The Life - 2017 - West End Articles Page 9

Ahead of Claybourne Elder’s upcoming 54 Below show, the actor gets candid on his Mormon upbringing and exclusively tells BroadwayWorld there is power in setting boundaries and saying ‘no.’

Daniel Pickard, the UK indie pop eccentric, announced his debut album BEHAVIOUR via AWAL, accompanied by new single HEARTBEATS THE FLAW and an official visualizer.

Joffrey Ballet announced President and CEO Greg Cameron will step down after a 15-year tenure, with the board forming a committee to lead a national search for his successor.

Jim Parsons will return to his alma mater in Spring, Texas, joining former classmates and theatre director Rick Garcia for a fundraiser benefiting the Maestro Arts Project.

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

Alexander Shelley will lead Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, with soprano Miah Persson and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly at Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Governor Josh Green and Mayor Rick Blangiardi will jointly issue proclamations honoring JOURNEY as the band wraps up more than five decades of performances in Hawai'i. Tickets start at $58.

It’s been more than 17 years since the hit Fox musical series 'Glee' premiered in May 2009. BroadwayWorld looks back on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.

Thomas Ellenson will write, direct and star in THOMAS & ME, becoming the first performer using a speech-generating device to headline a full-length New York play, at The Frank Shiner Theater.

Jim James' fifth solo album, WOWED OUT, is out now. The My Morning Jacket frontman will begin a solo acoustic headline tour November 28 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Portland Playhouse will open its 19th season with a limited-run revival of THURGOOD, directed by Lou Bellamy and starring Lester Purry as Justice Thurgood Marshall, at Adrienne C. Nelson High School in Happy Valley.

Scottish band NEON WALTZ released their second single in three years, WINNER, recorded in Glasgow with producer Tom Rees amid studio standoffs with a neighboring takeaway.

Presented by New Musical Theater Nashville in partnership with ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), The First Stage gives local Nashville composers and writers a chance to showcase their new work by performing 45-minute excerpts from original musicals in development. Presented quarterly, the concert series is held in the Analog Lounge at the Hutton Hotel.

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold its Writer-Producer Speed Date, pairing writers with producers for one-on-one pitch sessions and coaching in a virtual format.

Kane Brown will release a new song titled BOOTS featuring Shania Twain, a tribute to her classic Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?, via Sony Music Nashville.

Joey Arias talks bringing ARIAS WITH A TWIST back to HERE Arts Center nearly 20 years later, reuniting with Basil Twist, inspiring a new generation, and creating a handmade love letter to New York City.

Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club named Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar its latest monthly read, with exclusive content and a podcast interview between Lipa and the author now available.

Black Rose Theater ATX founder Zell Miller talks about the legacy behind Austin’s newest theatre company, the Jazz Aesthetic that shapes its work, creating space for Black and Brown artists, and launching with the deeply personal world premiere of And She Was Loved.

Sam First jazz club will present a Los Angeles-heavy September lineup including trumpeter Clay Jenkins, pianist Adam Hersh and saxophonist Seamus Blake, alongside its annual benefit honoring Darlene Chan and Herbie Hancock.

Pete Fij, formerly of Adorable, has released the single and video for "Wake Up Honey," the latest preview of his upcoming album Up's The New Down via Tip Top Records.

Boston Ballet has announced a $10 million donation, the largest endowment gift in the organization's history. The gift has been made by an anonymous, long-time patron of Boston Ballet.

This Halloween, The Green Room 42 will present the premiere of SHOW NO FEAR, a new real-world horror play from writer-director Aaron Mark. Learn more here!

Latin GRAMMY-nominated Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Cosme released a bolero reimagining of "No Tengo Duda," a personal track from his debut album BRUJO, reworked with arranger Jonathan Montes.

The Malayalam feature THE SOUL WHISPERER, directed by Leo Thaddeus and starring Dileesh Pothan and Pauly Valsan, will have its World Premiere in Busan's Window on Asian Cinema section.

Vishwendra Singh's debut feature KHORIYA, executive produced by Ashim Ahluwalia, will have its World Premiere in the Busan International Film Festival's 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section.