First Down - 2022 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 5

Atlanta pop-rock band Penelope Road released a new single, 'Smile Again,' via Warner Records, marking the group's latest offering in the pop-rock space.

Deaf West Theatre will present The 35th Anniversary Gala – One Night in New York at Joe’s Pub. Marking Deaf West’s first-ever New York City gala, the event will celebrate 35 years of innovation, collaboration, education, and social change.

Lizzy McAlpine released a new single, 'The Light in the Painting,' accompanied by a music video, marking her latest offering for fans.

PlayGround has announced four next-gen theatre leaders as its 2026-2027 Producing Fellows, selected from over 100 applicants to train across SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.

Veteran emo/indie rock band Time Spent Driving announced 'Lost Leaves,' an upcoming album via Thirty Something Records, preceded by a double single release of 'Weak Arm' and 'December.'

Lizzy McAlpine announced a new studio album, ANGEL, marking her return with fresh material. The singer-songwriter's upcoming release follows her previous work and signals a new chapter in her career.

The Muny announced the full cast for AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, making its premiere on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, led by director Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

OPERA America announced the recipients of its 2026 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, honoring outstanding trustees from North American opera companies for leadership and service. Winners will be celebrated at an awards dinner at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

OFC Creations founder Eric Vaughn Johnson discusses the 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series, a season of six musicals featuring rarely produced titles, a North American premiere of THE OSMONDS, and a New York State premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.

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.

Drag comedian Crudi Dench, star of award-winning fringe hits Drag Queens vs Zombies and Drag Queens vs Vampires, will make her solo debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a celebrity-fuelled comedy show at Underbelly Cowgate.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

The Crossing, the four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring world premieres, museum installations, and collaborations with JACK Quartet and Bang on a Can All-Stars across multiple cities.

I was fortunate enough to see and work a show when Darius first reintroduced himself as a Country artist at a small acoustic concert. Darius Rucker played the 107 MUS The Moose (WMUS) concert in Muskegon, Michigan, in 2013 shortly after he transitioned to country music, acting as a headliner for the radio station's acoustic summer concert series at Heritage Landing.  So I was so excited to get to come out to see him again, and the entertainment factor only grew, and I even got to see some of the songs that he was introducing back on that stage!   “First Time,” “Home Grown”, “Come Back Song”, “ All Night Long”,  and “Alright”.

Actors’ Equity Association has released a statement regarding the news that the budget agreement released late Friday included $12 million in funding for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund.

James Norton will play the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, conceived and directed by Thomas Ostermeier in the West End in Autumn 2027. Learn more here.

Center Theatre Group's LA Writers' Workshop Reading Series will feature six new plays at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and REDCAT, marking the program's 20th anniversary. Tickets are $17.25 for general admission.

The premiere date and cast of queens appearing in the all-new series Drag Race Down Under vs The World have been revealed. Learn more about the eleven queens competing in the series.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the original Broadway cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey musical 'Next to Normal.'

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

92NY's Harkness Dance Center announced its 2026/27 Harkness Mainstage Series, featuring Trisha Brown Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and an inaugural Dance on Film Festival.

Gerardine Sacdalan, known for her WhatsonStage-nominated turn in the UK tour of @Juliet, will play Veronica Sawyer in HEATHERS THE MUSICAL's London season and UK & Ireland tour, with full casting now announced.

Producers Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills haved announced Westerberg High’s Class of 2026. Casting for Veronica Sawyer will be revealed at West End Live. Louis Hearsey (I Was a Teenage She-Devil) will play Jason ‘J.D.’ Dean.

Get ready for a WICKED good time at Omaha's Orpheum Theater! Drew McVety who appears as Doctor Dillamond spoke with BroadwayWorld about playing the part of the intellectual Goat (or is it G.O.A.T.?) in one of Broadway’s most successful musicals. And Drew McVety is absolutely one of the most versatile, accomplished artists I have spoken with.

Egoísta, the new comedy by award-winning playwright Erlina Ortiz, will have a workshop presentation reuniting Dascha Polanco and Diane Guerrero for the first time since starring together in Netflix’s acclaimed “Orange Is the New Black.'