Blues in the Night - 2019 - West End Articles Page 2

Comedian Nikki Glaser's The Stunning Tour is making 29 stops across Europe and North America beginning in June, including The Kentucky Center in Louisville.

Comedian Nikki Glaser has announced The Stunning Tour, making 29 stops across Europe and North America beginning in June. The tour will make a stop at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 22.

Cher, Paul Simon, Whitney Houston, and more will be honored during the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Jan. 31, 2026. The event will celebrate the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustee Award and Technical Grammy Award recipients at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. 

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. Meet the cast of Bug here!

The world’s premier touring guitar festival, International Guitar Night, returns to Massey Theatre with an unforgettable lineup of four extraordinary guitarists, Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Artists coming up at Birdland Jazz Club include KT Sullivan, Stacy Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, and Todd Murray in We Love the Winter Weather, Jane Monheit, Bryce Edwards’ Frivolity Hour, Stacey Kent, and Klea Blackhurst / Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch’s A Swinging Birdland Christmas.

LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN returns to Los Angeles this month for a one-night-only performance. The show is a one-man show bringing 40 characters to life, telling two unbelievable true stories using hip-hop theater, spoken word, blues, calypso, comedy, and a video DJ.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will make its West End premiere @sohoplace following its run at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Guitarist, composer, and prolific recording artist David Leisner will release Dedications on Azica Records - a collection centered almost entirely on works he has commissioned, celebrating the composers who have shaped his artistic life.

The Joyce Theater Foundation is once again turning up the holiday heat as Caleb Teicher brings their beloved swing spectacular A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday back to The Joyce.

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center?

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of a new play, “The Machine.' The plot focuses on a poet suffering writer’s block, artificial intelligence, and the tricky questions that arise when technology starts writing art. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater announced their October 20 through November 2 lineup of shows, including The Bean Tones, Frank Catalano Quartet, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, and Jim Caruso's Cast Party with Billy Stritch at the piano.

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!

Toby Lee is an award-winning guitarist and vocalist whose talent has been widely recognized despite his young age. Learn more about this upcoming performance here!

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

Frankie Moreno performed his first New York City club date at Birdland on Monday night, joined by his brother on bass and his son Giovanni on drums. Moreno, who set the 2024 world record for most number one singles with 118, has released 147 singles to date, all of which reached the Top Ten on the iTunes charts. His Birdland appearance featured a program of original material in a blues and rock style. Check out photos from the show.

SFJAZZ has expanded its 2025/26 Season with three newly added performances, including additional concerts by vocalist Madeleine Peyroux and more. See the full lineup here!

NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including free outdoor summer concerts and stars of Broadway and film/TV doing solo shows.

Marin Theatre will kick off its 2025/26 season with Jonathan Spector’s play Eureka Day presented in partnership with Aurora Theatre Company in a new production that reunites almost all of its original cast and creative team. Learn more!

The Town Hall has revealed initial programming for their 2025-2026 Season of The Town Hall Presents. The 2025-2026 season will celebrate Black Brilliance, Queer Icons, Girlhood, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets here!

The Tank has revealed the casts for a limited four performance run of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, Right before I go. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Hallelujah! The powerhouse production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has arrived in Brisbane, with the official opening night tomorrow evening.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets!

Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize? BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.