As You Like It - 2020 - Articles Page 1

Jazz vocalist and lyricist Amy London released ALTO MADNESS, an album featuring compositions by iconic alto saxophonists including Benny Carter. The project emerged from a five-year NYC residency led by altoist Mike Hashim.

The Americana duo of Grammy-nominated Kim Hill and composer Paulette Wooten will release their first full-length album, featuring guest vocalists and a companion podcast series.

J-pop icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu released PANG PANG PANG, an electronic track produced by Yasutaka Nakata and written as the ending theme for anime PAN DOROBO. The music video, directed by Jun Tamukai, marks her 15th anniversary and includes homages to her breakout hit PONPONPON.

STORM FORCE released a performance video for 'Anti Social Media,' the third single from their album TRUTH. The track examines how social media algorithms and negativity can divide people despite connecting them.

Singer Ashe released her fourth studio album THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS via Atlantic Records. The album features the lead single STOP THE WEDDING!, which continues to climb the Billboard Hot 100 and global Spotify charts.

London band WORLD NEWS released their debut album IN PURGATORY via Pie & Mash Records, featuring 11 tracks recorded at RAK Studios. The band will tour the US in spring 2027 with stops in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York City.

Fontaines D.C. release the Luna Carmoon-directed video for 'Japan' off new album Dopamine Chamber, out now via XL Recordings.

Foldout, a new Glasgow-based theatre company founded by actor Oat Jenner, will present its inaugural production of MACBETH at Burns Street Studios, aiming to foster collaboration among artists.

Cie Omar Rajeh, the Lebanese choreographer and cultural architect has lost a lot - in basic terms his home and personal/professional life in Beirut. Rajeh is a big player in the Arab dance world having founded Maqamat in 2002, a “pioneering contemporary dance organisation”. Due to political unrest and the Beirut Port explosion in 2020, Rajeh and Maqamat relocated to Lyon, France.

BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater luminary and Pinter specialist Carey Perloff about finally getting the chance to direct Pinter's 'Betrayal.' The production runs at Marin Theatre October 22 through November 15.

As the musical ‘Six’ approaches its final performance, Jamie Armitage exclusively tells BroadwayWorld about the ‘dislocating experience’ of opening amid the pandemic.

The annual charitable event will aim to provide 4,000 turkeys and feed 32,000 people in need. Over two decades, the initiative has distributed over 135,000 meals and raised more than $2.5 million.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a Community Gathering featuring producers Adam Cohen and Bruce Roberts discussing the challenges of leading a Broadway or off-Broadway production for the first time.

THE CHURCH released two new singles ahead of their upcoming album LACUNA. The tracks showcase the band's ability to blend genres while maintaining their signature psychedelic dreampop sound.

A recent audience disturbance at Wicked on the West End caused the performance to be paused for an hour. Unruly patrons were singing along, talking loudly, sneaking in their own alcohol, and generally creating an unpleasant experience for their fellow theatergoers. They were finally ushered out of London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre successfully by the heroic front of house and security teams. The situation went viral thanks to TikTok, with theatre fans and professionals around the world weighing in on what happened at the show.

Performances are now underway for Wanted, the epic tale of Mary and Martha: sisters, outlaws, legends. Learn more about the show and meet the cast of Wanted here!

Spanish alt-rock band ARDE BOGOTÁ released its new album MANUFACTURAS DEL CLUB DE LA GENTE SOLA and announced U.S. tour dates in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Vancouver has welcomed some of K-pop's biggest names over the years, but the city doesn't always make the cut when artists announce their North American tours. For local fans, aespa's first visit was worth the wait.

The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida, released its upcoming lineup including CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE 2027, holiday programming, BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER's sixth season, and the Brevard Symphony Orchestra's 73rd season.

Brenda Liz Henry returns to The Green Room 42 with an encore of her solo cabaret debut, tracing her musical journey through Hip Hop and genres that shaped her Bronx upbringing.

We had the opportunity to interview Marshall Jones III who directs Pipeline at Vanguard Theater. He gave us fascinating insights about his career and the show.

Open-Door Playhouse will present DEAD MAN'S HAT, a new play about life changes and mortality, as an audio drama podcast. Directed by Mimi Kmet and written by Vernon Hamilton, the production features Larry Toffler, Ayla Rose Barreau, Danny Salay, and Gary Lamb.

Alt rock band SELFISH THINGS released their new studio album RECEPTIVITY via FLG, featuring focus track Cracks with an official visualizer.

Multiplatinum singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin released the new single FOLLOW ME via Atlantic Records, accompanied by an official lyric video. The track features acoustic guitar and conversational vocals.

Alt rock band SELFISH THINGS released the single "Liability" with an official visualizer ahead of their studio album RECEPTIVITY via FLG. Frontman Alex Biro discussed the track's themes of self-reckoning and addiction.