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Tony winner ALice Ripley has been absent from the Chicago engagment of the NEXT TO NORMAL tur thus far, because of a knee injury, according to the Chicago Tribune. A representative from Broadway in Chicago revealed that Ripley is expected to return to the show tonight, May 5.

The Philadelphia premiere of the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal opens at the Academy of Music for a limited engagement June 21 - 26 , 2011 as part of the Broadway Season.

The box office for the off-Broadway revival of the landmark musical Rent will open Friday, May 6, at 1pm at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, Between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. The first 100 people in line at the box office will receive an exclusive Rent gift pack.

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM.

Los ganadores de la pasada edición de los Premios Tony: Anika Noni Rose y Matthew Broderick, han anunciado los nominados para los Premios Tony 2011. Se trata de la edición número 65 de los premios y tendrá lugar en el Beacon Theatre el próximo 12 de junio.

Los ganadores de la pasada edición de los Premios Tony: Anika Noni Rose y Matthew Broderick, han anunciado los nominados para los Premios Tony 2011. Se trata de la edición número 65 de los premios y tendrá lugar en el Beacon Theatre el próximo 12 de junio.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes will take WNBC's "LX-NY" backstage tomorrow between 5-6PM on channel 4.

THE BOOK OF MORMON star Andrew Rannellsrecently chatted with MensWeek about playing leading man Elder Price and what he's done to prepare for the role. Rannells commented: 'I got to be funny - and a lot of times you're not supposed to be. I've certainly played those leading man or male juvenile roles, where you're not supposed to make people laugh. [The producers] let me sort of explore that and what is funny about that guy and also to make him quirky and weird in his own way.'

The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Harvey Fierstein, will be held Monday, May 23, at 9:00 PM at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center, 8th Avenue and 34th Street. This year, for the first time, a 90-minute Highlights Special of the Drama Desk Awards Ceremony will be televised nationally on OVATION, the national cable network dedicated to presenting creative arts programming to national TV audiences. The ceremony will be given two primetime broadcasts plus four other airings between June 4 and June 19, 2011.

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL comes to PlayhouseSquare June 7 -19 as part of the 2010-2011 KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare. Tickets are on sale now at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, online at www.playhousesquare.org and by phone at 216-241-6000.

According to the NY Times, BOKK OF MORMON representatives have confirmed that theatre-goers have been showing up with counterfeit tickets to the hot new show in the past few weeks. On at least five seperate occassions, ushers have had to turn away audience members who have arrived with tampered tickets purchased on Craigslist.

Last night, the Broadway cast of AMERICAN IDIOT took their final bows at the St. James Theatre. In the videos below, director Michael Mayer and producers of the show give closing night speeches, and Green Day gives a surprise post show concert. Click below to check it out!

Following the triumphant final Broadway performance on Sunday, April 24, 2011, the producers of the critically acclaimed AMERICAN IDIOT announce first North American tour cities and venues. Casting to be announced shortly.

Following 421 performances on Broadway and 27 previews, the final performance of AMERICAN IDIOT is Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. The first national tour launches in the fall of 2011.

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning NEXT TO NORMAL will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre for almited engagement thru April 24.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of Comedy Central's landmark animated series, 'South Park.' Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The world premiere musical is choreographed by three-time Tony Award-nomineeCasey Nicholaw Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone and directed by Nicholaw and Parker. In the video below, stars of the show Andreww Rannells and Josh Gad stop by ABCNews to chat aout the show. Click below to check it out!

The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning rock musical "Next to Normal" is coming to the Ordway for a two-week run from May 10-22.

Anything Goes' Sutton Foster & Kathleen Marshall will appear live on WNYC's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' tomorrow between 12:30-1:00PM on Channel 93.9FM and AM 820.

Billie Joe Armstrong, who is currently starring in AMERICAN IDIOT at the St. James Theatre, recently chatted with Details magazine about everything from Broadway to politics.

Anything Goes' Colin Donnell & Laura Osnes will appear live on WNBC's 'Weekend Today in New York' between 9:30AM-10AM on channel 4 tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 16th. Timothy Crouse will be featured on 'Theater Talk' beginning Friday, April 15th at 12:30AM on Channel Thirteen. The interview will repeat on CUNY TV, channel 75 on Saturday, April 23rd at 8:30PM; Sunday, April 24th at 12:30PM; and Monday, April 25th at 7:30 AM, 1:30PM, and 7:30PM.