Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Attempts Miracle on Return to London Stage
Jesus enters in a gray hoodie like a refugee Kanye West in best “Yeezus” mode. Mary does a subtle update to “Could We Start Again Please?” – a song that could almost be about contemporary politics....
View ArticleReview: ‘Don Giovanni’ Puts Winslow Hall Opera on the Map
For years, English country house operas have been throwing up young pretenders for the crown long worn by Glyndebourne, and just possibly Garsington. To the likes of festivals at Bampton, the Grange,...
View ArticleBIGBANG Returns to Seize the Stage in Macau
With its 2016 V.I.P Tour, internationally renowned Korean artist group BIGBANG will make a return to the stage at Cotai Arena, The Venetian in Macau on September 3 and 4.Last year, the band set records...
View ArticleMosaic Music Weekend to return Sep 1-4 at the Esplanade, Singapore
Music lovers can look forward to the Mosaic Music Weekend at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Singapore from September 1-4. This four-day festival will feature music and musicians from diverse...
View ArticleBavarian State Opera Cancels Live-Stream Event out of Respect for the Victims...
Following the mass shooting in a Munich shopping center last week, the Bavarian State Opera and its partner BMW Group have cancelled their “Opera for All” live-stream of Richard Wagner’s “Die...
View ArticleDatebook: Opera ‘Carmen’ at Arena di Verona
Composed by Georges Bizet, the famous four-act opera “Carmen” has taken the stage at the 94th Opera Festival in Verona until August 27.Written in the “opéra comique” genre, “Carmen” has been a...
View ArticleBaaba Maal on Working With Mumfords, Why African Music Is Next Big Thing
Baaba Maal is on a roll. After some 30 years making music around the world, the Senegalese star is winning wider acclaim. He is in the spotlight for his recent work with British band Mumford &...
View ArticleReview: 'The Plough and the Stars' at the National Theatre
London’s National Theatre finds itself in Easter Rising-era Ireland for Sean O’Casey’s tragicomedy “The Plough and the Stars,” which is showing at the Lyttelton Theatre from July 28 through October...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey: “Béatrice et Bénédict” at Glyndebourne
They say that after the first five shades of grey, the next forty-five all look the same. That’s an awful lot of grey - but apparently not enough for designer Barbara de Limburg, who has created the...
View ArticleThe Abrupt Closing of ‘Motown’ Points to Another Lost Opportunity on Broadway
Just weeks after “Motown, The Musical” began its return engagement on Broadway, the show’s producers announced that it would be closing on July 31, a serious foreshortening of its intended 18-week run....
View ArticleDance Through the History of Detroit Techno at ICA London
A new exhibition at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) maps the Detroit Techno music genre from small Detroit discos to European adoration, and runs until September 25.In “Detroit: Techno...
View ArticleArtists Print Posters for Classic Films at Somerset House
Somerset House has premiered another series of new posters of classic films in the exhibition “Summer Screen Prints,” which runs at the venue until August 17.For this exhibition, established and...
View ArticleDatebook: Potato Head's Music Room for Audio Lovers in Hong Kong
For music lovers in the city of Hong Kong, Potato Head presents “Music Room,” showcasing latest editions of audio equipment and a selection of vinyls, placed in an acoustically-designed...
View ArticleDatebook: New Production of 'Hamlet' at the National Theater of Korea
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Lee Haerang, the National Theater of Korea staged a new production of "Hamlet" in July, which is showing until August 8. The play brings...
View ArticleTop 8 Shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2016
The world’s largest arts festival starts this week in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Fringe has more than 3,000 events alongside many other events under the Edinburgh Festival banner.Here is a pick of some...
View Article6 Must-Hear Classic Albums That Reveal Hidden Gems
Here is a pick of albums of 2016 so far by rock artists who have been trawling their vaults to discover previously unreleased music as good as their best. Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and more have...
View ArticleGarry Marshall Will Live On in the Broadway Musical ‘Pretty Woman’
Last Spring, Garry Marshall told Vanity Fair that he would be in “a home for old directors” by the time “Pretty Woman,” the musical stage adaptation of his 1990 movie smash, arrived on Broadway. In...
View ArticleDavid Bowie, Radiohead Lead Mercury Prize Nominations
Albums by the late David Bowie and Radiohead are among nominations for Britain’s prestigious Mercy Prize. Bowie’s Blackstar album is his third nomination for the prize, and it is Radiohead’s fifth...
View ArticleJames Houghton: “To Hell With the Critics”
A couple of years ago, playwright Naomi Wallace was meeting with James Houghton, the artistic director of the Signature Theatre, one of the most prestigious of the off-Broadway non-profits. She...
View ArticleDatebook: 12th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, Korea
The 12th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) returns to Jecheon in South Korea from August 11-16, 2016. The festival aims to combine the celebration of film and music set amidst the...
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