What We Wanted - 2017 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 1

The Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles will showcase the Los Angeles premiere of TELL ME EVERYTHING, winner of 10 Ophir Awards and Israel's Academy Awards submission, alongside the documentary TOPOL: ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

Today’s subject Conrad R. Kelly II is currently living his theatre life as co-Director for the esteemed Step Afrika’s The Fruits of Our Labor. Mr. Kelly is also the company’s Associate Artistic Director. The show continues performances at Arena Stage in the Fichandler through November 1st.

Australian rock band Stand Atlantic released their fifth album GODBREATH via Virgin Music Group, featuring the new music video for focus track SO COOL and upcoming tour dates including Vans Warped Tour Orlando and Camp Screamo.

Steppenwolf ensemble member Namir Smallwood discusses playing Booth opposite Glenn Davis in Kenny Leon’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, opening Steppenwolf’s 51st Season and playing through November 1, 2026.

The latest offering from The Braid is The Dysmorphic Diva, written and performed by Karen Agam Macarah (pictured, credit David Chiu). Fresh from its sold-out run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, her confessional cabaret shares how the shape we see in the mirror and how our family sees us shapes who we are for the rest of our lives. I spoke with Karen about how she developed her one-woman show, how she decided on which Broadway musical show tunes to sing, and which hilarious and touching true stories about family relationships and body struggles to include on her way to finding her best self.

Swedish producer Christian Karlsson's GALANTIS released a six-track EP of reimagined covers via Counter Records, featuring reworkings of tracks by The Killers, Feist, Frankie Valli, José González, Paleface ft. Kyla, and The War on Drugs.

The final completed studio album from outlaw country icon David Allan Coe, A MILLION REASONS, will be released digitally, featuring 11 previously unreleased tracks recorded in 2017.

BLONDIE announced HIGH NOON, their first album of new material in nine years, featuring contributions from Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, and Zach Condon of Beirut. The album marks the final recording of co-founding drummer Clem Burke.

The Immigrant Story will present a live performance blending storytelling, gospel, hip-hop, and mariachi to explore America's 250th anniversary and the diverse experiences that have shaped the nation.

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, opening at the St. James Theatre this winter, including Crystal Kellogg and more.

Miami New Drama, the acclaimed not-for-profit theater company founded by playwright and director Michel Hausmann, has announced  that Claudia Campos has been named Managing Director.

After its previously sold-out world premiere in Toronto last year, The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical is returning to sprinkle some holiday cheer, this time at the Meridian Arts Centre Lyric Theatre from November 28th-January 3rd. 

Comedian Ed Night, a two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and writer for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK, will tour his new stand-up show REMAINS across 11 dates from March 10 to April 29, 2027, including a show at London's Leicester Square Theatre.

Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, which will play at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of A Few Good Men here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 5, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The five leading cast members have been announced for the Broadway production of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, who were hand-picked by Dolly Parton herself.

Stamptown recently premiered on Netflix and is currently touring in the UK. Recently, we had the chance to speak with its creator Zach Zucker about how he first got into comedy, what it was like to film the show for Netflix, and the audience's impact

Art Feynman, the musical persona of Luke Temple, released the single 'Down With Heaven' alongside an official music video co-directed by Dillon Hayes and Hayden Mason that uses surveillance technology to examine humanity.

Trombonist and composer Sam Blakeslee released his debut album NEW BLOOD with the Sam Blakeslee Large Group on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, featuring compositions praised for melodic depth and sophisticated orchestration.

Pete Fij, formerly of ADORABLE, released his new LP UP'S THE NEW DOWN via Tip Top Records alongside the single "Complicated," which blends post-punk guitars with melodic sensibility.

Trombonist and composer Sam Blakeslee released his debut album NEW BLOOD with the Sam Blakeslee Large Group on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, featuring compositions praised for their melodic depth and sophisticated orchestration.

North Carolina-bred band Weston Estate released their debut album OPEN SEASON via Arista Records, featuring the focus track Cabin in the Woods and previous singles Stain, Is this the End?, and Moth to a Flame.

This season, Donna Feore has had the rare opportunity to helm two Stratford Festival productions: Guys and Dolls, running through November 14th, and Something Rotten!, running through November 15th, which share a stage and company of actors. 

Vivek Jayaram, performing as THE CALCULUS, released the single 'Meet Me In Chicago' ahead of his album GUIDES. The track blends 90s indie rock, power pop, and alternative rock influences.

Guitarist Miles Okazaki reissues his six-disc solo guitar album WORK, which features the complete Thelonious Monk songbook, coinciding with the release of THE MONKATHON film.