August in England - 2023 - West End Articles Page 20

The Jewish Museum will present The Sassoons, an exhibition that reveals the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family, highlighting their pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II. On view from March 3 through August 13, 2023, the exhibition will follow four generations from Iraq to India, China, and England, featuring a rich selection of works collected by family members over time. 

The Lehman Trilogy is headed back to the West End in January 2023, and the production has found its stars! The play will be led by Michael Malogun, Hadley Fraser, and Nigel Lindsay.

8x CMA Award-winner Luke Combs won two awards at last night’s 56th Annual CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year (for the second consecutive year) and Album of the Year for his acclaimed #1 record, Growin’ Up. With the wins, Combs becomes the first artist in thirteen years to receive both awards in the same night.

ISHIDA Dance will present stirs up still things, an evening of world premieres in contemporary dance based on original poetic narratives and works by emerging and renowned international choreographers. Stirs up still things will play Houston January 5-8, 2023 at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston.

The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year is nominated tonight for three more awards at the 56th Annual CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (Growin’ Up). Combs will also perform his latest (and 14th consecutive) #1 single, “The Kind of Love We Make,” during tonight’s live broadcast.

“Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium” is a once-in-a-lifetime live, global original concert event that offers fans from around the world a front-row seat to witness the groundbreaking magic of the Rocket Man back at Dodger Stadium. The historic three-hour livestream will showcase Elton John as audiences have never seen him before.

The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra is kicking off the 2022-2023 season by returning to Universal Preservation Hall for another collaboration with Skidmore College 3 p.m. Sunday, October 23.

In yet another unprecedented feat, country superstar and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs immediately sold out 37 of the 39 shows on his massive World Tour, including all sixteen of the North American stadium dates as well as the four new shows added in London, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane due to overwhelming demand.

Director Danny Boyle is to stage a live version of The Matrix, according to the opening plans, announced today, for Factory International, Manchester's new landmark cultural space which will welcome its first visitors in June 2023.

Erica Whyman, Acting Artistic Director, has announced details of the Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic programme for 2023.

Concord Theatricals is launching Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes: The Footloose Competition, which will award ten schools in low-income communities with a complimentary license package to perform Footloose in honor of the stage musical’s upcoming 25th Broadway anniversary.

The second annual Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival 2022 was a tremendous success doubling attendance, adding stages, and providing new and exciting panels and professional writing sessions.

The massive trek includes 16 stadiums across North America and we've got the full list and information on how to get tickets, including Arlington, TX’s AT&T Stadium, Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Kansas City’s GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, as well as stops in Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, France and Belgium.

New Music USA's Amplifying Voices program, which launched in 2020 to foster collaboration and collective action between U.S. orchestras and composers through a network of co-commissions, has expanded rapidly to soon include over forty-five orchestras across the U.S. and beyond.

New Adventures has announced the full tour dates and casting for the 10th anniversary production of Matthew Bourne's gothic romance, “SLEEPING BEAUTY”.

San Diego Opera will present the world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank's El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego) on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

English National Ballet has announced that Aaron S. Watkin has been appointed as its new Artistic Director. He will take up the position in August 2023.

It has been almost three years since the quartet comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums has toured North America. Alter Bridge is also pleased to share the news that Mammoth WVH – the Wolfgang Van Halen fronted band – will be joining them.

The Gracie Theatre's 11th season is upon us.

The Art Institute of Chicago has announced David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 , an exhibition of new work by one of England's most versatile and inventive artists of the postwar era. In this latest project, Hockney rendered the richness of the season from the bucolic surroundings of rural Normandy on his iPad.

New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies Department announces its 2022-2023 season with an array of concerts featuring NEC students performing with faculty and guest artists.

The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival will take place in downtown Gatlinburg and the surrounding area from August 18th-21st. Nestled in the heart of The Great Smoky Mountains, the highly-anticipated and prestigious three-day conference and live music event will feature nightly shows, showcasing an array of musical talent spanning multiple genres with more than 25 #1 hit songwriters and 60 selected songwriters.

Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN) have announced the details of the nationwide search for the UK's most exciting new musicals in development to present at BEAM2023, the UK's biggest showcase of new musical theatre.

From August through early December, 55 visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers and interdisciplinary artists will be at Ucross, which is located on a historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. An independent jury comprised of artists and leaders in the field selected the fellows from nearly 400 applicants, as well as a dozen partners.

New Diorama announces that it will present no public programme for the rest of the year.