First Down - 2022 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 19

The Trump administration has disbanded the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities as part of a broader effort to roll back policies on art and culture from the previous administration.

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Wall Street Journal and former special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan.

With Schmigadoon! now taking over the Kennedy Center, we put together we took a look back at some of the most memorable moments across the two seasons of the Apple TV+ series. 

Peter Kim, NAATCO’s Creative Producer, will be stepping down from his position at the end of this month. Learn more about Kim and about the company's plans for the future.

Bristol Old Vic’s re-energised Literary Department announced three writers who will be joining Winsome Pinnock as part of the theatre’s Five Year Commitment residency.

Breakout Arkansas-based rocker Sawyer Hill is set to release his anticipated debut EP, Heartbreak Hysteria, on April 18. Listen to a new track from the EP now!

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 2024/25 Harkness Dance Center season will continue with Harkness Dance Center - Celebrating 90 Years, a multi-night slate of performances and more honoring the center's trailblazing place in modern dance history.

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this quirky musical comedy with an intentionally-diffused serious undertone continues performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 2, 2025. A generally entertaining show with lots of laughs in spite of its title character’s fatal ailment, KIMBERL AKIMBO is a thematically zig-zagging new musical that is at once intentionally endearing but also surprisingly (and amusingly) chaotic. The show is ultimately winning thanks mostly to the wonderful performances of its two leads, three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello and her adorable co-star Miguel Gil.

Renowned clairvoyant medium Tyler Henry will bring his extraordinary live show to the Fred Kavli Theatre in October 2025. Henry is known for his two hit NETFLIX series, Live from the Other Side and Life After Death with Tyler Henry.

Hugh Jackman's 'From New York, With Love' at Radio City Music Hall delivers 105 minutes of Broadway hits, Wolverine jokes, and classic tributes, as the Greatest Showman proves that true stardom means lifting others into the spotlight.

Award-winning comedian, producer, actor, podcast host, and singer-songwriter Mae Martin is hitting the road with their highly anticipated I’m A TV Tour in support of their debut album, I’m A TV.

Simple Minds has announced plans for a major North American headline tour – the legendary UK band’s biggest live run across the US and Canada in four decades.

Returning to Birdland, Monica Ramey and a stellar trio packed the place and provided entertainment par excellence.

Exactly 30 years to the day, rock band Goo Goo Dolls are set to release a 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of their fifth studio album, A Boy Named Goo, on March 14. Fans can now stream the band’s Modern Rock Live version of “Name” here.

Craig Finn has announced the release of his eagerly awaited new album, Always Been, arriving on Friday, April 4. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Adam Granduciel, the album is heralded by the premiere of the new single, “People of Substance,” available everywhere now. 

The Goodman’s FAT HAM is an intelligent, uproarious adaptation that explores and celebrates Black joy and resilience. The co-production with Definition Theatre has already been extended through March 2.

Diana Ross presents her “Symphonic Celebration” surrounded by an ensemble of great musicians of Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop and more. The majestic 2025 ‘A Symphonic Celebration’ UK Tour will visit seven arenas in Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

Teddy Swims has released his highly anticipated new album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2). The dynamic body of work includes collaborations with GIVĒON, Muni Long, Coco Jones & GloRilla. Listen to the album now!

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 2024/25 Harkness Dance Center season continues with Harkness Dance Center – Celebrating 90 Years, a multi-night slate of performances and more honoring the center's trailblazing place in modern dance history and commitment to the future of the art form.

Nine Inch Nails has announced the Peel It Back Tour 2025, marking the band’s first live outing since 2022. The headline run will kick off on Sunday, June 15, in Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena, and take the band across Europe.

An intrepid British fringe opera company and its dauntless conductor-arranger have taken on a bold project that has defeated any number of high-profile companies. 

Rock legend Billy Idol is returning to the road for It’s a Nice Day To…Tour Again! Fellow superstar Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will join Idol on all shows. Check out the full tour schedule here!

Directed by Mina Morita, the play—an emotionally-absorbing drama with sprinkled bits of comedy—is, at its core, a poignant exploration of deep friendships, colored by a devotion to cultural and religious identity and the fears of displacement and upheaval set against the backdrop of Iran's political turmoil in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Featuring an outstanding ensemble of five very gifted actors that give their respective roles distinct personalities and quirks, the play transcends some of its staging obstacles to ultimately become one of the most emotionally resonant and relatable plays of SCR's 61st season.

To commemorate its 25th anniversary, Disturbed will reissue their five-times Platinum certified debut album on March 7th exactly 25 years to the date of their original release.

Hrishikesh Hirway, acclaimed musician and the creator of the award-winning podcast Song Exploder, will release his original score album for the forthcoming film Companion on January 24. Listen to a single from the album now.