Michael Hayward-Jones News

An open letter has been put together urging the UK government to protect the Welsh National Opera, which has fallen victim to cuts causing issues in its operation. Among those who have signed the letter, organized by Soprano Elizabeth Atherton, are Michael Sheen, Ruth Jones, Luke Evans, and more.

In a city teeming with performing arts institutions, Symphony Space plays a distinct role: bringing together leading artists and writers in bespoke, one-night-only live events.

The Public Theater will host a free invite only industry sharing of FRANCOIS  & THE REBELS, A Punk Opera on August 18th at 5pm, 2023. Conceptually Conceived by and featuring Book, Music, & Lyrics from AfroLatino songwriter & award winning activist JAIME CEPERO. 

Brooklyn’s Bird Streets releases their latest single “Let You Down” featuring members from Wilco, Sting and A Great Big World. Bird Streets, named NPR Music’s “Artist to Watch,” recorded in Brooklyn with producers Zach Jones (Sting) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World) and mixed it in Nashville with Pat Sansone (Wilco).

Madeline Grace Jones, Sarah Joyce, Jeffrey Rashad, and Michael Underhill talk about their experience working on MEASURE FOR MEASURE which is playing through November 20th at The Old Globe.

The ensemble of performers who will comprise the chorus for the Australian premiere of the concert spectacular Do You Hear The People Sing? has been announced. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg will travel to Australia together this week for the first time in 25 years for this extraordinary event which celebrates their iconic musicals including Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.

Guild Hall has announced the artists and events for its landmark 90th season which begins at the end of May and will feature author Salman Rushdie, American Ballet Theatre, Emmy-winners Susan Lucci & Joy Behar, 5-time Tony-winner Susan Stroman, Oscar & Tony-winner Mercedes Ruehl, and more.

While theatres across New York City remain closed, the Chain Theatre is  continuing its commitment to developing new plays by diverse artists and underrepresented voices through a special live virtual reading of QUEEN Z.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre remembers and celebrates one of their founding members MICHAEL JONES, who passed away a year ago. An Emmy winner and recipient of the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award, Michael was a co-founder and Artistic Associate at OKC Rep. While Michael was a pillar of the OKC theatre community, he also worked all over the country. Michael touched the lives and hearts of so many he worked with. The OKC theatre community remembers Michael Jones.

This year, there are no Rockettes at Radio City, Scrooge can't hoist Tiny Tim onto his shoulder and The Nutcracker has been hobbled, but drag icon JACKIE BEAT wants you to know that CHRISTMAS IS NOT CANCELED!

Rashida talks about her crazy childhood growing up around her dad Quincy Jones' huge celebrity friends, hanging out with Michael Jackson, being in quarantine with her son, working with Bill Murray on their new movie On the Rocks, learning to whistle for it, and she reveals why she couldn't watch the premiere with Marlon Wayans.

Brad Shaw today launched the Wonderland Challenge, in which 165 actors and voice artists have come together to record Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, with each performer reading one minute of the novel. Those involved include Gyles Brandreth, Ruth Jones, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Palin and Harriet Walter.

Bay Area Theatre Live! is bringing together over 20 Broadway and Bay Area Stars performing for a LIVE audience via YouTube and Facebook in an effort to raise money for Bay Area Theatre Companies affected by COVID-19.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces that Michael Greif, who holds the distinction of being the only director to helm the original Broadway productions of two Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals (RENT and Next to Normal), will return to Next to Normal to direct for the Broadway Center Stage production.

If you were trying to find a stage that presented some of the most treasured American popular music, performed by probably the best vocalists born to sing it, you were at The Kravis Center in Palm Beach last night. The Kravis Center Pops Orchestra under the baton of Michael Feinstein, one of the most beloved entertainers of our generation honored another legend......Jack Jones. Jack Jones, the vocalist who created a sound track of love ballads and swinging hit songs for most of the Kravis audience's ( and the worlds) musical life walked out on it's stage and there was no doubt that the look, sound, and magnetism of Mr. Jones was in full force and undiminished at this juncture in his career. Palm Beach gave him a standing ovation after his thrilling rendition of Man of La Mancha, one of Jack's signature songs.

The Houston Symphony announced today that concert tickets for the remaining 2018-19 Summer Series at Jones Hall is now on sale to the general public.

David Allen Jones has been named the recipient of the second annual Michael McCarty Recognition Award.

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, Jimmy, Keegan-Michael Key and Leslie Jones plaedy a game of 'True Confessions' where they took turns confessing to a random fact before interrogating each other to determine who was telling the truth. Check out the video below!

Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of February, highlighted by headliners Michael Ian Black, from Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, February 2 - 4; The Hodgetwins, on their No Filter Tour, Jamie Lee, on her Weddiculous Tour, February 9 - 11; Joel McHale, from CBS's The Great Indoors, President's Day Weekend, February 17 - 19; and Leslie Jones, from NBC's Saturday Night Live, February 23 - 25.