The Comeback - 2021 - West End Articles Page 13

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the first moments of 2022 are legendary! After a show-stopping performance for 4th of July, singing sensation Veronica Swift is back again to blow the roof off! She’ll be backed by a rockin’ 8-person band including the horn section of jazz rock supergroup Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Actor/cabaret singer Stephanie Trudeau will return to Don't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th Street, on December 30 at 7:00 PM in the updated version of her docu-cabaret musical, 'Becoming Chavela.'  Written and performed by Ms. Trudeau, the piece is more than just a musical cabaret based on the songs of legendary Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. 

'Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival' is hosted by NY1's Frank DiLella. Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lea Salonga, Sara Bareilles and more are featured in the new documentary with and with exclusive footage from Aladdin, Wicked, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Phantom of the Opera, and Waitress.

Joe’s Pub has announced their winter programming for 2022 starting in January through February with two shows each evening. In addition, the venue will welcome its former sous chef, Ricky Mungaray back to the kitchen as Executive Chef.

During this spirited and festive time at Seattle Center, venues across the grounds welcome visitors with holiday cheer, programming and decoration. Twinkling tree lights, provided by Climate Pledge Arena, line campus pathways to accompany colorful lighting on buildings and grounds, and many parts of the campus are resuming in-person events, with a delightful variety of live entertainment, live music, comedy and seasonal, family-friendly fare and more. 

It's Tina Turner's birthday! The casts of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical have come together from around the world to celebrate the icon's birthday.

2x GRAMMY® Award-winning DJ/producer/songwriter David Guetta has released the star-studded new video for his rising hit, “Family (Feat. Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie).” The video was directed by Michael Garcia (Jack Harlow, Machine Gun Kelly), who recently won a VMA for best Alternative video.

While I have my music-nerd quibbles, this is pretty damn good for a non-union touring production.

On November 17, ONEUS received their first-ever win on a music show! The group took home the top prize from MBC's Show Champion for their song 'LUNA.' The win is historic in that it makes ONEUS the first 4th generation boy group to get their first win on Show Champion.

Hadestown is now playing in South Korea, and BroadwayWorld is teaching you all about one K-Pop star who is taking on a lead role!

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome audiences back for in-person performances for the first time in 20 months with its acclaimed and extraordinary revival of Bug by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, in the Downstairs Theater November 11 – December 12, 2021 (opening November 14).

K-Pop boy group ONEUS has made a comeback today, November 9, with their 6th mini album, 'Blood Moon'. Learn more about the album, watch the music video, stream all of the tracks, and more!

Reprising their roles from the 2019-2020 season are Danielle Wade as Cady Heron, Megan Masako Haley as Gretchen Wieners, Jonalyn Saxer as Karen Smith, Mary Kate Morrissey as Janis Sarkisian, Eric Huffman as Damian Hubbard, Adante Carter as Aaron Samuels, Kabir Bery as Kevin G. and Lawrence E. Street as Mr. Duvall.

In 1977, stars from Broadway shows gathered onboard a New York City subway car to take what would become an iconic photo, appearing with the tag line “The Only Sure Way to Make It to Broadway.” Forty-four years later, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Broadway advertising agency RPM collaborated to re-create this photo.

The second ACA Cinema Project series will present Flash Forward: Debut Works and Recent Films by Notable Japanese Directors, a hybrid program with 18 films streaming nationwide on Japan Society's Virtual Cinema from December 3-23, 2021 and two in-person screenings in Japan Society's auditorium on December 11 and 17.

Roxey Ballet, Lambertville's renowned professional dance company, against all odds after Hurricane Ida destroyed their facility is proud to rise up and present its Annual Holiday Classic 'The Nutcracker”. 

Many parts of the campus are resuming in-person events, with an impressive variety of live entertainment, illuminating exhibits, cultural festivals, live music and comedy and seasonal, family-friendly fare. Here is our list of things to do virtually (V) and in person (IP) this month.

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe is an original Broadway cast member of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, which marks her Broadway debut, after drawing rave reviews for her portrayal of the iconic Tina Turner in the West End production.

Prevented by the lockdown in 2020 from staging their usual seasonal show - a tradition that had been running for over 15 years - Greenwich Theatre are ecstatic to be making their festive comeback with a version of the rarely staged traditional pantomime The Queen of Hearts.

2x GRAMMY® Award-winning DJ/producer/songwriter David Guetta is back with a star-studded new single, “Family (Feat. Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie)” is available now. Listen to the new single now!

Hampstead Theatre gets back on its feet properly and reopens at full capacity bringing Stockard Channing back on stage, who was last on stage in London at Trafalgar Studios in 2017. The former Rizzo now plays Thelma,  Rebecca Night’s Jessie’s elderly mother who lives by herself apparently ignorant of the running of her own home. But Jessie’s had enough of life and announces to her that at the end of the night she's going to shoot herself in her bedroom.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today Kenny Leon, acclaimed Tony and Obie Award-winning director will helm the world premiere production of King James by ensemble member Rajiv Joseph in the company’s 2021/22 Comeback Season.

The series had been announced without securing the rights to Rivers' life, which are held by her daughter, Melissa Rivers. Since the rights were rejected by Rivers' estate, the series would have moved forward as an unauthorized project, preventing the use of Rivers' jokes or catch phrases.

Watch Nkeki Obi-Melekwe make her national television debut as Tina Turner with the cast of TINA: The Musical, performing a medley of 'Nutbush City Limits' and 'Proud Mary' this morning on Good Morning America.

From Scott Rosenfelt, the Executive Producer of Home Alone and Student Academy Award Winner Dana H Glazer: A Case of Blue: A Feature Film About Love, Longing and Redemption.