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Check your good taste at the door and have a blast at Cry-Baby, the deliriously warped new musical comedy based on the John Waters flick spoofing the culture clash between squares and juvies in 1950s Baltimore. While jokes about polio and sexually abusive priests and songs about tongue kissing may not be for everyone, this hilarious and spirited tuner serves up its crudeness and with extra helpings of whipped cream and sprinkles from the first notes of its revved-up overture to the final chord of the play-out music. I laughed for over two hours and when I looked down I saw my toes involuntarily tapping. It's a fun night out.

The musical Cry-Baby will close following the performance this Sunday, June 22 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre. It will have played 45 previews and 68 performances.

Big wins for 'In The Heights', Patti LuPone, Paulo Szot, South Pacific, August: Osage County, and much more!

It's finally here! The jam-packed end-of-season roundup of CDs from our very own Naomi Plume (so big, it had to be put into two parts)...The good, the bad, the ugly...or to quote from the ad for the upcoming musical A TALE OF A TWO CITIES... 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' We're so glad that we got to use that line first! So enjoy this very special two-parter - happy reading, happy listening, happy buying (or not) and good luck to everyone at the TONY Awards on Sunday night from all of us at BroadwayWorld.com.

One of the most inspired moments you'll find on a Broadway stage this season is in the musical Cry-Baby, the inmates of a prison utilize the license plates they are making to aid in a very memorable jail break number titled 'Jailyard Jubilee', it's one of those 'this is why I love musicals' moments. The man who dreamed up that rockin' and rattlin' choreography is another reason why people love musicals, he's 2008 Tony nominated choreographer Rob Ashford.

Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' and 'Private Lives' as well as and related information on its 2008 line-up of summer productions.

On Wednesday, May 14th the Tony Nominees met the press at the Hilton Hotel.

The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. IN THE HEIGHTS led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by SOUTH PACIFIC with 11 and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GYPSY and PASSING STRANGE with 9. Click in to see all the nominees!

The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. IN THE HEIGHTS led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by SOUTH PACIFIC with 11, SUNDAY IN THE PARK with George at 9 and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GYPSY and PASSING STRANGE with 7. Click in to see all the nominees!

George Wendt will be be the guest on this weeks 'Theater Talk.'

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Executive Directors) proudly announces the roster of presenters scheduled to appear for the The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).

Based upon the Universal Pictures film written and directed by John Waters, Cry-Baby is playing at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) previews started Saturday, March 15th and opening night was Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Lisa Gajda was chosen as the Gypsy Robe winner for 'Cry Baby', which opened on April 24th at the Marquis Theatre.

Cry-Baby, starring James Snyder and Elizabeth Stanley, opened on April 24th at the Marquis Theatre.

Cry-Baby, starring James Snyder and Elizabeth Stanley, opened on April 24th at the Marquis Theatre.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Co-Managing Directors) proudly announces nominations for the 2007-08 Drama League Awards, to be awarded at The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).

PREMIERES, a not-for-profit musical theater development company, proudly announces the world premiere of INNER VOICES: SOLO MUSICALS, three new works created by and starring some of the industry's brightest talents.

Under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, Barrington Stage Company is proud to announce the third exciting season of its acclaimed Musical Theater Lab. Developed by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd in conjunction with Finn in 2006, the Lab is designed to nurture and assist musical theater writers, composers, and lyricists as they create new works. These musicals, when fully developed, will result in workshops and/or full presentations. Since its founding, the Musical Theatre Lab has already presented six original/new musicals/revues, in addition to numerous readings and workshops.

James Snyder, Elizabeth Stanley and the cast of the up-coming Broadway musical Cry-Baby, held a press preview performance at 42nd Street Studios on Tuesday, March 4, 2008.