Wish You Were Here - 2022 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 11

Vineyard Theatre has announced the company’s upcoming 40th Anniversary Season which will include three world-premiere productions. Kicking off the season will be David Cale’s Sandra, which reunites Cale and director Leigh Silverman following the acclaimed Harry Clarke, which premiered at the Vineyard in 2017.

Jobsite Theater, resident theater company at the Straz Center, is thrilled will kick off its 24th season with this hilarious comedy from the original “wild and crazy guy,” Steve Martin.

Nikhil and Pablo shared some insightful thoughts on their characters and reflections on the show’s key themes

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See Jason Robert Brown & Shoshana Bean, John Lloyd Young and more.

Atlantic Theater Company will present First Gen MixFest, a series of free readings co-produced by playwrights Ngozi Anyanwu and Sanaz Toossi, that will run at Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater from Monday, August 8th through Wednesday, August 17th, 2022. 

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced further recipients for their 2022 Awards. The Awards for both 2021 and 2022 recipients will be presented at Joe’s Pub on Monday, July 25, 2022.

BWW catches up with Sofie Hagen to chat about bringing Fat Jokes to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced a spectacular line-up of 11 new shows as part of the 30th anniversary 2022-2023 season. The upcoming season includes concerts by acclaimed artists from Puerto Rico, Haiti, Colombia, and the Canary Islands, tributes to iconic 60s and 70s rock bands and more.

The Temptations and The Four Tops will be performing some of their most popular and award-winning songs that continue to inspire musicians around the globe. The Tamla Motown label broke down cultural and social barriers and The Four Tops and The Temptations were at the very forefront of that transformative period.

The star-studded New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical, Into the Woods, has officially opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say about the new revival.

Today the BET award winner continues her reign of dominance on her Amapiano throne as she drops Ungowami  (Loosely translated as ‘you are mine’) featuring Soulful Amapiano DJ and Producer Soa Mattrix. The Amapino love song Ungowam’ launches the pre-order of her upcoming album titled I’m Alive.

Theatremakers and performers James Clements (he/him) and John Maria Gutierrez (he/they) will present a workshop presentation of 'Brothers in Arms' July 15th and 16th at 8pm, and July 17th at 3pm, at Culture Lab LIC's flagship Long Island City venue, the Plaxall Gallery.

Two Friends team up with MOD SUN on their latest release, “Timebomb,” a sunny song about the highs and lows of summer love. Out July 1st via Helix Records, the song draws inspiration from the pop-punk sounds of our youth, with MOD SUN’s playful lyrics painting a picture of romance that’s as explosive as it is exciting.

World University of Design unveiled its pioneering batches on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 at World University of Design campus in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana.

On Monday night, Kendall Becerra and Nicholas Barrón's lives changed forever when they were announced the winners of the the thirteenth annual Jimmy Awards. Watch as they perform their winning solos ('Breathe' from In the Heights and 'This is Not Over Yet' from Parade) and read as BroadwayWorld checks in with the pair following their big wins!

Prior to next week’s arrival of the film-inspired musical MEAN GIRLS to Proctors, I spoke with Lindsay Heather Pearce, who recently took over the role of Janis on tour. Her resume includes some notable television and theater credits, including her participation on The Glee Project/Glee and her Broadway debut as Elphaba in WICKED.

The producers of May We All: A New Country Musical have announced plans for a tour and a concert album. Get the scoop here. 

It's been one year since Bryson Battle took center stage as a winner of the 12th annual Jimmy Awards. As a participant from Charlotte, North Carolina's Blumey Awards, Battle took part in the first ever virtual presentation on July 15, 2021, and was awarded Best Performance by an Actor, along with a check for $25,000 to further his education. BroadwayWorld is checking in with Bryson to catch up on what he's been up to since his big win, as well as advice for this year's participants.

Viral internet sensation Debbie Wileman's first album honors her favorite entertainer with love, respect, humor... and Debbie Wileman herself.

This week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Exuding pure joy, blissful camaraderie, and high-energy theatrics, this exuberantly performed new SoCal production of IN THE HEIGHTS—continuing through June 26, 2022 at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts—feels like such an emotionally amped-up, escapist antidote to the divided times we currently must live with in our daily lives.  

Berkshire Theatre Group and Kate Maguire have announced casting for shows in BTG’s Early Summer 2022 Season. The full season will feature B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching, a world premiere play and recipient of an NEA Grants for Arts Projects Award and more.

The Devil Wears Prada — Mike Hranica [vocals], Jeremy DePoyster [vocals, guitar], Mason Nagy [bass], Kyle Sipress [guitar], Jonathan Gering [keys, synthesizers], and Giuseppe Capolupo [drums] — have announced their eighth album Color Decay. The band has shared the video for the new single 'Salt.' Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

“Marc Robin ‘s vision for this production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is that of a joyful, hopeful child,” says Hanley Smith, the actress who makes her debut as Maria von Trapp this week as Maine State Music Theatre kicks off its “Revival Season.” Describing the lens through which director/choreographer Robin views the piece, she continues, “This production comes from a very joyful, youthful place at the same time that there is an awareness of the weight and import of the story. In the face of deep darkness in the world, the light becomes all the brighter. Marc knows how to create both those worlds and the battle between them and make you really want the light to win. And you believe it CAN win. And that is not naïveté; that is an act of courage.”

Sue Matsuki presents a look back at 38 years in the business but she has never looked or sounded better, so here's looking forward to another 38.