Collaborators - 2011 - West End Articles Page 1

Swedish Grammy winners Yttling Jazz and The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde have released a studio recording of THE DOORS' classic "People Are Strange," following a surprise live TV performance in Sweden.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

Choreographer Joanna Kotze will present an interdisciplinary dance work examining history, leadership, and collective agency at New York Live Arts Theater.

Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the COLBURN ORCHESTRA in a season-opening concert at The Soraya featuring works by Márquez, Kevin Puts, Falla, and Giménez, with student soloists on marimba and mezzo-soprano.

Toronto-raised Noam Tomaschoff's shocking discovery of his true biological father and dozens of half-siblings around the world is told on-stage in Our Little Secret: A True New Musical at the CAA Theatre from November 3rd-22nd.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Grammy-nominated musician Andrew Bayer announced a six-date North American tour following the release of his fifth studio album. The tour marks his return to performing.

GRAMMY-nominated musician Andrew Bayer has released his fifth studio album on Ophelia Records, written and produced at his home in Potomac, Maryland.

Andrew Bayer, a GRAMMY-nominated musician, is set to release his fifth studio album, written and produced at his home in Potomac, Maryland.

Benjamin Akio Kimitch's new Japanese American court dance will make its world premiere at New York Live Arts, exploring memory and history through the lens of WWII incarceration camps.

The Frick Collection announced its upcoming concert season, featuring free Garden Court pop-up performances, a Matthew Aucoin world premiere, and recitals from pianists, vocalists, and early-music ensembles.

Singer, actress, and author Melissa Errico – who will perform her concert “The Streisand Effect” as her debut at Town Hall in Provincetown on August 23 – says she first became aware of Barbra Streisand when, as a teenager, she saw “Yentl,” the 1983 movie musical co-written, co-produced, and directed by, and starring, the show business icon.

Nick Mulvey has been added to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's Live Music Week, joining ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, DOVES, CAFÉ DEL MAR CLASSICAL and ALFA MIST in the concert series.

National Geographic Documentary Films has greenlit a new project from Oscar and multi BAFTA award-winning director JAMES MARSH.

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Sacramento dream pop band Soft Science released 'Understand,' the second single from their upcoming fifth album 'Sand,' via Shelflife Records in North America and Spinout Nuggets in the UK.

Looking to escape from the hot sun? Why not check out one of the many intriguing offerings at greater Boston venues where this summer’s vibrant theater scene boasts pre-Broadway productions, national tours, and summer-stock productions of everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, and concerts. Bay State audiences have much to look forward to, including:

54 Below will present a lineup including a Liberace & Liza tribute from the West End, Tony nominee Matthew Morrison, Lianne Marie Dobbs, William Michals, and more in its lineup for next week.

Tony Danza returns to 54 Below with his Sinatra tribute show this July, joined by Linda Eder and a packed lineup of Broadway and cabaret stars.

Check out new production photos of Chromolume Theatre's Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn, now playing as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Directed by Carol M. Becker with musical direction by Isaac Schanno Johnson, the intimate and moving song cycle celebrates the lives of friends, family members, and loved ones lost, balancing heartfelt reflection with humor and hope.

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company returns to The Performance Garage in Philadelphia for SEA OF MEMORIES, a two-performance 40th anniversary concert featuring reconstructed works, world premieres, and film.

Chromolume Theatre will present William Finn's ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, directed by Carol M. Becker, at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles for three performances only.

Production photos have been released for the world premiere and national tour of Party Season ahead of its opening night at Royal & Derngate, Northampton. 

The Rattlestick Theater building, located at 224 Waverly Place, will be renamed The Terrence McNally Theater after the late Tony Award-winning playwright. Learn more here!

Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello was inducted into the OPERA America Opera Hall of Fame at the OPERA America Salutes Awards Dinner on Friday, March 20, 2026, at The Plaza Hotel.