Hard Right 2006

BAD WOLVES released a new recording of JOLENE pairing the band's hard-rock rendition with Dolly Parton's vocals, newly mixed by her longtime producer Kent Wells. Proceeds benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

An imaginatively mounted production with a terrific cast that acted as a tribute to the late great Duncan Sheik.

Los Angeles hard rock band BLACKLIST UNION released the single 'Heavy Is the Crown,' exploring perseverance and resilience. The track arrives following the band's six-week European tour with Faster Pussycat and Femme Fatale.

Irish Repertory Theatre officially opened Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

The circus has rolled into town! The national tour of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 best-selling novel, has pitched its big top in the Keller Auditorium, arriving with all of the promised spectacle. With a book by Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Pigpen Theatre Co., this musical is a feast for the eyes.

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

Singer and lyricist Joan Watson-Jones released her fifth album, LOVE SINGS, featuring 11 tracks with original compositions and a Gershwin standard, accompanied by Boston-based musicians Frank Wilkins, Dave Zox, Alvin Terry, and Bobby Tynes.

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. 

Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle, this production comes from Barn Theatre Cirencester where it was first staged in 2022, revived for a summer run and now transfers with its full Barn company before heading off on a national tour. It arrives as a hastily arranged replacement for the troubled Burlesque that is doing its own circuit of the UK after cancelling what was meant to be its opening run.

Seasick Steve released his new album THE LAST SEASON OF AMERICA, a protest record featuring 10 tracks including a bilingual collaboration with Ricardo Arjona. The veteran performer will play live dates in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville.

When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

ATREYU's Top 10 metalcore album features smash hit Ex's and Oh's, standout singles The Theft and Shameful, and fan-favorites Creature and Our Sick Story (Thus Far). The 2006 soundtrack rarity Her Portrait in Black also returns to digital.

BroadwayWorld spoke with Fernandes to discuss both projects, early theatrical memories, portraying several characters in a fast-paced farce, playing games with audiences, and his experience as a first-time director with the Shaw Festival. 

Cortland Repertory Theatre (“CRT”) has announced that Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson will step down from his position, concluding a 26-year tenure with the professional theatre company.

The Chicks have added Philadelphia, Boston and a third Los Angeles date to their Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour, which kicks off September 30 in Detroit ahead of an expanded 3LP reissue out October 2.

Los Angeles hard rock band Blacklist Union released a new single and video featuring Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale, ahead of a planned European tour with Faster Pussycat.

The Middletown Arts Center will host a Singer/Songwriter Showcase in the MAC Theater, featuring New Jersey performers with proceeds benefiting the venue's programming.

Reviews are in for Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular, now playing at Radio City Music Hall through August 9. Check out photos from the production below!

For nine years, the Kindling Arts Festival has been bringing audiences together by giving local artists the chance to display their creativity. From July 23rd to the 26th this year, over one hundred and fifty local artists got to perform twenty-two shows spread across eight venues in Nashville.

When the idea of seeing this Ken Ludwig play came to fruition, I was immediately enamored with the idea that it is based on a true story. Chronologically retelling the story of his parents courtship amidst the backdrop of war, specifically World War II, created a strong presence, I knew would resonate with all who witnessed its telling.

Idle Muse Theatre Company will present Jen Silverman's WITCH, directed by Ensemble Member Libby Beyreis, at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater in Chicago as part of the company's 20th anniversary season.

MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy gallops into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre July 21st–26th. I caught up with Delaney Benson to talk about life on the road, and the family legacy that helped shape her own theatrical journey.

“Politics have no place in theatre,” says a person who has no idea that some of the first-ever plays from Ancient Greece were political. From Antigone by Sophocles to Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, there has been no shortage of bold theatre spreading a message.

O.A.R. announced the Three Decades Tour, with a stop at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater featuring special guests Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall. The show was previously scheduled at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.