Out of this World - 1989 - Off-Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Islandia Music Records released the third volume in the WEATHER SYSTEMS series from percussionist Steven Schick. The album features compositions exploring themes of time and temporal experience.

Italian-American vocalist and pianist Niia released a deluxe edition of her fifth studio album V on Candid Records, featuring three bonus tracks including a Chet Baker cover and two new late-night confessionals produced by Spencer Zahn.

'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.

The New Hampshire Film Festival will present more than 100 films from around the world in Portsmouth, featuring Spotlight selections including ROSE, LOOK BACK, and QUEEN AT SEA alongside work from acclaimed international filmmakers.

The San Francisco Symphony will present orchestral series programs, special events, and performances featuring conductors Elim Chan, Karina Canellakis, and Santtu Matias-Rouvali, along with soloists including Renée Fleming and Lang Lang.

Warp Records and Dublab will host a free playback of Jon Hassell's posthumous album at The Airliner, featuring a panel with his collaborators and DJ sets.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

The three casts of Heathers the Musical - in New York, Australia, and the UK - have teamed up to celebrate Heathers Day. The Heathers from each company have filmed a special Candy Store music video. Watch the video here!

Mount Wilson Observatory will present concerts, film screenings, lectures, stargazing, and art exhibitions during the final months of its season in the San Gabriel Mountains.

GRAVEST GRAVY, a previously unreleased 1977 album by THE CRAMPS produced by Alex Chilton, has been released by The Cramps Inc. on Vengeance Records in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

The band released LIVE JULY 22 – AUGUST 20, 2016, a concert album drawn from its farewell Man Machine Poem tour, as CBC prepares to re-air the Kingston finale broadcast.

BANGALORE CHOIR released a new version of PRISONER, a song David Reece originally recorded with ACCEPT, featuring background vocals from Giles Lavery of ALCATRAZZ and WARLORD.

Ndeya, the label founded by the late Jon Hassell, will release previously unreleased music from the Fourth World pioneer, with the single BLUE BA-YA (EXCERPT) out now.

Metrograph will present an 11-film retrospective of director Tsui Hark, featuring a newly restored version of his 1980 film DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE alongside titles from across his career.

W.A.S.P. will kick off its 1984 TO HEADLESS North American tour on September 10 in California, running through October 31 with KK'S PRIEST as support, performing songs from its first four albums.

Following a West End run, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL will embark on a UK tour, stopping at Darlington Hippodrome for a one-week engagement in September.

Disney kicked off World Princess Week with the release of ONCE A PRINCESS, ALWAYS A PRINCESS: A DISNEY SHORT FILM, directed by Alex Prager, streaming on Disney+.

Ndeya announced the release of Music Is Invisible, the final volume in Jon Hassell's Pentimento trilogy, drawn from his last live performance in London.

Cherished television series Ted Lasso has just begun airing its fourth season, following a more-than-three-year hiatus, and fans are thrilled. Among the show’s fanbase are many theatre folks; did you know that the actors who populate the screen on Ted Lasso have quite a theatrical past as well? 

Celebration Theatre is honored to present the West Coast Premiere sneak peek of CAPTAIN SHOW BIZ, and Bruce won't be taking the stage alone. Joining him is a genuinely staggering roster of screen and stage talent: five-time Golden Globe nominee MARILU HENNER (Taxi, Evening Shade, Broadway's Chicago); two-time Emmy winner SALLY STRUTHERS (All in the Family, Gilmore Girls); Emmy winner and original Queer Eye 'Fab Five' star JAI RODRIGUEZ (Broadway's Rent, Bros); GRANT SHOW, the primetime icon of Melrose Place and Dynasty; Ugly Betty scene-stealer and acclaimed comedian ALEC MAPA; and GARRETT CLAYTON (King Cobra, Hairspray Live!) — with more great names still to be announced. Trust us: you'll want to be in the room! site click: celebrationtheatre.org

Ava Rice and the Eighth Sin, a new musical presented by Breakroom Entertainment, features a book and lyrics by Pedro Amaral. The company that is known for reworking music, such as Disney Parodies... takes a stab at an unknown title, that still feels close to home. We all know about the seven deadly sins (Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, and Pride), but what if there was an Eighth Sin, hiding in plain sight?

I have been attending the International Black Theatre Festival since 2009, and it has yet to disappoint me. The week promises an extraordinary lineup of world-class theatrical productions, educational workshops, The Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers' Theatre presentations, celebrity appearances, networking opportunities, and cultural experiences for theatre lovers of every generation.

As temperatures reach the stratosphere this summer, it’s a good idea to cool off “under the sea” with the award-winning Moorestown Theater Company’s swimmingly good production of The Little Mermaid, their 261st show, directed by Mark Morgan and produced by Mark Morgan and Carol Ann Murray. 

Swans announced NEWLY SENTIENT BEING, a live recording capturing the band's final 'Big Sound' performance, set for release via Young God Records.