A Life - 2019 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

NewYorkRep appointed bestselling novelist and playwright Tawni O'Dell as Playwright-in-Residence and will co-produce multiple plays by O'Dell, including WINDOWS and WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU.

Concert Theatre Works will present the Boston premiere of THE CHEVALIER, a theatrical concert about Black violin virtuoso Joseph Bologne's friendships with Mozart and Marie Antoinette. The production features violinist Brendon Elliott, pianist Dr. Karen Walwyn, and THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF BOSTON.

British songwriter Aymen Saleh's project Holy Pinto has released its new album WEDDING SEASON, alongside a single and video for "us, against the world," via Magnet.

Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff will perform at the Murray Theatre at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The concert features the artist known for her ballads and songs recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna Judd, and Linda Ronstadt.

Kenny Riches' award-winning crime drama MOUSE will open in New York and Los Angeles. The film follows a lonely petty thief who invents a false identity through a pen-pal service, only to discover his correspondent is running her own deception.

Catherine Cavadini, Tara Strong and E.G. Daily will reunite for a one-night fundraiser at Glendale's Alex Theatre, with a live performance by BIS and proceeds benefiting Starlight Children's Foundation.

Life Jacket Theatre Co. will present THE FAG FOLLIES, a new musical set in the 1930s Men's Penitentiary in New York. The show weaves six inmates' stories into high-camp numbers from the ward's annual Christmas pageant.

Samuel Beckett's final prose work receives a musical adaptation by composer Trevor Bača, performed by JACK Quartet and narrated by Paul Griffiths on the new ECM album.

The Tony Award-winning musical will perform at The Stranahan as part of the Broadway in Toledo Series. Single tickets go on sale this week. Learn more here!

The Tony and double Olivier Award-winning musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced an extension to its UK tour, adding stops in Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Leicester and Blackpool following 290,000 tickets sold.

Broadway and recording artist Karen Mason will mark the release of her 10th album with a special performance at Birdland in New York City. The live recording captures Mason performing songs spanning her decades-long career.

Santa Fe's former Poet Laureate Elizabeth Jacobson will read alongside California writer Zachary Rogow at Teatro Paraguas. The free event will feature Jacobson reading from her latest collections and Rogow discussing his recently published memoir.

Stages Theatre Company revealed the cast and creative team for BOWWOW POWWOW, a world premiere stage adaptation of the award-winning children's book by Brenda J. Child, produced in collaboration with Mni Giizhik Theatre Ensemble.

The Leeds-based alt-indie acoustic psych-folk trio THE SUNNY SMILES THREE released the B-ROADS EP, featuring two tracks from their forthcoming album Plan Your Escape alongside two non-album recordings.

The Lion King North American tour will close in 2027 in anticipation of a newly-configured production, designed to allow the landmark musical to continue reaching audiences in cities and venues across North America for years to come. The timetable and route for the new tour will be announced at a later date. 

BED MAKER released their two-song single 'The Mark' via Dischord Records, the band's first new music since their 2024 self-titled debut. The D.C. post-punk ensemble will perform East Coast shows in Charlottesville, Durham, Hyattsville, and Harrisonburg starting September 25.

Billboard-charting singer Chadwick Johnson will perform at 54 Below with a show featuring original releases, soulful standards, and a special tribute to Dolly Parton.

Quintessence Theatre will present a regional premiere of Jen Silverman's WITCH, a retelling of a classic Jacobean tragicomedy directed by Maura Krause. The production features Philadelphia actors and explores themes of morality and temptation.

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company, Andamiro Art Company, and choreographer Lee Dongha will present three contemporary works exploring Korean dance across generations and artistic perspectives.

Danny Worsnop announced a re-recorded version of his single "Ain't No Use," written with Aaron Gillespie of Underoath. The country-rock track marks the first collaboration between the two artists after nearly two decades of their paths crossing in the rock world.

Television and film star and producer Gina Torres will join the Broadway production of Buena Vista Social Club in the role of “Omara Portuondo.” Before embarking on her television career, Torres made her Broadway debut in 1994 in Face Value.

Heathers The Musical will play its final performance at New World Stages, prior to embarking on an extensive North American tour, launching in Baltimore in May 2027. 

BroadwayWorld caught up with Zack Abbey, the actor who plays the title character in Dog Man: The Musical to find out what it’s like to play a dog-human mashup, what happens when an audience full of kids meets its comic-book hero in real life, and why Dog Man: The Musical might actually charm the grown-ups, too.

CAGE THE ELEPHANT released the new single 'Dying In Reverse' and will perform at the official NFL halftime show for the Patriots vs. Lions game in Munich on November 15th. Tickets for the band's 2027 EU/UK headline tour go on sale soon.

Two-time BRIT Award winner Becky Hill released the single 'Changes' as part of the rollout for her upcoming album REBECCA. The track follows previously shared singles including 'hands on me', 'what do i have to do?', and 'More! More! More!'