London 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 rocking the city."Seriou…
Avicii'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 have …
The 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 Billie Pipe…
London 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 "Strictly Ballroom.…
The 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…
The 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 su…
There 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,"…
The 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 remain sell-…
This 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" with Diana Rigg; an…
This 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, with "Tina T…
It 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 died …
This 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 smaller ven…
This 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 "The Tina Turne…
New 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 previe…
London 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 created just …
Andrew 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," Cats," "A…
The 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 impact on ne…
For 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 musicals, or …
The 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" remain sold…
Broadway 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 Tina F…
"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 arts in t…
"The Shape of Water" was best movie at the 90th Oscars, having gone into the evening with the most nominations, 13. It emerged on top with four wins, including Best Director. The Oscars went…
It's all happening on the New York stage. "Three Tall Women" already has an Oscar winner in the cast, Glenda Jackson, and may be about to gain another, in Laurie Metcalf. The play's previews…
As the British capital battles through its worst snowfall in years " and certainly its worst at the start of March in 50 years" the show must go on.Most events are going ahead and there is a…
Renée Fleming is starring in a revival of "Carousel." Glenda Jackson is back on Broadway after 30 years, playing alongside Oscar-nominated Laurie Metcalf. These are two headlines of this we…