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The William Inge Theatre Festival has a long rich history of honoring great living playwrights, acknowledging these too-often underappreciated creative heroes of the stage. But the 32nd annual Inge Festival in 2013 changes pace: honoring its namesake American icon William Inge, to celebrate the centennial of his birth.

The world-premiere new play KING'S RIVER tells the intertwining stories of people living in a fictional small town in the American South, written by Andrew Rosenberg and Ean Miles Kessler and directed by David Delaney. KING'S RIVER opened on May 24 at the Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor) in Manhattan. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the production below!

Foxhole Entertainment presents the world premiere new play KING'S RIVER which tells the intertwining stories of people living in a fictionAl Small town in the American South, written by Andrew Rosenberg and Ean Miles Kessler, directed by David Delaney and conceived by Mssrs. Rosenberg, Kessler and Delaney. KING'S RIVER began previews on May 22nd prior to the official press opening tonight, May 24th at the Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor) in Manhattan.

The world-premiere new play KING'S RIVER tells the intertwining stories of people living in a fictionAl Small town in the American South, written by Andrew Rosenberg and Ean Miles Kessler and directed by David Delaney. KING'S RIVER will begin previews May 23 prior to the official press opening of Thursday, May 24 at the Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor) in Manhattan.

The world-premiere new play KING'S RIVER tells the intertwining stories of people living in a fictional small town in the American South, written by Andrew Rosenberg and Ean Miles Kessler and directed by David Delaney. KING'S RIVER will begin previews May 23 prior to the official press opening of Thursday, May 24 at the Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor) in Manhattan.

After weeks of speculation about its future prospects, the CW's 'Hart of Dixie" has been renewed for a second season, the network confirmed. The series about a New York doctor transplanted to the fictional small town of Bluebell, Alabama stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart and Jaime King as her romantic rival, Lemon Breeland. Actress Claudia Lee, who co-stars as Lemon's teen sister, Magnolia, was ecstatic about the show's renewal.

Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we bring you MGM movie musical star Esther Williams circa 1985. After appearing in several small roles, alongside Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film, and future five time co-star Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe, Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as 'aquamusicals', which featured elaborate performances with synchronized swimming and diving.In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, which would go on to become her nickname while at MGM.

Foxhole Entertainment presents the world premiere new play KING'S RIVER which tells the intertwining stories of people living in a fictional small town in the American South, written by Andrew Rosenberg and Ean Miles Kessler, directed by David Delaney and conceived by Mssrs. Rosenberg, Kessler and Delaney. KING'S RIVER will begin previews May 22nd prior to the official press opening of Thursday, May 24th at the Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor) in Manhattan.

Gloucester Stage Company will present Lee Meriwether in her adaptation of THE WOMEN OF SPOON RIVER, June 2-4, 2012. The show is an intimate collection of female literary portraits by Edgar Lee Masters performed by Meriwether set in a small town in Illinois at the turn of the century.

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Artistic Director, Les Waters and Managing Director, Jennifer Bielstein announce the complete schedule of panel discussions during the 36th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, running now through April 15, 2012. The Festival, which annually has a lineup of up to ten new world premieres will host four dynamic panel discussions that will feature national-known playwrights, theatre professionals, artists and local business leaders listed below. All panel discussions are FREE and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be reserved by calling the Actors Theatre Box Office at 502-584-1205 or in-person at 316 West Main Street, Louisville, 40202. Visit http://actorstheatre.org/ for more information.

Violinist Joshua Bell returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall accompanied by British pianist Sam Haywood in his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut, Tuesday, February 7, at 8 pm, the ninth stop of the duo's 21-city tour.

Violinist Joshua Bell returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall accompanied by British pianist Sam Haywood in his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut, Tuesday, February 7, at 8 pm, the ninth stop of the duo's 21-city tour.

The celebration of the opening of the new facility for Chicago's 34-year-old Black Ensemble Theater, coming on a lonesome stretch of commercial street in western Uptown during a dismal economy, was a remarkable thing last weekend. The $19 million Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, lovely...

Over 300 guests attended the National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech) annual benefit on Tuesday September 20, 2011, at Capitale in New York City.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced six new presentations featuring internationally and nationally-renowned plays, two world premieres and critically-acclaimed artists, many from South Florida, to headline the 2011-2012 THEATER UP CLOSE SEASON in the Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced six new presentations featuring internationally and nationally-renowned plays, two world premieres and critically-acclaimed artists, many from South Florida, to headline the 2011-2012 THEATER UP CLOSE SEASON in the Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced six new presentations featuring internationally and nationally-renowned plays, two world premieres and critically-acclaimed artists, many from South Florida, to headline the 2011-2012 THEATER UP CLOSE SEASON in the Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater.

Visitors can spend a full day celebrating the Hudson River and learning about its ecology at Van Cortlandt Manor's River Day event on Sunday, Aug. 7. The festival-style River Day, which takes place from 12-5, is devoted to the history and ecology of the area's watershed. It features kayak rides, performances, and hands-on activities for all ages. Tickets for kids ages 17 and under are free when purchased in advance online at www.hudsonvalley.org.