Another Country - 2014 - West End Articles Page 2

Theatre has always intersected with politics, and the presence of American presidents in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre plays and musicals is a major part of this. Did you know that all of our heads of state have been featured in shows, whether as characters or as plot points that are part of the action? Dramatizing current and former leaders of our nation is a way to examine their affect on society at the time and how political events, even those of many years ago, still impact us all. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

The 2014 award-winning and timeless dramatic comedy by Mike Bartlett remains ever relevant today as we explore interventions on multiple fronts. 

Major League has released new music for the first time in over a decade, marking a significant return for the band after a lengthy hiatus from recording.

Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.

Comedian Jake Baker returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new hour tackling masculinity, hyper-masculine influencers, and modern manhood, directed by David Hardcastle at Hoots @ The Apex.

The Crossing, the four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring world premieres, museum installations, and collaborations with JACK Quartet and Bang on a Can All-Stars across multiple cities.

I was fortunate enough to see and work a show when Darius first reintroduced himself as a Country artist at a small acoustic concert. Darius Rucker played the 107 MUS The Moose (WMUS) concert in Muskegon, Michigan, in 2013 shortly after he transitioned to country music, acting as a headliner for the radio station's acoustic summer concert series at Heritage Landing.  So I was so excited to get to come out to see him again, and the entertainment factor only grew, and I even got to see some of the songs that he was introducing back on that stage!   “First Time,” “Home Grown”, “Come Back Song”, “ All Night Long”,  and “Alright”.

The Teen edition of Heathers opens at Playhouse Teater the 7th of January for a limited run.

Creators Kurin and Rowe discuss the creation and evolution of their “regrettably, inspired by true events” mystery-comedy playing at Soulpepper Theatre's RBC Finance Studio from June 30-July 12 as part of Toronto Fringe.

Aniya Thompson will make her Off-Broadway debut as Martha Dunnstock in HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at New World Stages, replacing Erin Morton, who received Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award nominations for the role.

“John Adams is a debut role for me. I love his passion.  He is the central catalytic force in the entire drama. He has dedicated his life to God, country, and family in that order.  He’s been toiling in the Continental Congress for years now, and he just wants to get the job [independence] done and go home to his family.” Actor James Patterson is speaking enthusiastically about the challenge of playing the Founding Father from Massachusetts in Maine State Music Theatre’s new production of 1776, created for America’s 250thanniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, that begins its run at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick, Maine on June 24th.

The Orchard Project has announced the artists and companies selected for its 2026 Summer Performance Lab in Saratoga Springs, NY. Learn more about the project here.

English Touring Theatre announced a season of five plays, including world premieres of APPLICATION 39, LANNY, and PERICLES, alongside a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET, touring venues across the UK.

Ava DeMary and Tony Award nominee Jeanette Bayardelle will join the cast of Heathers The Musical next month. DeMary will play the role of Heather McNamara, and Bayardelle will play Ms. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom.

Originally from Canada, Kyanna is a New York City-based dancer with a BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University. She has been living and professionally working in New York for the past 10 years and most recently completed a three-year run with the New York Knicks as a Knicks City Dancer.

Heathers the Musical will launch its first-ever North American tour in May 2027 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD, traveling the country to play more than 35 cities in multiple touring seasons.

Prescott Park Arts Festival has revealed its next wave of performers for the River House Restaurant Concert Series, set on the Wilcox Main Stage in Portsmouth, NH, featuring artists including Patty Griffin, Josh Ritter, and more.

Broadway’s original cast album of “Chicago” is among the selections joining the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2026. Learn more about the full list here!

Sam Harrison will star in JEEVES TAKES CHARGE, the Olivier Award-winning one-man P.G. Wodehouse adaptation, for a limited run at Charing Cross Theatre, before touring the UK.

New York Festival of Song announced the release of MY BROTHER'S KEEPER on NYFOS Records, featuring six leading Black male vocalists co-produced by baritone Justin Austin and GRAMMY-nominated pianist Steven Blier.

Trinity Repertory Company will close its 2025-26 season with NEXT TO NORMAL, the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical directed by former Associate Artistic Director Amanda Dehnert at the Dowling Theater in Providence.

George Lopez, star of NBC's Lopez vs Lopez and the Warner Bros. film Blue Beetle, will perform live at Paramount Theatre in Denver as part of his ongoing national comedy tour.

Levi Brown joins Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding in the RSC's West End transfer of CYRANO DE BERGERAC at the Noël Coward Theatre, with a full company of over a dozen additional cast members now announced.

Learn more Darnell Abraham as he shares his experience as a performer on the National and International Tours of Hamilton, as well as the National Tour of The Lion King. Additionally, learn about his new work as a Voice and Speech Professor at Manhattanville University.