Hollywood - 2016 - Regional (US) Articles Page 1

2Cents Theatre's Nilbog! The Troll 2 Musical will return to the Hollywood Fringe for a limited run at The Cat's Crawl in Los Angeles, marking 10 years since the cult musical's debut with new songs and an immersive preshow.

Concert Theatre Works' theatrical concert COPLAND & TWAIN, directed by Bill Barclay, will blend Aaron Copland's incidental music with Mark Twain's writings at Open Jar Studios, conducted by Ken-David Masur.

EPIC Players Los Angeles will present Born This Cabaret, a neuroinclusive evening of music and storytelling at the Renberg Theater at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, featuring queer Neurodivergent and Disabled artists.

Queen Latifah has joined the first-ever Board of Advisors at BET Media Group alongside BET Founder Bob Johnson, Grammy Award-winning artist LL COOL J, National Football League's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent, and more.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced applications are open for its 2026 program, offering early-career producers a $10,000 stipend, a $20,000 production budget, and mentorship from industry leaders.

The Tank NYC announced the lineup for PRIDEFEST 2026, an annual festival of new performances by queer artists curated by Max Mooney, featuring theater, comedy, puppetry, storytelling, and music at The Tank in New York City.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown announced its summer concert lineup, featuring performers including The Stray Cats, Derek Hough, and Abbott Elementary's Janelle James, plus free outdoor events.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced three new additions to the 2026-2027 Kauffman Center Presents series lineup. Learn more about the shows here!

Award-winning singer-songwriter Monique DeBose will perform her jazz-infused solo show ADDING UP AMERICA: SOLVING THE RACE EQUATION at Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh, using mathematical metaphors to examine mixed-race identity in the US.

Laguna Playhouse will present RED, John Logan's Tony Award-winning two-character drama about painter Mark Rothko, directed by J. Scott Lapp, starring Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez to close its 2025-2026 season.

After a two-year run, Country Music Hall of Fame legend Randy Travis will conclude the More Life Tour this fall with stops in Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, New England, Texas, and beyond.

Ed Harris has revealed that he will be returning to the stage this year, starring alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Allison Janney in a production of Jon Robin Baitz's family drama, Other Desert Cities.

Fake Escape will present the world premiere of DAY OF THE LOCUST at Pleasance Courtyard, a solo show with live music adapting Nathanael West's classic novel through the lens of 2025's anti-ICE protests in LA.

The Unknown Artists will present STRAITJACKET SIRENS at Hollywood Fringe, a 90s jukebox cabaret set in a mental hospital where women reclaim their voices through grunge, pop, R&B, and alt-rock anthems.

The Unknown Artists will present ON THE LINE, a psychological thriller set at a 1984 Seattle crisis call center, loosely inspired by Ann Rule's real-life experience with Ted Bundy, at the Broadwater Second Stage in Los Angeles.

LA LA LAND IN CONCERT has added a fourth Sydney show and a third Melbourne show following overwhelming demand for the live-to-film orchestral event, which also stops in Brisbane.

Josh Groban will embark on his new Stage, Screen, and Symphony tour, hitting U.S. cities this summer. The new run will spotlight music from Broadway alongside music from Groban's brand new album CINEMATIC, performed with full symphony orchestras across the tour.

Queen Latifah, the musician and actress who appeared onscreen in the films of Chicago and Hairspray, will join season 30 of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” as a coach this fall.

Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.

Josh Groban has shared his new rendition of “Skyfall' from the James Bond film of the same name. Listen to the track now, which is featured on his upcoming album Cinematic.

The Muny announced the principal cast for HAIRSPRAY, opening its 108th season at Forest Park. Katy Geraghty and Richard Kind lead the production, which marks the show's return to the St. Louis stage for the first time since 2015.

The Academy Award-winning film La La Land will be screened live with a full orchestra performing the score across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, marking the film's 10th anniversary.

BroadwayWorld talks with WICKED alumn Carmen Cusack, who will headline BACK TO OZ: From The Wonderful Wizard to The Wiz to Wicked at the Mark Taper Forum April 18–26.

The Gamm has dipped back into Martin McDonagh’s canon (previous productions include Hangmen, 2023, A Skull in Connemara, 2016), for their latest production–The Cripple of Inishmaan.  Set in the remote Aran Islands, this play shows what feels like a softer side of McDonagh in that it’s a peek into the world of some quirky characters and the neighbors they barely tolerate, but are also woven into every aspect of life. 

Josh Groban has shared his new rendition of “As Time Goes By” from the classic 1942 film Casablanca. Now available to stream, the song is the second offering from his upcoming album, Cinematic. Check it out now.