Wish You Were Here - 2022 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 10

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was making her way home amidst the hustle and bustle of the New York City streets.

The design team has been announced for Vineyard Theatre's Sandra. The newly announced design team includes scenic design by Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck, costume design by Tony Award winner Linda Cho, lighting design by Thom Weaver, and sound design by Kathy Ruvuna.

Broadwayworld interviewed Dan F. Sims who plays the role of Zeke Matthews in the upcoming show, R.L Stine's 'Goosebumps The Musical' at The Growing Stage in Netcong.

From October 21 to November 19, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the Boston premiere of ENGLISH, Sanaz Toossi’s award-winning play.

As a concert, SIX maintains the momentum and energy for its audience with a consistently good set list of songs, the brazzle-dazzle of lights on the stage, and playful choreography that add up to an exciting ninety minutes of sheer, unadulterated fun.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer and Director of the Ground Floor Madeleine Oldham announced the Residency Lab participants and the return to full capacity of the Residency Lab portion of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living is now running at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out video highlights of the cast in action!

The Green Room 42 has announced its October line-up for in-person cabaret performances. October will feature new installments of Broadway Sessions, At This Performance, Villain: DeBlanks and much more.ARTZ

Page 73, along with Working Theater, will presents Bleu Beckford-Burrell’s La Race, directed by Taylor Reynolds (Man Cave, Tambo & Bones), November 21–December 23 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at WP Theater.

A descendant of Motown royalty, Karla Gordy Bristol will present Motown: Celebrating The Music, The Magic, The Love  October 1, 2022. This world premiere, created, produced and directed by Karla, will feature a panel and show that includes: Shelly Berger, Janie Bradford, Duke Fakir, William Goldstein, Iris Gordy, Brian Holland, Brenda Holloway, Thelma Houston, Miller London, Scherrie, Lynda  & Susaye (Former Ladies of The Supremes), Martha Reeves, Paul Riser, Claudette Robinson, Smokey Robinson and Otis Williams. Pat Harvey acts as master of ceremonies, with Shadoe Stevens announcing and Patrice Rushen as panel moderator. Karla managed to carve out some time to answer a few of my queries.

We need more writers telling stories from this authentic point of view where disability is not a manipulative plot point, or where we feel sorry for a character or something like that. We need more people writing stories where people with disabilities are individuals that live their life this way or are just going about their lives and then something happens.

Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Hardest Part,’ and ahead of the start of her North American headlining tour on October 4, GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum selling artist Noah Cyrus shares her latest single: ‘Noah (Stand Still),’ a powerful and heart-rending new song that features her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.

Tickets are sure to be in short supply as word spreads.

bergenPAC is adding three shows for rock fans, featuring a couple covers and an icon. First up is Dirty Deeds – The AC/DC Experience, on February 24. Then Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses hits the stage March 31. Following that, Floyd Nation arrives April 14.

In all of Broadway’s efforts to promote accessible tickets, there is little talk of “papering.” There is good reason for this – if people capable of buying full-price tickets know that others are going to see a show for free, they won’t want to pay full price for that same show. What is papering and how does it work? We've got the scoop!

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GRAMMY Award nominated, multi-platinum selling RECORDS/Columbia Records artist Noah Cyrus has released her highly anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album The Hardest Part. Also revealed was Noah’s upbeat country tinged ‘I Just Want A Lover,’ which is accompanied with an official music video directed by Actual Objects. 

Grammy-nominated Clint Holmes has some music and memories that he is sharing with audiences nationwide, all about the late Peter Allen.

Playwrights Horizons will present Mia Chung’s Catch as Catch Can, directed by Daniel Aukin, running October 14 - November 20 and opening November 1.

The Green Room 42 has announced their September line-up for in-person cabaret performances, featuring See Eva Noblezada, James Jackson Jr. & John-Andrew Morrison and more. See the full lineup here!

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced the Kauffman Center Presents spring 2023 line-up. These events promise to deliver extraordinary and diverse experiences featuring internationally recognized artists and performers for Kansas City audiences. High-res photos with IDs can be found here.

In part two of this interview, Kip Cranna speaks on the San Francisco Opera Centennial and opera as a living form.

Madeline Raube (Countess Lily) was kind enough to have a chat with us before the opening night of Anastasia at the National Arts Centre.

'Write what you know...' female protagonist Katherine sings to herself as she struggles to put the story of a newsboys strike to paper. The musical number is just one personal meta experience I've encountered when reviewing productions of 'Newsies'.

What did our critic think of BYE BYE BIRDIE at The Noel S. Ruiz Theater At CMPAC?