Musical theatre

Renowned Greek retro band The Swinging Cats returns to the Gazarte Roof Stage (34 Voutadon) for a festive performance on December 27. With a 14-year career under its belt, the band blends musical genres from both past and present, creating a dance atmosphere that gets audiences on their feet. Tickets start from 8 euros at more.com.

After a sold-out run, "The Loser," a musical theater adaptation of Thomas Bernhard's novel, returns to the Greek National Opera Alternative Stage at the SNFCC (364 Syngrou). The production, directed by and starring Ektoras Lygizos, explores the life of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould through an "oral musical" blending Bernhard's writing with Bach's music.

Queen Symphonic returns to Athens for another unique performance at Lycabettus Theatre on June 21. In this ensemble, leading actors from the West End musical "We Will Rock You" join a symphonic orchestra to perform some of the best-loved songs of the great British rock act Queen. Tickets start from 20 euros at more.com

The iconic musical "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber is heading to Sofia for an enchanting series of performances. BG Sound Stage, the organizers, announced six shows scheduled at Sofia's National Palace of Culture from April 11 to 14.

The 27th Istanbul Theater Festival will open its curtains on Oct. 25. In the second and final year of Işıl Kasapoğlu's curatorship, the festival will host 20 theater and dance performances from Türkiye and abroad.

"Some Like It Hot," a Broadway musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away on May 2 with a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, putting the spotlight on a show that is a sweet, full-hearted embrace of trans rights.

The '1923' musical, produced to tell the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye to new generations, will be premiered on April 23, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, by hosting students free of charge. The musical will take the audience on a magnificent time travel during which they will witness history from the days of the National Struggle to the establishment of the Republic.

"The Phantom of the Opera" _ Broadway's longest-running show _ is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York.

"MJ," the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance.

What are we to make of the strange gravitational pull that empty boxes have on cats?