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Tom Waits in Concert on Broadway
[Broadway]
1987
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The Black Rider
Composer/Lyricist
Frank's Wild Years
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Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Music

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California Psych-Folk Singer-Songwriter Mariee Siou Set To Play At Club Passim Photo
California Psych-Folk Singer-Songwriter Mariee Siou Set To Play At Club Passim
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2025

Multicultural singer-songwriter Mariee Siou is set to play at Club Passim on February 26. Touring in support of her latest music from her EP “Circle of Signs,” she will also play a collection of her older material in the evening.
MARY SAID WHAT SHE SAID North American Premiere Starring Isabelle Huppert to Begin in Photo
MARY SAID WHAT SHE SAID North American Premiere Starring Isabelle Huppert to Begin in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2025

NYU Skirball will present Award-winning actress Isabelle Huppert in a tour de force performance of Mary Said What She Said at NYU Skirball. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
A.J. Croce to Release New Album HEART OF THE ETERNAL in March Photo
A.J. Croce to Release New Album HEART OF THE ETERNAL in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

BMG recording artist/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce will release his new forthcoming 11-track album, 'Heart of the Eternal,' to be released on March 7. Learn more.
Marc Ribot And Marilyn Maye Perform In Hudson Hall This February Photo
Marc Ribot And Marilyn Maye Perform In Hudson Hall This February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

Two iconic jazz artists will appear in doncert at Hudson Hall. Legendary Vocalist Marilyn Maye will take the stage on Feb 14 and Marc Ribot Quartet will perform on February 22.
Shelley Mitchell's TALKING WITH ANGELS: BUDAPEST, 1943 Comes to Theaterlab Photo
Shelley Mitchell's TALKING WITH ANGELS: BUDAPEST, 1943 Comes to Theaterlab
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

Theaterlab has announced a new production of Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943, a powerful one-woman show that has earned critical acclaim and heartfelt admiration from audiences across the U.S. and internationally.
mssv Releasing Third Studio Album in March Photo
mssv Releasing Third Studio Album in March
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 17, 2024

Post-genre power trio mssv is releasing their 3rd studio album On And On, featuring the legendary rhythm team of drummer Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, Mavis Staples, David Lynch) and bassist mike watt (MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, Stooges) alongside the unique and iconoclastic guitar of its genre-bending bandleader, Mike Baggetta. 
Meow Meow To Star In IT'S COME TO THIS At Soho Theatre Photo
Meow Meow To Star In IT'S COME TO THIS At Soho Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2024

International singing sensation and purr-fect post-pandemic, post-post-modern Superstar Meow Meow has announcef a limited run of her show It's Come To This at Soho Theatre in May 2025, following her critically acclaimed global takeover.
John Waters To Headline The GC 'Grand Central' 2025 Adelaide Fringe Program Photo
John Waters To Headline The GC 'Grand Central' 2025 Adelaide Fringe Program
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2024

John Waters is set to headline the 2025 Adelaide Fringe at the GC 'Grand Central' with the South Australian premiere of RADIO LUXEMBOURG, alongside Stewart D'Arrietta and The Chartbusters.
THE SUBSTANCE to Stream on MUBI Beginning October 31 Photo
THE SUBSTANCE to Stream on MUBI Beginning October 31
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 24, 2024

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film, will be available to stream exclusively on MUBI beginning October 31, 2024. The movie stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
Isabelle Huppert & More to be Featured in NYU Skirball Winter/Spring 2025 Season Photo
Isabelle Huppert & More to be Featured in NYU Skirball Winter/Spring 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2024

NYU Skirball’s Winter/Spring 2025 season will feature Robert Wilson, Isabelle Huppert, Florentina Holzinger, and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Mandy Patinkin Chats About His Upcoming BEING ALIVE Concert at Wharton Cen Photo
Interview: Mandy Patinkin Chats About His Upcoming BEING ALIVE Concert at Wharton Center
by Stefani Chudnow - Oct 15, 2024

On October 22nd, beloved stage and screen star Mandy Patinkin is performing his solo concert entitled Being Alive at East Lansing’s Wharton Center.
Kaizers Orchestra Release Single for 'This Is The Kaizer Family' Photo
Kaizers Orchestra Release Single for 'This Is The Kaizer Family'
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2024

Kaizers Orchestra released 'This Is The Kaizer Family' today. Catch their live WNYC appearance and upcoming performances in Minneapolis on October 13 and Los Angeles on October 15.
Peter Mulvey And Musical Guests To Take the Stage At THE LAMPLIGHTER SESSIONS At Club Photo
Peter Mulvey And Musical Guests To Take the Stage At THE LAMPLIGHTER SESSIONS At Club Passim
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2024

Peter Mulvey and various musical guests will perform five nights of collaborative shows at Club Passim during The Lamplighter Sessions.
Interview: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki's New Album SECRET LOVERS Honors Trailblazer Photo
Interview: Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki's New Album SECRET LOVERS Honors Trailblazers
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 15, 2024

Singer-songwriters Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki are back at it again with new album SECRET LOVERS releasing 9/16. The ASCAP Foundation and Bistro Award-winning off-Broadway composer/lyricist and performer duo wrote songs inspired by their own life experience and artists, musicians and writers who followed their own gut.
Kevin Gordon Shares New Single 'You Can't Hurt Me No More' Co-Written with Kim Richey Photo
Kevin Gordon Shares New Single 'You Can't Hurt Me No More' Co-Written with Kim Richey
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 20, 2024

Nashville singer-songwriter and poet Kevin Gordon has shared his new single “You Can’t Hurt Me No More” from his upcoming album The In Between, out on September 13, his first full-length since 2018’s acclaimed Tilt & Shine, and first since his throat cancer diagnosis.
Video: Larusta & The Dead Dogs Release New Music Video 'King Of Your Fall' Photo
Video: Larusta & The Dead Dogs Release New Music Video 'King Of Your Fall'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 20, 2024

Larusta releases new single 'King of Your Fall,' an alternative rock track inspired by PJ Harvey's early work, blending personal experiences with evocative storytelling and raw emotion. Watch the music video here!
Don Heffington Tribute LP to be Released Feat. Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, John C. R Photo
Don Heffington Tribute LP to be Released Feat. Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, John C. Reilly, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 20, 2024

Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute to Don Heffington, a musical salute to the late prolific drummer and singer-songwriter, will be released on October 18. The new tribute album features performances of Heffington originals from collaborators and friends including Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Buddy Miller, John C. Reilly, Watkins Family Hour, and more.
Tom Waits Shares Previously Unheard Rendition of 'Get Behind The Mule' Photo
Tom Waits Shares Previously Unheard Rendition of 'Get Behind The Mule'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 9, 2024

A previously unheard rendition of the song “Get Behind The Mule” has been released. In this alternate take of the album's iconic track, Waits' gospel moans resonate with raw emotion, accompanied only by a gritty Wurlitzer.
John Pizzarelli And Sy Smith Join Pacific Jazz Orchestra For Two September Shows Photo
John Pizzarelli And Sy Smith Join Pacific Jazz Orchestra For Two September Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, led by seven-time Grammy-nominated Artistic Director Chris Walden, launches its 2024-25 season with a program of exceptional straight-ahead jazz, swing, soul, and traditional big band sounds at two leading Southern California venues.
Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily Photo
Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2024

This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Tom Waits been in?

Tom Waits has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Tom Waits been in?

Tom Waits has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Tom Waits been nominated for?

and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Black Rider .

How many shows has Tom Waits written?

Tom Waits has written 2 shows including Frank's Wild Years (Composer/Lyricist), The Black Rider (Composer/Lyricist).

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