A German Life - 2019 - West End Articles Page 12

THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL opened in May to rave reviews and standing ovations and is currently playing at Theatre Royal Sydney.  The producers have announced a new release of tickets through to 24th December 2023, will go on sale on Thursday 22nd June.  

The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, announces new cast members joining the musical, which has been running in the West End for 5 years. 

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week. Also starring are Roderick Lawrence as Ike Turner, Roz White as Zelma Bullock, Carla R. Stewart as Gran Georgeanna and Lael Van Keuren as Rhonda.

With their production of Sasha Hails’ Possession about to open at the company’s home base, Arcola Theatre, led by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and Executive Director Leyla Nazli, has announced their new season.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running June 5 through June 18.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced the jazz programming running May 29 through June 11.

The Chocolate Factory Theater presents the world premiere of DECODER: Nova Express, a new theater work by Mallory Catlett.

The legendary choreographer Dougie Squires OBE MVO died peacefully on Sunday night, 21 May.

The Lion King will welcome Donovan Louis Bazemore and Davis Matthews alternating as “Young Simba” beginning Tuesday, June 6. Learn how to purchase tickets to The Lion King!

The multi award winning TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL had its Australian Premiere gala performance last night in front of a star-studded audience. Check out all new photos here!

The Fisher Center at Bard has added a seventh performance (June 29 at 7:30 pm) to its world premiere production of Illinois, a music-theater work based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed album of the same name.

Rhode Island College's Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts will present ART SONG TO ARIA featuring RIC's Artist-in-Residence Judith Lynn Stillman, pianist, with GRAMMY Award-winning, Metropolitan Opera superstar baritone Will Liverman in his first appearance in Rhode Island, on Sunday, June 4th at 3pm.

The Lion King will play its 10,000th performance on Broadway this Saturday evening, May 6th.

In the upcoming 2023-2024 season, Jan Vandenhouwe will present no fewer than six world-premiering creations. 

Queer author, Marissa Alma Nick is set to release her debut novel, REBEL IN VENUS, on May 26.

The Muny announced that Bryonha Marie, Mamie Parris, James T. Lane, Alan H. Green, Thom Sesma, Meredith Aleigha Wells, Madeleine Doherty, Katy Geraghty, Brandon Espinoza, F. Michael Haynie and Darron Hayes will star in the divine musical comedy Sister Act, August 14 - 20, 2023.

Gianandrea Noseda will returns to the New York Philharmonic from May 4 - 6, 2023 for the first time since 2017 and marks 20 years since his debut with the Philharmonic in 2003.

The 92NY Unterberg Poetry Center's Spring literary season continues in May and June with readings by acclaimed authors Isabel Allende, Lorrie Moore and Miriam Toews, poet Willie Perdomo – and a dramatic reading of Seamus Heaney's work by actor Ben Whishaw, among other events.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents, Stefan Jackiw, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; and Daniil Trifonov, piano, play Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and more on May 20, 2023 at 7:30pm ET in the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

New casting has been announced for Hamilton in the West End, who will have their first performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 19 June 2023 where tickets are currently on sale to 2 March 2024.

Park Avenue Armory has announced the full ensemble for the North American premiere of Robert Icke’s critically acclaimed production The Doctor. 

Curtis Productions will present private industry readings of “FINAL DAY? The Musical” with book, music & lyrics by Danny Curtis and music direction by Richard Danley. 

Inspired by the freedom of letting go of what others think, “I Get High” is a gothic tale that dives into the depths of despair. Co-written and produced by seven-time GRAMMY nominee Damian Taylor (Björk, The Killers, Bomba Estéreo) and recorded at Panoram Studio in Mexico City, “I Get High” is the first taste of new music from iskwē this year.

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!

Water That Dreams, an exhibition of photographs by Czech born, German based artist Jitka Hanzlová, will be on view at Yancey Richardson in Chelsea from April 13 to May 26. Selected from Hanzlova's extended project WATER 2013-2019, the 46 intimate color photographs will be presented for the first time in the U.S.