Man To Man - 2017 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

The full cast has been announced for the 20th anniversary UK and Ireland tour of JERSEY BOYS, led by Luke Baker as Frankie Valli, with the production opening at New Wimbledon Theatre and booking through 2027.

WHAT SURVIVES, a new one-act play about a community reckoning with an ICE abduction, will have its world premiere at The Broadwater in Los Angeles during the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice premiered 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in 1971, it jolted both the Church and the musical theater world.

The Soraya announced its 2026-27 season featuring 45 performances, eight major debuts including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Audra McDonald, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, plus the introduction of incoming Executive & Artistic Director Chad Hilligus.

Following a sold-out opening weekend at Dolby Live at Park MGM, superstar Mary J. Blige has added 10 additional performances of Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story The Las Vegas Residency.

Awkward Prods announced a new solo show inspired by a real-life homophobic attack on performer Linus Karp in Soho. LINUS KARP WAS HIT WITH AN UMBRELLA will play Underbelly Bristo Square at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

THE DISTANCE, a new solo show written and performed by former Team GB runner Ben Norris, will have its world premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, produced by the teams behind SIX THE MUSICAL and CHOIR OF MAN.

Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson will perform together onstage for the first time in A HISTORY OF PAPER, a Scottish musical by Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Dundee Rep Theatre.

Don't think that the words 'Lecture Series' means something dry or preachy. J2 Spotlight's 'Behind the Spotlight' series emphasizes fun facts and insiders' perspectives. These go along with the mood of the varied post-show events after the bows at most performances of fully staged full-length musicals, with Carnival! playing now, followed by The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Olympic Ballet Theatre will present GISELLE at Edmonds Center for the Arts, with 21-year-old trainee Yasmin Arafe stepping into the title role for two performances only.

Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event. 

Four-time GRAMMY® Award nominees The Avett Brothers will perform at The BayCare Sound in Downtown Clearwater with special guest The Secret Sisters. Tickets start at $49.50.

Soulpepper Theatre will present the world premiere of TIGER BRIDE, a punk-rock song cycle adapted from Angela Carter's gothic short story, starring Dora Award-winning performer Hailey Gillis.

The SYDNEY CON JAZZ FESTIVAL will present its seventh all-day event at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, featuring 140 artists across 26 concerts in six venues, with tickets starting at $29.

A wildly talented group of incredible instrumentalists, world-class wordsmiths, and sensational singers, this cast of nine (extra)ordinary guys serve it all... live!

George Lopez, star of NBC's Lopez vs Lopez and the Warner Bros. film Blue Beetle, will perform live at Paramount Theatre in Denver as part of his ongoing national comedy tour.

The Coronet Theatre will present two poetry events featuring actor Simon McBurney performing Basil Bunting's Briggflatts and a Poetry Club reading with Tishani Doshi, Asmaa Azaizeh, and Isabelle Baafi.

Clubbed Thumb has announced initial casting for its 2026 SUMMERWORKS festival. The annual festival of new plays will take place at the wild project in New York City. The lineup will include three productions running throughout the summer.

City Theatre in Pittsburgh will present an in-process reading of NEIGHBORLY: A PLAY ON TWO STOOPS, a commissioned work by playwright Chisa Hutchinson, directed by Monteze Freeland with cast members Randy Kovitz and Bria Walker-Rhoze.

Transport Group announced tickets on sale for LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE, a one-night-only tribute at Carnegie Hall featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Donna Murphy, Andrew Rannells, and more honoring Liza Minnelli's 60-year career.

THE CHOIR OF MAN, the Olivier Award-nominated West End hit, will make its long-awaited Queensland premiere at Brisbane Festival, performing in the returning Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent at South Bank Cultural Forecourt.

BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the original cast of Heathers: The Musical, including Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ryan McCartan, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and more have been up to since its Off-Broadway debut!

Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music is bringing the sweeping Broadway musical ANASTASIA to the historic Kirkpatrick mainstage this April, with a 31-member cast, a 15-piece chamber orchestra, and original costumes. Performances run April 24 through 26.

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.

Glasgow's Citizens Theatre announced its autumn season, marking one year since its reopening, with productions including EAST IS EAST, OTHELLO, TRISTAN AND YSEULT, and CINDERELLA.