All-American - 2011 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 4

Avon Players will open its 80th season with Come From Away, directed by Ryan Moore and running September 11-26, 2026 in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

"Weird Al" Yankovic performed a set for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series while continuing his BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour across North America with his original band.

Vocalist Denise Donatelli will release a new recording featuring Kenny Rampton, Donny McCaslin, Geoffrey Keezer, Yotam Silberstein, and Reuben Rogers, arranged and produced by Keezer.

The Australian electronic band will embark on their first North American DJ tour since 2016, following the release of their seventh studio album, MOMENTS.

Concord Music Publishing has signed Tony and GRAMMY Award-nominated theatrical songwriting duo Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, known for co-writing the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Death Becomes Her.

Pittsburgh doom-pop project Animal Scream will release its new full-length album, Midnight Summer, blending dark lyricism with sunny melodies and shimmering guitar textures.

Only one new musical, and zero musical revivals, have made back their initial capitalization over the past two years. Shows cost more than ever before to make it to Broadway, and are closing faster and faster, even after winning major Tony Awards. None of this is new information, the last few years have been a huge struggle for commercial theatre, particularly commercial musicals. As one anonymous Broadway co-producer put it, “every [Broadway] show costs $100k a week too much to operate, and ticket prices need to increase 30% to be where we were five years ago.” That’s quite the gap to bridge

Drum & bass artist Justin Hawkes has released his second studio album, NOW OR NEVER, a 12-track continuous mix following his 2022 debut LP EXISTENTIAL.

HAVOK will headline a 26-date North American tour with Hellripper, Slackjaw and Xoth, opening October 21 in Salt Lake City and closing November 20 at Denver's Gothic Theatre.

Craig Campbell released the music video for his single BETTER BY THE SEA, filmed on a boat in West Palm Beach, Florida with friends and family joining the cast.

The Bronx Music Hall will host a September lineup spanning Deaf music and poetry, a Reverend Gary Davis blues tribute, and a Latin dance party featuring The Bronx Charanga.

Tony and Emmy nominee Matthew Morrison will bring his new production SHOW UP to Myron's at The Smith Center in Las Vegas, with a pair of performances scheduled.

Choreographer Jessica Lang will succeed founder Kevin McKenzie as Artistic Advisor at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, advising leadership on artist residencies and programming at the site.

The Frick Collection announced its upcoming concert season, featuring free Garden Court pop-up performances, a Matthew Aucoin world premiere, and recitals from pianists, vocalists, and early-music ensembles.

Danny Wimmer Presents released the daily music schedule for AFTERSHOCK, featuring headliners MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, TOOL, LIMP BIZKIT and PIERCE THE VEIL across five stages at Discovery Park in Sacramento.

IKON Presents and Dr. Holly Carter will add an extra performance to the Las Vegas gospel residency featuring THE CLARK SISTERS, Fred Hammond and Deitrick Haddon at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Diya Vij named Bryan Joseph Lee as Deputy Commissioner and Ryan Max as Chief of Staff, expanding the agency's senior leadership team.

Mannes Opera announced its upcoming season, featuring Menotti's THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET, Puccini's SUOR ANGELICA, and a workshop of Arturo O'Farrill's debut opera LUCERO.

Flute Theatre will tour its KING LEAR production with autistic adults to Rochester, London, Brighton and Stratford-upon-Avon from August 24-28, 2026.

Choreographer Lenio Kaklea's The Birds will have its New York premiere in Chatham, co-presented by L'Alliance New York and PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance as part of the Crossing The Line Festival.

Trombonist, composer, and educator Sam Blakeslee is set to release NEW BLOOD, a new album recorded with the Sam Blakeslee Large Group, on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records.

Singer, actress, and author Melissa Errico – who will perform her concert “The Streisand Effect” as her debut at Town Hall in Provincetown on August 23 – says she first became aware of Barbra Streisand when, as a teenager, she saw “Yentl,” the 1983 movie musical co-written, co-produced, and directed by, and starring, the show business icon.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Emmy Award nominated television host Ariana Madix (“Love Island USA”) will star as Connie Francis in JUST IN TIME at Circle in the Square Theatre. 

Marvel Studios officially unveiled the principal cast of its new X-Men movie at D23, giving the MCU’s mutant franchise its first major lineup, reported Marvel.

The Village Trip will present a concert celebrating the Greenwich Village Folk Festival's 40th anniversary, featuring performers including Suzanne Vega, Noel Paul Stookey and John McCutcheon.