Smoke - 2023 - West End Articles Page 2

It was probably a dark, rainy night when Francesca Marlowe came across the mysterious case of the dead asylum seeker. Plumes of vape smoke flowing from her nostrils, she turns the facts over in her head. The man had not been in the country long, or at least not long enough to accumulate deadly enemies. The coroner’s report had all the right words in all the right places but looked about as truthful as an election manifesto. And, to cap it off, the corpse was found in a locked room after some days had passed. 

Jazz collective Club d'Elf will play at the Spire Center for Performing Arts. Winners of a Boston Music Award in 2023, Club d'Elf has been helping audiences lose track of time for almost 27 years.

London is a city built on ghosts. Romans, plague pits, abandoned Tube stations and the collective memory of audiences who still shudder about The Woman in Black. There’s even a theatre supposedly inhabited by a ghost dolphin called Flipper.

Delving into the creative chaos behind Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time, MILES. is a dynamic two-hander blending live jazz and multi-rolling performance to explore the life and legacy of Miles Davis.

The Kravis Center in West Palm Beach will present Air Supply’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on April 17 and Robert Jon & The Wreck’s Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes US Tour on March 1.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts revealed that tickets for legendary Australian rock icons, AIR SUPPLY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION and blues rock band ROBERT JON & THE WRECK are on sale this week. Learn more!

Open-Door Playhouse will continue to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is presenting a new play, Agnes's Little War. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.

Open-Door Playhouse will continue to present short plays in podcast form. The Playhouse is presenting a new play, Tilapia. Learn more and see how to listen!

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the cast for their Off-Broadway production of Queens by Martyna Majok. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here.

The cast has been announced for Dylan MarcAurele's Pop Off, Michelangelo! which will run on the Udderbelly stage at Underbelly, George Square following its 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season and 8-week London run at Underbelly Boulevard Soho.

XThe Rose Art Museum will present Danielle Mckinney: Tell Me More, the prodigious painter’s solo U.S. museum debut. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Lexi and Andrew shared their thoughts on the show, including the surprising relevance of Shakespeare 500 years later, and why you should see the show.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has revealed its 46th season, marking the final season programmed by Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes before her departure from the Tony Award-winning company in September. Learn more!

The Broadway musical, Parade, at The Smith Center June 10-15. Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival to hit Broadway in years” (Deadline).

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Benjamin Verdery & Friends: Some Towns and Cities with special guests next week. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

The 20th annual South East European Film Festival is bringing to Los Angeles U.S. premieres, European talent, and an Industry Accelerator with panels and workshops from April 30 – May 7.

Following a second consecutive sell-out run at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, critically acclaimed comedian Dan Tiernan is set to release his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Full of Beans as a stand-up special. 

The magician formerly known as Dynamo and now more formally as Steven Frayne steps away from his ex-persona to embrace a new start.

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. Leading the way this year is Tom Scutt's Fiddler on the Roof which matches Hamilton's record-breaking 13 nominations, represented in every acting and creative category.

The Bush Theatre has revealed its programme until early 2026 which includes some of the country’s most exciting new writing. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed the cast of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Romeo and Juliet launches the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August in the Globe Theatre.  

Double Telling has announced the London premiere of Run Sister Run by award-winning playwright Chloë Moss. Directed by Marlie Haco, the production opens at the Arcola Theatre in July.

Los Angeles psych-punk road warriors Frankie and the Witch Fingers have returned to release a brand new album, Trash Classic. Their new single 'Economy' is available now. Listen to it here!

Nashville-based artist Melanie MacLaren will be hitting the road this spring supporting her critically acclaimed EP Bloodlust, with shows throughout the Southwest.