In Clay - 2023 - West End Articles Page 1

Dylan Gossett released his new single CLOTHESLINE ahead of his sophomore album RAMBLIN', due September 25, and kicked off a co-headline U.S. tour with Charles Wesley Godwin.

Crossroads Live North America, producer of the National Tour of THE WIZ, has just announced an all-new cast who will ease on down the road. THE WIZ continues to charm audiences in cities across the country, bringing the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical and the exhilarating live theatrical experience from coast to coast.

Netflix announced Emilio Sakraya, Omid Abtahi, Jamie Ward and Nabeel Khan will join ONE PIECE: THE BATTLE OF ALABASTA in recurring guest roles for the show's third season.

What did our critic think of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Centennial Park Bandshell?

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical will play a one-week engagement at the San Diego Civic Theatre, following its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse before transferring to Broadway.

Kira Rockwell's new comedy follows 100 fans camping overnight outside a fictional fried chicken chain's grand opening, as loyalties fracture and chaos unfolds. Lisa Adler directs at Horizon Theatre Company.

City Theatre will stage IN CLAY, a solo musical about overlooked ceramic artist Marie-Berthe Cazin, following a sold-out run at Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C.

The Tony Award-winning musical THE OUTSIDERS is set to play Salt Lake City as part of its touring run, Broadway Across America has announced.

Patrick Page will perform his solo show about Shakespeare's villains at McCarter Theatre Center's Berlind Theatre, with an added performance added due to demand.

Bella White is set to headline a fall tour tied to her A SIGN IN THE WEATHER project, with additional support dates confirmed and artist presale access now available.

The Revivalists released a new album and are currently on tour across the country. The band announced the project alongside a run of live dates for fans.

Following its Tribeca Festival debut, Katy Perry: The Lifetimes TOUR - LIVE FROM PARIS will screen in cinemas across 70 countries, with an exclusive IMAX premiere in the US, via Trafalgar Releasing.

New Diorama Theatre has announced its upcoming Autumn Season, unveiling three productions, The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), STUFFED, and Orlando: A Pornobiography. Learn more about the season here.

Pure Life Theatre will present HAIR in Concert, a community arts celebration, at Fred Fletcher Park. The outdoor concert event marks the American holiday with a live performance of the classic musical.

Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the 2026–27 Artists-in-Residence, a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions at the California Theatre.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Booth’s deeply sympathetic rendering of a good man navigating a life of crises is 95 minutes of sublimity. And in the role of Kenneth, actor Petey McGee delivers a performance that is as throat lump-inducing as it is uplifting.

The Tank NYC announced the lineup for PRIDEFEST 2026, an annual festival of new performances by queer artists curated by Max Mooney, featuring theater, comedy, puppetry, storytelling, and music at The Tank in New York City.

Music executive Dennis Arfa will be inducted into the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Stony Brook, NY, as part of the two-day Billy Joel Symposium.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Joe DiPietro about Sinatra before its run in the West End. We discussed what made him want to create a musical about Frank Sinatra, how this show compares to Diana: The Musical and even some of the conversations he’s had with one of Sinatra’s daughters, Tina Sinatra!

Singer-songwriters Dylan Gossett and Charles Wesley Godwin are set to embark on a 2026 co-headline U.S. tour, coming together for a run of highly anticipated dates this fall. 

THE OUTSIDERS, winner of four 2024 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play The Kentucky Center in Louisville for a limited engagement presented by PNC Broadway in Louisville.

I noticed that the Simon Stone production of Kaija Saariaho’s INNOCENCE, which had its local premiere last night at the Met, was a co-commission and -production of five other opera companies. It was not hard to tell why: It was challenging (the music included) at every turn—brutal, cruel, angry, depressing and, all around, traumatic.

The first non-English language replica production of The Outsiders is set to premiere at The GS Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea in August 2027, produced by Seensee Company.

Primary Trust, written by Eboni Booth and directed by Knud Adams, will perform May 20 to June 28 at the Mark Taper Forum. Learn more about the production here!