My City - 2011 - West End Articles Page 10

On Sunday, the Footloose star took the Stagecoach Festival stage to perform Kenny Loggins' title number from the 1984 musical classic, alongside his brother Michael Bacon. Watch a clip of the performance!

Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time. It is a lesson we all must learn eventually. Within the proverbial circle of life, there is only a beginning and an end that occurs in the immediacy of our own lifetime. Yet, the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth ensures that our spirit will carry on in legacy rather than in flesh. If we are loved, then we are remembered. And if we are remembered, then we live forever. Disney’s The Lion King transposes this message from screen to stage through an international collaboration of talent that supercedes the strength of the 1994 animated film from which it came.

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has announced that Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees has extended his contract through the  end of the 2028–29 season.

Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY will celebrate 20 years of choreographic innovation with a dazzling, two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 29 & 30, 2025.

From June 11-14, 2025, MATA will present its 27th annual MATA Festival, this year in partnership with ISSUE Project Room, featuring four concerts across four nights exploring the concept of INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces.

Jazzmobile will continue its celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and International Jazz Day, UNESCO's global celebration of jazz, with a night of straight ahead jazz and down home swing.

Bernadette Peters, Halle Bailey, Bonnie Milligan & more join Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti in Jesse Eisenberg's untitled musical comedy film.

Foster possesses the uncanny ability to choose a set list from musicals and pop songs to reveal who she is as a performer. Is there anything that Sutton Foster doesn’t do well?

Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir's highly anticipated cello concerto, Before we fall, will have its world premiere performances on May 15, 16, and 17, 2025 at 7:30pm, performed by cello soloist Johannes Moser.

Back in 2018, English National Ballet premiered Playlist (Track 1, 2) as part of their Voices of America programme. It was William Forsythe’s first new work for a British company in 20 years.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of Paul Iacono, best known as star of G.B.F., Fame, and MTV’s “The Hard Times of RJ Berger,” in the world premiere of The Stritch Is Back: Paul Iacono Sings Elaine Stritch... Sings Elton John. Learn more!

Broadway stars and real-life couple and triple-threat performers Nicolas Dromard and Desiree Davar are making their debut at the Catalina Jazz Club with Nic & Desi: From Broadway to Hollywood on Thursday May 10. I decided to speak with them about their illustrious careers, how they met, and what led to bringing their new show to Los Angeles prior to taking the show on the road.

French director Maurice Attias, in residence at the Odyssey Theatre, brings a slice of French culture to L.A. with the West Coast premiere of Clôture de l’amour (Love’s End) by celebrated French playwright Pascal Rambert.

 Irvine Barclay Theatre, one of Orange County’s top performing arts venues, will kick off its 35th season of bringing top-tier artists to Southern California with a community celebration of music and dance.

Death Becomes Her star Joshn Lamon will lead a private, by-invitation only industry presentation of Dishin’ With Divine, a new play written and directed by Donnie (Make Me Gorgeous!). Lamon will step into the heels of the beloved drag artist.

Christopher Metzger-Timson's iconic series, the Broadway Beltress Power Hour, makes its grand return on 4/4. The drinking game show will feature 60 Broadway tunes in 60 minutes sung by a bevy of stars including Natalie Joy Johnson and Zoe Jensen

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of nightly performances all April long. See the full lineup, including Nicole Henry and more, and learn how to purchase tickets.

2025 finds Dominick Farinacci on tour with a slew of solo dates and residences across North America, as well as performances with his TRIAD and Modern Warrior LIVE shows. Check out his live dates here.

Richard Chamberlain, renowned for his roles in 'The Thorn Birds' and 'Shogun,' has died at 90. Chamberlain, celebrated for his versatility in film, theater, and television, passed away on March 29th, 2025, in Waimanalo, HI, following a stroke. His career spanned decades, earning him numerous accolades, including Golden Globes for his performances.

Jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will come to Soka Performing Arts Center April 12 for the End of Season Celebration, complete with a pre-concert lecture and a sparkling & sweet intermission reception for all ticket holders.

Wiltshire Creative has announced that Sarah Gregson has been appointed as Take Part Director. Gregson joins Wiltshire Creative from Salisbury City Council where she is Head of Community Services.

Jim Caruso’s The Swing Set: Deluxe Edition, the urbane baritone’s smart and sophisticated romp through the Great American Songbook, will be released on streaming and digital formats on Friday, April 18. 

The Wombats have announced a string of new UK & IE tour dates, taking place in December later this year. This comes after the band released their sixth studio album last month, Oh! The Ocean.

The Frozen Section is set in a grocery store at the edge of the world. It is about a community of people living in a world with far fewer people and a much harder, harder way of living.