The Times - 2005 - New York Articles Page 1

Choreographer Marcos Morau creates a major new dance work celebrating David Bowie's artistic reinvention, set to debut at venues in Luxembourg, London, and Tokyo.

The Martha Graham Dance Company returns to Sadler's Wells Theatre for the first time in over 20 years, presenting mixed bill programmes featuring Graham classics alongside new commissioned works.

SPAMALOT, otherwise known as Monty Pythony’s Spamalot: A New Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an absurd spoof on the already absurd.

The long-running comedy show marks its twentieth anniversary with a complete cast announcement for the upcoming POTTED PANTO production.

Seven actors have joined the cast of AN OAK TREE, including Khalid Abdalla, Matthew Bayton, Phoebe Campbell, Caitlin FitzGerald, Jack Holden, Melanie La Barrie, and Sid Sagar.

U2 announced a world tour supporting their album CARNAVAL DE LUZ, with dates set for Mexico City, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires starting February 23, 2027, with Beck as support. Europe and North America dates are forthcoming.

The American Classical Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 alongside the U.S. premiere of Franz Berwald's Symphony No. 2, continuing its complete Beethoven cycle at Alice Tully Hall.

Jack Wolfe will perform at the Rufus & Martha Wainwright benefit concert at Town Hall, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Alice Phoebe Lou, and family members. Proceeds support Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Richard  Greenberg’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN will begin performances on Saturday, January 30, 2027, and officially open Monday, March 1, 2027 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.

When people hear about Idlewild, the first thing that comes to mind is the 2006 drama film with a musical score produced, written, and mostly performed by the Grammy award winning hip-hop duo Outkast. Set in fictional Idlewild, Georgia, the film focuses on the seedier side of the music business rather than the majesty that was Idlewild, Michigan.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark will be honored by the Sarah Siddons Society for her outstanding achievements in theatre, including roles in Kimberly Akimbo and The Light in the Piazza.

The Boston Pops and Keith Lockhart will present concerts featuring the music of A.R. Rahman and The Legend of Zelda at Symphony Hall in May 2027.

Andrew McMahon announced a new EP featuring stripped-down versions of SOMETHING CORPORATE songs, with the first single 'She Paints Me Blue' now available.

GRAMMY-nominated Matisyahu and Eurovision runner-up Yuval Raphael released the pop-R&B track 'Carry On,' written by Rachel Sapoznik and produced by GRAMMY-winner Rico Love, as an anthem for healing and overcoming adversity.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Coal Creek Theater of Louisville will present John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama DOUBT: A PARABLE at the Louisville Center for the Arts. The production stars Robert Janacek and Jessica Shepherd.

NYC Winter Jazzfest will present its 23rd season across Manhattan and Brooklyn, marking bassist William Parker's 75th birthday and hosting a Coltrane 100 celebration alongside artists from Portland, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

A press release for AN OAK TREE is set to go out, with further details forthcoming.

Pianist Kris Davis, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey will perform at Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts as part of its 2026-27 jazz programming.

Martin Moran's world premiere solo work, directed by Seth Barrish, opens at The Barrow Group. The third installment in Moran's autobiographical trilogy follows the OBIE Award-winning THE TRICKY PART and Lucille Lortel Award-winning ALL THE RAGE.

U2 and Third Man Records have partnered on a limited-edition yellow vinyl pressing of CARNAVAL DE LUZ, the band's new album, created exclusively for independent record stores.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor will perform at Fremont Country Club in downtown Las Vegas. General admission and reserved seating tickets are available.

Early music ensemble Sonnambula will premiere three 300-year-old airs by Baroque composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, discovered in a rare 1712 book at the Morgan Library & Museum and never performed for modern audiences until now.

Casting details for AN OAK TREE have been announced through a press release from About Grace PR.