How to Be an American! - 2016 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

Performances are now underway for Other Desert Cities, which will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of Other Desert Cities here!

Vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released their duo album NEARNESS, an 11-track collection of jazz standards, spirituals, and original compositions. The pair will perform at City Winery in New York City.

DELERIUM teams with avant-garde vocalist Diamanda Galás on the downtempo electronic single INTO THE LIGHT, the first track from the Canadian duo's 16th album EXAUDIRE, due via Metropolis Records.

Independent artist Bonner Black released a five-track EP inspired by her passion for birding and will tour with musician Walker Burroughs along the Mississippi Flyway, featuring concerts and bird walks at nature centers.

Choreographer Joanna Kotze will present an interdisciplinary dance work examining history, leadership, and collective agency at New York Live Arts Theater.

Instrumental rock band POLYPHIA released the single WITH EYES TO SEE with an accompanying music video. The track is the third single from their fifth studio album BE NOT AFRAID, due out with Rise Records.

Composer Alyssa Weinberg's world premiere recording of PIECES OF LIGHT, a suite for solo and layered cello performed by Gabriel Cabezas, releases on MASS MoCA Records. The work draws inspiration from visual artist James Turrell's light installations.

Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith releases a new album featuring four ensembles with musicians including Bobby Naughton, Bill Laswell, and Marcus Gilmore on Burning Ambulance Music.

54 Below will present multiple cabaret shows featuring Tony Award winners Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Natalie Venetia Belcon, Grammy nominee Marilyn Maye, and performers from HAMILTON, HADESTOWN, and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

Tove Lo releases her sixth studio album ESTRUS, featuring focus track 'source of life,' and kicks off her ESTRUS World Tour with a Brooklyn show.

London alt-rock band PALACE released their fifth studio album OX via Palace Presents/AWAL. The band will launch a 30-date North American tour starting October 1 in Austin, Texas.

Tove Lo released her sixth studio album ESTRUS via Pretty Swede Records and Virgin Music Group. The 13-track electro-pop album explores contradictions central to her music, from euphoria to melancholy and desire to doubt.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Lakeshore Records released the original score for THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY season 3, composed by Ian Hultquist and featuring the Arnema Orchestra recorded in Porto, Portugal.

Today’s subject Susan Derry is an example of an artist living their theatre life with a full plate of projects. She has several coming up that I promise you will be very interested in reading about. The first of which is her solo cabaret show entitled Ingenue You When which will be performed at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA on September 12th and 18th at 7:30pm. You’ll need to read on to see what else Susan has coming up because it’s quite a lot of artistic goodness to take in.

Vic Mensa has partnered with UnitedMasters to release his debut project INNANETAPE on streaming services for the first time, along with a new full-length album and live performances.

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).

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre will present the premiere of STILL. HERE. NOW. at the Boyd Vance Theater in Austin, featuring dance, live music, and storytelling exploring identity and shared humanity.

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Waylon Wyatt and Carter Faith released the country folk duet I'M SORRY BUT I LOVE YOU via Music Soup/Darkroom Records, following Wyatt's debut album DUSTPILES and his ongoing world tour.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

Joffrey Ballet announced President and CEO Greg Cameron will step down after a 15-year tenure, with the board forming a committee to lead a national search for his successor.

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.

Fraternal Twin released the title track and official music video for their upcoming album, marking the band's first new record in a decade.

PBS has outlined upcoming programming including RESOLVE TO SOLVE with Miles O'Brien, MADE IN THE WEST narrated by Tanya Tucker, and THE DRAWING ROOM featuring Mo Welch.