Promises, Promises - 2018 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

There are a lot of good laughs there.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts will present Dance Theatre of Harlem in a one-night-only Bronx performance featuring works by William Forsythe, Robert Garland, and Robert Bondara.

Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.

Tony ® Award-winning stage and screen legend Betty Buckley today releases her new live album, Enough, via Palmetto Records. Recorded during her acclaimed 2025 residency at Joe's Pub in 2025, the 13-track collection is now available on all major streaming and digital platforms

Looking to escape from the hot sun? Why not check out one of the many intriguing offerings at greater Boston venues where this summer’s vibrant theater scene boasts pre-Broadway productions, national tours, and summer-stock productions of everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, and concerts. Bay State audiences have much to look forward to, including:

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

Step into the time machine and prepare for a glittering ride through the history of tease! The Time Traveler’s Tease! follows Katja VX, a wide-eyed burlesque hopeful, as she is guided by her whimsical Fairy Godmother, Courtney de Vorst, on a dazzling journey through the eras of burlesque.

The Crossing, the four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring world premieres, museum installations, and collaborations with JACK Quartet and Bang on a Can All-Stars across multiple cities.

Betty Buckley has released her new single, “On the 4th of July,” written by six-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor. The track is the second single from Buckley’s forthcoming album, Enough. Listen now!

Director Glenn Kelman is to be commended for taking on the challenge of coordinating twenty cast members moving scenery and set pieces into place to create 22 set changes in 14 locations on such a small stage, as well as setting the timing of each Ameri-News video projection to forward the story. And to Music Director Jared Scott for doing his best to get so many non-singers to harmonize on-key, and Choreographer Kylie Christensen for diligently doing her best to mold what should be a big musical production into a space better suited for a small cast play.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! Now that the 79th Annual Tony Awards have concluded, all eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

LegalAliens Theatre's ALI IN WONDER(ENG)LAND, performed by 16 refugees and migrants, returns to Jacksons Lane with a revised version reflecting new participants and a changed British society.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

THE CHASE star Anne Hegerty and panto dame Josiah Eloi are set to appear in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK at Fareham Live, produced by Imagine Theatre. Learn more here!

Manhattan School of Music will confer Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degrees on mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, Misty Copeland, Donna McKechnie, Jane Chu, and Jason Moran at its annual Commencement Ceremony at The Riverside Church in New York City.

Everyman Theatre will present Kate Hamill's adaptation of EMMA, directed by Laura Kepley, featuring the theatre's Resident Company in a feminist, contemporary take on Jane Austen's classic.

DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE, the Olivier Award-winning children's theatre show, will return to Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this summer, featuring life-like dinosaurs including a T-Rex, Triceratops, and more for audiences ages 3 and up.

Tony Award–winning stage and screen icon Betty Buckley releases her  new single, “Enough,” written by GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. Watch in this video as she explains more about what fans can expect from the album.

Spragga Benz, Wayne Wonder, and Agent Sasco will headline JOURNEY TO KINGSTON at the Miramar Cultural Center on May 30 at 8:00 PM, with tickets ranging from $75 to $150 for VIP Meet and Greet.

The cult-favourite theatre company, StarKid, will come to the West End with The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals at the Apollo Theatre, running 14 – 30 May 2026. The full cast has now been revealed.

Creative Cauldron Stage has announced the launch of its “Bold New Voices” Festival, running from April 11th through May 9th, 2026.  The festival will offer audiences a unique opportunity to participate in the artistic process.

LA Phil President & CEO Kim Noltemy has unveiled the 2026/27 LA Phil season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The season features figures including Esa-Pekka Salonen, who takes up his newly established role of Creative Director.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will celebrate Motown, R&B and musical theater with its spring concert, 'And the Beat Goes On,' featuring special guests Melvin Robert and soprano Nicole Heaston.

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.  

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: GRANT US PEACE on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.