People Be Heard - 2004 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

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.

Dallas hip-hop collective CURE FOR PARANOIA and frontman Cameron McCloud have teamed with HeadCount for a 15-day series of original verses leading up to National Voter Registration Day in New York City.

Black Rose Theater ATX founder Zell Miller talks about the legacy behind Austin’s newest theatre company, the Jazz Aesthetic that shapes its work, creating space for Black and Brown artists, and launching with the deeply personal world premiere of And She Was Loved.

Thomas Søndergård will lead the Minnesota Orchestra in Stravinsky's THE FIREBIRD with video design by Tal Rosner, alongside a new PENTATONE recording featuring Prokofiev's symphonies.

South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival in Somers Point, N.J., featuring trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpeter Jon Faddis honoring Louis Armstrong's legacy at Gateway Playhouse.

Jamie James, known for THE KINGBEES and his collaborations with Harry Dean Stanton, released STEPPIN' BACK 2009, the fourth entry in his archival series revisiting decades of recordings.

Another summer, another KCON! KCON LA 2026 concluded another successful year with 142,000 fans and 36 acts across three days at Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Centerr. Read my full recap here!

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

White Snake Projects will present the U.S. premiere of Brent Michael Davids's REQUIEM FOR AMERICA, featuring the Boston Cecilia Chorus, Native American chorus, opera singers, and orchestra at NEC's Jordan Hall.

Ensemble for These Times selected 13 composers for its third Call for Scores for Solo Piano, with works to be performed by pianist Dale Tsang in San Francisco and Berkeley.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

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!

What did our critic, Peter Nason, think of Jobsite Theater's Rocking Production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT?

Jaiden Leo Riley discusses making his professional leading man debut as Edward Lewis in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Clear Space Theatre Company, running July 1 through August 25, 2026 in Rehoboth Beach.

“Politics have no place in theatre,” says a person who has no idea that some of the first-ever plays from Ancient Greece were political. From Antigone by Sophocles to Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, there has been no shortage of bold theatre spreading a message.

What did our critic think of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts?

O.A.R. announced the Three Decades Tour, with a stop at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater featuring special guests Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall. The show was previously scheduled at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.

Houses on the Moon creates theater from lived experience, community collaboration, and social impact. Co-Founder and Artistic Director Emily Joy Weiner and Managing Director Meghan Dunne discuss 25 years of mission-driven theater, and what's next.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame, has passed away at 84 years old.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music announced its 2026-27 performance schedule, featuring 15 concerts and stage productions including LA BOHÈME, RENT, and CABARET, with tickets on sale now.

Theatre Charlotte will present its second annual Penguin Project production of SEUSSICAL JR., pairing 44 young artists with disabilities and peer mentors in a fully realized musical production.

Laura Benanti is in for a busy Tony weekend. The popular performer will join Tituss Burgess to co-host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show, which will include the presentation of the first round of this year’s Tony Awards, airing free on Pluto TV.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present its 14th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Broadway across multiple venues in North Lake Tahoe.

Two-time Tony Award nominee Megan Hilty isn’t on an official concert tour, but that hasn’t stopped the popular Broadway and television performer from booking numerous upcoming dates including three in the Bay State alone.

New Jersey Symphony will present its season finale concerts featuring pianist Emanuel Ax performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, and the world premiere of Allison Loggins-Hull's Doublespeak.