Hoffman News

Based on a notoriously deranged German children's book, it's a theatrical marvel...but will audiences get it?

Players Circle Performing Arts Center at the Shell Factory has announced its partnership with the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties and YI❤️Jewish (a Division of Yiddishkayt Initiative) to begin a series of Jewish themed programming at PLAYERS CIRCLE.

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced in-person, outdoor performances as part of the 2021 Free Summer Season. CPT is thrilled to offer live, onsite performances for the first time since March 2020, including Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation and performances by CPT resident ensembles Teatro Público de Cleveland and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabiمسرح كليفلاند العربي . CPT will once again be home to live and in-person programming that is daring, relevant, and socially conscious.

Congratulations to Mia Cherise Hall, the college winner of Next on Stage! Look back at her journey throughout the competition from week 1 to the grand finale.

Congratulations to Jackson Perry, the high school winner of Next on Stage season 3! Look back at his journey throughout the competition from week 1 to the grand finale.

Symphony Space will make a momentous return to its building with a 2021-2022 season that brings the beloved cultural institution’s signature programs—Selected Shorts, Wall to Wall, and Bloomsday on Broadway—to new heights, and with greater reach.

Directed by Braden M. Burns, Hoffman stars alongside Kelly Kinsella. Tickets are available now!

Don't miss your chance to vote for the Broadway's Next on Stage winners! Who do you want to win season 3? Place your vote before tonight, June 9 (11:59pm ET) for the High School and College winners.

Our contestants are back for one more time this week with brand new performances after making it through to the finale! Which contestant do you want to win? Make sure your favorite takes home the crown by voting before Wednesday, June 9 (11:59pm). Our season 3 winners will be announced on Thursday, June 9.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the Broadway's Next on Stage Top 3! Make sure your favorite contestants make it to the next round by voting before tonight, June 2 (11:59pm ET) for the High School and College Top 3.

The City of Kokomo will present its 2021 free admission summer concert series at the Kokomo Performing Arts Pavilion at Foster Park in downtown Kokomo. This year's lineup offers a little bit of something for everyone, with performances from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, JD McPherson, Max Weinberg's Jukebox, and more.

After a sell-out run at The Omnibus Theatre in March 2020 just a few days before theatres shut their doors, Say It Again, Sorry? and The Warren will present the hit interactive show, The Importance of Being... Earnest? 

Actor/Singer Mandy Patinkin, Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Papp biographer Helen Epstein will be among the many celebrities and theater industry leaders confirmed for the 100th birthday commemoration of legendary theatre producer Joe Papp on June 22, 2021.

Our contestants are back this week with brand new performances after making it through to the top 10! Place your votes today to help them move on to the top 5! This week, vote for your favorites to help them move on to the top 5, announced on Thursday, May 27 (high school) and Friday, May 28 (college).

Young virtuoses, Polish violinist Anna Orlik and Swiss cellist Constantin Macherel, will perform a repertoire of Ravel, Dvorak, Saint-Saens and Paganini on 30 May at Église catholique romaine du Sacré-Cœur, Chemin de Beau- Rivage 3.

The American Symphony Orchestra, long known as a bastion of music and education in New York City, returns twice to the Lot of Strings Music Festival in 2021, having graced the Lot Of  Strings inaugural season last year. 

The South Carolina Theatre Association (SCTA) is hosting its annual awards celebration at Centre Stage Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina, on Saturday, June 26 at 7 p.m.

I'm Still Here, a new virtual benefit for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Division, will stream on Broadway On Demand on June 23. The evening is a celebration of the division's 90th Anniversary, and the 50th  Anniversary of its beloved Theatre on Film and Tape Archive and will honor Harold Prince and George C. Wolfe. 

Berkeley Playhouse has announced the addition of Melissa Rivera, a California-born Latina performer, educator, and theater professional to its full time staff. Rivera will join the Berkeley Playhouse leadership team as Producing Director of Education & Mainstage. After an extensive search, Executive Artistic Director Kimberly Dooley, Managing Director Mary K. Lins, and the Berkeley Playhouse Board of Directors confidently selected Rivera as their choice for this new position.

Shelter Music Boston, the non-profit dedicated to bringing the dignity, creativity, and passion of classical music to Boston's homeless population, is partnering with the Native American Composters Apprentice Project (NACAP) to bring a new perspective on classical music to shelters and other programs around Boston.