Music City - 2024 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 10

Live performances have been trending upwards in public spaces such as Los Angeles Farmers Markets, Chicago community bandstands, NY parks & recreation and even Dallas airport concourses are discovering authentic music crowds. The Noah Todd Band is an excellent example of high quality performers who just want to make more music but be heard by the masses. 

Empire of the Sun is returning to North America with the band’s largest tour to date and a reimagined live show following their sold-out Ask That God 2025 world tour.

Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.  

Broadway San Diego has announced its 49th Season, bringing Broadway's current productions direct from New York City to San Diego. Learn more about the lineup here!

Performances are now underway for Second Stage Theater's Becky Shaw at Second Stage's Hayes Theater, ahead of an opening night on April 6. Meet the cast here!

GRAMMY-nominated country-americana star Marcus King will hit the road this summer with his band for the Darling Blue Pt. 2 Tour, a 39-city run across the U.S. and Canada.

There is a version of this story that would have gone very differently. A talented violinist from Belarus finishes conservatory, wins some competitions, sends out recordings, and waits. Maybe a label picks him up. Maybe it doesn't. Maybe he spends the next decade playing regional venues, genuinely skilled, but known only to a small professional circle. That version was completely possible. It just isn't what happened.

Classical music internet stars TwoSet Violin, featuring Brett Yang and Eddy Chen, will return to their roots with a tour across Australia and New Zealand in June 2026 as part of The Sacrilegious Games World Tour.

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary artists across various genres.

Ahead of the release of her fourth studio album, HADES, Melanie Martinez has announced special performances in New York, Mexico City, and Los Angeles, where she'll perform the album in an intimate setting with a full band, including strings. 

xThomas Rhett is set to bring his live show back to the road this summer with THE SOUNDTRACK TO LIFE TOUR. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will launch in July, hitting more than 20 cities across the country.

This week's theater news spans triumph and turbulence in equal measure. On the celebratory side, Ann-Margret is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chita Rivera Awards, Broadway dims its marquees to honor luminaries including Robert Duvall and Bret Hanna-Shuford, and the 2026 Olivier Award nominations are in — with Into The Woods and Paddington The Musical leading the pack.

The new musical WILD ABOUT YOU will hold a 29-hour reading with an invitation-only industry presentation on March 23rd, followed by a first developmental production in early 2027.

Over 500 patrons gathered on March 7 for a dazzling, sold-out evening at the 37th Annual Ballet Ball benefiting Nashville Ballet at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, featuring an exclusive performance by country music star Eric Paslay.

One of the most infamous figures in history, Judas Iscariot, leads a cast of icons in Broadway at Music Circus’ staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Kyle Taylor Parker returns to the round as Judas and, under Glenn Casale’s direction, looks forward to entertaining Sacramento beginning March 13th. Parker was last seen at Music Circus in 2024’s Jersey Boys as Hal Miller, and we are so glad he’s back. BroadwayWorld spoke to him about his prolific career, getting into character to play a villain, and what makes this re-imagining of the classic so special.

The Glimmerglass Festival, in collaboration with Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera, and Seagle Festival, will present a tour of the production HAPPY END.

Theatrical icon Charles Busch and cabaret artist Travis Moser have released their new album 'MIXTAPE', recorded live at The Laurie Beechman Theatre and now available on all music platforms.

Theater artist Charles Busch and cabaret artist Travis Moser have teamed up to release their new album, 'Mixtape,' based on the live show of the same name, recorded at NYC's Laurie Beechman Theatre. Listen to it now.

What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall?

xGrammy Award-winning and Tony-nominated musician Brandy Clark will sit down with Rodney Crowell, Patty Griffin, Rosanne Cash, Robert Horn, and Lori McKenna on her “Art of the Storyteller” tour this spring.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the nine productions that will make up its 2026–2027 mainstage season. The full lineup includes Samuel Beckett’s seminal play Waiting for Godot, featuring Academy Award nominee David Strathairn and more.

English National Opera has announced that Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel's Bone will open at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, marking a bold expression of ENO's dual-centre model. Angel's Bone opens at Aviva Studios, Manchester, home of Factory International, on 12 May 2026 before arriving at the London Coliseum on 16 October 2026.

Senator Nickie J. Antonio will be recognized for her contributions at the Beck Center's Spotlight 2026 Gala Fundraiser, celebrating her impact and achievements.

James Haro In Storage will bring the anthems of Green Day to Quig's Pub for a solo acoustic mega-set of the Bay Area band's greatest hits on Thursday, April 16.

Artist, producer and DJ Diplo is a producer of BTS’ highly anticipated return album ARIRANG, releasing on March 20. Diplo served as executive producer of the album alongside longtime BTS collaborator Pdogg and personally produced five tracks.