The Big Life - 2004 - London Fringe Articles Page 1

'Time of Your Life' is a memorable tune. It was the graduation song, the goodbye song, the song that seemed to be everywhere in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Arden Theatre Company will open its new season in Philadelphia with GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, a musical featuring Bob Dylan songs performed live by an actor-musician cast.

Governor Josh Green and Mayor Rick Blangiardi will jointly issue proclamations honoring JOURNEY as the band wraps up more than five decades of performances in Hawai'i. Tickets start at $58.

Vangeline will perform her Butoh dance work MAN WOMAN at the Schwarzman Centre in Oxford, followed by a discussion on gender and Butoh history with Dr Baldock.

BroadwayWorld looks back at the 2001 Off-Broadway cast of the musical 'Bay Boy,' which included a young Kerry Butler before her star turn as Meredith Parker.

Open Fist Theatre Company is presenting a rare revival of Marisol, the Obie-winning work by Puerto Rican playwright José Rivera, whose powerfully poetic language creates a dreamlike blend of magical realism in this darkly funny, apocalyptic fable about survival, faith and hope. I spoke with Open Fist associate artistic director Amanda Weier about her vision for directing the play which runs September 12 through October 24 at Atwater Village Theatre

South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival in Somers Point, N.J., featuring trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpeter Jon Faddis honoring Louis Armstrong's legacy at Gateway Playhouse.

The Vergennes Opera House will present its 2026-2027 season, marking the first time the historic Vermont theater is fully accessible following completion of its All Access Project.

Anthony J. Wilkinson will return to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City with the fifth installment of his MY BIG GAY ITALIAN franchise, marking a one-year anniversary with the original cast and special guest appearances.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed Fall performances of its 65th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world, including La MaMa Block Party celebrating 65 years, the return of the La MaMa Puppet Festival, and more.

FRIGID New York will present its 29th season, including the Days of the Dead Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and The Fire This Time Festival, with performances at UNDER St. Marks.

Theatre has always intersected with politics, and the presence of American presidents in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre plays and musicals is a major part of this. Did you know that all of our heads of state have been featured in shows, whether as characters or as plot points that are part of the action? Dramatizing current and former leaders of our nation is a way to examine their affect on society at the time and how political events, even those of many years ago, still impact us all. 

TAKING BACK SUNDAY will commemorate the 20th anniversary of its album LOUDER NOW with a deluxe anniversary edition, according to a release from Big Picture Media.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

Duck Soup Cinema at Overture Center in Madison, Wis., announced its upcoming season lineup, featuring three silent films with live Grand Barton Organ accompaniment, vaudeville acts, and works starring Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Clara Bow.

Jaiden Leo Riley discusses making his professional leading man debut as Edward Lewis in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Clear Space Theatre Company, running July 1 through August 25, 2026 in Rehoboth Beach.

The Passion of the Christ, the 2004 film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Mel Gibson, is returning to theaters. Newly remastered in stunning 4K with Dolby Atmos sound, the blockbuster will return to the big screen September 10–17.

Holland Vavra is a Houston-based performer who is marking her 30th production at Stages with her own cabaret show. To celebrate the milestone, the show's gonna run July 9th through the 26th. Holland has been seen on many Houston stages, not just Stages, and most folks would know her from her musical incarnations.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Annika Low portrays Mary Poppins at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre June 26-August 8!

Young performers overcame weather and sound issues to bring the vibrant, musical retelling of the 2004 film Mean Girls to the vintage, nostalgic Akron Civic Theater.

It's the end of an era on Broadway. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the curtain has officially come down on Boneau/Bryan-Brown, the iconic Broadway press office founded by ATPAM-members Chris Boneau and Adrian Bryan-Brown, after more than three decades representing theatre on Broadway, Off-Broadway and around the world.

Anthony J. Wilkinson signed a multi-year extension with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, bringing several MY BIG GAY ITALIAN productions to Sound Waves Theater through 2028, including a world premiere.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will present 'Soul, Sound, and Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney,' a retrospective of over 75 works exploring music's influence on the late illustrator's career.