The Big Life - 2005 - West End Articles Page 1

THE DECEMBERISTS released a music video for "The Better Part of Bravery," an original song written for LAIKA's stop-motion film WILDWOOD, based on the novel by frontman Colin Meloy. The film and soundtrack are now available.

SONIC TEMPLE ART + MUSIC FESTIVAL will return to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus with nearly 150 artists across five stages, including IRON MAIDEN, BLINK-182, KORN, FAITH NO MORE, A PERFECT CIRCLE, and ALICE IN CHAINS.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual Holiday Spectacular Concert at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake. The regional orchestra, founded in 1950, is known for innovative programming and community engagement.

De La Soul will release an expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of STAKES IS HIGH, featuring newly remastered audio, previously unreleased instrumentals, remixes and exclusive collectible editions via A.O.I. Records.

Emma Thompson reveals Stephen Sondheim's blunt warning that stopped her from starring in her own Nanny McPhee musical: 'You will die.'

Vince Gill and Marty Stuart released MARTY AND ME, the eleventh installment in Gill's 50 YEARS FROM HOME EP series, featuring five new songs the pair wrote together.

The long-running comedy show marks its twentieth anniversary with a complete cast announcement for the upcoming POTTED PANTO production.

The 17th annual SOHO International Film Festival crowned JACKRABBIT and KARLOVY VARY as best feature films, while FIELD TRIP earned dual documentary awards and audience recognition.

Jack Wolfe will perform at the Rufus & Martha Wainwright benefit concert at Town Hall, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Alice Phoebe Lou, and family members. Proceeds support Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project.

Emma Thompson's new musical adaptation of NANNY MCPHEE will premiere in London's West End. The stage version features music by Gary Clark and direction by Katy Rudd.

NOSTALGIA BAIT was an excellent night of fun that celebrated growing up as a theater kid in the early 2000s. Creative choices were made that enhanced the show into a full production.

The indie rock band released their first new music in over two years, a closing song for the stop-motion animated film based on frontman Colin Meloy's debut novel.

When people hear about Idlewild, the first thing that comes to mind is the 2006 drama film with a musical score produced, written, and mostly performed by the Grammy award winning hip-hop duo Outkast. Set in fictional Idlewild, Georgia, the film focuses on the seedier side of the music business rather than the majesty that was Idlewild, Michigan.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Sony Pictures Classics will release the psychological thriller BUNKER, written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, following an awards-qualifying run.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre will hold its fall conference at Lincoln Center, featuring keynote speaker Andrew Lippa and sessions on non-profit and commercial musical theatre production models.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

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

Colt Coeur will honor Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, and board trustee Roberta Kelly at its annual benefit event in Brooklyn.

Singer-songwriter Grayson Capps announced his first full-length album of original material in nine years, featuring the lead single Far Away. The album will be released via RPF Records / Royal Potato Family.

Montclair alt-rock duo RAISED ON CANDY released 'Pickle Eyes,' the first track from their forthcoming album 'Play Marbles on the Turnpike,' produced by Ray Ketchem and mastered by Matthew Barnhart.