Pavement’s story becomes a biopic, a musical and an art show
Throughout its career in the 1990s, the band Pavement remained poised for a wider commercial success that it never quite found. As leaders of the…
A famous Long Beach course hits Broadway as the musical ‘Dead Outlaw’
NEW YORK — “Dead Outlaw,” the offbeat musical from the team behind the Tony-winning musical “The Band’s Visit,” isn’t mincing words with the title. The show, which…
Josefina López brings Boyle Heights to Broadway in ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’
The playwright speaks to De Los about her East L.A.-inspired production, which opens in New York on April 27 Before “Real Women Have Curves” was…
‘Bridgerton’ meets ‘Thelma & Louise’ in new musical ‘Regency Girls’
“Regency Girls,” a new musical comedy set in the period of Jane Austen’s novels, begins on a note that fans of “Pride and Prejudice” will…
Rapper Giggs reveals musical heroes as he praises Stormzy and Central Cee for changing face of British hip hop
GIGGS has spoken about some of his musical heroes and said the British scene is in the best place it’s been for years.As he posed…
‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ a Broadway musical with Asian roots, inspired design
Marcus Choi, Helen J Shen, Dez Duron and Darren Criss of the Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” photographed at the Belasco Theater in New York.…
Jason Manford reveals he’s teamed up with 90s boyband legend on secret musical project
JASON Manford has teamed up with a 90s boyband star on a secret musical project.Comedian Jason, 43, previously showed off his impressive singing voice on…
Lady Gaga slays on ‘SNL’ with musical sketches, ‘Mayhem’ performances
The best “Saturday Night Live” episodes tend to bend to the sensibilities of the host, and sometimes the musical guest, drawing from their talents as…
Review: ’44,’ a musical satire about Barack Obama, returns to L.A.
“44 the Musical,” an affectionate spoof of the Barack Obama White House years, had its premiere at the Bourbon Room Hollywood in 2022. The show…
Abraham Lincoln-Frederick Douglass musical is frank about slavery
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country’s conflict: What if all free Black people left the U.S.…
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and musical theatre star dies aged 32
Getty ImagesJames Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne, has died aged 32.Publicist Simon Jones said the performer, who died over the weekend,…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hits Broadway in musical ‘& Juliet’
Few would be surprised to hear a Supreme Court justice speak about having childhood dreams, but one particular item Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson checked off…
Already? Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ musical calling it quits
The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.Elton John’s Broadway musical about the late Tammy Faye Messner, who was known as “the first lady of…
How epilepsy musical ‘It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!’ came to be
In March 1998, Ben Decter drove from Los Angeles to Tijuana to get medicine for his 17-month-old daughter, Addie. She had “catastrophic childhood epilepsy,” the…
Ex-Corrie star lands dream musical role alongside X Factor singer – five years after quitting ITV soap
FORMER Coronation Street star is set to perform in the longest-running American musical, joining forces with an X Factor semi-finalist. Soap actress Faye Brookes, best…
‘Emilia Pérez’ review: Musical heightened by danger, boldness
A lawyer, a kingpin, and his wife walk into a musical, and “Emilia Pérez” is born, Frenchman Jacques Audiard’s full-bodied, colorful epic about transformation, redemption…
Friends fans rejoice as musical based on iconic sitcom comes to UK after Matthew Perry's death
Fans of iconic American sitcom Friends will be able to relive all their favourite moments of the series by watching the hilarious parody musical that…
USA has a new musical capital – and it's not Chicago, San Francisco or New Orleans
Jerry Lawton plugs into the US capital’s reputation for exhilarating live music, with jazz band leader Duke Ellington, soul singer Marvin Gaye and Nirvana and…
‘SNL’ Season 50 hosts, musical guests: Jean Smart, Chappell Roan, more
Jean Smart, fresh off her latest Emmy win for “Hacks,” will be the guest host for the opening episode of Season 50 of “Saturday Night…
Adele confirms plan for musical break after Vegas residency
Adele says she’s making good on a promise to take a break from music after she completes her residency in Las Vegas. The “Hello” and…