F-ing A - 2003 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

Vangeline, founder of Vangeline Theater and New York Butoh Institute, appears in the new music video for A PERFECT CIRCLE's song TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. The band launches an extensive North American tour.

Vangeline, founder of the Vangeline Theater and New York Butoh Institute, appears dancing her solo Butoh Beethoven in the new music video for A PERFECT CIRCLE's 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.'

Choreographer François Chaignaud and beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux will present a percussive duet exploring the multiple meanings of mirliton through voice, movement, and live performance.

Members of DISTURBED, AEROSMITH, EXTREME, STAIND, and THREE DAYS GRACE will unite for a one-night-only benefit concert supporting mental health, suicide prevention, and addiction awareness at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.

54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.

MC LARS will release a 19-track one-year anniversary edition of THE EDGAR ALLAN POE LP via Oglio Records, featuring appearances by Jaret Reddick of BOWLING FOR SOUP, THE DEAD MILKMEN, and Mega Ran, and executive produced by The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg.

FIM in Flint, Michigan hosts October programming including THE ROCKET MAN SHOW on October 1, Jesse McCartney on October 3, LITTLE RIVER BAND on October 9, and the Flint Symphony Orchestra on October 10. The venue partners with the Security Credit Union Foundation's Pink Party to support breast cancer awareness.

BraveWords Records has released the power metal album SCYTHE BALLET by Australian band ILIUM digitally via Bandcamp, with additional streaming services announced later.

The Austin-based string quartet will perform at The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, collaborate with the Isidore String Quartet at Yale University and Music Mondays in New York City, and appear with clarinetist David Shifrin in Virginia and Michigan.

Kristeen Young released the gritty single NUMBERS, a track examining the emptiness of capitalism, ahead of her upcoming album FULL SCROTAL SCORPIO.

Catskill Art Space will host a residency reconstructing PRESENT TENSE, the Trisha Brown and Elizabeth Murray collaboration, with public rehearsals and a free sharing in Livingston Manor, NY.

The Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center will host a note-for-note recreation of Lynyrd Skynyrd's PRONOUNCED 'LĔH-'NÉRD 'SKIN-'NÉRD, featuring anthems like Free Bird and Tuesday's Gone.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will host Calpulli Danza Mexicana's Native Mexico: Dances of the First Peoples, an interactive program honoring prehispanic civilizations, as part of its Annual Festival in Tivoli, New York.

Samantha Bee will perform her new stand-up show HOW TO SURVIVE MENOPAUSE at Boulder Theater, tackling the subject with comedy for audiences of all experiences with the topic.

Theatre has always intersected with politics, and the presence of American presidents in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre plays and musicals is a major part of this. Did you know that all of our heads of state have been featured in shows, whether as characters or as plot points that are part of the action? Dramatizing current and former leaders of our nation is a way to examine their affect on society at the time and how political events, even those of many years ago, still impact us all. 

SoundExchange announced the return of its RoyalTeas series, with Shawn Stockman of BOYZ II MEN set to serve as host for the upcoming installment.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will open single ticket sales for its upcoming subscription season, featuring Andris Nelsons' final season as music director and guest artist Yo-Yo Ma.

Sharon Stone is hoping to make her Broadway debut someday, with many ideas for shows she'd like to star in, including a gender-swapped La Cage aux Folles, a stage production of All About Eve, and a punk-era Mame.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated the company's 40th Anniversary with the Revel in Ruby Gala. The evening raised $1.3 million, honoring four decades of powerful theatermaking and fueling the artistry, education, and community engagement.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will premiere Power of Love, a newly commissioned ballet choreographed by Jamar Roberts, celebrating Luther Vandross with arrangements by Marcus Miller and Ron Gillyard.

New York City Ballet will present its annual Fall Fashion Gala, once again celebrating choreography and costume design. The evening will feature a World Premiere by Jennifer Archibald, in her NYCB debut, plus more.

F**KING SWANS, written by Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist Elise Marra, is running at Omnibus Theatre as part of the 96' Festival, starring Siubhan Harrison, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Emma Wilkinson Wright.

Voices of Ascension announced its 37th season, The Radiant Depths, featuring programs spanning Renaissance masterworks to newly commissioned works, including a Nico Muhly commission written for organist James McVinnie.

On the legal and legislative front, a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center and temporarily blocked its planned closure, while New York State added $150 million to its theatrical production tax credit program. Broadway closed out its 2025–2026 season with a new all-time box office record of $1.91 billion, and the Broadway League and Actors' Equity announced a new audition initiative called LEAP.

Young lovers from different worlds. What are their odds? A beautiful evening, rich in music, is a delight at Opera Theatre of St. Louis