Tokio Myers has had a wild 10 months of success after being catapulted to fame by winning the “Britain’s Got Talent” contest.The 34-year-old pianist, drummer, composter and producer de…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:11PMThe Rolling Stones return to the London stage after five years away. The new boss of the Globe Theatre, Michelle Terry, plays Hamlet.Among theatrical previews starting up, Orlando Bloo…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:01PMAmong the highlights of New York performing arts this week, there are new theatrical openings of note. “Paradise Blue” is one. Another is “Long Day’s Journey into Night” starring J…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:40PMTwo major festivals lead performing-arts events in London this coming week. There is the return of LIFT, also known as the London International Festival of Theatre. The new All Points …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:31PMCatch up with radical drama such as the newly-opened “Dance Nation” or “Summer and Smoke.” Check out music from classical (Maria Farantouri) to rock (Jackson Browne) and rap (the Pul…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:13PMOne of the greatest new plays on the London stage is about to end. “The Ferryman” will be much missed. It is also your last chance to see “Harold and Maude,” “The Inheritance” an…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:42PMIt’s your last chance to see Anna Netrebko in “Tosca” this week. Stars are everywhere on the New York stage: Denzel Washington in “The Iceman Cometh,” Renee Fleming in “Carousel,…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:59PM“Chess” is back in London after decades away — just as the Cold War gets glacial again and ABBA reunites. Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband” opens shortly before a Royal Wedding. There a…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:05PMThe return of ABBA after 35 years has set the music world buzzing. The Swedish group returned to the studio to record its first new songs since 1982.The announcement today comes after decade…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:12PMDenzel Washington is winning hot praise for his “Iceman” performance; “Three Tall Women” is doing the same for its trio of female leads. It’s your last chance to catch Antony Sher …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:45AMLondon is going a little ‘nuts in May’ for musicals. “Strictly Ballroom” has opened. “Chess” is about to be revived. “Bat Out of Hell,” “Tina” and “Chicago” are also …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:44PMAvicii’s seismic effect on the world of music is still being assessed, some days after his tragically early death at the age of 28. With his music shooting back up the charts, tributes hav…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:05AMThe New York performing-arts calendar this week includes the continuing Tribeca Film Festival, with a show by Patti Smith and her band. It’s your last chance to see “Yerma,” with Billi…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:14PMLondon performing arts this week has an avalanche of new musicals – led of course by “Bat Out of Hell: The Musical. A revived “Chicago” and “Chess” join “Tina Turner” and “…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:47AMThe surprise news that Kendrick Lamar is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music has sent shock waves around the world of music.Lamar is the first non-classical or jazz winner of the pres…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:00PMThe circus is in town. And quite a circus it is.Circus Abyssinia is the first attraction of London’s annual Underbelly Festival Southbank, which is now in its 10th year. You can tell that …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:26PMThere are plenty of dates to mark on the New York performing-arts calendar this week. The Tribeca Film Festival is about to start with a host of ticketed movie galas and star talks. “Yerma…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:49PMThe choice of London performing arts has taken another twist this week with the Olivier Awards. “Hamilton” and “The Ferryman” predictably led the pack in scooping up prizes, and rema…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:30PMThis week’s pick of New York performing arts starts by noting four major female star-studded openings: “Yerma,” with Billie Piper; Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls”; “My Fair Lady” wit…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:24PMThis month, London welcomes back “Bat Out of Hell: The Musical” after a year away – and “Chess,” after 30 years out of the West End. It is a fascinating time for musicals, wi…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:20PMIt is almost your last chance to see a spectacular art show inspired by Leonard Cohen in Montréal – before it heads out on tour.The Canadian poet, novelist, singer and songwriter, who die…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 06:22AMThis week’s pick of New York performing arts starts with a few recent news items: “Springsteen on Broadway” has been extended one last time. The Walker Kerr Theatre is one of the small…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:11PMThis week London gets to see the long-awaited “Quiz” play, based on the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” so-called ‘coughing major” scandal. The new play joins the premiere of “…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:03PMNew York performing arts this week on offer this week include a batch of excellent classic plays. There is an impressive transfer of “Travesties” by Tom Stoppard, which is about start pr…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:20PMLondon is about to get two long-awaited shows: the world premiere of “The Tina Turner Musical” and the new stage production of “Strictly Ballroom,” starring Will Yong in a role creat…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:37PMAndrew Lloyd Webber, one of the most successful composers of the modern era, is turning 70.His repertoire includes some of the world’s most celebrated musicals: “Sunset Boulevard,” Cat…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:40PMThe National Theatre’s newest play “The Great Wave” is certainly topical. Francis Turnly’s thriller puts a hard focus on the controversial “pariah state” of North Korea, and its …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:19PMFor those who like their theater serious, stage and screen actor Denzel Washington stars in “The Iceman Cometh.” “Angels in America” is also opening. For those who like lighter music…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:50PMThe Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing its “Macbeth” to London later this year, with tickets on sale this month, we learned in the last few days. “Hamilton” and “The Ferryman”…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:39AMBroadway is getting ready for the main 2018 season, with big changes at some major venues. Jimmy Buffett’s “Escape to Margaritaville” is about to open, while previews are starting for …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:15PM“Hamilton” and “The Ferryman” led the nominations for the Olivier Awards this week. The prizes, which are sometimes dubbed the London-stage Oscars, highlight the best of performing a…
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