The Times - 2005 - New York Articles Page 7

CJ ENM is adapting the hit 2012 film Dancing Queen into a stage musical with Tony-winning Broadway creatives, planning a 2027 premiere in Korea ahead of international expansion.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will return to the New York stage this fall.  The musical will begin previews on November 7, with opening night set for November 17, 2025. The show is now teasing its cast via Instagram. Can you guess the spellers from these emojis?

We know this is a vaudeville production from the start, and the cast revels in the buffoonery. THE 39 STEPS is perfect summer theater fare for fans of silly spies and inventive theatrical staging.

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

Nickelodeon, GEA Live, and Senbla announced Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will land in Albuquerque, New Mexico at Popejoy Hall on Sunday, November 2, 6:30pm.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 7/10/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University will present Fred Wilson: Reflections, a major exhibition showcasing several bodies of work by acclaimed artist Fred Wilson. Learn more!

Tony Kushner and Tracy Baim will appear in separate ANGELS IN AMERICA post-show talkbacks following two Sunday matinee performances of PART TWO: PERESTROIKA.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Wicked has just received its 4X Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. In celebration, Decca Broadway will release its first-ever 2-LP picture disc release of the album.

Following a record-breaking UK, Ireland and European tour, ROYO, Runaway Entertainment and Curve have announced Johannes Radebe will make his West End debut, reprising the role of Lola in Kinky Boots.

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) has announced a second two-year Call for Scores collaboration with Luna Composition Labs, part of Luna Lab's 10th Anniversary celebration.

See what the critics are saying about The Constant Wife at the Royal Shakespeare Company starring Rose Leslie! Read the reviews for the production here.

Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief was published in 2005 and exploded in popularity, sparking a massive franchise and countless other books, and creating a shift in middle grade culture toward ancient mythologies and pantheons much to the delight of many a social studies teacher.

Acclaimed director Mark Brokaw, whose visionary work spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the United States and abroad, has passed away after a battle with cancer. 

The official Wicked Instagram account has posted a new video, teasing a special edition re-release of the original Broadway cast recording featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

SMOKE Jazz Club has revealed its concert schedule for August 2025. SMOKE will present two album release shows this month. See the full lineup and learn how to attend.

Greg Reiner will be the new Managing Director of Barrington Stage Company. Reiner, who most recently served as Director of Theater and Musical Theater at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), joins BSC as of August 4, 2025. 

Palm Beach Symphony has revealed the 2025-2026 Masterworks Concert Series led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is returning to New York City! Learn more about The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and see how to purchase tickets.

Playwright Herb Brown faces an uphill battle in his play, You're My Boy when trying to give audiences at the Abbey Theater of Dublin (5600 Post Road in Dublin, Ohio) a “better understanding” of Richard Milhouse Nixon.

The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J officially announced the 2025-2026 season schedule, which features a wide variety of fare, including popular favorites and newer works that will engage the entire Kansas City community. All productions are all presented in the state-of-the-art Lewis & Shirley White Theatre.

The Contemporary Theater Company will bring Michael Frayn’s riotous comedy Noises Off to the stage this summer. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

What About Love? is Kaatsbaan Cultural Park's first-ever Weekend Photography Residency, happening in October. Learn more and see how to attend!

What About Love? is Kaatsbaan Cultural Park's first-ever Weekend Photography Residency, happening Friday, October 10th to Sunday, October 12, 2025. The photography residency is an immersive experience led by celebrated photographers David Hilliard and Elinor Carucci.

Dance Gavin Dance and Z2 are partnering on a new graphic novel, tied together by the power of music. Dance Gavin Dance: Night Of The Fruit Mafia/Dance of the Robot tells the stories of two radically different worlds that impact each other and interact in mysterious and unexpected ways.