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‘Height of blasphemy’: Rufus Wainwright and Leonard Cohen estate oppose Trump use of Hallelujah

Classic ballad was played during bizarre campaign event in which Trump told audience: ‘Let’s just listen to music’

The Guardian - UK

Linda Thompson: Proxy Music review – rueful songs of love and ageing with an all-star cast

The extended Thompson clan, the Proclaimers and Rufus Wainwright are among those lending their voices to a moving set from a folk great

The Guardian - UK

Brexit didn’t bring down the curtain on Rufus Wainwright’s show. The play’s the thing

Word of mouth is vital if a costly West End production is going to succeed, and Opening Night had the wrong kind

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Rufus Wainwright blames post-Brexit 'lack of imagination' for Sheridan Smith show flop

Opening Night received largely negative reviews and is closing early

Evening Standard

Rufus Wainwright blames UK’s ‘narrow outlook’ after Brexit for Opening Night’s flop

Exclusive: Audience had ‘vitriolic reaction’ to European tone of musical, forced to close early

The Guardian - UK

‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car

The Guardian - UK

Wallis Annenberg Center Announces Star-Studded 2024-2025 Lineup

Experience a diverse lineup of music, theater, and dance performances at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in the 2024-2025 season.

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The week in theatre: Opening Night; MJ the Musical – review

Sheridan Smith captivates, if the songs don’t quite, in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s new backstage musical

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith feels like she's 'taking back control' of her life with 'gift of a role' in Opening Night

Opening Night star Sheridan Smith said playing an actress in the grip of a mental breakdown was “a gift” of a part that allowed her to take “back control” of her life.

Evening Standard

Opening Night review – Sheridan Smith’s boozy meltdown shakes up musical theatre

Smith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes film

The Guardian - UK

Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre review: even Sheridan Smith can't save this dismally muddled show

This take on John Cassavetes’ 1977 film is unsalvageable

Evening Standard

"I miss him and his dog": Keith Richards has recorded a cover of Lou Reed's classic I'm Waiting For My Man

Watch the video for Keith Richards' cover of I'm Waiting For My Man, taken from the upcoming album The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed

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“I am honoured to be joined by dozens of my favourite artists”: Slash, Corey Taylor, Serj Tankian and more will appear on a new album by composer extraordinaire Bear McCreary

Members of Anthrax, Meshuggah and Soundgarden will also join the Walking Dead/Godzilla/God Of War composer’s all-star lineup

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‘It’s so close to the bone’: Sheridan Smith on her very public meltdown – and reliving it on stage

Eight years after self-doubt, anxiety, alcohol and grief caused her to unravel, the Olivier-winner is now playing an actress trapped in a similar nightmare. She explains how she is taking back control of her ordeal

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Sheridan Smith reveals she has been diagnosed with ADHD

The West End star spoke of the pressure of perpetually ‘overanalysing’ the smallest details

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Martha Wainwright returning to Newcastle for Love Will Be Reborn Tour

The Canadian folk star last played in Newcastle in March 2017.

Evening Standard

Sheridan Smith to appear in new West End production of Opening Night at London's Gielgud Theatre

Rufus Wainwright to provide songs for musical adaption of John Cassavetes film

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Sheridan Smith to star in Rufus Wainwright musical Opening Night

Ivo van Hove will direct the West End production based on John Cassavetes’ 1977 film about theatre

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‘His work seems endless’: music stars pay tribute to the incredible life of Moondog

The eccentric musician, dressed like a Viking playing songs on the streets of New York, is being celebrated by names such as Rufus Wainwright and Jarvis Cocker on a new album

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright: Want One and Want Two review – double-Prom epic is magnificently opulent

As Wainwright hops from grand piano to acoustic guitar, the BBC Concert Orchestra knows when to roar and when to whisper

Evening Standard

Rufus Wainwright Want One Prom review: a Greatest Hits package, rightly proud, if almost too loud

On Tuesday the Canadian singer celebrated 20 years of album Want One with an ecstatic Royal Albert Hall audience

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I call Yorkshire Gold the crystal meth of teas’

The singer-songwriter on writing his first musical, being inspired by fatherhood, and revisiting his work in two Proms in a single night

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright: Folkocracy review – an illustrious feelgood duet party

The songwriting polymath (and some surprising guests) goes back to his roots on this mellifluous set of folk classics

Evening Standard

BBC Proms 2023: the 20 concerts to book now, from Anna Lapwood to a Northern Soul night

From Portuguese Fado to the Rite of Spring played from memory, a Horrible Histories opera and a tribute to a Bollywood legend, there’s something for everyone

The Guardian - UK

Martha Wainwright: ‘My happiest decade is also my saddest – this decade’

The singer-songwriter on her famous musical family, coping with death, divorce and parenting, and how her childhood was still easier than Prince Harry’s

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