The Life I Lead - 2019 - West End Articles Page 4

All my life, I grew up belting those words from Seasons of Love, one of my favorite songs from Rent. Back then, I sang them simply because I loved the song. I never truly understood their meaning.

Multi-Award-Winning independent theatre company Rogue Projects are pleased to be presenting Bradford Elmore's playwriting debut, Gravity, directed by theatre legend Anthony Skuse.

On 23 November, ROAM A New Musical premiered in a staged concert production at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The show, with music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen and a book by Michael Dovid, tells the story of a nomadic clan and their familial relationships using a roc-pop-Romani fusion score. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Ramin Karimloo, who plays Yoska, and Diego Rodriguez, who plays his son, Pesha. We discussed what it has been like preparing for the one-night performance, what it is like performing in revivals versus new work and even get their thoughts on mirrors in a rehearsal room!

After more than five decades of performances and chart-topping hits, the rock band JOURNEY is saying goodbye to audiences with their Final Frontier Tour spanning cities across North America.  

David Byrne headlines the 2026 Latitude Festival in Suffolk, alongside Lewis Capaldi and more. Don't miss this celebration of creativity!

After making a splash when it first visited the OC back in 2022, MOULIN ROUGE! - THE MUSICAL—the dazzling, Tony Award-winning 2019 Broadway stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's groundbreaking 2001 movie musical—is back full throttle at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for a limited week-long engagement that continues through November 2, 2025 (the show then travels an hour north to Los Angeles' Hollywood Pantages Theatre for performances running November 4-16, 2025). More impressive than before, this vibrant, high-octane, gorgeous-looking musical extravaganza continues to be an overwhelming spectacle for the senses.

The creators of PERFECT WORLD discuss how the true story of a brilliant young novelist who vanished in 1939 became the inspiration for their new musical, playing Nov. 1-9 at the El Portal Theatre.

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Sylvia Neil, Chair of its Board of Directors, will step down in May 2026. She will be succeeded by Craig C. Martin.

Many Steppenwolf productions have made the jump to Broadway, with three shows transferring in 2025 alone. Learn more about Purpose, Bug, The Minutes, and more!

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed that Sylvia Neil, Chair of its Board of Directors, will step down in May 2026. Learn more about the leadership transitions here!

The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, has announced the full cast for Robin Hood and His Merry Men, which runs from Friday 28th November 2025 through to Sunday 11th January 2026.

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!

Multi-award-winning actor Santino Fontana, has joined the star-studded cast of TARRYTOWN THE MUSICAL, a one-night-only musical event playing at the Tarrytown Music Hall on October 30. 

3Arts has announced the 17 recipients of this year's 3Arts Awards. The organization will honor the new recipients next month at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance

In 2024, the pioneering director George C. Wolfe, who brought iconic pieces like Angels in America and The Normal Heart to Broadway stages for the first time, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. If that award is meant to signal the twilight of a career, however, fear not: Wolfe came back to New York the very next year with his critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy starring Audra McDonald. 

English National Opera (ENO) will bring a new production of the compelling death row opera Dead Man Walking to the London Coliseum stage this November.

On Friday, September 26 and Saturday September 27, 2025, Tony nominee Taylor Louderman will bring her cabaret show to the Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge. Louderman grew up in neighboring Bourbon, Missouri and started her career at The Muny. She took valuable time from her rehearsal schedule and her work with her non-profit organization, the Write Out Loud Project, to sit down with Broadway World and talk about her upcoming shows at Blue Strawberry.

The 32nd annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize has been awarded to actress, director, dramaturg, and theater founder Rosalba Rolón. Learn more about Rolón here!

Further casting has been set  for Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical. The new musical will be staged for two concert performances at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will present a powerfully tender performance of one of the world's most loved compositions, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem).

It's fair to say general consensus is never work with your family, yet Amit Noy is doing the exact opposite in his piece A Big Big Room Full of Everybody's Hope. Marseille-based performer and dance maker Noy makes his Sadler’s Wells choreographic debut with the UK premiere of A Big Big Room Full of Everybody’s Hope in the Lilian Baylis Studio this October. For this production, Noy brings together three generations of his own family to explore the memory that is held between bodies and how we process trauma. 

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

The Prince Fellowship has revealed that Giuliana Carullo has received The Prince Fellowship and Miranda Gohh has received The Prince/TTLP Fellowship. Learn more about the awards here!

In 'The Life of a Showgirl,' Taylor Swift is tapping into a rich history of showbiz and glamor from days gone by. As we prepare for Swift’s new album, which arrives in October, we have compiled a list of some of the brightest Broadway showgirls that Mackie has costumed over the years, from Barbra Streisand to Bernadette Peters.