Happy Now? - 2010 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS announced a world tour in 2027 supporting their fifth studio album FLYING BLIND, arriving February 26 via Gibson Records. Early ticket access begins October 9.

The New York Festival of Song opens its season with a concert of songs named for historical figures and literary characters, from Beethoven's Adelaide to the Beatles' Michelle, featuring soprano Christine Taylor Price, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, and baritone Samuel Kidd.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

Pluto TV's Halloween Hits collection streams free horror films throughout the month, including 30 titles spanning major franchises, Stephen King adaptations, found-footage films, and box-office hits.

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

An eight-episode podcast series examines indie rock's rise from college-radio obscurity to mainstream culture, featuring interviews with Ben Gibbard, James Mercer, Colin Meloy, and other iconic artists.

Madeline Brewer will star in WILD ROSE at New York Theatre Workshop. The production will play at the East 4th Street venue in New York.

Ivy Crest Theatre Co. has just announced its production of the No Vacancy Series. No Vacancy is a collection of 3 one act plays set in motels throughout the last 50 years. Cabin 12 by John Bishop from the 70s, Motel Story by Alexandra Vassilaros in the 90s and Here Comes the Drone by Arlene Hutton from the 2010’s. A mix of drama and comedy the plays all deal with themes around connection, isolation and identity. Performances of the No Vacancy Series begin Thursday, September 10 for a limited run through September 13 at Urban Stages (259 West 30th Street).

It’s been more than 17 years since the hit Fox musical series 'Glee' premiered in May 2009. BroadwayWorld looks back on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.

The Actors' Gang in Culver City will present an eight-show season featuring THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, THE EXONERATED, new works, and family-friendly programming.

JAZZ HOUSE KiDS' 17th annual Montclair Jazz Festival brought an estimated 32,000 attendees to Lackawanna Station, where Patrice Rushen received the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship on the festival's Main Stage.

Dave Stewart, the Eurythmics co-founder, has completed a 10-track solo album recorded largely in spontaneous, one-take sessions with engineer Jesse Samler, set for a physical-only CD and vinyl release.

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. 

In this edition of Words From The Wings, we catch up with Gerónimo Rauch who is one of the actors playing Jean Valjean in Les Miserables: The Arena Concert Spectacular, to share some of his favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

54 Below will present a lineup including a Liberace & Liza tribute from the West End, Tony nominee Matthew Morrison, Lianne Marie Dobbs, William Michals, and more in its lineup for next week.

Tony Danza returns to 54 Below with his Sinatra tribute show this July, joined by Linda Eder and a packed lineup of Broadway and cabaret stars.

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

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Prescott Park Arts Festival and Seacoast Jazz Society will present the 43rd Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival, a full day of jazz on Portsmouth's waterfront featuring bebop, New Orleans brass, Latin swing, and more.

Nina Wise's improvisational series WHAT JUST HAPPENED? has added performances at The Marsh Berkeley due to popular demand. Wise recaps her previous 24 hours through movement-infused storytelling in her signature Motion Theater style.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.