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Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie, after a 48 year absence, as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

Bye Bye Birdie creators Charles Strouse and Lee Adams joined the stars and creative team on Tuesday, July 28th to cut the ribbon outside the new Henry Miller's Theatre. The group celebrated with a ceremony that inaugurated the new theatre on the 1st day of Bye Bye Birdie rehearsals. BroadwayWorld/com was there for the festive event!

After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

After completing it's first season, The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is proud to announce the production of the Tony Award Winning Musical MAN OF LA MANCHA, running June 26 - August 3, 2008.

After completing it's first season, The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is proud to announce the production of the Tony Award Winning Musical MAN OF LA MANCHA, running June 26 - August 3, 2008.

After completing it's first season, The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is proud to announce the production of the Tony Award Winning Musical MAN OF LA MANCHA, running June 26 - August 3, 2008. The show kicks of the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport's Second Season after finishing off its First Season with their critically acclaimed production of OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. MAN OF LA MANCHAis an Original Play by Dale Wasserman based upon his award-winning play for television titled I, DON QUIXOTE.

A number of Broadway performers have signed on to the York Theatre Company's upcoming readings of The Last Smoker in America and Patter for the Floating Lady, both of which will be presented on November 6th at 7:30 PM as part of the Developmental Reading Series

On October 18th, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia! celebrated five years on Broadway!

Broadway veteran Gena Ferrell will begin performance as Rosie in Mamma Mia!, beginning October 25th

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! welcomes Pearce Bunting, Carolee Carmello, Michael Mastro and David McDonald to Broadway at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 50th Street). MAMMA MIA!'s fifth anniversary will be marked by a special performance and celebration on Wednesday, October 18th at 7PM.

Matt Bogart has replaced Jason Danieley in the La Jolla Playhouse's production of the new musical Zhivago, opening on May 25th

Ivan Hernandez, Jason Danieley, Tom Hewitt and Jessica Burrows will star in the La Jolla Playhouse's production of the musical Zhivago, running from May 9th through June 24th

On December 5th and 12th in Ventura, CA, Alice Ripley will headline a free reading featuring three new musicals by Bill Russell and Peter Melnick

On November 6th, playwright Christopher Durang went on for Michael Rupert in Adrift in Macao when the latter was taken out by sickness

Michael Rupert will star in the new Christopher Durang musical Adrift in Macao, which will run in Philadelphia from October 19th through November 20th

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is pleased to present BELTERS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, a celebration of the lyrics of Bill Russell, the esteemed lyricist of Side Show, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens and Pageant, among other projects. Belters. will be performed for two special performances only, Mondays, December 13 and 20 at 7pm.

On the heels of its New York closing in May 2003, comes the remaining American tour and it is proving to be a solid representative of the original production for the most part.