After The End - 2022 - West End Articles Page 1

new theatre season is here. With a new season, we are also welcoming a new Executive Director to Des Moines Playhouse. After a multi-month search, Des Moines Playhouse announced its new Executive Director, Chelsea Haaland.

Austin-based singer-songwriter Kelsey Hughen will self-release her second EP, featuring six original songs exploring dualities of self, including light and dark, grief and hope.

UK gothic synth-pop artist Wendy Bevan released a new single and video titled SLEEPWALKERS, the third track from her upcoming album ALONE WITH THE UNKNOWN.

Just last weekend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, played its final performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, following 24 previews and 2297 regular performances. Watch videos from the special performance here and check out photos from inside the final show and after party here.

The West End production of Beetlejuice The Musical has moved up its closing date and will play its final performance at London's Prince Edward Theatre on January 2, 2027.

Celebrated Canadian actors Sophia Walker and André Morin are, as they say, 'booked and busy.' Walker and Morin star in not only one Shaw Festival production this season, but two: Ohio State Murders and A New Work in Progress.

Her Majesty The Queen presented choreographer Christopher Wheeldon with the Royal Academy of Dance's highest honor during a visit to the organization's London headquarters.

Japanese band SIM released its new album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD, featuring singles FIVE TIMES DEAD, BLINDEYES and FREEZE ME UP. Tickets are on sale now for the HOOMAN AFTER ALL World Tour.

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS has announced its Season 35 celebrity cast and professional dancer pairings, with a two-night premiere set to air live on ABC and Disney+ and stream next day on Hulu.

David Ireland's first play will receive a limited season at the Finborough Theatre, directed by Harry Burton and starring Matthew Blaney and Robbie Martin as two ex-classmates awaiting a ferry to Belfast.

Brooklyn indie rock band DOGS ON SHADY LANE released the single "Find You" and announced US tour dates kicking off next month ahead of their debut album KNOTS, out September 25 via Lauren Records.

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold its Writer-Producer Speed Date, pairing writers with producers for one-on-one pitch sessions and coaching in a virtual format.

PLUTO TV will add free streaming premieres of MEAN GIRLS and SMILE, expand its anime lineup with ONE-PUNCH MAN and KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE, and present live sports and Double Feature Fridays.

The Malayalam feature THE SOUL WHISPERER, directed by Leo Thaddeus and starring Dileesh Pothan and Pauly Valsan, will have its World Premiere in Busan's Window on Asian Cinema section.

Following the final performance of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, several former actors who played the roles of Christian and Satine took the stage to perform 'Come What May.' Watch the video here!

Noah Kahan's Great Divide tour hit a sold-out BC Place on Aug 28, marking his biggest Vancouver show yet with Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda opening.

Head First Acrobats’ latest circus show, RETURN OF THE GODZ pairs barely clad living gods, circus skills and comedy for an evening of awe and absurdity.

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma have released a new album pairing Beethoven's Eroica Symphony with Leonore Overture No. 3, featuring violist Antoine Tamestit on Sony Classical.

In a time of increased political insecurity, Sondheim and company's parable of nihilism and the American Dream still hits home.

Titanique on Broadway hosted a special Fan Night, which featured guest cameos from Patti LuPone and Scott Hoying, plus the former 'Celines' who reunited for a special performance. Check out the videos here!

A stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's MRS DALLOWAY, co-created by Jen Heyes and Kit Green, will conclude its tour with three performances at HOME Manchester.

SIX will end its Broadway run on January 3, 2027, after 2,178 performances. The Tony Award-winning musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss opened in October 2021 as the first new musical to arrive on Broadway following the COVID shutdown.

London pianist Jamie Safir will release his debut solo album, MOMENTISM, featuring bassist Conor Chaplin, drummer Luke Tomlinson and saxophonist Iain Ballamy on Chill Tone Records.