The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 5

Costume designer Susan Hilferty – who amassed a mantel-full of awards, including the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, for the musical “Wicked,” being presented by Broadway In Boston at the Citizens Opera House through November 15 – got an early start on a career that so far includes 27 Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-nominated revivals of “Parade” (2023), “Funny Girl” (2022), and “Present Laughter” (2017) as well as 2005’s “Into the Woods” and 2006’s “Spring Awakening.”

Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter have joined Tom Holland in the Fred Astaire biopic in which Holland will star as the famed actor and dancer from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Lightning Rod Theater will soon present the world-premiere of Paul Hoan Zeidler's historical reimagining, Hamlet in the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the committee composing the Declaration of Independence wrote a nation into existence.  

Pete Fij, formerly of ADORABLE, released his new LP UP'S THE NEW DOWN via Tip Top Records alongside the single "Complicated," which blends post-punk guitars with melodic sensibility.

Tangerine Records released the first vinyl pressing of Ray Charles' complete 75-minute 1964 Shrine Auditorium concert, while Lizz Wright and Kenny Banks Sr. debuted their duo album Nearness featuring standards, spirituals, and originals.

Coy Middlebrook has been appointed Artistic Director of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, overseeing artistic planning, programming, and education initiatives.

Nevada Ballet Theatre will launch its 2026-2027 season with an evening that brings together sweeping classical beauty, powerful choreography, and the thrill of live orchestral music and operatic voices. Carmina Burana returns to The Smith Center for three performances, Oct. 2-4.

Michelle Branch and Maren Morris released a duet version of Goodbye To You with an official music video featuring Kristin Cavallari recreating iconic Laguna Beach moments.

Trombonist and composer Sam Blakeslee released his debut album NEW BLOOD with the Sam Blakeslee Large Group on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, featuring compositions praised for their melodic depth and sophisticated orchestration.

Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley released his studio album THEY FORGOT, anchored by the focus track Robbery 10 and featuring guest appearances from Ashanti, Skilla Baby, and Hurricane Wisdom.

54 Below will present performances featuring Broadway talent including cast members from Diana The Musical, Heathers, and Illinoise, alongside Tony Award nominees and performers from hit shows.

ROSINE, the Nashville-based duo of GRAMMY Award winner Forrest O'Connor and vocalist Meredith Lane O'Connor, released the single 'It Never Ends' on Compass Records ahead of their self-titled debut album.

Performances are now underway for Other Desert Cities, which will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of Other Desert Cities here!

Jude Brothers released the album DOGWOOD MAIDEN VOYAGE via Gar Hole Records, blending global folk influences with themes of grief, light, and spiritual longing. The album features collaboration with musicians including poet and musician Mike Young.

Vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released their duo album NEARNESS, an 11-track collection of jazz standards, spirituals, and original compositions. The pair will perform at City Winery in New York City.

Matt Willis, BRIT award winner and CABARET emcee, will appear at the Kit Kat Club in conversation with journalist Bryony Gordon to discuss his debut memoir, Mending: Busted, Breaking and Getting Better.

Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the COLBURN ORCHESTRA in a season-opening concert at The Soraya featuring works by Márquez, Kevin Puts, Falla, and Giménez, with student soloists on marimba and mezzo-soprano.

The four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, conducted by Donald Nally, will present the opening program of its season at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, featuring works exploring memory, nature, and transformation.

The full cast has been announced for SCROOGE THE MUSICAL, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, opening at Glasgow's SEC Armadillo. The production will be directed by Thom Southerland.

The Barbican announced its Spring/Summer 2027 theatre and dance lineup, featuring UK premieres, world premieres, and returning productions from international and UK artists.

What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?

David Mitchell returns as John 'Ludwig' Taylor in LUDWIG season 2, now a police consultant still searching for his missing twin. Premieres October 13 on BritBox.

Vivek Jayaram, performing as THE CALCULUS, released the single 'Meet Me In Chicago' ahead of his album GUIDES. The track blends 90s indie rock, power pop, and alternative rock influences.

Guitarist Miles Okazaki reissues his six-disc solo guitar album WORK, which features the complete Thelonious Monk songbook, coinciding with the release of THE MONKATHON film.

Phylicia Rashad will direct August Wilson's Fences at the Mark Taper Forum. Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker.