A Life - 1980 - Broadway Articles Page 2

Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s landmark memoir Feliz Ano Velho explodes onto the stage in a vibrant new Brazilian musical, blending memory, humor, live music and iconic 1980s hits. Opens Sept. 19 at Teatro Sabesp Frei Caneca in São Paulo.

'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.

The New School Studio Orchestra will perform the complete 1977 album HEAVY WEATHER, featuring the iconic hit 'Birdland,' at Tishman Auditorium in New York City. The concert is free with registration.

Craft Recordings releases a 50th anniversary edition of Raffi's 1976 children's album on eco-friendly vinyl, marking the album's first LP pressing in over four decades.

The Museum of Chinese in America will present a storytelling performance featuring seven immigrant artists from Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago exploring the complexities of migration and belonging.

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will present music concerts, percussion workshops, and documentary film screenings celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Stony Brook.

Pianist and composer Dan Siegel released a nine-song contemporary jazz album featuring collaborators including Jay Bellerose, Brian Bromberg, and Dean Parks, prioritizing raw first takes over polished perfection.

The 13th annual Americas Film Festival New York will present feature films, documentaries, and shorts exploring historical memory, migration, identity, and music across the Americas. All screenings and programs are free and open to the public.

Stories of romantic love are delivered by a variety of interdisciplinary artists in the second Bay Area incarnation of Crushing, and it’s a winner for the art of spoken word. The featured writers span genders, ages and viewpoints and you never know what’s coming next.

Documentary chronicles the life of 18-time GRAMMY Award-winning jazz musician Paquito D'Rivera, from child prodigy in Cuba to his defection to the U.S. and career as a composer and performer.

Russell Gunn releases the first single from AFRIKAN-AMERIKAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, a seven-song album drawing from ancient Egyptian texts and African American experience. The album features Gunn's new sextet with saxophonist Kendrick Smith, trombonist Andre Hayward, and others.

Temporal Drift announces a reissue of Hiroshi Yoshimura's QUIET FOREST, the Japanese ambient pioneer's final album released in his lifetime, now available on vinyl for the first time with remastered audio and archival materials.

Belongó will present its second annual benefit featuring Arturo O'Farrill & the AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE BLUES BROTHERS members, and BALLET HISPÁNICO to support music education programs in NYC public schools and Casa Belongó.

Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will present '9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL' with two casts, honoring Dolly Parton's legacy amid a special performance benefiting her Imagination Library.

Theatre has long history of cultural exchange between the cities of New York and London. Every season, new productions make it to Broadway and off-Broadway after starting in the West End and vice versa. But what of all of the Broadway shows that have originated in countries beyond England? Productions originating in other foreign countries happen far less frequently but have resulted in some fascinating moments of history on Broadway.

September first, 2026, Andy Fickman (Director) and Gary Lloyd’s (Choreographer and Associate Director) production of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL opens in Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre.

Liverpool band THE ROOM has released DOOM POP!, an 11-track album exploring authoritarianism, disinformation and paranoia through dark pop and vivid keyboards, alongside a video for the track 'The Room.'

Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K. Brown, concluding with a New York run March 31–April 11.

Governor Josh Green and Mayor Rick Blangiardi will jointly issue proclamations honoring JOURNEY as the band wraps up more than five decades of performances in Hawai'i. Tickets start at $58.

The 10-disc collection compiles Kim Carnes' recordings for A&M, EMI America and MCA, featuring rare 12-inch dance mixes, bonus duets and a limited autographed print edition.

Callum Crawford will star as Spot in SPOT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, a stage adaptation of Eric Hill's books touring 13 UK towns and cities from September 12, 2026, including Bristol and Middlesbrough.

New York Theatre Ballet will open its first season under Antonia Franceschi with performances at Danspace Project, featuring UNCAGED+, the American premiere of HOMAGE, and SHORT RIDE OUT.

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Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will perform her theatrical concert Matters of the Heart at the London Coliseum in February 2027.  The show is based on the CD recording of the same name which was released in 1999.

Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records released WORLD TOUR, a box set marking Oscar Peterson's centennial featuring live recordings from 1969-1996 and a 48-page hardcover book.