The Big Voice: God or Merman? - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 13

Lyric Hammersmith artistic director Rachel O'Riordan discusses the 10th anniversary production of Lucy Kirkwood's THE CHILDREN, starring Meera Syal, Declan Conlon, and Kerry Fox.

A new clip for TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL has arrived, marking the West End debut of Irvine Welsh's iconic story, thirty years after the film that brought it to global attention.

The Alliance Theatre has shared a new single from LIKE FATHER, the coming-of-age musical premiering this fall. 'Instructions for Care' features Eleri Ward and is drawn from the show's upcoming Bloody Good EP.

The Old Globe posted a Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar for CYRANO, featuring a conversation between Associate Artistic Director Kim Heil and director Annie Tippe ahead of the production's curtain.

Jim Carter recounts meeting and falling in love with Imelda Staunton on stage in a new clip from the National Theatre's IN CONVERSATION WITH JUDI DENCH, IAN MCKELLEN AND JIM CARTER, now streaming on National Theatre at Home.

Thomas M. Copeland's new play LOVEBOMB, centered on an online romance scam and family trauma, will receive a developmental staged reading at 124 Bank Street Theater in New York City's West Village, directed by Broadway artist Melvin Tunstall III.

Agni Foundation for the Arts and Agni Katha will present RAAS LEELA: AN EAST SIDE STORY, a Bollywood musical featuring 130 performers and 12 choreographers, at Dell Hall at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin.

Weathervane Theatre in New Hampshire has extended its run of Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning rock musical RENT due to audience demand, adding additional performances beyond its original closing date.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed from an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic-Con to promote NIMRODS, a road trip comedy inspired by the band's early touring days, set for a theatrical release from Inaugural Entertainment and Live Nation Studios.

Creator Loren Bouchard announced the holiday short 'On the Fort Day of Christmas' at San Diego Comic-Con, with the Belcher kids building a record-breaking snow fort. It will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

Playwright Tom Cavanaugh's Brook Writers Group will present a free staged reading showcase at the Brook Arts Center in Bound Brook, NJ, featuring seven works by local playwrights, followed by a complimentary reception.

Prime Video released the official trailer for REACHER Season 4 and a teaser for the NEAGLEY spinoff at San Diego Comic-Con, offering fans a first look at both upcoming projects.

TheArchive will present OPHELIA, a three-hander reimagining of Hamlet told through Ophelia's perspective, at the Etcetera Theater in Camden, written and directed by Samuel George-Thomas and Ava Benkova.

Heather Violanti's short noir play DARK ORCHID, set in 1944 Hollywood and directed by Jennifer Sandella, will have its world premiere at the Gene Frankel Theatre Festival Block 8 in Manhattan.

UMusic Shop NY will debut a limited-edition liquid vinyl pressing of RUSH's iconic album 2112 to coincide with the band's sold-out Madison Square Garden run, available exclusively at the Penn Plaza location.

TADA Theatre announced open auditions for THE TOXIC AVENGER, THE MUSICAL, the Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best Off-Broadway Musical. Actors auditioning must prepare a song under two minutes, with cold readings and video submissions also accepted.

Composers Concordance opens its 2026–27 season with M2duO, featuring violinist Machiko Ozawa and pianist Makia Matsumura performing works by Ozawa, Matsumura, Astor Piazzolla, and Gene Pritsker.

Prime Video released the official teaser trailer for CARRIE and announced its premiere date at San Diego Comic-Con, offering the first look at the upcoming series adaptation.

Themis Theatre will present Schrödinger's Lesbians, a new play by Libby Boyd structured around Sappho's fragments, at The Cockpit for Camden Fringe. The 70-minute show explores queer female friendships and lesbian history.

Sam Ogilvie's dark comedy ART.exe, set in a 2087 world where AI dominates the art world, will be presented to industry professionals at Studio 9 in New York, directed by Mika Kauffman.

Florida Film House International's Urban Film Festival returns to Historic Overtown and Downtown Miami for its 11th year, featuring nearly 200 independent films, industry panels, and free public programming over Labor Day Weekend.

Catherine Ashmore Bradley, known for Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Nickelodeon's The Really Loud House, returns to the Off-Broadway production of SPANDEX THE MUSICAL as Dori Jenson, a role she first played at age nine.

Festival of Cinema NYC returns to Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills for its 10th Anniversary edition, featuring over 100 independent films, world premieres, free workshops, and a special appearance by director Todd Strauss-Schulson.

Curious Levity, the Seattle company behind Ambrosia Incorporated and Crimson Rose Resort, will present ALL IN, an immersive speakeasy casino experience with a supernatural twist, at Base Camp Studios 2 in Belltown this summer.

Hollywood Records has released 'Zero Company,' the first single from the STAR WARS ZERO COMPANY original video game soundtrack, offering fans an early listen ahead of the game's release.