The Ambassador - 2014 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 3

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway theatre names change? 

Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts's Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City’s beautiful shore on January 24th and 25th, 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Global internet sensation MatPat, an online educator and co-founder of the Theorist YouTube channels with over 45 million subscribers, 9 billion total views, and 120 million monthly views, is to join the new Frank Wildhorn musical Your Lie in April as a Producer.

The first all-Gershwin concert in history Cuban Overture will be re-created July 11, 2024 at the Hollywood Bowl as All-Gershwin.  Former LA Phil Associate Conductor Lionel Bringuier reprises the night with Gershwin’s iconic classical, jazz, and Caribbean rhythms, while celebrating Rhapsody in Blue’s 100th anniversary, The evening will feature the Los Angeles Philharmonic, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet,   and vocalists Isabel Leonard and Tony Yazbeck. Tony graciously took time to answer a few of my queries.

Court Theatre will present the Spotlight Reading Series, featuring works authored and inspired by Lorraine Hansberry. This year's series will explore her literary and political voice as a playwright, an activist, and a queer author from Chicago's South Side.  

Grammy Award-winning guitarist and soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Peter Frampton, confirms The Positively Thankful Tour. The September run includes stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre, Washington D.C.’s The Warner Theatre, Philadelphia’s The Metropolitan Opera House and more. 

Jinkx Monsoon revealed she dreams of starring in Sweet Charity and Gypsy when she's older. Monsoon will return in the role of Matron 'Mama' Morton for 20 performances only, Thursday, June 27 through Friday, July 12

We talk to Michael Feinstein about his upcoming show at Wolf Trap. You’ll get a kick out of the legendary career of the late Tony Bennett when Michael Feinstein and The Carnegie Hall Big Band perform a powerful tribute concert.

Sissi Fleitas, who was brought up in the opera world by her mother, an internationally recognized opera singer, has been named the newest ambassador for Florida Grand Opera (FGO)

Scottish Opera has unveiled its 2024/25 Season, which features 13 opera offerings. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Logic has released his third new track “Deja Vu (ft. DJ Drama)” from his forthcoming full-length album. Logic states, “Almost 10 years ago I released the song “Fade Away” and now we’re running it back with ‘Deja Vu’.  Big thanks to my fans, the Rattpack, they’re the reason I still rap for a living and have yet to ‘fade away.’” Listen to the new song!

Experience Johan Liebenberg performing Neil Diamond's greatest love songs at The Drama Factory in June. Enjoy an evening of timeless classics in an intimate setting. Learn how to purchase tickets.

International circus stars have been assembled for the Giffords Circus 2024 tour, Avalon.

Opera Parallele has announced EXPANSIVE, a transgender showcase set for August 8-9, 2024, highlighting diverse talent and stories in a groundbreaking performance.

Nick Ziobro will debut his new show WITHOUT A SONG at Chelsea Table + Stage in June, featuring an all-star band led by Tedd Firth. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Horizons has revealed its 2024-25 season. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the return of singer/pianist Billy Stritch and vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli team up for “Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other”. Learn how to purchase tickets.

After its phenomenally successful run in Australia in collaboration with Opera Australia, GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, presented this new and stunning production in Manila, 24 years after a six-month commercially successful run in the Philippine capital.

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will return to Broadway this year! The pair will star in the new comedy, The Roommate by Jen Silverman. Learn more here!

Some musicals from Broadway past, however, have used dance as the driving force of the musical narrative. Justin Peck continues in that tradition with Illinoise, now running on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. To celebrate it's arrival, check out a collection of videos of musicals in which dance is truly the star. 

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Frampton, whose nomination marked his first appearance on the ballot to be considered for induction, will be amongst those honored at the ceremony in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland this fall.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the return of The Gabrielle Stravelli Trio in an album release concert for their new album Beautiful Moons Ago. Learn more about the trio and see how to purchase tickets.

Experience the captivating performance of Chantal Kreviazuk at Massey Hall.

In the summer of 2024 the New York Philharmonic becomes the first US Orchestra to perform in mainland China since 2019 as Music Director Jaap van Zweden leads five concerts across three cities — Guangzhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai — June 27–July 3, 2024.

On April 29, 2024, Signature Theatre will honor icon of stage and screen Nathan Lane with the company’s thirteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. Learn more!