Danny Elfman News

SHOCKFEST Film Festival: SHOCK The System brings innovative films, cash prizes, group discussions on surviving in the entertainment industry, and live entertainment to Leonard Nimoy Theater on December 9th. Special guests include Lloyd Kaufman and Richard Elfman.

Celebrate the holiday season with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, who has announced its lineup for the coming months. Learn more about the lineup here!

Let’s celebrate the holiday season with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil)! From Christmas to New Year, the HK Phil will present a line up led by conductors Nicholas Buc, Paolo Bortolameolli and Benjamin Northey.

The West End says farewell to 2023 in style with some incredible theatre. We visit the world before it went upside down, go inside the government during the pandemic and get a London transfer of a time-travelling comedy.

Broadway's most complicated leading man is a fascinating match for one of the most iconic film musical roles of all time.

What better way to celebrate Halloween than sitting in the audience of BEETLEJUICE The Musical?! The hilarious new musical opened in Memphis on Halloween, and runs until November the 5th! In other words, you don't have many more chances to catch this creepy old guy... and the rest of this phenomenal cast! 

Naxos releases Zoltán Kodály's orchestral works, featuring JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic. This album completes the full collection of Kodály's orchestral compositions.

Grammy-nominated singer Halsey has joined the Hollywood Bowl's production of Nightmare Before Christmas, playing the role of Sally for two nights before handing it off to original voice actress Catherine O'Hara for the third. The concert will also feature Fred Armisen as Nightmare, Ken Page as Oogie Boogie, and Danny Elfman as Jack Skellington.

Seventeen projects and nearly four decades of artistic alliance have produced beloved classics like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, and Edward Scissorhands. Ten years after the first musical celebration, Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton returns to the Royal Albert Hall. John Mauceri conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra alongside the Crouch End Festival Chorus in a concert full of surprises.

What did our critic think of SOUND AND CINEMA: ORCHESTRAS ARE BRINGING MOVIES LIVE IN CONCERT

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards® Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, is thrilled to celebrate the spooky season this October with a spectacular line up of shows including 54 Goes Horror!, Redefining Femme Fatale: Songs of Sex and Murder, and Into Sweeney Todd’s Woods. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!

Check out the lineup of incredible performances at 54 Below this month!

Fresh from his Broadway debut in Funny Girl, performer John Manzari brings his unique blend of song and tap dance to Birdland Theater, Thursday, October 12 at 8:30pm. Don't miss this engaging and multi-generational journey through song and dance.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), led by Music Director Jaime Martín, spotlights acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff on Brahms’ towering Violin Concerto in D major. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!

The album contains songs that are performed by the actors from the film including Luke Evans, Jessie Buckley, Fra Fee, Trevor Dion Nicholas and more.  Produced by Timeless Films in association with Axis Studios and directed by Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens’ ageless legend is reborn in this musical adaptation of the Christmas story.

Universal Music Publishing Group has announced that Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz has been signed to an exclusive, global publishing agreement. Learn more about Schwartz and what the agreement will entail here!

The full cast and additional tour dates for EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Learn more about the show and find out who is starring here!

South Bay Wind Ensemble will begin its  2023/2024 season with 'Frankenstein: Alive in Concert' on October 28, 2023 at 7 p.m. The classic 1931 film has sound and dialog, but no music. So now, South Bay Winds are providing the music with a 2002 score by composer Michael Shapiro.

Calling all Batman Fans! See 'Batman” live in concert with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra!

 Warner Bros. Pictures’ 1989 blockbuster film “Batman” is coming to symphony halls around the globe as part of its DC in Concert series. Learn more about the tour and find out how to catch this show in a city near you!