Why? - 2019 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 2

Dancers Bea Bidault and Max Revell present a new dance-theatre work exploring truth, deception, and belief at The Bread and Roses Theatre. Learn more about the performance here.

Austin-based singer and LGBTQ+ activist Caleb De Casper announced his forthcoming album DELIRIUM, described as a dark, immersive pop record shaped by obsession and introspection. He will also release the single People Don't Fall with an accompanying music video and release show.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present two horror-focused exhibitions featuring artifacts and behind-the-scenes content from classic and contemporary films, with galleries exploring Gothic, psychological, science fiction, slasher, religious, and ghost-themed cinema.

What did our critic think of GROUNDHOG DAY at Encore Performing Arts?

We've watched her grow up before our very eyes and, in her new show, Hannah Jane tells what it's like to be a woman in her twenties.

J.D. Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers released the third installment of the Sound Sanctuary Series through Joyful Noise Recordings, an improvised collaboration featuring the musician performing on banjo with a plant ensemble.

Film and television actor David Rasche held the audience fast in the palm of his hands with his original compositions and unique performance style.

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?” 

CJ Solar and The Old Souls announced their debut album BLACK LABEL BLUES, featuring collaborations with Steve Gorman of the Black Crowes, Jeffrey Steele, JD Simo and Jared James Nichols. The project blends swampy soul, blues-drenched guitar work and Nashville storytelling.

HONGJOONG of K-pop group ATEEZ releases ENOUGH, a collaboration with GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Bazzi, marking a new chapter in the artist's individual music.

Progressive metalcore band THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU will release HOWLS FROM THE HOLOGRAPHIC HEART on October 16 via Equal Vision Records. The New Jersey group launches its Mongrel 20th anniversary tour September 25 in San Antonio, closing October 30 in Lakewood, Ohio.

Anne Zander is bringing JUICEBOX to CoHo ClownFest on October 1 and 2. Here she talks about revisiting her first show at a different time in her life, and how she uses clowning to process the essential weirdness of being human in this crazy world.

She’s wonderful to play. I really find some things about her that are so relatable, and that’s what I try to really do for this new generation of people coming to see the show.

Aquarian Rising Productions will present MY INFINITE SADNESS, an abstract exploration of depression written and directed by Darrious Varner. The production features talkbacks after each performance.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Zack Abbey, the actor who plays the title character in Dog Man: The Musical to find out what it’s like to play a dog-human mashup, what happens when an audience full of kids meets its comic-book hero in real life, and why Dog Man: The Musical might actually charm the grown-ups, too.

A chiropractor from Blaine, Minnesota, has released a song written in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. EAGLEYEZ will benefit a planned K-9 and Soldier statue at Veterans Memorial Park.

PBS airs an encore of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Sept. 15, plus new NOVA and documentary premieres this September.

Ballet Rhode Island unveiled a three-year strategic plan and named Trinidad Vives, Parren Ballard, and Gloria Govrin to its artistic and educational team as the company approaches its 50th anniversary.

It’s been more than 17 years since the hit Fox musical series 'Glee' premiered in May 2009. BroadwayWorld looks back on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold its Writer-Producer Speed Date, pairing writers with producers for one-on-one pitch sessions and coaching in a virtual format.

Stacey Clare of 'Ask a Stripper' and 'Strippers Advice Bureau advocates for the shows on the Fringes of The Fringe.

Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a weekly Zoom Community Gathering featuring Lyndsay Burch of B Street Theatre in Sacramento discussing the company's programming and business model.

American playwright Christina Anderson and Sri Lankan-Australian playwright S. Shakthidharan were the recipients of this year's Windham-Campbell prize for drama. They were each awarded $175,000.

Hannah Wicklund released her fourth studio album WAR ON WOMEN; CALLING ALL GOOD MEN alongside new single 'EVIL IS A CORPORATION' and announced a UK headline tour for October 2026.