Signature Plays - 2016 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

San Francisco Opera released production photos for Jules Massenet's romantic masterwork MANON, starring soprano Amina Edris and tenor Pene Pati, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim at the War Memorial Opera House.

Composer and director Matt Conner discusses the 10th anniversary revival of MONSTERS OF THE VILLA DIODATI at Creative Cauldron, revisiting the musical about the 1816 gathering that inspired Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN.

Shaker Bridge Theatre will present the American premiere of Zoe Cooper's NORTHANGER ABBEY, a reimagining of Jane Austen's novel set in White River Junction, Vermont, starring Molly Kate Babos and Carolyn Carter.

The late theatre executive Alan Finch will be posthumously honored at the UK Theatre Awards for his transformative work at Chichester Festival Theatre and contributions to British regional theatre.

Vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released their duo album NEARNESS, an 11-track collection of jazz standards, spirituals, and original compositions. The pair will perform at City Winery in New York City.

Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia is accepting submissions for its SigWorks: Musical Theater Lab, a developmental workshop for new musical writers. One musical will be selected for a two-week workshop with a public presentation.

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. 

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Grief Dialogues will bring six ten-minute plays by five playwrights to Sarasota, exploring dying, grief, and what it means to be human. Each performance includes a facilitated talkback.

San Francisco Opera will present Massenet's MANON at the War Memorial Opera House, led by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and starring Amina Edris and Pene Pati in Vincent Boussard's production.

Arden Theatre Company will open its new season in Philadelphia with GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, a musical featuring Bob Dylan songs performed live by an actor-musician cast.

This Halloween, The Green Room 42 will present the premiere of SHOW NO FEAR, a new real-world horror play from writer-director Aaron Mark. Learn more here!

Geffen Playhouse will present its annual Backstage at the Geffen fundraiser, honoring Bebe Neuwirth, Chris Paul and Harold A. Brown with awards recognizing artistic and community impact.

Jazz vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released a blues rendition of "Amazing Grace," the latest single from their upcoming duo album NEARNESS on Blues & Greens and Candid Records.

Theatre has always intersected with politics, and the presence of American presidents in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre plays and musicals is a major part of this. Did you know that all of our heads of state have been featured in shows, whether as characters or as plot points that are part of the action? Dramatizing current and former leaders of our nation is a way to examine their affect on society at the time and how political events, even those of many years ago, still impact us all. 

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Harbour Lights Theatre?

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a lineup including VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS, David Marino, and JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY over a two-week run.

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.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

Poetry, devotion, and a summer jewel well worth the drive at Ancram Center for the Arts. Letters from Max runs now through July 26 at the Ancram, NY venue.

East West Players will launch its 61st season by centering female, queer, and marginalized voices, both onstage and off. The mainstage season opens with the Southern California premiere of the comedy Wives by Jaclyn Backhaus.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown announced its summer concert lineup, featuring performers including The Stray Cats, Derek Hough, and Abbott Elementary's Janelle James, plus free outdoor events.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/28/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Laguna Playhouse will present RED, John Logan's Tony Award-winning two-character drama about painter Mark Rothko, directed by J. Scott Lapp, starring Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez to close its 2025-2026 season.