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Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) present five performances as part of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival New York from June 18th to the 25th. Each performance starts at 8 pm and cost $15. More information about the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York can be found at its website: www.carefusionjazz.com

Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) present five performances as part of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival New York from June 18th to the 25th. Each performance starts at 8 pm and cost $15. More information about the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York can be found at its website: www.carefusionjazz.com

Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street) present five performances as part of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival New York from June 18th to the 25th. Each performance starts at 8 pm and cost $15. More information about the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York can be found at its website: www.carefusionjazz.com

Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway. This event will celebrate ERS's success with Frances McDormand (Burn after Reading, Fargo), Lili Taylor ('Six Feet Under'), Fred Armisen ('Saturday Night Live'), Frankie Faison ('The Wire'), and ERS company members in a one night only performance of loved, banned and mythologized American fiction. Authors include Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and Edgar Allan Poe. Readings will be accompanied by ERS's unique signature sound design.

Columbia University, School of the Arts Theatre Arts Program presents William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET. The show is directed by ADRIANA BAER and runs April 21-24, 2010.

Columbia University, School of the Arts Theatre Arts Program presents William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET. The show is directed by ADRIANA BAER and runs April 21-24, 2010.

Columbia University, School of the Arts Theatre Arts Program presents William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET. The show is directed by ADRIANA BAER and runs April 21-24, 2010.

THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE LES PAUL THE MAN, HIS MUSIC AND HIS LEGACY EVERY MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE LES PAUL TRIO AND SPECIAL GUESTS LOU PALLO - GUITAR, JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO, NICKI PARROTT - BASS

The Iridium Jazz Club will present special March double bills- two bands on each set at 8 PM & 10 PM starting March 1st.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will be hosting two events for February including: JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS : Jazz on Film: Rarities with host Christian McBride and HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS: Bassist and Monk Competition Winner Ben Williams. The National Jazz Museum runs the gamut from rare films of Miles, Cannonball, Herbie Hancockandother rare treats hosted by our Co-Director bass great Christian McBride to an evening of brilliant contemporary jazz led by young bass phenom Ben Williams at the best acoustic venue in Manhattan.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will be hosting two events for February including: JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS : Jazz on Film: Rarities with host Christian McBride and HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS: Bassist and Monk Competition Winner Ben Williams. The National Jazz Museum runs the gamut from rare films of Miles, Cannonball, Herbie Hancockandother rare treats hosted by our Co-Director bass great Christian McBride to an evening of brilliant contemporary jazz led by young bass phenom Ben Williams at the best acoustic venue in Manhattan.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem's February 2010 schedule of events are chock full of choices for all from newcomers to the music to seasoned fans of music.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem's February 2010 schedule of events are chock full of choices for all from newcomers to the music to seasoned fans of music.

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (CORNER OF 51ST) NEW YORK, NY 10023

Diane Paulus' landmark inaugural season as Artistic Director of American Repertory Theater (the A.R.T.) will come to a close with the world premiere of Johnny Baseball, The New Red Sox Musical (formerly called Red Sox Nation). The Hair visionary, who has helmed The Donkey Show and Best of Both Worlds for A.R.T. this season, will direct the production, which begins performances May 14, and opens on June 27.

Diane Paulus' landmark inaugural season as Artistic Director of American Repertory Theater (the A.R.T.) continues as GATZ begins performances on Thursday, January 7, 2010.

GATZ, the upcoming staged reading of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, has been given the go-ahead by Fitzgerald's executors. The estate had previously blocked performances of GATZ, as the rights were held by the producers of the novel. Several companies have expressed interest in producing GATZ, including St. Ann's Warehouse, the Public Theatre, and the New York Theatre Workshop.

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 PRESENTS Sibyl Kempson and Mike Iveson, Jr.'s CRIME OR EMERGENCY OFFICIAL WORLD PREMIERE: FINAL EDITION December 4 - 20

Casting has been announced for the upcoming production of GATZ, presented by Elevator Repair Service and directed by John Collins at the American Repertory Theater. The staged reading of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel will include Jim Fletcher as Gatsby, Scott Shepherd as Nick, Victoria Vazquez as Daisy, and Gary Wilmes as Tom. The production will play the A.R.T. from January 7th to February 7th, 2010.

PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 PRESENTS Sibyl Kempson and Mike Iveson, Jr.'s CRIME OR EMERGENCY OFFICIAL WORLD PREMIERE: FINAL EDITION December 4 - 20