Rock 'n' Roll - 2006 - West End Articles Page 1

Pasadena Playhouse releases original music video featuring Ty Taylor and the cast of the Tony Award-winning rock musical PASSING STRANGE, marking the show's Los Angeles premiere.

DEF LEPPARD and GOO GOO DOLLS announced a 45-date North American tour running March 2 through July 2, 2027, with special guests THE STRUTS. Tickets go on sale October 16 at Livenation.com.

DEF LEPPARD announced a 45-date North American tour kicking off March 2 and running through July 2, 2027, with GOO GOO DOLLS and THE STRUTS. $1 from each ticket sold will benefit City of Hope cancer research.

Julien's Auctions will present over 450 lots of music memorabilia at its PLAYED, WORN, & TORN sale in Nashville, featuring instruments and artifacts from Bill Wyman, Liberace, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and other legendary artists.

Pasadena Playhouse announced the full cast for the Los Angeles premiere of the Tony Award-winning rock musical PASSING STRANGE, starring Ty Taylor, Britton Smith, and Saycon Sengbloh, with direction by Zhailon Levingston.

Joe's Pub announced a new slate of programming spanning jazz, comedy, and pop music, featuring performances by Jake Schroeder, Kate Nash, Mollie Elizabeth, Gus Heagerty, Alice Smith, Morgan Bassichis, and others.

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at TPAC'S Jackson Hall?

Rosie O'Donnell will take on the role of Narrator in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW for a two-week limited run while Rachel Dratch takes a leave from the production.

Montreal band ELEPHANT STONE released its 10th studio album ASHA and shared the single and video "Parallel and Contrary Motion," with a tour set to begin next month alongside additional EU/UK dates.

The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center will host a note-for-note recreation of Lynyrd Skynyrd's PRONOUNCED 'LĔH-'NÉRD 'SKIN-'NÉRD, featuring anthems like Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone.

Montreal's Elephant Stone released new single 'I Got A Pill' ahead of their upcoming album ASHA, with North American and European tour dates also announced.

BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys has been up to since the show first opened on Broadway, ahead of its 20th anniversary tour!

Delta Academy's Rock Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) is accepting registrations for its punk rock-themed Summer Institute, open to all Clark County high school students. The four-day camp culminates in a free public concert titled 'Punk Rock Time Machine.'

The Duke of York’s Theatre Will Be Renamed The Tom Stoppard Theatre, paying tribute in the heart of the West End to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre. Learn more here.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Tommy James. He shared with us fascinating insights about his impressive career, exciting projects in the works, and his thoughts about the upcoming performance at the PNC Arts Center.

The Wild Project and Heather Litteer will present On the Verge festival at the Wild Project in New York City. This unique festival, founded and curated by Litteer, showcases women and non-binary artists who push creative boundaries.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Tanglewood has revealed the details of its 2026 season, opening in late June and continuing to Labor Day weekend. The schedule brings many of the world’s most exciting musicians to the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jasmine Cephas Jones and more. See the full lineup here!

In October of 2025, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Joy Woods, Adrienne Warren and more. Learn more!

Regal Entertainments Ltd will present Dick Whittington - the first time in the company's 25-year history. The tale will run from Friday 28 November to Sunday 11 January 2026.

Rock band Fall Out Boy will celebrate two decades of their 5x-Platinum breakthrough album, From Under The Cork Tree, with a new 20TH Anniversary Edition out October 17, 2025. Listen to a new single now.

Brian Wilson, musical genius and founder of the Beach Boys, died today (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), so in honor of him, here is an article of the 40 greatest Beach Boys songs that I wrote for Broadway World two years ago.  Love & Mercy, Brian!