The West - 2022 - West End Articles Page 5

The Linda Lindas released the single Blood On Our Hands and announced a North American tour beginning September 16, with stops in Brooklyn on October 8 and Los Angeles on November 7.

Cruel Santino announced his new album KINGS OF THE BOUNCE, sharing two songs, International Collector and Oz, as the first look at the project.

Milton Keynes Theatre announced the first cast for SIX, the musical about the wives of Henry VIII, ahead of its upcoming run at the venue.

See Chicago Dance will honor José Luis Ovalle González and Jan Feldman for their contributions to the city's dance community at its annual benefit gala, featuring dinner and live performances.

Future has released a video for "No Misery," shot in Tokyo and directed by Loris Russier, alongside his 12th No. 1 album THE REAL ME.

Sydney Ciencin and a fellow Musical Theatre student will produce and direct a cabaret celebrating redheads, marking their New York producing and directing debut at 54 Below.

Jeff Harnar will bring back BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH for two encore performances at Don't Tell Mama, reuniting with longtime music director Alex Rybeck for songs from their decades-long partnership.

Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present a concert based on Alan Katz's parody songbook series, featuring more than 20 tunes for audiences of all ages.

Recording artist and social media star Anthony Gargiula will make his Broadway debut in & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre this September. Gargiula is best known for his viral “Kitchen Singing Series” on social media.

An autumn workshop is planned for a new production of the classic Neil Simon / Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields musical, Sweet Charity, starring Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose.

Emmy Award nominee Eureka O'Hara, known for “RuPaul's Drag Race' and HBO's “We're Here”, will step into the pumps of drag icon Divine, leading Divine: Beyond The Flamingos!, a new play written and directed by Donnie. 

Bassist and composer Hannah Marks will bring her quartet to DC Jazz Festival as part of an ASCAP Foundation partnership supporting emerging jazz creators.

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.

Northern Ireland Opera announced additional casting for its production of Carmen at the Grand Opera House in Belfast, including baritone Thomas Chenhall as Escamillo.

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.

Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times on Broadway, I was curious as to what the film could bring to a show I already loved, and ended up being very impressed by the results.

Full House Theater Company (FHTC) has officially announced it will stage the Broadway and West End 'greatest hits' jukebox musical '& Juliet' as part of its 2027 season.

Mark Wilding's new comedy, directed by Charlie Mount, will run at Theatre West in Los Angeles, centering on six former hostages reuniting for a television news broadcast.

54 Below will host performances from Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes, Casey Likes, Isaac Mizrahi, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Britani Bateman, among other stars from Broadway and cabaret.

Hudson River Park continued Broadway by the Boardwalk, the free performance series that delivers shows against a waterfront backdrop each summer. Entering its third season, this year's series will feature five free events showcasing Tony and Grammy winners, rising stars and electric performers from across the Broadway stage. The series continued on Monday night with a performance from 2019 Tony Award winner Ali Stroker. Check out highlights from inside the big night in this video!

SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA has released a new single, 'Happiness Is So Sad,' marking the group's first collaboration with singer Lykke Li, ahead of homecoming stadium shows in Gothenburg.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for PLAY ON!, a jazz musical retelling of Twelfth Night set to Duke Ellington's music, opening its 40th Anniversary Season.

The punk-rock musical about choices, addiction, and the afterlife will receive its West-Coast premiere in Lynden, Washington, with direction by Andrew Cooper.

Tickets for the North American tour of & JULIET will go on sale for an eight-performance engagement at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, producers announced.

San Francisco Opera's Board of Directors has approved a new five-year contract for General Director Matthew Shilvock, continuing his leadership of the company into the next decade.