The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 8

Los Angeles indie rock duo CA in LA expanded their debut album with new tracks and released it on vinyl for the first time, revisiting themes of heartache and personal growth.

DESPERATE SCOUSEWIVES: NESSA'S STORY will tour five venues across Liverpool City Region, starring Brookside's Sarah White. The production, written and directed by Lynne Fitzgerald, includes an added matinee performance at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre due to demand.

Ashli St. Armant's new theatrical work transforms Black American folklore into jazz, blues and gospel story-songs performed by a national ensemble of jazz artists at Chandler Center for the Arts in Arizona.

Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre will present the Philadelphia premiere of the award-winning solo play #CHARLOTTESVILLE, followed by the world premiere of Play On!, examining power, race, and technology at The Drake.

Shaina Taub, Michael R. Jackson, Julia Riew and more Fred Ebb Award winners will be featured in Prospect Musicals’ CELEBBRATION concert at Symphony Space on October 8, hosted by Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba.

Temporal Drift announces a reissue of Hiroshi Yoshimura's QUIET FOREST, the Japanese ambient pioneer's final album released in his lifetime, now available on vinyl for the first time with remastered audio and archival materials.

GALANTIS released a new version of Feist's 1234, featuring a driving synthpop treatment of the Canadian singer-songwriter's breakout hit. The track appears on The Devil's Tax Return: Vol 1, an upcoming EP of reimagined covers.

Philadelphia Theatre Company will open its season with the Philadelphia premiere of Bess Wohl's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play LIBERATION, directed by Taibi Magar, marking its first production after the Broadway run.

Lucy Frederick, J.R. Ballantyne, Vinnie Heaven and Syrus Lowe will join Lolly Adefope in OH, MARY! at the Trafalgar Theatre, with the comedy currently booking through early January.

TheaterWorks Hartford will open its upcoming season with the Tony-nominated play LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD, written by Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Rob Ruggiero.

THE BOBBY LEES released a video for new single "Hey Na" ahead of a US tour launching October 8, with support from Jason Momoa's ÖOF TATATÁ joining October 24.

Paul David Young's political drama, directed by Danilo Gambini and starring Baize Buzan, will open at The Flea Theater, exploring the fall of Rome as a warning for modern America.

International Literary Properties promoted Michael Barra from CEO of its Theatrical & Global Franchise Management division to Chief Executive Officer across the Americas, UK, and Europe.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will open at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff on 26 January 2027, touring 23 UK venues through July, following its London run at The Arts at Marble Arch.

David Allan Coe's last studio recordings will make up A MILLION REASONS, featuring a rerecorded version of his signature song, YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME.

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Scenekvelder’s new Les Misérables trusts the score without treating it as a museum piece. Dark, modern and deeply felt, it finds new images for the story while remaining faithful to the form that gives it power. Les Misérables is so familiar that a new production can easily become either a careful reproduction or an argument with its own material. Guy Unsworth’s staging for Scenekvelder finds the more rewarding path between them. It honours the images and emotions audiences bring to the theatre, yet places them in a visual world with a force and logic of its own. The result feels timeless because it understands the past rather than trying to escape it.

Mercury Studios will release the first-ever live album from THE BLOODY BEETROOTS, capturing the band's Montreux Jazz Festival performance across Blu-ray+CD and Double LP formats.

Vince Gill releases Stillwater Night, the 10th EP in his 50 Years From Home series, featuring a duet co-written with wife Amy Grant.

New Jersey rock band THE BROTHERS UNION released a new single exploring faith and perseverance during uncertain times, blending pop-punk energy with reflective lyrics.

K.Flay released the single ANTS, addressing consumerism and the destructive nature of power. The track follows her 2023 album MONO and precedes tour dates supporting Evanescence and Poppy.

Nashville country artist Paige Rose released her new single, exploring themes of patience, comparison and trusting in a higher timeline, now available on streaming platforms.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

The stop-motion animation and live-action hybrid film, starring Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln and directed by Duke Johnson, has added the four actors to its voice cast.

Benjamin Zander will lead the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra at Symphony Hall in works by Weber, Beethoven, and Brahms, featuring violinist Guy Braunstein, to open the ensemble's 48th and final season.