As You Like It - 2020 - Articles Page 1

It's good to see 'Wicked,' isn't it?

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Ghostlight Players will present Anne Nelson’s The Guys September 11–13 at Staten Island Academy’s Haugen Hall Theater, marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.

Bassist and composer Emma Dayhuff released her second solo album, MOUNTAINS, featuring Isaiah Collier, Corey Wilkes, Paul Cornish and Jonathan Pinson, drawing on her Montana upbringing and Chicago jazz roots.

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.

Punk rock band Harrison Gordon has released its sophomore record BLISS, an eleven-track exploration of self-doubt, loss, and the search for genuine happiness.

Balourdet Quartet will release its new album STRANGE MACHINES, exploring the intersection of string quartet music and artificial intelligence, with the first single now available.

Pittsburgh metalcore band 156/SILENCE released its sixth album, FROM A DISTANCE, marking the group's first release with Pure Noise Records since 2024's PEOPLE WATCHING.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

Logic1000 shared a new single and dance film featuring Christine and the Queens, pulled from her upcoming second album CONFIRMATION!, out via Therapy/Because Music.

Daniel Pickard, the UK indie pop eccentric, announced his debut album BEHAVIOUR via AWAL, accompanied by new single HEARTBEATS THE FLAW and an official visualizer.

Holy Pinto, the project of British indie-pop songwriter Aymen Saleh, will release the concept album WEDDING SEASON, featuring the Bartees Strange-assisted track "us, against the world."

LOGIC1000 released a new single and video, THE ONLY ONE, featuring Christine and the Queens, taken from her upcoming second studio album CONFIRMATION!, out via Therapy/Because Music.

Ashe announced her fourth studio album, marking her first release with Atlantic Records, as lead single 'STOP THE WEDDING!' continues to climb charts and streaming playlists.

Logic1000 shared a new single and dance film featuring Christine and the Queens ahead of her forthcoming album CONFIRMATION!, out via Therapy/Because Music.

Luke Bryan said the final track on his upcoming album SIGNS is a duet with Luke Combs called "Finders Keepers," written by Jimi Bell, Beau Bailey and Sam Ellis.

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.

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.

Jake Blount will release Single-Footing Horse, his final stringband album, September 18, followed by a national tour running September through November before a new project arrives in early 2027.

Fake Names will release their third studio album, PUNK RUINS, on October 23 and kick off a US tour in February 2027. The band shared a video for new song "Until It's Normal."

megiapa released the track "(SMT)" and an accompanying video ahead of her International Anthem debut album INTENTIONS, which draws on 2020 protest footage and community activism.

A documentary about Leslie Odom, Jr.'s return to Hamilton on Broadway is in production. The film will be premiering this fall at film festivals.  Learn more here!

Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.

Blue Note Hawaii will present a September lineup featuring THE FOUR TOPS, Judy Collins, THE RESIDENTS, and Chrisette Michele, alongside jazz, comedy, and Hawaiian music acts in Waikīkī.