Show People - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 3

Recently, we had the chance to chat with the creator of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell. We discussed how her origins as a singer-songwriter set her on the path to Broadway, the journey Hadestown has been on since it first started in 2006 and even some of her favourite moments from the filmed version of the musical!

The circus has rolled into town! The national tour of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 best-selling novel, has pitched its big top in the Keller Auditorium, arriving with all of the promised spectacle. With a book by Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Pigpen Theatre Co., this musical is a feast for the eyes.

Rock band SET YOUR GOALS released new single Big Couch and announced a headline tour beginning in Baltimore, with east coast dates this month and west coast shows in December featuring support from The Warriors, Restraining Order, War Is Hell, and other acts.

54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.

The upcoming production of the 1955 musical written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (music and lyrics) and Douglass Wallop and George Abbott (book) will star Neil Patrick Harris as Applegate, Julianne Hough as Lola, and Austin Scott as Young Joe Hardy. It will play Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, which incidentally, hosted the first revival of the show from 1994-1995. The 2027 production will be the second Broadway revival for the perennially popular property which has been a favorite in schools and communities since it made a splash during musical theatre’s Golden Age. 

D. Sabella, Broadway's original Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO, will celebrate the iconic musical's 30th anniversary with a behind-the-scenes one-man show at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The Tony & Olivier Award-winning JERSEY BOYS has launched its 20th Anniversary tour, which kicked off in September 2026. Read the reviews for Jersey Boys on tour here!

Pasadena Dance Theatre will present THE NUTCRACKER at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, featuring choreography by Jessamyn Vedro and a cast of more than 60 dancers.

Joe's Pub announced a new slate of programming spanning jazz, comedy, and pop music, featuring performances by Jake Schroeder, Kate Nash, Mollie Elizabeth, Gus Heagerty, Alice Smith, Morgan Bassichis, and others.

You can now get a first look at the Tony & Olivier Award-winning JERSEY BOYS' 20th Anniversary Touring Company. The new North American tour of JERSEY BOYS premiered at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY.

Grammy-winning singer Michelle Branch opened her headline tour at The Showbox in Seattle, performing a career-spanning 90-minute set ahead of the EVERYWHERE AND BACK AGAIN EP release.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nielsen will offer more than 300 items including 70+ guitars and stage-worn memorabilia at a benefit auction benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Costume designer Susan Hilferty – who amassed a mantel-full of awards, including the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, for the musical “Wicked,” being presented by Broadway In Boston at the Citizens Opera House through November 15 – got an early start on a career that so far includes 27 Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-nominated revivals of “Parade” (2023), “Funny Girl” (2022), and “Present Laughter” (2017) as well as 2005’s “Into the Woods” and 2006’s “Spring Awakening.”

The Redneck Castaway Band will perform a tribute to Kenny Chesney at Jaffrey's Park Theatre on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m. The concert takes place in the theatre's award-winning 330-seat Eppes Auditorium.

New York City Ballet named dancer and choreographer Tiler Peck to the role of Choreographic Associate, expanding her creative responsibilities with the company.

Michelle Branch and Maren Morris released a duet version of Goodbye To You with an official music video featuring Kristin Cavallari recreating iconic Laguna Beach moments.

The Killers touring guitarist and musical director releases his solo album STATE & MOTION, a guitar-driven record influenced by heartland rock and power-pop.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA THE MUSICAL has finalized its full cast at London's Dominion Theatre, with Teri Hatcher and Matt Henry leading the ensemble alongside promoted cast members Jenna Bonner and Dean Makowski-Clayton.

Singer and lyricist Joan Watson-Jones released her fifth album, LOVE SINGS, featuring 11 tracks with original compositions and a Gershwin standard, accompanied by Boston-based musicians Frank Wilkins, Dave Zox, Alvin Terry, and Bobby Tynes.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will join the Michigan Marching Band for a halftime performance featuring music from THE LORD OF THE RINGS at a University of Michigan football game, marking a collaboration between the world-renowned musician and the acclaimed student ensemble.

Tickets are now on sale for Cameron Mackintosh's new production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, running Feb. 17-28, 2027. The tour features Isaiah Bailey as the Phantom and marks the musical's return to North America.

Ventura Music Festival will present the Pacific Jazz Orchestra performing arrangements of Quincy Jones' early work from the 1950s and 60s, featuring vocalists Nayanna Holley and Adam 'Aejaye' Jackson, led by Grammy-nominated arranger Chris Walden.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Music supervisor and orchestrator Sam Davis exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he’s freshening up ‘The Fantasticks’ for Broadway for its first production on the Great White Way.

Disney and Pixar’s FINDING NEMO at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre is an ocean of elation for the whole family.