Can-Can - 2004 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

The Strokes announced a new album, Reality Awaits, marking the band's latest studio effort. The release signals a return for the New York rock group.

Nonpoint released a double version of new single 'Red Yeti,' one featuring Skye Sweetnam of Sumo Cyco, and announced their 11th studio album, The Last Word, via 361 Degrees Records, ahead of an upcoming tour.

Marc Anthony is set to perform his Las Vegas residency, VEGAS... MY WAY!, bringing his salsa and Latin pop catalog to the stage for another round of shows.

Tina Fay’s MEAN GIRLS, with the right level of farce can be a delightful experience.   Beck’s staging, inspite of a talented cast, was pleasant.  It could have been great with the right concept.  Go?, Of course! Most audience members, as displayed by the standing ovation at the end of the performance I attended, displayed their like-level of enjoyment.

The Crystal Method announced a 25th anniversary celebration for 'Tweekend,' including a limited edition vinyl release, a remix package, and a fall tour.

Broadway In Chicago is currently presenting the return engagement of & Juliet, the musical that flips the script on Shakespeare’s classic, imagining what would happen if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo.

Idina Menzel has announced a few new tour dates with local symphonies starting this month through May of 2027. All of the concert dates and ticket information can be found on Idina's website.Tickets are currently on sale for all performances, with the exception of the two performances in Costa Mesa and the one performance in Kohler. 

Inlet Dance Theatre’s performances at Cleveland Heights’ Cain Park and Akron’s Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival last summer gave audiences a preview of the company’s 25th-anniversary season and featured works from its rich repertoire.

What did our critic, Peter Nason, think of Jobsite Theater's Rocking Production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT?

Even in Los Angeles, in the midst of a spectacular live theater renaissance, there are few theaters in town doing musicals with as much deep excellence and sheer joy as Wisteria Theater.

Jaiden Leo Riley discusses making his professional leading man debut as Edward Lewis in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Clear Space Theatre Company, running July 1 through August 25, 2026 in Rehoboth Beach.

Crow's Theatre will present the world premiere stage adaptation of Rohinton Mistry's A FINE BALANCE, adapted by Anosh Irani and directed by Artistic Director Chris Abraham, at the Guloien Theatre in Toronto.

Axelrod Performing Arts Academy will present MEAN GIRLS at Bell Theater inside Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ, featuring a cast of local Jersey actors in the Tony-nominated musical adapted from Tina Fey's 2004 film.

DPAC’s touring production of The Notebook features outstanding performances and beautiful design that elevate an adaptation whose score never quite reaches the emotional heights of its source material.

Triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe and Natasha will bring their new show to London's Soho Theatre following an Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, co-produced with NYC's SoHo Playhouse.

The 2026 headliners for The New York Comedy Festival include Ben Bankas, Mojo Brookzz, Comic Relief x The Moth, Dropout, Adam Friedland, Gayme Show! Starring Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni, Ilana Glazer, Jess Hilarious, Jordan Jensen, Jordan Klepper, Marc Maron, Joanne McNally, Ms. Pat, Sarah Sherman & Patti Harrison, Daniel Sloss, Ziwe and more.

“Politics have no place in theatre,” says a person who has no idea that some of the first-ever plays from Ancient Greece were political. From Antigone by Sophocles to Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, there has been no shortage of bold theatre spreading a message.

Playwright Jerico Bleu's WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, set in a Spirit Halloween store in 2004 rural Tennessee, will run at Theaterlab in New York City, directed by Tyler Christie.

What did our critic think of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts?

MEAN GIRLS at Toby’s in Columbia is a popcorny treat with juicy musical numbers. Enjoy climate-controlled family-friendly live entertainment and a great meal with wonderful service, provided primarily by the show's actors. Through August 23, 2026.

Vocalist Natalie Cordone will inaugurate Winter Park Playhouse's new cabaret lounge with THROUGH THE YEARS, a solo retrospective spanning her 22-year history on the Playhouse stage, accompanied by pianist Christopher Leavy.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will conclude its 2026 Summer Season on August 2 with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the baton of Xian Zhang and violinist Gil Shaham, who returns to the festival for the first time in a decade to perform Barber's Violin Concerto.

Sarah Uriarte Berry will touch hearts and recall treasured memories during For The Love Of Judy. This will be a lovefest. Uriarte-Berry has starred in five Broadway shows and three Broadway National tours, in the opera house, and concert halls. She received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her performances in the Lincoln Center production of The Light In The Piazza. Music Director and accompanist is the renowned Gerald Sternbach of both Broadway and Hollywood.

The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle revealed a new leadership team, with Isa Chu named President, as the organization enters its 50th season of reviewing and honoring Bay Area theatre.