Coming Clean - - West End Articles Page 6

It has a lot going for it, but it's a hit and miss affair, with moments that make us soar and moments that make us cringe.

Grammy-winning global icon David Guetta and Swedish hitmaker Alesso team up with up-and-coming singer-songwriter Madison Love for a new surefire smash-hit single, “Never Going Home Tonight.”

Rachel Bloom and Matthew Morrison will join Reefer Madness the Musical. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Andew Lloyd Webber (Music), Don Black (Book & Lyrics) and Christopher Hampton’s (Book & Lyrics) SUNSET BOULEVARD is given a reworking for Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment by director Paul Warwick Griffin.  

Mediocre, the Los Angeles-based rock duo offer scorching indie rock meditations with their hotly anticipated debut album Growth Eater, due out September 27. Listen to a newly released song from their album now!

Anthony Roth Costanzo is the first opera singer in a generation to make consistent headlines - not just for his marvelous singing!   ARC was recently named General Manager and Artistic Director of Opera Philadelphia -- where only yesterday his new 'Pay what you can,' ticket program broke all boxoffice records!   The effort is designed to attract a generation of new operagoers.     

Tony Nominee Rory O'Malley will play the role of “Jesus” for just two weekends only in Reefer Madness in LA. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Carlos Mateu, born and raised in Havana, Cuba, has been inspired by a rich culture of art and music since childhood. He studied fine arts at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Art in Havana, and worked as an artist and designer of international exhibitions.

Talent abounds in Fort Smith Little Theatre’s HELLO, DOLLY, which ran from July 18-Aug. 3, and if you missed it, you missed something truly special. In just a small area of space, they squeezed in the different scenes, the beautiful, flowy dresses, and the enchanting numbers that had us smiling from beginning to end. By the finale, you were hoping that Dolly would find your perfect match. 

BWW caught up with Jay Light about bringing Wrong! A F*cked Up Game Show to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The American Cinematheque announced the lineup of official selections and events for the 2nd Annual PROOF Film Festival, taking place October 18-20. The innovative film festival presents thematically curated programs featuring 46 official selections, filmmaking labs and panels – all taking place at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.).

I could yap and yap and yap about this camp for days. I know it sounds cliche and silly, but I truly am the most real version of myself when I am there. Walking through the doors always feels like I’m coming home.

After a triumphant European run, global rock icons Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool – officially kicked off the North American leg of their massive global stadium Saviors Tour last night in Washington, D.C. at Nationals Park to a 41,000+ crowd. The Saviors Tour runs through the rest of summer and will wrap up on September 28.

With all three of its recent UK/European tours having completely sold out, and the band's first-ever Australian headline concerts also going clean, Dirty Honey has detailed the final North American leg of their “California Dreaming World Tour.' The dates begin on September 13 in Illinois, and will wrap on November 2 in Southern California. 

 East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District will host a special summer screening of the 80s classic Mannequin. Enjoy a night out with your neighbors and friends on Friday, July 19th, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, at Mifflin Triangle - located at 1845 East Passyunk.

Scotland's Hamish Hawk is set to release his latest album, A Firmer Hand, August 16 via Fierce Panda. Having come out of the gates firing on all cylinders, he continues his momentum with the record’s third single, “Men Like Wire.” Listen to it now!

Gabriel Iglesias is coming to the Legacy Arena at the BJCC on December 1. Learn more here!

The plot requires a lot of suspension of disbelief...but the actors in Theatre by the Sea’s production are talented and charismatic enough that you want to stick around a see how it turns out.

Ever wonder what a summer stock internship looks like? This summer, I’m the electrics intern at Peterborough Players in New Hampshire. I spend my days working on the upcoming shows and spend my nights in a cabin on the theater’s campus. Here’s what a typical day in my life looks like when there is not a show running and we aren’t in tech.

A courtroom is a place of tradition, of cold reason rather than emotional responses. This is a fact which is highlighted in The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women, a new play produced by LIFT, Brixton House and Clean Break, a company which works to bring the stories of women who are criminalised to a wider audience. The play takes us on an exploration of the court system through the eyes of women, fluctuating between classical stories of female trials and modern testimonies.

Syracuse Stage reveals its 2024/2025 season lineup featuring a diverse range of productions including classics, contemporary plays, and family-friendly shows. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Scotland's Hamish Hawk returned in April to announce a new album, A Firmer Hand, due to arrive August 16. Fresh from a solo tour across Europe in support of Villagers, and following the playful first single 'Big Cat Tattoos', Hamish has shared a further album highlight in the grandiose, anthemic 'Nancy Dearest.' Listen to the song now!

In May 2014, I heard about the new solo show Coming Out Kinky written and performed by Jean Franzblau in which she related her personal journey to sexual self-acceptance. In it, she portrayed 20 characters in her sexual memoir adventure story for curious and open-minded adults to enjoy. So when I heard Jean was bringing her updated play My Mother Doesn’t Know I’m Kinky to the Hollywood Fringe Festival this month, I decided to speak with her about how it’s has been updated, how much her mother really does know, and her plans for taking it around the world as a way to spread the word about how important it is to “know thyself.”

Singer, songwriter, subversive performance artist, video director, and purveyor of surrealist chaos, Poppy has returned with her latest genre-defying single, 'New Way Out.' This track masterfully blends hard-hitting rock with captivating industrial pop, highlighting Poppy's dynamic vocals. Listen to the track now!

Today’s subject Stephen Cole is an accomplished lyricist, performer, and book writer. You can now add novelist to that already impressive list of accomplishments. Stephen Cole’s latest literary endeavor takes us back to the Golden Age of Broadway with his first novel entitled Mary & Ethel…and Mikey Who?. The book is now available everywhere for purchase in both hardcover and digital versions.