The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 13

Trombonist, composer, and educator Sam Blakeslee is set to release NEW BLOOD, a new album recorded with the Sam Blakeslee Large Group, on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records.

Scout Durwood's ten-song covers album WOMAN LOVE spans genres and generations, led by a rendition of 'I've Been Loving You Too Long,' marking her third project with the Kirk Pasich Project.

Gus Dapperton released a new single and accompanying video via ALTER Music, marking his first solo music release in three years, following his previous album.

Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.

Sacred Fools Theater Company will present a season of West Coast and world premieres, including RECENT ALIEN ABDUCTIONS and MY GIRLFRIEND HAS CANCER AND THIS SHOW IS ABOUT ME, at The Broadwater Theater Complex in Hollywood.

Josh Alexander’s documentary, Sara Bareilles: Good Grief will receive a nationwide release this fall. The film offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of Bareilles’ return to the recording studio in years. Watch the trailer for the documentary!

Third Coast Percussion will tour VERNACULAR, a new program created with electronic music artist Jlin, across the U.S. and Europe, alongside an album release and debut single.

Michael Hagins will bring his solo show CONQUERING THE CANON to the Yellow Bicycle Theater in Philadelphia for a limited three-performance engagement as part of the FringeArts season.

The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of Purpose, a sharp family drama written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Josiah Davis, set to be presented this fall.

THE BLACK WATCH will release its 27th studio album, led by single Marie Bouzkova, named for the tennis player but centered on themes of modesty and charm.

Cardi B returned with new single AH HA, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD's Sweater Weather crossed one billion views, and KATSEYE held two songs in the US Top 5.

TCG Books will publish Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Pulitzer Prize-finalist play EVERYBODY, now available for pre-order ahead of its release.

German band HASA has released its second album STREIK, mixing jazz, funk, blues, reggae and dialect lyrics following its 2022 Baden-Württemberg Cabaret Prize win.

Michelle Branch and NEW RADICALS frontman Gregg Alexander appear together in a reimagined music video for The Game of Love, marking Alexander's first on-screen band appearance in decades.

Vocalist Denise Donatelli announced a new recording featuring Kenny Rampton, Donny McCaslin, Yotam Silberstein, and Reuben Rogers, with musical direction by Geoffrey Keezer on the Savant label.

Dance Theatre of Harlem named Derrick Adams, Sanford Biggers, Virginia Johnson, Fatima Robinson, Marcus Samuelsson and Mickalene Thomas to its first Artistic Council, a group of advisors shaping the company's programming and outreach.

Jennifer Ellison will play Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George in select cities including Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle as MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL tours the UK and Ireland through January 2027.

History Fort Lauderdale will present the fifth anniversary of its free exhibit celebrating Hispanic artists, featuring work from Florencia Clement de Grandprey, Isabel Perez Salazar, Lifrancis Rojas and Norman Silva.

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born's sweat variant will present the cross-disciplinary work at venues including the Wexner Center, BAM, and Walker Art Center, with accompanying exhibitions.

Being back on Broadway is on Amanda Kloots' bucket list, and she has a part in mind- Roxie Hart. She recently spoke with Danny Murphy and Evan Real on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio as discussed wanting to return to her Broadway roots to star in Chicago.

The Roku Channel released the official trailer for NFL HOMETOWN EATS, a series pairing Eva Longoria, Joel McHale, Rebel Wilson and NFL players exploring restaurants near team stadiums.

Jersey Boys reveals its full 20th Anniversary tour cast, kicking off in Syracuse before hitting Chicago, Denver, LA, San Francisco and more.

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. 

Steven Huynh and Claire Kwon will reprise their Broadway roles as the MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American tour launches in Baltimore on September 13, 2026, with over 30 additional cities to follow.

Lolly Adefope will make her West End debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! at the Trafalgar Theatre, taking over the role for a limited engagement. Learn more here!