Modest - 2023 - West End Articles Page 5

PUBLIC ENEMY’S Chuck D, Dr. MC. Debbie D, Grandmixer DXT, and music exec. Bill Stephney come together to celebrate 5 decades of Hip Hop.

The Cleveland Orchestra's management and musicians have ratified a new trade agreement for the upcoming seasons.

Kokandy Productions’ Chicago premiere of AMERICAN PSYCHO: The Musical is a delectable, campy romp. Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham’s production is a mainly bloodless vision for the bloody tale of serial killer finance bro Patrick Bateman — and it’s an approach that works incredibly well for the material. I know that AMERICAN PSYCHO: The Musical was short-lived on Broadway and that that production was a literal bloodbath. The fact that Kokandy’s production substitutes red confetti for stage blood is a microcosm of how well this scrappy interpretation of the musical works: By making the show more camp, less horror story, audiences are then free to indulge in the satire and fun.

CreArtBox has revealed its 10th Anniversary Season for 2023/24, featuring a lineup of classical music performances including works by Mussorgsky, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Couperin, and Stravinsky. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the company of If It Please You, a night of glam, high camp and drag inspired by Shakespeare. Learn more about the event and how to attend here!

SHRIVER HALL CONCERT SERIES presents Angela Hewitt for the 2023-24 season opening concert featuring Bach's Goldberg Variations. Don't miss this British-Canadian pianist on October 15 at 5:30pm.

The Bellingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization and ensure its mission and goals are met. Apply now!

Shriver Hall Concert Series presents pianist Angela Hewitt for the 2023-24 season opening concert, performing Bach's Goldberg Variations. The free Discovery Series begins with pianist Yilun Xu, winner of the 2023 Yale Gordon Competition.

The nominees for this year’s UK Theatre Awards have been announced. Among those with many nominees are Lyric Theatre Belfast, Sheffield Theatres, and more. Check out the full list of nominees here!

What did our critic think of CLUE at Blackfriars Theatre? For Blackfriars Theatre’s opening production of the 2023-2024 season, Rochester theatregoers are being treated to the classic pop culture whodunit, “Clue”, whose adaptations have spanned board game, film, musical and play. While the murder-mystery is a genre that does not want for copycats, “Clue” is arguably the standard-bearer for the modern era.

You've been invited to a killer masquerade ball! Pompano Beach Arts will host Midnight at the Masquerade, an interactive mystery-lovers experience brought to life at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center.

Dutch Tulips are proud to share their contemplative new single “Gold Chain.” The band’s first new music since their 2021 debut album Double Visions, “Gold Chain” is available now at all DSPs, with an accompanying music video streaming now at YouTube. Though the quartet is hard at work on their next LP, this single provides a stopover.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) has announced that tickets for the 2023/24 DCPA Theatre Company productions and 11 Broadway & Cabaret tours are now on sale.  

Coming off Opera Orlando’s most successful year to date, the Company is pleased to announce the hiring of a new staff position this month. The Opera welcomes Glorivy Arroyo as its new development manager. Ms. Arroyo will work under senior development director Russell P. Allen and will focus on grant writing, donor cultivation, special events, and the Company’s annual giving campaign. 

THE SHARK IS BROKEN officially opens tonight at Broadway's Golden Theatre for a strictly limited 16-week engagement. Read the reviews!

September is Festival Month, and Broadway World’s favorite MC Blake Woodson has compiled a list to let you know what’s going on. There is something for everyone, so get your tickets early, and we’ll see you there! 

Trauma-based dark humour is plentiful in modern comedy – as Krystal Evans says herself, making comedy out of tragedy is the best way to take the power back from it – but none do it quite like The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, Krystal Evans' debut hour at the Fringe.

Explore the first solo museum survey of photographs by Rhona Bitner at The Wellin Museum of Art. Discover seven photographic series spanning three decades, showcasing Bitner's captivating images of music, dance, and theater. On view September 9 - December 9, 2023.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is reportedly in the process of creating a new Broadway musical based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel The Warriors. The novel delves into violent gang confrontations in New York City during the 1960s.

They’ve also been busy in the studio, cooking up a fresh batch of songs, including a pair of digital singles coming this summer; a punchy new version of the Human League classic “Don’t You Want Me” featuring Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer on vocals, released June 30th, and an incendiary new original song called “Madison,” available tomorrow.

Their upcoming album features an astonishing list of guest vocalists and musicians including The Edge (U2), Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Civil Rights avant-garde artist Lonnie Holley, Mary Lattimore, Starcrawler wild child Arrow de Wilde, Mark Bowen (IDLES) and more. Check out the track list!

Be transported by the Calgary Phil on a journey through orchestral sound! Music Director Rune Bergmann is your guide in Modest Mussorgsky’s splendid instrumental showcase, Pictures at an Exhibition, as well as Ludwig van Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 — a tale of darkness to light. Plus, the premiere of a new work by composer John Estacio celebrating the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus’s 60th anniversary.

The Ross McKee Foundation has announced the launch of the John Cron Award for Career Development and its inaugural recipient, 2021 McKee Piano Competition Laureate Sarah Yuan. The Competition, known for celebrating the extraordinary abilities of young piano virtuosi in the San Francisco Bay Area, has become one of the most esteemed platforms for these emerging artists.

As one of our premiere stand-up comedians, Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing in a Las Vegas coffee house. Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colorful family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around the world.

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2023-24 Season, led by Music Director Joseph Young, who is now in his fifth season with the historic organization. With four Symphonic Series performances and five Chamber Series performances, Berkeley Symphony will present a range of impactful programming that spans the expansive catalog of orchestral music.