Show People - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 13

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook finds out how the Tony-nominated actor measures success, and goes behind-the-scenes of the Netflix show, 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney.' Check out the video here!

Little Boy Productions, known for its acclaimed stagings of 'Once On This Island' and 'The Last Five Years,' is set to bring John Cariani’s beloved romantic comedy, 'Almost, Maine,' to the UP Cebu Performing Arts Hall on July 26 at 7 p.m. The production will feature an all-Cebuano cast.

August 2025 marks the 20th edition of the Camden Fringe. Well, sort-of. Remember 2020? We were in the midst of taking applications and booking shows when the pandemic hit, so that particular version had to be abandoned. But 2025 at least marks the 20th time we’ve organised a fringe festival. To be honest, we’ll probably be celebrating our actual 20th birthday next year as well.

The Actors’ Gang annual tradition of Free Shakespeare in the Park returns with a new production – Roswell That Ends Well, playing every Saturday and Sunday from August 2 – 24 at 11:00am.

Hope Mill Theatre and Lowry have announced that 20 years after the iconic movie, Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL will have its first UK non-replica production at Lowry, Salford

Arielle Jacobs is set to star in Into The Woods in the Philippines, playing Cinderella alongside Lea Salonga as The Witch. Learn what Jacobs had to say about working alongside Salonga here!

Tony and Olivier Award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga will be honored with a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. The date for the ceremony has yet to be announced.

 A celebrated group of award-winning stars from stage and screen will join The Songbook Academy 2025 as guest mentors during the Great American Songbook Foundation’s annual summer music intensive. Learn more!

The Legacy Theatre is producing the family hit, Mary Poppins, set to open this week. This tale has been adapted into a Broadway musical featuring classic songs like 'Spoonful of Sugar' and 'Step in Time' alongside new musical numbers.

ALIVE and KICKING: LAUGHTER NEVER GETS OLD, about the joys and jokes of senior life in America, will have its world premiere at the Moonlight Theatre, July 11-20, in St. Charles, IL.

Broadway star Lea Salonga voices 'Celine' in KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, now streaming on Netflix. Discover her journey in animation!

Alice by Heart is a musical that uses surrealism to explore themes of grief, love and trauma, inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and set against the backdrop of World War II London. The play blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, using Carroll's world as a refuge for characters dealing with loss and the harsh realities of war.

Ensemble Theatre Company has added Hershey Felder as MONSIEUR CHOPIN for a strictly limited run of 14 performances. Learn more about the run and see how to purchase tickets.

MadKap Productions will present the hilarious musical A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre. Learn more!

Comedy Works will welcome back stand-up sensation Josh Blue for two performances on Saturday, July 5 at Comedy Works South at the Landmark. Josh Blue rose to national fame after winning Last Comic Standing in 2006 and has since become a touring powerhouse, performing over 200 shows each year across the globe.

Theatre in the Park will continue its 2025 OUTDOOR SEASON with My Fair Lady in June and July. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!

A beloved celebration of friendship and community, Steel Magnolias has become an American cultural classic on stage and screen. Robert Harling’s original play comes to Bell Theater at Bell Works this summer with a starry cast of Broadway icons. Learn more!

Theatre in the Mill, commissioned by Bradford 2025, has announced that Sudha Bhuchar has been appointed Artist-in-Residence of the theatre from June 2025 to December 2025, remaining connected till March 2026.

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has announced a brand new cohort of resident artists who will be presenting a plethora of developmental readings, workshops, and fully staged productions as part of their 2025-26 season.

The Wedding Singer is a delightful retro romantic comedy musical at the Colony Theatre in Burbank through June 29th.  Confectionary light, with killer choreography and eye-candy 1980s costumes and sets, The Wedding Singer is a big whipped cream dollop of pure joy. 

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company will present the US premiere of Framing Ménerbes: Film Screening and Reception. Learn more and see how to attend the event here!

The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical is a “gonzo” terrific new musical currently running at Signature Theatre through July 13th. Today’s subjects are two of the reasons the show is so successful.

Beck Center for the Arts will present A Chorus Line next month. A Chorus Line is THE 1975 musical, with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, book by James Kirkwood, Jr., and Nicholas Dante.