Her 17-date Brooklyn residency forgoes many of the greatest hits and fleshes out her Madame X secret-agent character to spectacular effect. STUFISH Madonna has banned cameras and phones from her performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, but images will live on in attendees’ nightmares. They’ll not forget the traumatizing intro segment of…
DetailsAs the 11th tour in her over three decade-long reign as the Queen of Pop, Madame X is entirely unlike any other Madonna tour to date. For one thing, the show is designed for the theater, as opposed to her usual sold-out baseball stadium fare. (The first venue on the trek, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, seats fewer than…
Details“Stop raping the matriarchy!” Madonna, clad in a sequin-encrusted Revolutionary war costume, shouted to the sold-out crowd at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House on Thursday night. Like the Madame X character she crafted for her 14th album, the Madonna who has opted for a theater residency after 37 years of touring stadiums and arenas…
DetailsThe Medellin VIP package included a backstage tour at the BAM in New York as well. Here are a few details of the backstage tour on opening night. People were taken on a tour around and on the stage while security came along for the trip. Everyone was informed on Madonna’s routine, rehearsals and the…
Details“You guys know who Madame X is by now, right?” Madonna asked the crowd midway through her set last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, her diamanté eyepatch glinting in the stage lights. “She’s an equestrian, a head of state, a cha cha instructor, a whore, a saint.” She’s also Madonna Louise Ciccone, of…
DetailsMadonna has never shied away from taking chances. Thirty years after she set fire to the Eighties with the disco basilica Like a Prayer, she’s as gloriously weird as ever. Hence her excellent new Madame X tour, a testament to the genius in her madness. Instead of a full-blown tour, she’s doing these shows as…
DetailsThe joy of being a Madonna fan is that she’s a true artist, an incisive creative eye who embeds meaning and shades of emotional grey into her work; the other great thing about being a Madonna fan is that she’s an artist who also happens to be a pop star. So when she has something to say,…
DetailsThe “Queen of Pop” Madonna headlined the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, which was part of her “Madame X” Tour. She will wrap up her residency on October 12. While she did take the stage over an hour late, Madonna proved that she is still at the top of her game…
DetailsMadonna’s Madame X Tour kick-started with the BAM concert in New York. Madonna has always been associated with grandeur. Fans were accustomed to seeing her larger-than-life live singing persona in colossal stadiums and arenas till this tour, where Madonna made a significant change. From cosmic areas, she chose the intimate Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard…
DetailsMadonna — aka Madame X — has collaborated with Too Faced on a limited-edition makeup collection. The line is already sold out on the Too Faced website — but it is available through today at the Madame X / Live Nation pop-up shop at 430 W 15 Street, and on Madonna’s website, while supplies last.…
DetailsSHOW Created and directed by Madonna Jamie King – Creative Producer Megan Lawson – Co-Director and Lead Choreographer Damien Jalet – Creative Advisor Luigi Murenu & Iango Henzi – Creative Consultants Carla Kama – Associate Creative Producer Tiffany Olson – Associate Creative Producer Stephanie Roos – Associate Creative Producer Al Gurdon – Lighting Designer Stufish Entertainment Architects – Set Design BAND…
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Here is the original design by fashion designer Francesco Scognamiglio for Madonna’s Madame X Tour. This is the dress Madonna posted a photo of on her Instagram account.
