As You Like It - 2019 - West End Articles Page 4

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Mike Hadreas and choreographer Kate Wallich reunite for THE LESSON, an evening-length music and dance work premiering in Los Angeles in February with subsequent performances in New York City, Paris, and London. The score features all new Perfume Genius music.

J.D. Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers released the third installment of the Sound Sanctuary Series through Joyful Noise Recordings, an improvised collaboration featuring the musician performing on banjo with a plant ensemble.

New 42 has added J. Harrison Ghee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry, and more to its Artist Council, a group of professional artists who serve as ambassadors.

Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin releases her new studio album THE GEM on 4AD, ahead of a North American, UK, and European tour beginning in 2026.

MusicalWriters.com Productions will present CLEAVAGE, a musical comedy about the history of silicone breast implants, starring Lee Walter and directed by Rebecca Lowrey. The production will run at Theatre Three in Dallas and partner with Tuman Breast Cancer Foundation.

Film and television actor David Rasche held the audience fast in the palm of his hands with his original compositions and unique performance style.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

SFJAZZ presents internationally celebrated artists and Bay Area favorites throughout October, including vocalist Cyrille Aimée, pianist Hiromi, and five-time Grammy-winning collective Snarky Puppy.

Wiltshire Creative announced the full cast for its 2026/2027 pantomime BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, opening at Salisbury Playhouse on 2 December with previews from 28 November, running through 10 January 2027. The production stars Saffi Needham as Belle and Tommy Fouweather as the Beast.

Neil deGrasse Tyson will present 'This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe' at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina.

What did our critic think of THE SMUGGLER at The Gamm Theatre?

Tove Lo releases her sixth studio album ESTRUS, featuring focus track 'source of life,' and kicks off her ESTRUS World Tour with a Brooklyn show.

CJ Solar and The Old Souls announced their debut album BLACK LABEL BLUES, featuring collaborations with Steve Gorman of the Black Crowes, Jeffrey Steele, JD Simo and Jared James Nichols. The project blends swampy soul, blues-drenched guitar work and Nashville storytelling.

LA-based singer-songwriter Skylar Simone released the sultry new single 'Gasoline,' which blends R&B sensuality with pop appeal and 80s-inspired alt-R&B production. A music video directed by Kanya Iwana accompanies the track.

Rock band DIRTY HONEY announced their third full-length album CATCH MY BUTTERFLY, with lead singles Lights Out and Butterfly now available.

Tove Lo released her sixth studio album ESTRUS via Pretty Swede Records and Virgin Music Group. The 13-track electro-pop album explores contradictions central to her music, from euphoria to melancholy and desire to doubt.

SABATON released a new version of their 2025 hit TEMPLARS featuring POP EVIL frontman Leigh Kakaty. The bands debuted the collaboration at Louder Than Life and will tour North America together this fall.

Progressive metalcore band THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU will release HOWLS FROM THE HOLOGRAPHIC HEART on October 16 via Equal Vision Records. The New Jersey group launches its Mongrel 20th anniversary tour September 25 in San Antonio, closing October 30 in Lakewood, Ohio.

Anne Zander is bringing JUICEBOX to CoHo ClownFest on October 1 and 2. Here she talks about revisiting her first show at a different time in her life, and how she uses clowning to process the essential weirdness of being human in this crazy world.

Montreal producer Jacques Greene released the UKG-influenced single 'Everyone' featuring Los Angeles artist SEES0000. The track appears on his forthcoming album JG, due via LUCKYME.

MX LONELY released the single "Ex Rae Punk" featuring Caitlin Starr with an official music video. The New York band will hold an EP release show at The Meadows in Brooklyn with support from Taraneh, Interlay, and Warmachine.

The Feast will present an immersive production of William Saroyan's THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE set in a bar, with a cast of eight actors playing over 30 characters. The Seattle theatre company reimagines the 1930s dramedy as an experimental site-specific work.

British songwriter Aymen Saleh's project Holy Pinto has released its new album WEDDING SEASON, alongside a single and video for "us, against the world," via Magnet.

She’s wonderful to play. I really find some things about her that are so relatable, and that’s what I try to really do for this new generation of people coming to see the show.