both pathos and fun.

Queen and Fleetwood are just trying to get by. New York has hit a moral rock bottom, and opportunity is becoming a scarcity. Queen is now selling herself to anyone with cash in Times Square, while Fleetwood is spending that cash on his nightly fix. Such is a regular story for those in The Life – just ask Sonja, whose market value as a hooker is depleting. It seems that nothing ever improves for those in The Life, but when a mysteriously innocent farm girl named Mary shows up, and Memphis and Joio, the biggest players in town, offer to help Queen out, will things start looking up?


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What Broadway Shows Are On Tour Across North America For The 2024/2025 Season? - A Complete Guide
by Joshua Wright - Jan 26, 2024


Looking for a show to see in a city near you? Check out our guide of current and upcoming Broadway tours, and learn about each production.

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Marx Brothers at Walnut Street Theatre with GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024


Celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Marx Brothers' historic three-month run at the Walnut with this hilarious and moving tribute to 'The Kings of Comedy.'

The Fountain Theatre to Present World Premiere of FATHERLAND in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2024


Fountain Theatre will present the new play ‘Fatherland,’ a true story of son who turned father in for Jan 6 attack on Capitol.

Cold Hart Announces New Album 'Pretty In The Dark', Drops Music Video For '2017' Feat. GOTHBOICLIQUE
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2024


An architect of one of the generation's most influential musical movements of the 2010s and beyond, he co-founded GOTHBOICLIQUE and changed the definition of punk and emo forever. With Pretty In The Dark, Cold Hart continues to explore the endless possibilities of the GBC ethos of blending the familiar with the unfamiliar. Watch the video now!

City Opera Vancouver Presents SONG FROM THE UPROAR - A Celebration Of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2024


City Opera Vancouver presents 'Song from the Uproar’ - a Celebration of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt. Explore the adventurous and tragic life of Isabelle Eberhardt, an explorer, journalist, and sufi, in this Canadian premiere.

Celebrate The Year Of The Dragon With THE SOUND OF SPRING A Chinese New Year Concert With The Orchestra Now
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2024


Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a Chinese New Year Concert featuring The Orchestra Now. Enjoy festive contemporary symphonic music from China, including performances by erhu and dizi virtuosos.

Trisha Brown Dance Company to Present Second Commission At The Joyce Theater in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024


THE TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY will present its second commissioned work at The Joyce Theater, March 26-31. New York premiere of 'In the Fall' by Noé Soulier, along with Brown's iconic works 'Working Title' and 'Glacial Decoy.'

The Oratorio Society Of New York PerforMs Choral Movements Of Mahler's Second Symphony & Beethoven's Ninth Symphony At St. Bartholomew's Church On March 5
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2024


THE ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK performs Mahler's Second Symphony, Beethoven's Ninth, and more at St. Bartholomew's Church on March 5. Program includes works by Call for Scores winners, Oliver Caplan's Cloud Anthem & Karen P. Thomas's Le Stelle. Featuring organist and arranger David Briggs, plus soloists Susanna Phillips, Heather Petrie, Joshua Blue & Tyler Duncan. 'A beautifully blended, thoroughly unified sound' - The New York Times. For more information, visit www.osny.org.

La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and Kinding Sindaw to Present New Exhibition 'In Honor of the Ancestors'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and Kinding Sindaw present a new exhibition, 'In Honor of the Ancestors: Indigenous Living Traditions from the Philippines in Diaspora,' open now through Sunday, January 26, 2024 at La MaMa Galleria.

Video: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on FOX21NEWS
by Joshua Wright - Jan 22, 2024


Watch as Joshua Bess, from Littleton, chats with FOX21News Right Now/SOCO CW ahead of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR opening in Denver.

Video: Associate Choreographer Christopher Jackson Explores The Dance in Lyric Opera's CHAMPION
by Alan Henry - Jan 22, 2024


In an all-new video, Associate Choreographer Christopher Jackson discusses the gumbo of dance found in Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION.

Mill Mountain Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Ginger Poole, to Depart the Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


After a remarkable tenure, Ginger Poole bids farewell to Mill Mountain Theatre as Producing Artistic Director. Poole's leadership revitalized the theatre twice, navigating financial struggles and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet the Cast of THE NOTEBOOK, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2024


The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, begins previews on Broadway toinght, February 10, at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, ahead of a Thursday, March 14, 2024 opening night. Meet the cast of The Notebook here!

WICKED Writers Be The Change 2024 Competition Launches; Bestselling Author M. G. Leonard Joins The Judging Panel
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 22, 2024


Next week will mark the launch of Wicked Writers: Be the Change, a writing competition devised by the National Literacy Trust and stage musical Wicked, to inspire the UK's school children to get creative and use their voices to change the world for the better. Learn more about the competition here!

Legendary Drama Director Wendell Tabb Honored With Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2024


Tabb has received the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award, the highest award bestowed by the Governor of North Carolina.

February Concerts Introduce NEC's New Jazz Studies Co-Chair, Internationally Acclaimed Saxophonist, Flutist, And Composer Anna Webber
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2024


Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, the new co-chair of New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department, brings her multiple talents to Jordan Hall audiences for two February concerts.

HOLA & LA Children's Chorus Partner To Bring World Class Choral Music Education Program To Children In South & South Central LA For FREE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2024


Grammy Award-Winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and Heart of Los Angeles announce a partnership to bring a world-class choral music education program to children in South and South Central LA for free.

UMI Unveils Highly-Anticipated New EP 'Talking to the Wind'
by Michael Major - Jan 19, 2024


The new 4-track project sees UMI in a confident new light as she fully embraces love, life, but above all, feeling okay with being lost in the world. Her first independent release, talking to the wind EP was written during a transitional period. Ultimately, UMI found wisdom and the creative motivation to write the EP.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Comes to the Lied Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024


Following critically acclaimed, sold-out engagements in the UK, the reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will come to Lincoln for 5 performances from Thursday, February 1 through Sunday, February 4.

Everyman Theatre Sets The Stage For A Captivating Production Of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024


Everyman Theatre has announced the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a heartwarming and thought-provoking production written by award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, onstage from January 28 - February 25. 

Trey Ellis, Rona Siddiqui, Anthony Fedorov & More to Join Goodspeed's 12th Annual JMF Writers Grove
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024


Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the participants for the 12th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals.

Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films
by Michael Major - Jan 21, 2024


Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

Second Stage to Present the World Premiere of Alexis Scheer's BREAKING THE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2024


Second Stage Theater will present the world premiere production of a new play by Alexis Scheer, BREAKING THE STORY.

Baryshnikov Arts Unveils 2024 Spring Performances Featuring Film, Dance, Music & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2024


Baryshnikov Arts announces its 2024 Spring Season featuring film, dance, music, visual art, opera, and puppetry. The season includes newly commissioned projects and will take place at the Jerome Robbins Theater in NYC.

THE PORTABLE DOROTHY PARKER Comes to Adelaide in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2024


Grove Productions, Fringe Management LLC and Adelaide’s Joanne Hartstone will present the Australian premiere season of the acclaimed US production, The Portable Dorothy Parker, from 13 February to 17 March at The Arch, Holden Street Theatres, Hindmarsh.

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