The New Century - 2008 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 10

Ray LaMontagne—the celebrated Grammy award winning singer-songwriter—has unveiled a new single, “Step Into Your Power.' The track is the first taken from LaMontagne’s forthcoming, highly anticipated studio album, Long Way Home, out August 16. Listen to the single now!

What did our critic think of GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall? There is a reason the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a Golden Age classic. The text, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee and written by Authur Laurents, is economical and succinct. Jule Styne’s music varies from catchy tunes to lush, foreboding orchestral maneuvers, and Sondheim’s nascent lyrics are simple and accessible, yet cut to the core of each scene’s objective.

Renowned bassoonist Rebekah Heller and 10 top bassoonists will present three world premieres by Steve Reich, Julius Eastman, and Fay Victor. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Holocaust Museum LA is partnering with Barnes & Noble at The Grove for June book talks, featuring author discussions and a percentage of sales benefiting the museum. Learn how to attend!

Ray LaMontagne—the celebrated Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter—has confirmed the next chapter of his career with a new studio album, Long Way Home, out August 16. Ahead of the album, LaMontagne will unveil the lead single, “Step Into Your Power” on June 5 with a video created with his son, Tobias.

IN SERIES OPERA's 2024-25 season, titled 'Illicit Opera,' will feature four productions exploring themes of forbidden love, power, and societal norms.

Stream The Debuts Of Season Two Of HBO Original Drama Series “House of the Dragon”; HBO Original Comedy Series “Fantasmas”; Max Original Comedy Special “Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go”; HBO Original Documentaries “Ren Faire” And “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple”; And Original Film “Am I OK?”

The Blank Theatre in Hollywood has announced the addition of six new members to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. They are Parvesh Cheena, Tim Jo, Marguerite Moreau, Aliza Goldstein, Kit Steinkellner, and Dan Halden.

The Lehman Trilogy studies American Dream Mythology as seen through the eyes of Italian playwright and poet Stefano Massini. The English translation by Ben Power transfigures itself into an absorbing and poignant exercise in stellar storytelling as one might imagine it by three brothers around a metaphorical campfire.

Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano continue their exploration of 17th century Italian motets with a new disc of works by composer Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682), out on Naïve Classiques on June 21, 2024. The album includes Stradella’s Symphonias in D Major and F Major. Except for Stradella’s Exultate in Deo fideles, all of the motets on the album are world premiere recordings.  

This time, the reader question was: How often have Broadway musicals like The Outsiders been about teenagers?

The New Jersey Symphony has revealed the composers for the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Learn more about them!

Les Arts Florissants will perform at summer festivals in North America and in the exquisite gardens of France, showcasing their renowned baroque music ensemble.

In celebration of Disney on Broadway’s 30th anniversary, original stars James Monroe Iglehart (2014 Tony winner for Aladdin), Kara Lindsay (Newsies), Patti Murin (Frozen) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan) invite you to ‘Be Their Guest’ in a sing-along featuring fan favorite numbers from Disney on Broadway’s nine Broadway musicals, including 'Hakuna Matata,' 'Poor Unfortunate Souls,' 'Whole New World' and 'Let It Go.'

As part of Chickenshed's 50th year celebrations, the company will embark on a new heritage project, Echoes, which will keep alive the stories of those who have contributed to Chickenshed's past, and preserve Chickenshed's heritage for future generations to come.

TRYING by Joanna McClelland Glass will reopen Palm Beach Dramaworks this month. Learn how to purchase tickets!

A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this 60 minute solo dance/theater performance. Writer and performer Maggie Cee draws on oral history interviews from The Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project to create fictional, history-based monologues that illuminate the feminine women whose stories are too often forgotten, but whose strength and determination made the gay girls’ bars come alive.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedic mystery, “Mrs. Christie,” a fictional account of the unsolved 1926 disappearance of Agatha Christie, one of the most-read mystery writers, written by Heidi Armbruster and directed by Mark Shanahan, on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m.

Marin Theatre reveals its 24/25 season featuring two U.S. premieres and more.

On Sunday, May 5 at 6:30p.m., experience Compagnia de'Colombari's Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) Harlem at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park inside the Robert Frederick Smith Center for Performing Arts (679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street in Harlem).

The 2024-25 Kennedy Center Dance season has been revealed! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Kara Noble, Springfield Symphony Orchestra timpanist Martin Kluger; and Westfield Community Programming ArtsBeat host Mark Auerbach will narrate in the upcoming Springfield Chamber Players performance of Clifton J. Noble, Jr. 's folk cantata Johnny Appleseed.

Kelly Strayhorn Theater (KST) has announced it has adopted a co-leadership model, with former Deputy Director Melanie Paglia joining Executive Director Joseph Hall to guide the performing arts organization into its next era of regional and national growth.

The Curtis Institute of Music is expanding its conducting program, offering unique mentorship to promising young conductors.

Celebrate the centennial of the Marx Brothers' Broadway debut with THE HERRING BARREL REVUE, an evening of Marx-inspired shenanigans in Times Square. This event is the brainchild of Marx Brothers fanatics NOAH DIAMOND, TRAV SD, and JONNY PORKPIE.