As You Like It - 2016 - West End Articles Page 5

The Actors' Gang in Culver City will present an eight-show season featuring THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, THE EXONERATED, new works, and family-friendly programming.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s fully sung-through rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar finally arrives in Singapore, feeling more like a rock concert than ever.

Jazz vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released a blues rendition of "Amazing Grace," the latest single from their upcoming duo album NEARNESS on Blues & Greens and Candid Records.

NYU Skirball has revealed its 2026-27 season. Three of today’s most incendiary international performance makers—Romeo Castellucci, Angélica Liddell, and Milo Rau—come to NYU Skirball this season

International City Theatre in Long Beach announced a season featuring TENDERLY, THE MAN WHO KILLED THE CURE, SLOW FOOD, WALDEN and DRIVING MISS DAISY, spanning musical biography, drama and comedy.

Alyssa Weinberg's cello suite, inspired by James Turrell's light installations, will be released as a world premiere recording featuring cellist Gabriel Cabezas on MASS MoCA Records.

The Swedish post-metal band released a slow-burning new track from its upcoming tenth studio album, set for release via RED CRK Recordings.

Flute Theatre will tour its KING LEAR production with autistic adults to Rochester, London, Brighton and Stratford-upon-Avon from August 24-28, 2026.

Andy Shauf will mark a decade of his album THE PARTY with an expanded double-vinyl edition and a companion digital release featuring unreleased tracks and demos.

Bangs! is a horror-comedy that tackles a subject that is anything but funny. Presented by The Other Productions at the Rarig Kilburn Theatre as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival, the show takes place backstage at a drag show when a shooting breaks out at a gay bar.

Bassist and composer Emma Dayhuff will release her second album as a leader, drawing on her Montana upbringing and Chicago music roots, via Division 81 Records.

Tickets for the original Tony & Olivier Award-winning musical sensation, Jersey Boys in Chciago, are now on sale. The engagement will play Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre for a limited two-week engagement.

Next week, 54 BELOW, will present Rent stars Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, 54 Sings: Did You Bring a Condom? A Benefit for BC/EFA, 54 Sings Summerween and much more!

Kimiko Glenn released her debut EP MODERN DANCE under the mononym KIMIKO, accompanied by a DEATHCATS-directed music video exploring modern dating and romance.

A new serial-killer romantic comedy, CLOSE DISTANCE DISAPPEARING ACTS, will premiere at The Tank in New York City, according to the production.

New music ensemble Exceptet will release a portrait album of works by composer Brendon Randall-Myers on cmntx records, marking nearly a decade of collaboration between the two.

Netflix's Don't Say Good Luck features Sara Bareilles' WAITRESS as its heart. The director & producer tell BroadwayWorld how they secured the rights.

Rec Room Arts in Houston will mark its 10th anniversary season with AMADEUS, ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, and the Houston premiere of THE LIGHT FANTASTIC.

A new play by Matt Okin, featuring five actors portraying more than 40 characters, will run in the Johnson Theater as part of the Dream Up Festival in New York City.

FRIGID New York will present its 29th season, including the Days of the Dead Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and The Fire This Time Festival, with performances at UNDER St. Marks.

Cherished television series Ted Lasso has just begun airing its fourth season, following a more-than-three-year hiatus, and fans are thrilled. Among the show’s fanbase are many theatre folks; did you know that the actors who populate the screen on Ted Lasso have quite a theatrical past as well? 

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. 

We attended Unity Fest Day 2, out at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan, and although Unity has great Bands and Artists and is a multi-day event, it isn’t just about the music; it is far bigger than that! For over 25 years, the heart behind the Unity Christian Musical Festival has been bigger than music: Unity exists to strengthen and support nonprofit ministries, making an impact across our communities. Nonprofit ministries are given opportunities to connect directly with thousands of festival attendees through on-site booths and relationship-building opportunities during the event.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a lineup including VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS, David Marino, and JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY over a two-week run.

Wendy Bevan released the single and video for "Fragile Times," the second track from her upcoming album ALONE WITH THE UNKNOWN, produced by Nick Rhodes of DURAN DURAN.