Hoffman News

Cirque du Soleil ventures into uncharted territory with its brand-new creation, Crystal by Cirque du Soleil, exploring the artistic attributes of ice for the very first time.

The Capitol Theatre presents Wizards of Winter performing a holiday rock opera, Tales Beneath A Northern Star, today, November 16 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 24 at 10 am.

Cirque du Soleil will venture into uncharted territory with its brand new creation, Cirque du Soleil Crystal, exploring the artistic attributes of ice for the very first time.

There are nine remaining weeks to see the new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The final performance will be on Sunday, January 14, 2018 after playing 27 previews and 305 regular performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).

For the fifth year in a row, the children's holiday musical Mouse King will entertain audiences at the Mandelstam Theater (8530 SW 57th Ave, South Miami, FL 33143). The production book by Sesame Street veteran Noel MacNeal and music and lyrics by award-winning composer Jim Camacho captures the imagination and spirit of the holiday season, and showcases professional actors and master puppeteers from New York City, as well as some of the area's best young talent. Mouse King has enjoyed sell-out performances since its debut in 2013. Reserved seating for the production is available for the first time; tickets begin at $25 and can be purchased online at www.MouseKingTickets.com.

The Grove Theatre announces the opening of The Nutcracker, which is running for two nights only, December 22nd and 23rd. Performances are at 8:00 pm. This beautiful ballet is based on the story 'The Nutcracker and the King of Mice' written by E.T.A. Hoffman.

Author, scholar, journalist and playwright, Miriam Hoffman, will come to New York this month to be inducted into the Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame, as she launches her newest book, A Breed Apart: Reflections of a Young Refugee.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club and Holtzman-Lopez Productions present Janine DiVita in her brand new solo show LIT: a #modernbroad today, November 15 at 9:30 PM. Tickets are now on sale.

Jamie Black's IT'S MY PENIS AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO to play The Buena in January and February. One-man play explores gender roles from the unique perspective of a trans male

The most awarded show of the 2015 Broadway theatre season, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, performs in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall tonight, November 14, through November 19, 2017, and is part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series.

In her Broadway debut, Den is acting in a play that she says 'had a orofound effect on me' from the time she first read it while in high school.

GRAMMY nominee Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra return to the Capitol Theatre today, November 11 at 8 pm. This will be Liebert's seventh appearance at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets go on sale Today, June 24 at 10 am.

Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA begins performances November 15 and runs through November 26 at Waterbury's Palace Theater. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America. For tickets, please visit www.palacetheaterct.org call the Box Office at 203.346.2000 or in-person 100 East Main Street.

Transport Group has announced that its Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series of one-night-only musical events will continue with two Broadway classics for the 2017-18 season Man of La Mancha, on Monday, December 18, 2017, and Promises, Promises, on Monday, June 25, both at 8pm at the Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67 Street. Both concerts will be directed by Transport Group artistic director Jack Cummings III and will feature original orchestrations. Casting will be announced at a later date.

Red Baraat, coming to the University of Saint Joseph, is the party you'll be telling your friends about for years. Described as a fusion of jazz, hip-hop beats, rock muscle, funky go-go and scalding hot bhangra, Red Baraat's explosive songs and high-energy performances are a multicultural powerhouse. Charismatic bandleader Sunny Jain brings the addictive sound of Red Baraat to the University of Saint Joseph on Friday, December 1 at the Hoffman Auditorium in the Bruyette Athenaeum at 8:00 p.m.

The critically acclaimed new Broadway musical THE BAND'S VISIT opens tonight, November 9, 2017, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street).

Convergence-continuum presents the world premiere of THE CHASTE GENIUS AND HIS DEATHRAY GUN by Cleveland playwright Christopher Johnston.

Next week, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Melissa Errico Sings Sondheim, Two By Two In Concert, Christine Ebersole, 54 Sings Billy Joel, Benjamin Eakeley Broadway Swinger Vol. 2, and more. Scroll down for details!

Mailboat Records and Escape to Margaritaville producers Frank Marshall, Mindy Rich, Anita Waxman, and Beth Williams announced today that the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Escape to Margaritaville, the new musical featuring the songs of iconic singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, will be released next spring.

The Public Theater announced today that the New York premiere of MISS YOU LIKE HELL has been added to The Public's Astor Anniversary Season, celebrating 50 years of new work at 425 Lafayette Street and the 50th Anniversary of HAIR.