Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui News

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre.

Need some help predicting the winners? I have attempted to predict about half of these categories (mainly the musical theatre categories since I was not able to see the majority of the plays in the 2019-2020 season), and have provided some rationale for each category. Of course, all the nominees deserve awards, but only one can win in each.

After seven years, artistic leader for dance and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui will be making the move from Opera Ballet Vlaanderen to Le Grand Théâtre de Genève in Switzerland. From the summer of 2022, he will become the artistic director of the ballet company there.

As previously announced, producers JAGGED LITTLE PILL the 15-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical, inspired by the ground-breaking album of the same name by Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette, is coming to Sydney. Audiences will be the first outside of Broadway to experience this electrifying and inspiring production from September 23rd as it premieres at Theatre Royal Sydney.

English National Ballet has returned to live performances with five works by renowned choreographers and rising talents. Created and released as films during the critically acclaimed Digital Season in late 2020, these original pieces are performed live on stage for the first time.

Before we get to the main business of the dancing, let’s focus on what tonight is really all about: the moment the lights go down and there is an announcement, “Welcome to this performance of Reunion by English National Ballet”, and followed by that unique sound of applause and cheering from a socially distanced audience that lasts nearly a minute. If you didn’t already have a lump in your throat from the sight of a velvet curtain and an overpriced glass of wine in a plastic cup, you will now. 

Producers Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David and Eva Price have announced that the 15-time Tony Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill will reopen on Broadway on Thursday, October 21, 2021, ending a nineteen-month suspension of performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marie-Joëlle Tremblay, General Manager, and the entire board of directors of BJM-Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal have announced the appointment of Alexandra Damiani as the company's new Artistic Director. 

Los Angeles Opera’s new Signature Recital Series gives vocal music fans  exclusive access to astounding performances in intimate settings—filmed in stunning venues across this country and in Europe—streamed directly to home screens. Tenor Russell Thomas partners with pianist Mi-Kyung Kim for Schumann's Dichterliebe (Poet's Love).

Jagged Little Pill, the 15-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical, inspired by the seminal rock album of the same name by Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette, will premiere at Theatre Royal Sydney in September this year.

Rising is the solo show that launched the extraordinary performer and choreographer Aakash Odedra onto the dance scene. On 24 and 25 May, it will be the first live work back on the main stage at Curve, Leicester where Odedra is an Associate Artist. After that, the show tours to Oxford and Poole.

After over a year without audiences in its building, Leicester’s Curve theatre is gearing up to reopen with a special socially distanced season from the 20 May. Upcoming programming includes a new comedy musical, an acclaimed dance and a Made at Curve concert inspired by the life and career of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more.

Audiences return to Sadler's Wells from 17 May and  seven productions are scheduled between May and the start of September. 

Today's top stories: Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp goes virtual, join BroadwayWorld's masterclass with Patti Murin, go behind the scenes of 'Uninvited' from Jagged Little Pill, and more!

The scene deals with the drug addition of the character Mary Jane Healy, played by Elizabeth Stanley, and how she battles with her demons, which are personified in the choreography.

Angelinos, join soprano and Shakespeare super-fan Katherine Powers on a romp through the Bard’s stories told in music. In each of her episodes, Powers calls an expert on her 'Shakespeare Hotline' and performs songs from his timeless works.

Michael J. Bobbitt, new Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council, joins American Repertory Theater Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus on A.R.T.’s virtual talk show The Lunch Room Tuesday, March 9 at 12PM. This episode is co-presented by the Mass Cultural Council.  

At the beginning of the year Opera Ballet Vlaanderen announced its spring program. Due to the unpredictability of the pandemic and the safety measures, we are making some changes to that program. More productions will be streamed than were initially announced.