On the Line - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 19

For over six years, the cast of the hit show Rock of Ages rocked Broadway and millions of fans in the groundbreaking musical.

Nearly from the second he takes the stage in Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Richard Thomas establishes himself as being comfortably at home both in the clothing and in the moral garb of Atticus Finch. What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Pantages Theatre?

The acclaimed musical duo returns to London to showcase their rock greatness to their army of loyal fans. This will be Tenacious D’s first show in the UK since 2019 when they played a run of sold-out shows that included two nights at Wembley Arena. The tour will include a stop at London’s The O2 on Friday, June 16th, 2023.

The Green Room 42 has announced its November line-up for in-person cabaret performances. The lineup will feature James Jackson, Jr., Jon-Michael Reese, Natalie Joy Johnson, and more.

Offering a mix of first-time nominees, along with reigning CMA Awards winners, artists taking the stage for performances this year include Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, HARDY, Marcus King, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, and Zac Brown Band.

Bruce Sabath will bring his MAC Award-nominated one-man show Searching for Tevye back to Don't Tell Mama, for two performances only, on December 2nd and 6th at 7pm. The show will be just down the street from the highly anticipated remount of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish directed by Joel Grey, which will be playing from November 13th through January 1st at New World Stages. Sabath plays Leyzer Volf (and sometimes Tevye) in that critically acclaimed production.

The Family Band brings you their hit show, 'The Family Band – a QUEEN Experience”.  The Family Band, consisting of 8 members, have garnered a reputation for being one of the best tribute bands in South Africa, with a line-up of seasoned musicians and a dynamic, professional frontman. 

This shows’ edgy humor, with its captivating score, will have you on the edge of your seat, anxiously anticipating what may come next. 

Rohm Literary and American Blues Theater will present the European premiere of a new play, STAND UP IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, written and directed by John Kolvenbach (Olivier Nominee Love Song) and starring Jim Ortlieb (Broadway's The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin) and featuring Julie Kalya.

Odette Williams, the Brooklyn-based, Australian cookbook author will be co-hosting a special dinner and a book signing event at Ignacio Mattos’s Altro Paradiso [234 Spring St.] to celebrate the release of her new book, Simple Pasta: Pasta Made Simple. Life Made Better [Ten Speed Potter; $28.99] on October 24th, with dinner reservations available from 5:30pm - 10:30pm.

Discover the story behind one of the greatest musicals in history as we dive deep into the history of Broadway's longest-running American musical, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's, 'Chicago.'

Tomorrow – October 11, 2022 – marks yet another momentous day in the history of Boiler Room Theatre, the late and lamented theater company that originally brought professional theater to The Factory at Franklin. 120 Seats in a Boiler Room: The Creation of a Courageous Professional Theater, the latest book by BRT co-founder Lewis Kempfer (who is an award-winning author in addition to his multi-hyphenate theater titles as director-producer-actor-designer), will be released by Amazon.

Broadway World Cabaret is looking at the work of four producers we call THE CURATORS.

Executive produced by hip-hop artist Q-Tip, the 2012 album features the singles “Black Gold” and “Radio Song,” plus the GRAMMY®-winning track, “City of Roses,” and boasts an all-star line-up of talent, including pianist Leo Genovese, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, plus vocalists Lalah Hathaway and Gretchen Parlato

The Harvard Square Business Association has announced the return of the 43rd Annual Oktoberfest and slightly irrepressible and fabulously madcap 17th Annual HONK! Parade on Sunday, October 9th, 2022. Come be a part of this unique, irreverent, family-friendly annual tradition where musicians and spectators “reclaim the streets for horns, bikes and feet”!

The Green Room 42 has announced its October line-up for in-person cabaret performances. October will feature new installments of Broadway Sessions, At This Performance, Villain: DeBlanks and much more.ARTZ

Ann Kittredge will return to The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street – between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Sunday, October 23rd at 7pm with her Musical Director Christopher Denny (piano), Sean Harkness (guitar), Mary Ann McSweeney (bass), Rex Benincasa(drums) and special guests Robbie Kondor and Steve Ross.

Screenings will kick off with the Opening Night presentation of Mark Fletcher’s Patrick and the Whale, followed by the Centerpiece Selections of Ben Klein and Violet Columbus’ The Exiles and Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, with Kathlyn Horan’s The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile screening on Closing Night.

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their 2022 Idea Awards for Theatre; three categories of grants awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, as well as the visionary playwrights who have inspired and blazed trails before them.

Kick-starting the 11th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival is trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard joined by his electric ensemble The E-Collective and acclaimed neo-classical string ensemble Turtle Island Quartet with their 2021 Blue Note release Absence—a powerful tribute to the great Wayne Shorter. 

The nation's most acclaimed champagne bar, Pops for Champagne, 601 N State St., is honoring its 40th Anniversary in Chicago this September 2022.

Wayne Brady, Jordin Sparks, and more will be joined by a Real Housewife, a Bachelorette and a drag queen superstar, and more in season 31 of Dancing With the Stars. Fan-favorite pro dancers Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel will also make a return to the ballroom. Check out the complete list of contestants and their professional partners below!

Time to party with the high-energy line-up of legendary ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s hip-hop artists with the debut of “BOOMBOX!” A Vegas Residency on Shuffle inside the iconic International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. CeeLo Green, Tone Lōc, Kid’ N Play, J.J. Fad, and Thea Austin of SNAP will get the audience to its feet with performances through Sept. 4 and returning Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

Ars Nova has announced details for its 20th Anniversary Season, which introduces the What’s Ars Is Yours: Name Your Price ticket initiative.

Monaco® Cocktails, a ten-year industry veteran with a rich history of developing unique canned cocktails, today announces its entrance into the hard lemonade category with Monaco Hard Lemonades. Featuring Original and Peach flavors, Monaco Hard Lemonades are the new go-to ready to drink cocktail.