The London stage this month has a range of different performing artists of every age and type. Among them: Ian McKellen, 80; Cher, 73; Ariana Grande, 26; Little Simz, 25; and even Adrian Mol…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:54PMMeet the world’s most unlikely rock stars. They hail from Mongolia and they stick to their native tongue rather than English. They are collectively called The Hu. (Not The Who, though it i…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:40AMWith the world’s largest arts festival in full swing, more of the top shows are emerging among 5,000 productions at 300 Edinburgh venues. They include barbed looks at the troubles in North…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:22PM“The Time of Our Lies” at the Park Theatre in London is a bold revival of a play that got an award nomination after debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe back in 2014. The story profiles Howa…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:41PMReview of “The Time of Our Lies” at the Park Theatre in London by author and critic Mark Beech “The Time of Our Lies” at the Park Theatre in London is a bold revival of a play that …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:43AMLondon’s music festivals are kicking into gear for the summer. This week’s line-up of stars includes Nas, Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons.Also new for June, the Bridge Theatre follows it…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:57AMThe cosmetics industry aims for beauty without cruelty, happiness and harmony. “White Pearl” at the Royal Court, London, shows that it can also be ugly, heart-breaking, cut-throat, insul…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:04PMThe plus points about the London revival of “Man of La Mancha” are plain to see and hear. Kelsey Grammer manfully moves from “Frasier” sitcom to musical. Danielle de Niese effortless…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:55AMMichael Jackson has long been a figure that you either love or hate. There seems to be very little middle ground. Nearly every article published in the mainstream media over the last few wee…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:10PMThis week in New York performing arts, the composer Philip Glass brings Laurie Anderson and Bernard Sumner of the band New Order to Carnegie Hall, while Sharon Van Etten plays the Beacon The…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:47PMIn London performing arts this week, “Leave to Remain” and “Cost of Living” have both opened to some strong reviews. The revival of the acclaimed “Home, I’m Darling” and the fi…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:06AMMovies to watch this month range from stunning late-career films from the veteran stars Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford to assured debuts by young guns like Boots Riley.Both Eastwood, 88, …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:05AMKendrick Lamar and Drake lead the list of nominations for the next Grammy Awards. Lamar has eight and Drake seven, putting rap in top place.Boi-1da, Brandi Carlile and Mike Bozzi both have s…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:09AMTwo very different couples are the star characters in London stage openings this week: Orpheus the songwriter and his muse Eurydice enliven Anais Mitchell’s impressive musical “Hadestown…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:16PMNew openings on the London stage this week include a bold attempt to stage Zadie Smith’s epic novel “White Teeth,” with mixed results, and a theatrical version of the comic novel “Do…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:13AMNew York has another musical biography in town. “The Cher Show” is starting previews. Three actresses portray the star in a sequined spectacular that follows jukebox tributes to the like…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:58AM“The Ferryman” has just opened on Broadway to rave reviews. The Jez Butterworth play is the biggest highlight of New York’s performing-arts scene this week. It won unanimous five-star …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:10PMLondon has an embarrassment of riches opening on its stages this week, including “Wise Children,” the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth” and “A Very Very Very Dark Matter.”T…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:27PMNia Wyn has done tour dates with Paloma Faith and Paul Weller, recorded her single “Aeroplane Mode” with the rapper Jords and been described by “BBC Music Introducing” as “one of t…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:29PMDaniel Radcliffe stars in “The Lifespan of a Fact,” which has just opened. It is one of the highlights of performing arts in New York this week. Justin Timberlake is at Madison Square Ga…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:23AMLondon is welcoming a gender-revised version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Company” this week and it is saying farewell to the impressive “Lehman Trilogy.”Two other revived plays …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 05:44PMMost people have heard the news by now. Stephen Sondheim’s eternal bachelor Bobby has had a sex change and is all the better for it. The 35-year-old birthday boy of the 1970 musical “Com…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:31AMAled Jones and Russell Watson have been speaking about how they have embarked on a joint career with a new single, album and tour. The classical-crossover stars have just announced that “W…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:53PMAs debate continues on the slogan “Make America Great Again” – with plenty of people on both sides of the debate saying the U.S. is already great and could be greater – a raft of new…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 11:42AMTwo acclaimed forces in theater are back in London this week. The performance artist Bryony Kimmings returns with a new hard-hitting autobiographical show, while the director Emma Rice showc…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:50AMArrive at your seat in the Young Vic auditorium for “Twelfth Night” and you may well be greeted by an enthusiastic cast or chorus member in carnival garb who happily asks if you are pump…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:35AMIt’s easy to be dismissive of the concept of yet another “A Star Is Born” remake. Lady Gaga, a dance-pop star for years, gets chosen for the role with little movie experience. The film…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:30PMFrom The Eagles and Eric Clapton to the New York International Fringe Festival, there is plenty of choice among performing-arts shows in the Big Apple this week.New Yorkers can also catch pr…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:05AMThe London stage gets a lot of revolutionary new shows over the next few weeks.Martin McDonagh moves on from “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” with a new play; Charles Dickens�…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:42PMThe New York International Fringe Festival is back. North America’s largest event of its kind is a highlight of performing arts in the Big Apple this week.Other shows include concerts by C…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 07:57PMGender-swapping is everywhere on the London stage. This week Stephen Sondheim’s bachelor Bobby becomes a female Bobbi in “Company.” Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden alternate in the lead …
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