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…
Meet 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 is …
With 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 Norther…
"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 Howard Z…
Review 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 got an…
London'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 its ac…
The 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, insulting…
The 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 effortlessly deplo…
Michael 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…
This 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…
In 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 final show in th…
Movies 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, …
Kendrick 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…
Two 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," a…
New 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 "Don Quixot…
New 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 likes of…
"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 acclai…
London 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."The O2 hosts th…
Nia 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 the most ex…
Daniel 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 Garden…
London 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 mark the c…
Most 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 "Company…
Aled 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 "Whe…
As 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 plays i…
Two 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…