The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 7

Selma the Musical: The Untold Stories has unveiled a yearlong 10th anniversary initiative featuring a national tour, expanded educational programming, and new partnerships as the acclaimed musical enters its second decade.

Rock musician Josh Bassett will return to his hometown for a fundraising concert benefiting Gateway Playhouse, reuniting with South Jersey musicians for a one-night show.

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra announced its 48th and final season, led by Benjamin Zander, with four BPO programs and three Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concerts at Symphony Hall.

Krista Bradley, a veteran arts executive with more than 30 years of experience, will lead THE WASHINGTON CHORUS as its new Executive Director.

The Boston Philharmonic will close its 48th season with four orchestra programs and three youth orchestra programs at Symphony Hall, all led by Benjamin Zander.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Petoskey, Michigan, has cast its September 2026 production of COME FROM AWAY, selecting performers from more than 1,500 submissions and over 250 auditions.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

Nashville singer-songwriter Karlie Bartholomew released a folk-inspired single reflecting on childhood summers and a personal goodbye phrase she created as a child.

A cabaret celebrating composer Spencer Robelen's decade of work will play The Green Room 42, featuring songs from his projects ANDROIDS and OVERTURES.

Cesear's Forum will present Yasmina Reza's CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIAL at Kennedy's Down Under, Playhouse Square, exploring family tensions following a patriarch's funeral.

The London revival of Sunday in the Park With George, starring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, was eyeing a June 2027 opening at the Barbican Theatre, but now whether the production will heppen is in question as one star has left the production. 

Eno’s end of life play is thoughtful and funny while avoiding morbidity. There is no fourth wall. The direct address monologue is a unique narrative structure that is rarely used by playwrights, but a style of storytelling that’s often staged by The Midnight Company (Thom Pain, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, Now Playing Third Base for The St. Louis Cardinals…Bond, James Bond.) A play that is primarily a monologue is in Hanrahan’s wheelhouse as an actor. He and Schwetye have collaborated to stage a poignant reading of Eno’s off-kilter script.

Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, an emerging Shakespeare troupe, is set to present 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T/New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd Street. Co-directors John Gordon and Ruby Rich to stage the production.

Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works. 

ANASTASIA will open at Adelaide's Festival Theatre for a limited season, following runs in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with Georgina Hopson leading the cast as Anya.

Andrew Garfield joined TODAY to discuss THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE and his upcoming role as OpenAI founder Sam Altman, weighing in on the need for family films and living alongside new technology.

Xnthony's new musical LOURDES! THE MUSICAL will have its world premiere at Civic Theatre, Tallaght, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival, following a young man's journey to Lourdes.

A new musical collaboration has been released from the musical SIX and HOT MESS, with an all new mashup video, featuring Nia Stephen and Danielle Steers. Check out the video here!

Eve Nicol has been appointed to the newly created Trainee Artistic Director post at The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, chosen from more than 120 applicants for the two-year position.

Music Theatre International announced that GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is now available for theatres and schools to license for future productions.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will present a ten-concert autumn season at Calderwood Hall, curated by George Steel and featuring performers including Rachel Barton Pine, Rachell Ellen Wong, and the Ivalas Quartet.

The short film stars Liliia Halushko and Daniel Bernhardt and is set to premiere at HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood, the festival announced.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will open single ticket sales for its upcoming subscription season, featuring Andris Nelsons' final season as music director and guest artist Yo-Yo Ma.

TOVE LO released the single DNH, the latest preview of her sixth studio album ESTRUS, ahead of a North American tour launching this fall with support from MALLRAT.