The World Over - 2002 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

The Buffalo-based band will perform two nights at Town Ballroom with 100% of proceeds benefiting FeedMore WNY, a food assistance organization serving Western New Yorkers.

I think this story talks to the broader immigrant experience. A lot of what many people are experiencing now is about identity. What is identity? And what does assimilation mean? Who are we assimilating for?

Trumpeter and percussionist Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra will present an evening of contemporary music at Harvard's Ming Mei Residency Concert, featuring ElSaffar's New Quartet and Ibarra's Pulitzer Prize-winning SKY ISLANDS.

The Waterville Opera House in Maine will mark its 125th anniversary with a full theatrical season including THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, LES MISÉRABLES, DIAL M FOR MURDER, and ANNIE.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Neil deGrasse Tyson will present 'This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe' at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Presented by Hong Kong Dance Company and co-produced with The TENG Company of Singapore, the original new work Voyage of the Eight Graces will premiere with four performances at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre.

Islandia Music Records released the third volume in the WEATHER SYSTEMS series from percussionist Steven Schick. The album features compositions exploring themes of time and temporal experience.

Hong Kong Dance Company and Singapore's The TENG Company will present the original cross-cultural work VOYAGE OF THE EIGHT GRACES, blending dance, theatre, and music to explore traditional Chinese philosophy and contemporary artistic practice.

When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

New York City Ballet will launch its 2026 Fall Season this September, featuring the return of George Balanchine’s full-length Jewels, three world premieres, and the revival of Balanchine’s rarely performed Pithoprakta, plus more.

Maximum Entertainment Productions announced a 20-city national tour of THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER starting November 14 in Purchase, New York. Hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow returns as special guest MC, while Da Brat joins the production for Washington, D.C. and Chicago performances.

Rosie O'Donnell will take on the role of Narrator in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW for a two-week limited run while Rachel Dratch takes a leave from the production.

Roy Thomson Hall will present Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film adaptation as a cinematic live-to-film event, with a hybrid ensemble performing the score and music live in sync with the full movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film returns as a cinematic live-to-film event with a hybrid ensemble performing the score live in sync with the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes star in the production, which will stop at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 21.

Cedille Records releases THE PACIFICA QUARTET's new album featuring world premiere recordings of works by Gabriela Lena Frank and Jennifer Higdon, with narration by NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg.

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film adaptation will be presented as a cinematic live-to-film event at Ruth Eckerd Hall on March 2, with a hybrid ensemble performing the score and music live in sync with the movie. Tickets go on sale September 18.

Pusha T and Pharrell Williams announced the launch of GRINDIN Coffee, a new coffee brand powered by Italian roaster Lavazza. Available in dark and medium roasts, the coffee is sold exclusively online.

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will present a nine-performance season marking its 25th anniversary, featuring guest artists, choral masterworks, and repertoire spanning three centuries of music.

The Lion King's North American tour will end in 2027 after 25 years, making way for a reimagined production from the original creative team.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.

American Ballet Theatre announced that Principal Dancers Herman Cornejo and James Whiteside will conclude their performing careers with the company during an upcoming Metropolitan Opera House season.

Estonian vocalist Tui Hirv and Icelandic composer-guitarist Páll Ragnar Pálsson will release LAYERS, an album of ambient interpretations of Nordic folk songs and hymns, on Sono Luminus.