The Times - 2005 - New York Articles Page 11

At Parsons Dance, endurance and impressive physical demand is no surprise. Artistic Director David Parsons, known for his high energy repertoire and peak athleticism, presents a six-work repertoire at The Joyce Theater, including two commissioned works by Robert Battle and Rena Butler.

Inuk artist Elisapie will return to the United States this summer to perform at the Smithsonian’s National Museum for the American Indian in New York on July 11, and at the Summerscape Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY on July 13.

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.

Miller Theatre has announced its 2025-26 season—a combination of new and early music, as seen through its core series Composer Portraits, Early Music, and Jazz, alongside community hits Morningside Lights and Pop-Up Concerts. 

Rock of Ages, Chris D'Arienzo’s jukebox musical which runs from May 2-18 at the Axelrod Theater, has had many incarnations since its 2005 Los Angeles premiere, including Broadway, the West End, and a brilliant 2012 film starring Tom Cruise.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/8/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 

A strange, insistent music is coming back to Broadway. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Performances begin September 26. Member onsale May 13. Public onsale May 28.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced that legendary writer, director and producer Judd Apatow would be the Academy Museum’s first guest curator of its newest comedy film exhibition focused on celebrating and presenting the comedy genre and filmmakers.

'Little House on the Prairie' former child star, outspoken activist, and TV Land Award winner ALISON ARNGRIM will return to New York with her critically acclaimed CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH. Learn more!

Based on the 2005 British film of the same name, the musical features music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price, a man who is down on his luck and has just inherited a failing shoe factory from his father. To help save the business, Charlie meets and eventually befriends Lola, a local Cabaret performer and Drag Queen. The two form an unlikely bond and produce a line of high-heeled boots for a certain “niche market.” Through the business venture and unlikely partnership, the two discover they are not so different after all.

Alison Arngrim, known for her role as Nellie Oleson in the hit series Little House on the Prairie, is scheduled for numerous sold out presentations of her critically acclaimed global sensation Confessions of a Prairie B*tch.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/1/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the appointment of Christine Rocas, former Joffrey Company Artist, as Rehearsal Director of The Joffrey Ballet. Rocas steps into the role following twenty years as a Company Artist and one year serving as Interim Rehearsal Director.

In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN (1991). Learn more and see how to attend.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will tour the UK in October 2026. Audiences will be immersed in a two-hour performance with a live orchestra that brings the show's iconic musical score to life.

On June 7, 2026, viewers will be able to tune in to watch P!nk take the stage at Radio City Music Hall as a first-time host for the 79th annual ceremony. Do you know who has hosted the ceremony the most?

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present one of August Wilson's greatest triumphs focusing on the decade of the ‘50s, the Pulitzer Prize winning play FENCES, directed by Yvette Freeman-Hartley (Laguna Playhouse acclaimed production of Ain't Misbehavin'). 

This week features a one-on-one interview with Al Gore, former vice president under Bill Clinton, environmentalist, and co-founder of The Climate Reality Project.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 4/24/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY will celebrate 20 years of choreographic innovation with a dazzling, two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 29 & 30, 2025.

Davalois Fearon Dance will premiere Up/right at the 2025 Vision Festival, presented by ArtsForArts, with support from the Bronx Council on the Arts Cultural Vision Fund and Dance Fund.

On Thursday, May 15 at 7pm, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeanine Cummins of American Dirt visits The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series to discuss her new book, SPEAK TO ME OF HOME.

OFC Creations will present Jersey Boys, the first production produced in Rochester starring Rochester Native Adam Marino, May 8-25, 2025, closing out the second year of the 'Broadway in Brighton' series.

Red Bull Theater's 2025-’26 Season would begin with a special Revelation Reading: Michael Urie starring in a new version of Shakespeare’s RICHARD II, adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin. Learn more!