Lockdown - 2019 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 3

Recently, I watched and chuckled at an early rehearsal of a show called BIG TROUBLE AT LITTLE YALTA.  Bob Paisley's Central Standard Theatre presents the World Premiere of YALTA scheduled for July 3 through July 7 at the Just Off-Broadway Theatre at 3051 Central in Kansas City.

Discover the diverse new works at PlayGround's Free-Play Festival, featuring 11 productions from acclaimed theatre artists, including three from Los Angeles. Runs August 9-25 at Potrero Stage and simulcast.

Award-winning solo performer, Jeremy Julian Greco, will bring his solo show, The Big Snap, to the 33rd San Francisco Fringe Festival for three performances. 

Internationally renowned Brazilian pianist, composer and vocalist Eliane Elias will make her Sony Hall debut on Friday, June 14th.  This appearance is in conjunction with the June 28th release of here new album TIME AND AGAIN.

Gothic-pop chanteuse - FREYA BEER is back with a brand new single Tatianna. The electrifying follow-up to recent single “Write Her Off (WHO), the tracks will feature together on an imminent EP - due for release as a limited 4-track vinyl and on streaming services. Based on a fictional female protagonist from whom the song takes its name, “Tatianna” finds Freya stepping into her heels and waltzing between her lucid dreams and harsh realities. Listen to the song now!

Comedian Ruby Carr has only one thing she puts before anyone else in her life – the internet’s original car boot sale, eBay.  eBae, Ruby Carr’s hotly anticipated Edinburgh Fringe 2024 debut hour, takes a deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of everyone’s favourite online marketplace.

From Indian Lakes celebrate the release of the new LP Head Void, out now. Head Void was recorded at Vann’s newly finished home studio in California’s central valley just outside Yosemite National Park, and was mastered by Will Yip. This summer From Indian Lake will also tour and perform for the first time since 2019, playing shows with Dirty Buyer and King of Heck. Listen to the EP now!

Lily Tung Crystal has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of East West Players. Learn more about Tung and about the theatre.

Artistic Director of Tobacco Factory Theatres, Heidi Vaughan, has announced three new shows to be performed in the round in the theatre’s main Factory Theatre; including co-productions with Opera Project and New International Encounter (NIE) and one, in-house Shakespeare production. 

After six years of successful leadership, Artistic Director John Langs is set to depart from ACT Contemporary Theatre. Learn more about the change in leadership!

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Camden People's Theatre with THE CAMDEN ROAR festival. See the full lineup of performances and learn how to purchase tickets.

Alternative rock duo Loveless has shared their new single “I Love It When It Rains” along with a music video for the song, out now via Rise Records. Inspired by those moments that feel too difficult to endure, “I Love It When It Rains” is about fighting through the storm to be there for those you love most. Alternative rock duo Loveless has shared their new single “I Love It When It Rains” along with a music video for the song. Inspired by those moments that feel too difficult to endure, “I Love It When It Rains” is about fighting through the storm to be there for those you love most. Listen to the song here!

After nearly a decade fronting indie-pop band And the Kids, Western Massachusetts singer and songwriter Hannah Mohan will release her first solo project. After nearly a decade fronting indie-pop band And the Kids, Western Massachusetts singer and songwriter Hannah Mohan will release her first solo project. The album also comes amid the longest stretch Mohan has spent in one place since she left home at 16 to hop freight trains and hitchhike across North America. Making music has been at the center of Mohan’s life ever since, even as other circumstances have changed—sometimes radically. Listen to a single here!

Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne, playing at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 8—March 9, 2025. 

Today’s subjects Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz are currently living their theatre lives as the creative team for the DC premeire of Signature Theatre’s latest piece of musical greatness Penelope. The Greek myth inspired solo performer musical runs through April 28th in Signature’s ARK space.

Active Voice Productions will present its award-winning comedy, LOCKDOWN 2020, in a pay-what-you-like online screening to support Arizona Theatre Matters.

Tony and Olivier Award-winner James Corden and actress Anna Maxwell have signed on to lead, The Constituent, a new stage play from Olivier Award-winner Joe Penhall.

FROM INDIAN LAKES unveil details about their new album, HEAD VOID, and releases a new single, The Flow. Get the latest updates on this exciting new music release. Head Void was recorded at Vann's newly finished home studio in California's central valley just outside Yosemite National Park, and was mastered by Will Yip.

54 Below will present the global premier concert production of TREESON: An Eco-Musical. Let's celebrate Earth Day together in an inspirational evening featuring a soaring soundtrack with Music & Lyrics by G. Victoria Campbell.

Robert Hastie has announced his final season at Sheffield Theatres, as he steps down after eight years as Artistic Director. New productions will be running from summer 2024 to spring 2025 in the Crucible Theatre and Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse. Learn more about the season lineup here!

 Windows, a new play written by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O'Dell will make its world premiere, in a strictly limited engagement March 25th - 27th at The Town Hall. Learn more about the play and find out who is starring here!

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring over 20 resident artists, as well as the official Off-Broadway premiere of Matthew LaBanca's Communion.

In the case of “Afternoon,” the band – made up of Francis Doran (vocals), Tom Williams (guitar, backing vocals), Michael McDermott (guitar, backing vocals), Simon Hepworth (bass guitar), Neil Lawson (drums, percussion), and Joe Corby (trumpet) – found inspiration as the night turned to day, and back to night, while on tour far from home. 

Deborah Conway's national tour has already begun at the Sydney Festival and is coming to multiple venues across the nation.

“Write Her Off (WHO)” finds Freya Beer continuing her stellar trajectory from the heart of darkness. Recorded in London with Paul Burnley at The Social and Jack O'Hea at FOLD Studios. The track also sees Freya working with long-time collaborators Dave Fidler and Ray Mitchell who undertook mixing duties at The Fuse in Manchester.