What of the Night - 2005 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

Tangerine Records released the first vinyl pressing of Ray Charles' complete 75-minute 1964 Shrine Auditorium concert, while Lizz Wright and Kenny Banks Sr. debuted their duo album Nearness featuring standards, spirituals, and originals.

British rock legends MADNESS will headline the inaugural London edition of ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS, joined by FAT FREDDY'S DROP, BIG SPECIAL, THE WAILERS, and Hollie Cook at Gunnersbury Park.

Vince Gill was honored with the Nashville Songwriters Association International's prestigious Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ryman Auditorium, with performances by Chris Stapleton, Rodney Crowell, Ashley McBryde, Ricky Skaggs, Sonya Isaacs, and Andrea Zonn.

To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.

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?” 

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at TPAC'S Jackson Hall?

Seventeen years after its high-profile, record-breaking Broadway run, playwright Keith Huff’s taut crime drama “A Steady Rain” will finally land in Boston for two performances only, September 17–18, at Boston Lyric Opera’s Community Studios.

The 25th anniversary national tour of the comedy musical will make its only Chicago-area stop at Aurora's Paramount Theatre, timed to National Menopause Awareness Month.

The All-American Rejects released a Deluxe Edition of their 3x-Platinum album MOVE ALONG, featuring three bonus tracks and a new archival live video for "Dirty Little Secret."

Vince Gill releases Stillwater Night, the 10th EP in his 50 Years From Home series, featuring a duet co-written with wife Amy Grant.

The All-American Rejects released a Deluxe Edition of their 3x-Platinum album MOVE ALONG via Universal Music Enterprises, featuring three bonus tracks across vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

Kitchener, Ontario singer-songwriter Kevin Westphal, performing as THE CANUCK, released a country comedy song addressing rising grocery prices and record store profits.

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS has announced its Season 35 celebrity cast and professional dancer pairings, with a two-night premiere set to air live on ABC and Disney+ and stream next day on Hulu.

PLUTO TV will add free streaming premieres of MEAN GIRLS and SMILE, expand its anime lineup with ONE-PUNCH MAN and KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE, and present live sports and Double Feature Fridays.

This Halloween, The Green Room 42 will present the premiere of SHOW NO FEAR, a new real-world horror play from writer-director Aaron Mark. Learn more here!

Dash Arts will tour THE RECKONING, a dramatization of witness testimonies from the war in Ukraine, to Belgrade Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and Arcola Theatre.

Unity Theatre in Liverpool will present an Autumn/Winter season featuring theatre, film, dance, comedy and family programming, continuing its focus on underrepresented voices and stories.

Under the Radar has revealed highlights of its 22nd festival. Get a glimpse of the visions and perspectives from New York and around the world converging across the city for Under the Radar 2027.

The Actors' Gang in Culver City will present an eight-show season featuring THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, THE EXONERATED, new works, and family-friendly programming.

Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.

Initial casting has been revealed for Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree at The Other Palace, including Hammed Animashaun, Bessie Carter, Rosalie Craig, Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan and more.

Alicia Graf Mack will lead the company's holiday engagement, featuring a world premiere by Jamar Roberts honoring Luther Vandross alongside new works and revived classics.

LAIKA released the first full trailer for WILDWOOD, a handcrafted stop-motion adventure directed by Travis Knight and set to open in theaters across the United States.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.