The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 2

Composer David T. Little announced season highlights including the New York premiere of WHAT BELONGS TO YOU at NYU Skirball, a 20th-anniversary release of SOLDIER SONGS by Opera Philadelphia, and new productions of DOG DAYS and JFK across North America and Australia.

Indigenous power pop rockers Low Budget Rock Star from Opaskwayak Cree Nation released the single Cotton Candy on New Sun Records, featuring a music video with Melody McArthur.

Marika Hackman announced her fifth studio album FALSE DOGS, produced and written by herself. The record explores mid-thirties malaise through folk-pop and features Hackman playing most instruments.

Montreal-based project LAND OF TALK shared a double single from its sixth album LASTS via Saddle Creek, with accompanying videos for both tracks.

Sweat Variant, the collaborative practice of Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, will present the New York premiere of ADAKU, PART 2: SHE SHIVERS WITH IT at Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 2026 Next Wave Festival.

Five-time Latin Grammy winner Jorge Celedón performs at Prudential Hall, celebrating his career as a vallenato star with hits spanning decades of Colombian musical tradition.

Notch Theatre Company will present the world premiere of CREATION STORY, a Chicanofuturist musical written and co-composed by Octavia Chavez-Richmond and directed by Rebecca Martínez at Teatro Círculo in New York.

Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

Conductor Benjamin Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 at Symphony Hall, with a pre-concert talk.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It is fitting that a play about questioning the stories we inherit has a story of its own worth revisiting. Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor Is the Villain, now being presented by Kansas City Repertory Theatre at the downtown Copaken Stage, has so far traveled a remarkable road.  I Imagine Kimberly as Luke Skywalker with a laser pistol taking comic potshots at almost everyone in her galaxy. But there is something darker going on in this play too

Comedian and Emmy Award winner Craig Ferguson will record special tapings at Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. Tickets are currently available.

A Noise Within, in Pasadena, puts on the hit Broadway musical Come From Away this October. With co-artistic director and theatre co-founder Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directing the show, the musical has become the centerpiece of the 2026-27 season.

New World Symphony will present three chamber music concerts this fall showcasing Fellows, alumni, and guest artists performing works spanning the Baroque, Debussy's influence, and a tribute to cofounder Michael Tilson Thomas.

Alt rock band SELFISH THINGS released their new studio album RECEPTIVITY via FLG, featuring focus track Cracks with an official visualizer.

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, opening at the St. James Theatre this winter, including Crystal Kellogg and more.

Based on Rick Riordan’s bestselling books, Percy Jackson – The Lightning Thief: The Musical makes its Latin American debut in São Paulo on October 10. Featuring rock music, mythological creatures, and spectacular effects, the Portuguese-language production stars João Lucas.

Today’s subject Renea S. Brown is currently living her theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the role of Isabella in Psalmayene 24’s reimagining of Measure for Measure. The show runs through November 1st.

Alt rock band SELFISH THINGS released the single "Liability" with an official visualizer ahead of their studio album RECEPTIVITY via FLG. Frontman Alex Biro discussed the track's themes of self-reckoning and addiction.

Shania Twain released the deluxe edition of her seventh studio album, LITTLE MISS TWAIN – THE PLACES I'LL GO, featuring six additional songs including three new tracks and a collaboration with The Milk Carton Kids.

The queendom of SIX will descend on Sydney's Theatre Royal to celebrate the newly coronated cast of queens. The official opening night of this award-winning global sensation will be at Theatre Royal Sydney.

Dancer and choreographer Vernard J. Gilmore will perform mixed-repertoire works at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, featuring pieces from his career at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and new compositions by his company, La Verdad.

Björk's concert with Iceland's Hamrahlíð Choir, recorded at Reykjavík's Harpa Concert Hall, will arrive as a physical release across multiple formats.

Björk's 2021 concert performance with Iceland's Hamrahlíð Choir, recorded at Reykjavík's Harpa Concert Hall, will be released on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD, featuring orchestral reimaginings of songs from across her catalogue.

Choreographer and dancer Vernard J. Gilmore will present an evening of mixed-repertoire performances at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, NY, featuring works from his company LA VERDAD and pieces developed during residencies at the venue.