Well - 2004 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

Annika Low portrays Mary Poppins at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre June 26-August 8!

Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut gets its first teaser posters! The A24 musical comedy stars Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Bernadette Peters & more.

For anyone who grew up in the 2000s, the music of Ne-Yo and Akon formed part of the soundtrack to an entire generation. On June 17, the two hitmakers brought their co-headlining NIGHTS LIKE THIS tour to Rogers Arena, launching the North American leg of the 57-city world tour in Vancouver, BC. Built around nostalgia and packed with songs that dominated radio, clubs, and playlists throughout the mid-2000s, NIGHTS LIKE THIS reunited two artists whose catalogs have remained staples for more than two decades. Throughout the evening, Ne-Yo and Akon traded the spotlight while revisiting the hits that helped establish them as two of the most recognizable voices of their generation. 

After a sold-out performance last year, Matthew Rosenstein brings Make Me French back to the Beechman for Bastille Day, 7/14. The show follows Rosenstein, “a bagel who dreamed of being a croissant,” on his journey to become as French as possible, including moving to Paris, through stories and song! Recently, we had the chance to speak with Rosenstein about bringing the show back to the Laurie Beechman Theatre. We discussed the creative process for a cabaret show like Make Me French, what audiences can expect from the show, and even some of the cultural differences he’s noticed between the French and Americans!

'...today's musical theater performer kids are smart...they understand...that there is an innate honesty to the material, all the while inhabiting this kind of stylistic choice in allowing it to be bigger than life.'

Emmy, Olivier, and Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox will receive the RAINDANCE ICON AWARD this year at Raindance’s Opening Gala on 17 June, after the UK premiere of APRIL X. 

The Dave Matthews Tribute Band will perform at Raue Center For The Arts in Crystal Lake, IL, recreating the live sound of the Dave Matthews Band with guitar, violin, saxophone, and drums.

Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage. Like many movie adaptations, however, it occasionally struggles to escape comparisons to the film, particularly when it comes to length. The original movie clocked in at a brisk 97 minutes. The stage version, with intermission, stretches close to three hours, and the second act occasionally feels every bit of it. That's a challenge in today's attention-deficit world.

The beloved novel-turned film remains precisely *for* the faint of heart in stage form.

It's the end of an era on Broadway. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the curtain has officially come down on Boneau/Bryan-Brown, the iconic Broadway press office founded by ATPAM-members Chris Boneau and Adrian Bryan-Brown, after more than three decades representing theatre on Broadway, Off-Broadway and around the world.

Theatre Charlotte will present its second annual Penguin Project production of SEUSSICAL JR., pairing 44 young artists with disabilities and peer mentors in a fully realized musical production.

Comedy Works Entertainment will present two tapings of Josh Blue's upcoming comedy special at Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, with tickets available via NewmanTix.com.

Anthony J. Wilkinson signed a multi-year extension with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, bringing several MY BIG GAY ITALIAN productions to Sound Waves Theater through 2028, including a world premiere.

Actress and special lecturer Milica Govich is retiring from Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance after 22 years, leaving a legacy in Acting for the Camera education and student mentorship.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Queen Latifah has joined the first-ever Board of Advisors at BET Media Group alongside BET Founder Bob Johnson, Grammy Award-winning artist LL COOL J, National Football League's Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent, and more.

Triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe and Natasha will premiere their new absurdist two-hander at Summerhall Arts as part of Soho Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe season, featuring a nine-foot puppet and a story set in a flood-ravaged 1990s Appalachian town.

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Boston Dance Alliance named Laura Young and Peter DiMuro recipients of the 2026 Dr. Michael Shannon Dance Champion Award, with Lynda Rieman receiving the Unsung Hero Award at the organization's annual gathering.

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square announced that in addition to Donny Osmond, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Stephanie J. Block, and Sebastian Arcelus, The Bonner Family will also join the Benefit Concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

Laura Benanti is in for a busy Tony weekend. The popular performer will join Tituss Burgess to co-host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show, which will include the presentation of the first round of this year’s Tony Awards, airing free on Pluto TV.

J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton, President and CEO of Professional Facilities Management, received The Broadway League's Distinguished Lifetime Service Award at the Broadway League Awards Ceremony in New York City.

Carpenter Square Theatre announced BEST IN TEN, an annual fundraiser featuring staged readings of original ten-minute plays by Oklahoma playwrights, a silent auction, and honoree recognition.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present its 14th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Broadway across multiple venues in North Lake Tahoe.

London Children's Ballet will perform a revival of its popular narrative ballet, Anne of Green Gables. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!