She Has A Name - 2017 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 3

Carolyn Lucas was studying dance in college when a friend took her to see iconic postmodern dance choreographer Trisha Brown (1936–2017) and her eponymous company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The experience changed her life and launched her career, according to Lucas.

Prospect Musicals announced the return of the IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events, launching with musicalized book reading of Alexandra Silber’s After Anatevka, and concluding with a concert of the genre-bending new pop musical Proud Marys, presented in partnership with National Asian Artists Project.

Tickets for Broadway musical Anastasia's Adelaide season, at Festival Theatre from August 2026, are on sale this week. The crowd-favourite musical made its Australian debut in December at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

Lorna Dallas, one of cabaret's most acclaimed and cherished artists and the recipient of a 2020 Bistro Award for “Consummate Cabaret Artistry,” returns to Chelsea Table + Stage.

San Francisco Opera will present a dynamic 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of classic operas and new productions. Highlights include premieres and revivals at the iconic War Memorial Opera House.

Off With Their Heads Productions will present Chip on her Shoulder performed by Victoria Nieves and written and directed by Jen McAuliffe. Learn more about the show here!

Theatre-Rites will premiere RETURN TO THE FOREST at Aviva Studios, marking its 30th anniversary with a collaboration between choreographer Gregory Maqoma and puppeteer Sue Buckmaster.

Target Margin Theater will present the world premiere of 'THIS IS REAL,' inspired by Jean Genet, from March 1 to April 5, 2026. The production explores themes of identity and reality through innovative staging and performance.

SFJAZZ will present a diverse lineup of jazz performances in February 2026, featuring renowned artists and ensembles. The month-long event will take place at the iconic SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

The Farm Theater has awarded playwright Nandita Shenoy with the 2026-27 College Collaboration Project Commission. Shenoy will collaborate with students at Centre College in Danville, KY and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed the honorees of the 2026 Martha Hill Awards. The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed The MESH Fellowship, a new initiative for mentoring emerging choreographers and professional dancers.

What did our critic think of WONDER at American Repertory Theater?

Further casting has been announced for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, opening at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026. Learn more here!

The world premiere of All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich, with direction by Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers, begins performances on December 12 at the Nederlander Theatre. Meet the cast of All Out here!

Coachella Valley Rep opens its season with Dear Even Hansen, winner of six Tony awards in 2017. A strategic move; this title carries an intrigue due to its familiarity; the promotional imagery of the boy’s arm in a cast, awash with moody blues suggests this show may be of the “coming of age” variety.

The Storm Theatre Company announced the cast and creative team for for its upcoming production of An Ideal Husband, the classic play by Oscar Wilde which will be presented at The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres.

One of the UK’s most celebrated drag queens, Ginger Johnson, is back with a brand new show Show Pony, which will tour across the UK from September 2026 through to February 2027.

Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday for new performances of the highly-anticipated major musical ANASTASIA, which will open at Sydney's Lyric Theatre.

Following 25 years of producing multidisciplinary arts programming, uplifting historically excluded stories, and fostering connections through the art of story, Mirror Stage has announced it will be sunsetting operations and active programming.

Marjorie Prime, the existential drama from Jordan Harrison is now playing at the Helen Hayes Theater, directed by Anne Kauffman. The production stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June Squibb in the title role of Marjorie Prime. 

92NY Harkness Dance Center will present What Flows Between Us: A Festival of India's Classical Arts in Cross-Cultural Dialogue, a day-long immersion into the depth, rigor, and expansive imagination of the Indian classical arts.

Producers John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia announced that Broadway musical Anastasia will premiere at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from August 2026.

92NY Harkness Dance Center will present What Flows Between Us: A Festival of India’s Classical Arts in Cross-Cultural Dialogue, a day-long immersion into the depth, rigor, and expansive imagination of the Indian classical arts.

The world premiere of This World of Tomorrow starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara is now running Off-Broadway at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Read reviews for the production!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Pauline Collins, who played the title role in the solo play Shirley Valentine, has passed away.