August in England - 2023 - West End Articles Page 2

Grammy Award-winning opera singer Anthony Roth Costanzo will headline The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center's 2026 Gala. For the second year in a row, DuMont is chairing the Gala Committee alongside husband Rick Miramontez.

After a successful Irish debut, the rock musical MOONLIGHT - THE PHILIP LYNOTT ENIGMA will premiere in London before embarking on a UK tour. Learn more here!

Indian Ranch will host the annual Pike RokFest on June 20, showcasing tribute performances to Queen, Bob Seger, and more. Learn more about the lineup here!

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for & Juliet will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for the two-week limited engagement (July 22–August 2), at The Auditorium (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive).

Klarna presents Latitude Festival has revealed Sir Lenny Henry for an exclusive UK music festival performance as part of its landmark 20th anniversary comedy lineup.

Music Theater Works will cast RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and drag performer Mrs. Kasha Davis as Edna Turnblad in its production of HAIRSPRAY. The production will take place in the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.

GRAMMY-nominated pianist Han Chen will appear with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra on January 9, 2026, performing Jared Miller’s Shattered Night for Piano and Orchestra under Music Director Timothy Muffitt.

Houston Grand Opera has announced the appointment of American conductor James Gaffigan as the fifth Music Director in the company's 70-year history.

ODC and ODC Founder and Artistic Director Brenda Way named Mia J. Chong as co-artistic director, a position she will assume this December. Learn more here!

Since becoming artistic director of The Huntington in July 2022, Loretta Greco has earned a reputation for opening each new season with a splash.

BroadwayHD will present two brand new exclusive world streaming premieres: The Shark is Broken, and Bat Out of Hell. Learn more and see how to watch!

Tickets for & Juliet will go on sale Friday, August 29 for eight (8) performances in Memphis from Tuesday, November 25 through Sunday, November 30. Learn more here!

The Stage Debut Awards have announced the nominees for 2025. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony next month. Check out the full list of nominations here!

Tickets for & Juliet at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW will go on sale Friday, August 22 at 10am. Learn more about the production and about performance dates here!

Tickets for & Juliet at North Charleston Performing Arts Center will go on sale Monday, August 25 at 10:00 am. Learn more about the performance dates here!

Critics are heaping praise upon leading actors Olivia Hernandez and Delphi Borich. Hernandez plays author Jane Austen and Borich plays the Pride and Prejudice protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. Both are getting raves for their acting and singing. Broadway World called their vocals are soaring and graceful. Hernandez and Borich sat down with Broadway world to discuss the first stop on their planned eight city tour. They talked about the process of standing this production up at STAGES St. Louis, their previous experiences, and the people who influenced their love of theater. 

New Hampshire's award-winning Weathervane Theatre will present the uproarious farce One Man, Two Guvnors. This Tony-winning fast-paced physical comedy plays in alternating repertory from August 12 to 30, 2025.

Grammy Award winner Kid Harpoon will create original music for the first-ever revival of the Tony Award-winning ART by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. Learn more.

Loosely inspired by the writings of famed British diarist Samuel Pepys, it explores the origins of pop culture as developed during the reign of King Charles II in the Stuart Restoration (1660-1688).

Join Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association for their first Messiah Spectacular! Join a distinguished roster of conductors, soloists, and a chamber orchestra as you become the chorus!

Propel Dance, the UK’s only professional all wheelchair-user dance company, is delighted to be getting its wheels spinning once again, as the creative team and six talented dancers have been working to create a suite of new short works.

Dancing City, the free programme of outdoor dance as part of GDIF - featuring 15 leading international and UK companies including Sadler’s Wells East at East Bank, has revealed its full lineup. Learn more!

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present the 2025 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY. The festival will feature offerings and original performances by artists innovating in dance, music, film, archiving, storytelling, and more.Learn more about the festival!

25 years since its debut at the Royal Court Theatre, London-based site-specific theatre company Lost Text/Found Space will present Caryl Churchill's modern classic Far Away at the University of Westminster's Ambika P3 space.

Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in stand-up comedy or stand-up comedy related activities. Despite this, after two completely sold-out tours in 2023 and 2024 – with over 100 packed-out shows – he’s heading back on the road.