I Like it Like That - 2016 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 14

The dance world is all the richer for having different kinds of storytellers - no doubt. But equally, audience members will inevitably gravitate towards makers they feel a connection with. I should be clear - I don't connect with Cathy Marston’s take on narrative dance, or perhaps just Jane Eyre rather than her whole canon.

Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops set the mood for the recent Opening Night at Pops, featuring the luminous Cynthia Erivo, with a rhythmic “The Club” from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” and the rousing “Gotta Dance” medley from “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway.”

Cynthia Erivo will lead a one-woman production of Dracula, set to premiere next year in London's West End. Learn more about this upcoming production here!

Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award and WGA-winning writer, director, and performer Julio Torres is set to make his Off-Broadway debut in Color Theories, a new theatrical spectacle.

Amid his success with the Tony-nominated Sunset Boulevard, director Jamie Lloyd is looking ahead to possible collaborations, naming Timothée Chalamet and Ayo Edebiri as performers he hopes to work with.

This past weekend, Tony-nominated performer Josh Groban celebrated the opening of Josh Groban: Gems — Exclusive Las Vegas Engagement at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Take a look at photos from the event here!

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Jack Logue about his career, The Lambs Club and his newest venture opening this summer, Buchette del Vino NYC.  Both of the venues are located in the heart of the Theatre District.

Dr. Allan Stewart, aside from being a veterinary internal medicine specialist, is also an award-winning playwright from the Bay Area and a fellow from the Dramatist Guild Foundation National Cohort.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present the 13th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival from July 22 - 25, 2025, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, Broadway, Boston Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and more.

The San Francisco Mime Troupe, founded in 1959, started with movement 'Events' with visual art elements and music, segued to commedia dell’arte, and now presents fully fledged outdoor political musical theatre with a decidedly “left” bent.

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant. 

South Coast Repertory has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the return of Million Dollar Quartet, the milestone 45th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and more.

Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre will present Inside Giovanni’s Room at Sadler’s Wells East as part of a UK tour. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance will mark its 25th anniversary as a contemporary ballet company with performances of new and repertory works on July 8 and 9 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

Legendary New York Author, Journalist, and Social Observer Fran Lebowitz will make her Carnegie Hall debut on Friday, December 12 for an evening of witty and engaging conversation. 

Coming to Theatre Raleigh to perform in concert this Saturday night is Carmen Cusack. She returns returns to the area after starring as Annie in last season's Bull Durham: The Musical.

With two Broadway musicals under his belt, Josh Groban isn't done yet. While promoting his new retrospective album Gems, the multi-platinum performer told TalkShopLive that he hopes to return to the New York stage in the future.  

A hootin’, hollerin’, good time as a heroic Germanic saga goes Texan.

Oceanside Theatre Company haa unveiled the cast and creative team for Latin History for Morons, a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud chronicle of 3,000 years of Latin American history. Learn more!

To celebrate the release of his new retrospective album 'Gems', Tony-nominee and bestselling singer Josh Groban visited Good Morning America on Friday to perform 'Be Alright,' one of two new songs on the album. Watch Groban's performance now!

This summer, Blyth Festival will present the World Premiere of a new stage work from internationally acclaimed, best-selling author Emma Donoghue, THE WIND COMING OVER THE SEA.

Rosie's Theater Kids will host its annual Passing It On Gala: An Evening of Mentorship, which will be held on Monday, May 5 at 583 Park Avenue. This year's event is hosted by comedian Judy Gold and will honor Tony Award-winning actor, writer, and director James Monroe Iglehart and philanthropist Leslie Ziff. The event will be helmed by RTKids Artistic Director Lisa Danser. 

The birth of western civilization and democracy takes form in the Greek epic Hellas, told in verse, mask, rhythm, dance, and stage combat. I decided to speak with writer/director Christopher William Johnson about his epic creation process and challenges of presenting the complete saga at the Broadwater Main Stage theater through May 11.

Just last month, Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened at the Marquis Theatre, turning Broadway upside down for a season full of mystery, illusion, and of course, demogorgons. Burke Swanson is along for the ride as 'James Hopper Jr.', the teenage counterpart to the character made famous by David Harbour on the Netflix series. Burke just checked in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about his new gig and why he is living out his dream in one of the most buzzed-about new shows on Broadway.

Today’s subject S. Katy Tucker is currently living her theatre life as the projection designer for Washington National Opera’s (WNO) production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. The production runs May 2nd through 10th in the Opera House at Kennedy Center.