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In a parent's worst nightmare, a troubled American teen vanishes into the mysterious world of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox haredi community while on a summer trip to Israel, cutting off all communication with her desperate mother and father.

Center Theatre Group will end its run of Dreamgirls, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics and Book by Tom Eyen, Directed and Choreographed by Robert Longbottom, and Co-Choreography by Shane Sparks on April 4, 2010.

A Noise Within (ANW) begins the second half of the 2009-10 season with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE's classic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Michael Murray, opening Saturday, March 6 and closing Friday, May 21, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, February 27).

A Noise Within (ANW) begins the second half of the 2009-10 season with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE's classic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Michael Murray, opening Saturday, March 6 and closing Friday, May 21, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, February 27).

Center Theatre Group will present Dreamgirls, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics and Book by Tom Eyen, Directed and Choreographed by Robert Longbottom, and Co-Choreography by Shane Sparks. Dreamgirls will preview at the Ahmanson Theatre on February 25th, and opens on February 26th through April 4, 2010.

Center Theatre Group will present Dreamgirls, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics and Book by Tom Eyen, Directed and Choreographed by Robert Longbottom, and Co-Choreography by Shane Sparks. Dreamgirls will preview at the Ahmanson Theatre on February 25th, and opens on February 26th through April 4, 2010.

A Noise Within (ANW) begins the second half of the 2009-10 season with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE's classic comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Michael Murray, opening Saturday, March 6 and closing Friday, May 21, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, February 27).

The American Theatre Wing made its first official foray to the west coast in decades with a holiday season party for theatre cognoscenti in Los Angeles on Monday evening, December 28.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), has announced that Jonathan Moscone of the California Shakespeare Theater is the first recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award, which recognizes an outstanding director or choreographer who is transforming the regional arts landscape through his singular creativity and artistry in theatre.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced that the culmination of the union's 50th anniversary year is a gala celebration on Sunday, November 8 at the Tribeca Rooftop.

Center Theatre Group will present Dreamgirls, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics and Book by Tom Eyen, Directed and Choreographed by Robert Longbottom, and Co-Choreography by Shane Sparks. Dreamgirls will preview at the Ahmanson Theatre on February 25th, and opens on February 26th through April 4, 2010.

Ed Waterstreet, Artistic Director of Deaf West Theatre announces that their smash-hit 30th anniversary production of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, written by Mark Medoff and directed by Jonathan Barlow Lee, is Extending through Sunday, November 1 at Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood. It is performed so that it is fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing audiences, adding a new dimension to the material.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced that the culmination of the union's 50th anniversary year is a gala celebration on Sunday, November 8 at the Tribeca Rooftop.

Ed Waterstreet, Artistic Director of Deaf West Theatre announces that their smash-hit 30th anniversary production of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, written by Mark Medoff and directed by Jonathan Barlow Lee, is Extending through Sunday, November 1 at Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood. It is performed so that it is fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing audiences, adding a new dimension to the material.

Ed Waterstreet, Artistic Director of Deaf West Theatre announces that on the heels of their innovative revival of the musical Pippin, a co-production with Center Theatre Group, Deaf West will present a special 30th anniversary production of a play that brought deaf culture to the forefront of the theater world, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, written by Mark Medoff and directed by Jonathan Barlow Lee, who was the original stage manager for the Tony Award-winning play.

Ed Waterstreet, Artistic Director of Deaf West Theatre announces that on the heels of their innovative revival of the musical Pippin, a co-production with Center Theatre Group, Deaf West will present a special 30th anniversary production of a play that brought deaf culture to the forefront of the theater world, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, written by Mark Medoff and directed by Jonathan Barlow Lee, who was the original stage manager for the Tony Award-winning play.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, will have its first-ever Broadway production as part of the 2009-2010 Broadway Season. Starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes, the play is a gripping account of a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and the Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are delighted to announce the 7th annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, honoring actor and activist George Takei; actor, writer and teacher Dr. Victoria Ann Lewis; dancer Cheryl Burke; and stand-up comedian/storyteller Charlie Hill.

Academy Award-winning actor, Dustin Hoffman, served as Honorary Chair along with co-chairmen Hanna Kennedy and Roger L. Mayer, as the comic genius of Charlie Chaplin was featured at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra during the 20th Annual Silent Film Celebration.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and the Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are delighted to announce the 7th annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, honoring actor and activist George Takei; actor, writer and teacher Dr. Victoria Ann Lewis; dancer Cheryl Burke; and stand-up comedian/storyteller Charlie Hill.