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Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are delighted to announce the opening of Sarah Ruhl's "Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce,'  the second and final production of the The Liminal Playhouse's inaugural season.

Everyone needs a good read now and then, and what better kind of book to read than one that inspired one of this Broadway season's plays or musicals? Let us help you decide which book is the next one you should scoop up at the store. Take the quiz below!

The new American play ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira, starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, officially opens tonight, March 6th, 2016 on Broadway at the Golden Theatre (252 W. 45th Street). The play also stars Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah and Saycon Sengbloh and is directed by Liesl Tommy. Check back later tonight for reviews!

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Josh Young Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber; New Musicals at 54: Sleepy Hollow by Hunter Foster & Paul Gordon; Bianca Marroquin at 54 Below; Katie Rose Clarke at 54 Below; and The Broadway Princess Party Featuring Laura Osnes.

Tony-nominated BOOK OF MORMON co-stars Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad reunited in honor of the show's 5-year anniversary! Check it out here!

45-year-old Malcolm-Jamal Warner, previous star of THE COSBY SHOW, spoke out about co-star Bill Cosby and the allegations against him which led to reruns of the show being removed from the air.

According to WWD, Graydon Carter, producer of I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, has said that he wants to try his hand at Broadway once again. This time, Carter, the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, has approached other Vanity Fair contributors for the task of playwriting.

Playwright Larry Kramer published a list of his 10 Favorite Books on the New York Times earlier this week, being the next in editor Aaron Hicklin's series for his website One Grand Books. Read the full list of Kramer's selections, including plays by Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams, and his reasons why below!

SAG-AFTRA mourns the passing of Joey Martin Feek, one half of the award-winning duo Joey + Rory. Feek passed away Friday, March 4, after a battle with cancer. She was 40.

Mesa Encore Theatre announces their 80th Anniversary 2016-2017 Season!

Spark Movement Collective's newest production will be a modern-day interpretation of Alice in Wonderland, set to premiere in March. Breathing new life into this literary classic, Alice in Wonderland will follow Victorian-era Alice as she travels through the rabbit hole to find herself in present day New York City. As Alice encounters tourists, a sea of iPhones, tea drinking street vendors, and other curiosities, Spark examines how one person's perception of 'normal' may be weird and zany to another. The production will feature choreography by Artistic Director Chelsea Koenig featuring an eclectic array of music.

Is it the end of an era? After playing for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and to people from across the country and around the world, award-winning singer/songwriter David Ippolito announces that he will perform a one-night concert commemorating 25 years as "That Guitar Man® from Central Park" on April 1st at 7:30PM in the Peter J. Sharp Theater at Symphony Space. The concert is both a celebration and a look back at a uniquely New York musical career, as the singer/songwriter begins to transition to a new career as a playwright. Tickets are $45 & $35 and can be purchased online at http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/9126/Music/that-guitar-man-from-central-park-25-years

Classical Roots is an important Detroit Symphony Orchestra tradition.  For 37 years, the Classical Roots concert has celebrated African-American contributions to classical music.  Tonight, guest conductor Roderick Cox leads NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis and soprano Laquita Mitchell in paying tribute to Jessye Norman and the late Dr. Silas Norman Jr, with a program featuring Gershwin, Marsalis' own composition, and more.

DONALD CORREN, Broadway and Television star, will make his cabaret debut on Monday, March 14th, 2016 at the Metropolitan Room ( 34 West 22nd Street -between 5th and 6th Avenues).  Show time will be 9:30 pm with doors opening at 9:00 pm.  Tickets are $24.00 with a two drink minimum.  For information and reservations call 212 206-0440 or visit www.metropolitanroom.com

The Landing Theatre Company, Houston's professional company dedicated to advancing American Playwriting, has a new home: The Landing Theatre @ the Docks!  LTC has taken over the theatre venue formally operated by Diverse Works and then the Catastrophic Theater at 1119 East Freeway.  The Landing Theatre Company boldly kicks off their 2015-16 season in its new home with Sam Shepherd's modern classic: Fool for Love.

The Capitol Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome two award-winning filmmakers, Esy Casey and Sarah Friedland, to the historic Kimball House as part of 2015-16 Salon Series on April 15 at 7:30pm.

According to Variety, comedian Louis C.K. added a postscript to an email blast announcing the sixth episode of his web series 'Horace and Pete,' referring to Donald Trump as 'an insane bigot.' 

One day after her dear friend and author, Pat Conroy, passed away from pancreatic cancer, Barbra Streisand took to Instagram to pay tribute to her friend and his work. Read her full tribute here.

Chicago's Griffin Theatre Company turns classic fairy tales inside out for the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Presenting Series season's final family show: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. William Massolia adapted the play from the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. With a host of wacky characters and silly songs, the production offers an 11 a.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee onSaturday, March 12 on the Patricia George Decio Theatre stage. All tickets are $10 and available online at performingarts.nd.edu.

Tacoma Little Theatre presents The Library by Scott Z. Burns, on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 7:30pm.  The production will be directed by Niclas Olson.