Fame - 2019 - West End Articles Page 6

Just in time for Christmas, Sarah Brightman has released her 2021 special 'A Christmas Symphony' in full on her YouTube channel. The special saw The Phantom of the Opera alum perform a variety of holiday songs with special guests including Aled Jones and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Check it out now.

The idea of the concept album took flight at the same time as the idea of the rock musical. A concept album introduces audiences to the score of a musical by deliberately releasing an album of the songs before any live production exists at all. The concept album ostensibly stands on its own terms.

The new Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts will bring the North American tour of the joyful and triumphant Broadway smash hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical to the newly renovated and recently reopened iconic venue.

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. 

Antonia Franceschi has been appointed Interim Artistic Director at New York Theatre Ballet. Franceschi's appointment fills the role of former artistic director Steven Melendez who stepped down in November 2025.

Andrew Doherty has announced that next year will see a run of shows with his critically acclaimed hit show, ‘Sad Gay AIDS Play’. The tour announcement follows a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe earlier this year.

A performance video has been released from The Cure : The Show Of A Lost World, a new concert film from the group, which was filmed in 2024 at London’s Troxy.  Watch “Alone” from the film now.

Country music icon Randy Travis has extended his “More Life Tour” into spring 2026, featuring his original touring band and special guest vocalist James Dupré.

The 2025 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH official watch party will take place at Luke Combs’ Category 10, kicking off at 6 PM on Wednesday, December 31, with headliner Dwight Yoakam.

After a sell out West End performance in 2024 Rob Brydon is taking his celebrated Christmas show around the country. He will bring songs, stories, and laughter to Bradford Live next week.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will offer a full schedule of December programming in New York City, including performances by Tom Kitt, Emmet Cohen Trio, Stacey Kent, New York Voices, Ashley Pezzotti, Marilyn Maye, and many others.

54 BELOW will celebrate the happiest time of the year with an incredible lineup of performances by Tony winner Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Darius de Haas, and more.

Universal Preservation Hall and WEXT have revealed the eighth class of inductees into the prestigious Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame.

On The Tonight Show, the Jonas Brothers took the stage to transform familiar songs into a completely new style with Musical Genre Challenge. Watch as the brothers reimagine the Morissette staple 'Ironic' as a Broadway group number.

Tony-nominated, Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers is the latest collaborator in a series of duets with the late multi-genre great, Dan Seals. Listen to the reimagined version of “My Baby’s Got Good Timing' from Rogers and Seals now.

Tony-nominated, Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers is the latest collaborator in a series of duets with the late multi-genre great, Dan Seals. The reimagined version of “My Baby’s Got Good Timing' from Rogers and Seals will be released this Friday.

The Country Music Association has announced Country Music legend Vince Gill as the 2025 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Gill will accept the honor during “The 59th Annual CMA Awards,” following a special tribute performance.

The Jonas Brothers are set to ring in 2026 with a New Year’s Eve celebration with a special live performance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, which will be livestreamed exclusively on Samsung TV Plus.

The original Tony-winning musical sensation JERSEY BOYS returns for its celebratory 20th Anniversary tour across the UK and Ireland, opening at New Wimbledon Theatre in June.

After more than five decades of performances and chart-topping hits, the rock band JOURNEY is saying goodbye to audiences with their Final Frontier Tour spanning cities across North America.  

David Byrne headlines the 2026 Latitude Festival in Suffolk, alongside Lewis Capaldi and more. Don't miss this celebration of creativity!

The Cure is releasing a new concert film, featuring the complete live performance of Songs Of A Lost World and a special five-song set to celebrate 45 years of the Seventeen Seconds album. 

Social media’s role on Broadway has been increasing over the last couple of years. Shows like The Great Gatsby and Maybe Happy Ending have been able to ride social media virality to either help overcome early struggles, or outperform expectations based on critical and awards reception.

Composer Frank Wildhorn has joined the creative team of Chimney Town the Musical, the theatrical adaptation of Poupelle of Chimney Town, the book-turned-anime film from Akihiro Nishino.

Kelli O’Hara will star alongside Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in the world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, a new play by Hanks and James Glossman based on Hanks’ short stories, about a lonely scientist from the future who travels through time in search of true love.