BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – AUGUST 08: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Premiering on Saturday, Sept. 23 is Black Sabbath — The Ballet, an unlikely creation by the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the British Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s home town. The production is the brainchild of the company’s Christopher Austin with the involvement of guitarist Tony Iommi and purports to be “the first true heavy metal ballet experience.”

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