Passage - 2019 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

East Coast Contemporary Ballet will present a seven-work program at The Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield, featuring pieces from the company's history alongside a world premiere.

Marika Hackman announced her fifth studio album FALSE DOGS, produced and written by herself. The record explores mid-thirties malaise through folk-pop and features Hackman playing most instruments.

Adam Rubenstein released a music video for "Don't Mean Much" from his album FIREBREAK, featuring a cameo and guitar solo from LIVING COLOUR's Vernon Reid. The track explores themes of human connection in a virtual world.

Chamber collective ENSEMBLE132 released its debut album for Steinway & Sons, featuring new arrangements of works by Igor Stravinsky and Robert Schumann.

Ashley Connor and Joe Stankus's 70-minute documentary IT GOES THAT QUICK will screen at the New/Next Film Fest. The film explores family life through an intimate portrait.

Julian Clary announced a 40-date UK tour of his new hour FULLY DILATED from April 7 to June 5, 2027, following his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut. The tour includes two performances at London Palladium on May 13 and 14.

Paddington The Musical has announced a new cast including Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj as alternating Paddington performers, as the show celebrates its first year in London.

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

Philadelphia Theatre Company announced AZ Espinoza as the recipient of the Terrence McNally Award for the play CARIBBEAN KING, selected from a record 100 submissions. The award provides a $10,000 prize and career development support.

The Nordic Center in America will present the annual festival celebrating cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, featuring Iceland's official Academy Awards entry and works by acclaimed directors.

Ciera Miller has been named Roundabout Theatre Company's tenth Directing Fellow, joining an 11-member Roundabout Directors Group cohort offering mentorship to emerging theatre directors.

Geffen Playhouse has selected six Los Angeles-based playwrights to participate in the newest cycle of The Writers' Room, its program supporting the development of new plays and musicals.

The Notebook at The National Theatre remarkably utilizes Allie & Noah’s lifelong love as an emotional smokescreen for the underlying calamity, time. Guided by a sweeping score, the beloved story is somehow even more impactful in musical form.

Wilmington drummer and bandleader Jonathan Whitney will release a new album honoring enslaved people and freemen tied to the Cooch's Bridge Revolutionary War site in Delaware.

Adam Rubenstein released his first solo album in a decade, featuring contributions from Chris Carrabba, Vernon Reid and Richie Birkenhead.

The Chamberlain frontman released the title track from his upcoming solo LP FIREBREAK, due August 14 via Spartan Records, and announced fall tour dates in support of the album.

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Find out the best titles to watch in July, including the filmed version of Hadestown the Musical, Disney's live-action reimagining of Moana, and more.

What did our critic think of HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER at Sandbox Theatre Collective?

New York Live Arts announced its fall 2026 season, headlined by a Bill T. Jones world premiere commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, alongside works by Benjamin Akio Kimitch, Joanna Kotze, Ain Gordon, and Dorothée Munyaneza.

Theater Latté Da announced an extension of its world premiere musical MY ÁNTONIA at the historic Ritz Theater in Minneapolis, adding performances due to popular demand.

I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026. A visual stunner punctuated by remarkable musicality and an impressive acting ensemble, this epically-staged, winningly triumphant local iteration is an impressive presentation, from its thrilling technical aspects and grandiose (yet still grounded) storytelling to its superb, talent-bursting cast led by a fierce star turn by Lena Ceja in the title role that audiences will remember for a long time.

What did our critic think of OUT AT SEA at Theater Grottesco?

LMCC has revealed its slate of programming for 2026, from residencies and exhibitions in the organization’s idyllically situated 40,000 square foot Arts Center at Governors Island to major dance and music events in Wagner Park in Battery Park City.

The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.