The Homecoming - 2015 - West End Articles Page 2

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show will make its Brighton homecoming, after an 11-year absence, at Ironworks during the Brighton Fringe this May. Learn more about the show here!

Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced the casting of Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis as Jenna and Earl in the upcoming production of WAITRESS set to start performances on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 and playing through Sunday, June 15, 2025.  Full casting and production information will be announced in May.

Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller', Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller' and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller' in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS. Learn more about the show here!

Multi-platinum rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace are joining forces for a 2025 co-headline tour across the U.S., featuring special guest Return To Dust.

The Wombats have announced a string of new UK & IE tour dates, taking place in December later this year. This comes after the band released their sixth studio album last month, Oh! The Ocean.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) will welcome back award-winning comedian and television broadcaster David Letterman to host “Conversations: David Letterman with Paul Shaffer” on April 10, 2025 at 7:00PM.

11x Grammy Award-winner Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards with his song “It Takes A Woman.” Listen to the song here.

The Wombats have unveiled their new single ‘Can’t Say No’; the final offering from the chart-topping, platinum-selling indie heroes before the release of their sixth studio album. Check it out now.

Due to overwhelming demand, Chris Stapleton has added nine new dates to his “All-American Road Show” tour this summer including second and final nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Denver’s Ball Arena, and more.

Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, and more.

The Costume Designers Guild has announced that award-winning songwriter, musician and actor Janelle Monáe will be honored with the second annual Vanguard Spotlight Award at the 27th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards).

A five-year celebration of playwright Brian Friel will come to Ireland beginning in 2025. FrielDays – a Homecoming will feature readings of the works of the late playwright, who died in 2015.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present its engaging Baroque Series on Saturday, January 11, 7:30 pm, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, and Sunday, January 12, 2025, 4 pm, at The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall in San Marino.

The Wombats have unveiled their new track ‘My Head Is Not My Friend’; the third offering from the chart-topping, platinum-selling indie heroes’ sixth studio album, Oh! The Ocean, out 14th February 2025. Listen to it now!

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

Jazz Arts Group Columbus will welcome Ohio native and founding member of the dynamic Columbus group the Huntertones, Jon Lampley, for one night. Lampley is currently a member of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show Band and will bring his show Night Service with Jon Lampley to the Lincoln Theatre on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. 

 In November, music fans are in for a treat as Naärai – a Sarasota native and the daughter of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Founder/Artistic Director Nate Jacobs – returns to grace the WBTT stage.

Tony Award Winner and Emmy and Grammy Nominee Kelli O'Hara and Tony Nominee Raúl Esparza will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM. Learn more about the guests and how to get tickets.

Boston Moving Arts will host “Welcome Home,” a spirited, diverse production designed to create space for comfort and relief in stressful times.

The Drilling Company and ARA Productions will present the world premiere of'Lakeplay' by Drew Valins from October 3 to 20 at The Wild Project, 195 E 3rd Street.

Rice University's Shepherd School of Music is celebrating the appointment of alumnus Cristian Măcelaru and the addition of opera luminary Patrick Summers to its faculty. Măcelaru will serve as distinguished visiting artist from the 2025-26 season through 2027-28, building on the conductor's array of international roles in classical music.

According to Cornelia Frame, the former VP of Casting and Talent Relations at Disney Channel, Zendaya auditioned for the Descendants franchise before appearing in other favorites such as The Greatest Showman and Spider-Man.

Poet/Curator Taalam Acey honed his poetic skills growing up in Newark. Now known as “The Godfather of Spoken Word,” Acey triumphantly returns home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's (NJPAC) Victoria Theater on Saturday, August 24, 2024, to curate Spoken Word Apex, an illuminating night of poetry, visual arts and music, as part of NJPAC's Dodge Poetry series.

Fall for Dance North celebrates its 10th anniversary with a diverse festival line-up featuring performances from international and Canadian artists.

On the heels of The Daily Show’s runaway success, the EMMY® award-winning franchise announced that Jon Stewart will host special live episodes of The Daily Show following the presidential debates between President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump scheduled for Thursday, June 27th, and Tuesday, September 10th.