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Much-loved actor Nadine Garner stars in The Weir, Conor McPherson's beautifully crafted, award-winning play that brings together the great Irish tradition of bar room tales and theatre's power as an arena for storytelling. Proving there's nothing more revealing than the stories we choose to tell, The Weir opens at 8pm tonight 20 August at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio before touring to Hobart for a season at the Theatre Royal.

Much-loved actor Nadine Garner stars in The Weir, Conor McPherson's beautifully crafted, award-winning play that brings together the great Irish tradition of bar room tales and theatre's power as an arena for storytelling. Proving there's nothing more revealing than the stories we choose to tell, The Weir opens at 8pm Thursday 20 August at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio before touring to Hobart for a season at the Theatre Royal.

?Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of July 2015, highlighted by headliners Rob Stapleton; celebrating 4th of July Weekend with John Laster and Smokey Suarez, July 2 - 5; 'The Luis Jimenez Show Live,' hosted by Luis Jimenez from 93.1 FM, on July 3; Ron Funches, from NBC's 'Undateable,' July 9 - 12; D.L. Hughley, one of 'The Original Kings of Comedy' and host of Radio 103.9 FM's 'The D.L. Hughley Show,' July 16 - 19; Gary Owen, from his Showtime stand-up special 'I Agree with Myself' and the 'Think Like a Man' films, July 23 - 26; and Damon Wayans, Jr., from FOX's 'New Girl' and the film 'Let's Be Cops,' July 30 - August 1.

?Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of July 2015, highlighted by headliners Rob Stapleton; celebrating 4th of July Weekend with John Laster and Smokey Suarez, July 2 - 5; "The Luis Jimenez Show Live," hosted by Luis Jimenez from 93.1 FM, on July 3; Ron Funches, from NBC's "Undateable," July 9 - 12; D.L. Hughley, one of "The Original Kings of Comedy" and host of Radio 103.9 FM's "The D.L. Hughley Show," July 16 - 19; Gary Owen, from his Showtime stand-up special "I Agree with Myself" and the "Think Like a Man" films, July 23 - 26; and Damon Wayans, Jr., from FOX's "New Girl" and the film "Let's Be Cops," July 30 - August 1.

A true Australian story that grapples with the nature of conception, the science of creation and humanity's drive to leave its own imprint, The Waiting Room by Kylie Trounson celebrates the development of IVF in Melbourne from a uniquely personal perspective. First performed to a rapturous response as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Cybec Electric play readings, and now receiving its world premiere on the mainstage, The Waiting Room opens at 8pm, tonight 21 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

?A true Australian story that grapples with the nature of conception, the science of creation and humanity's drive to leave its own imprint, The Waiting Room by Kylie Trounson celebrates the development of IVF in Melbourne from a uniquely personal perspective. First performed to a rapturous response as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Cybec Electric play readings, and now receiving its world premiere on the mainstage, The Waiting Room opens at 8pm, Thursday 21 May at Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio.

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Seattle Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

MTC Season 2015 continues to deliver with the announcement today that Marina Prior will join the cast of Jumpy, the hilarious West End hit by April de Angelis which opens MTC's year of life in living colour on Thursday 5 February at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.

One of Australia's most versatile stage and screen actors, John McTernan, will step into the bear-pit of Melbourne Theatre Company's Glengarry Glen Ross after one of the lead actors, Steve Bisley, had to withdraw due to illness in the play's opening week.

Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Season is now in full flight, leaving no time formid-winter blues, said Artistic Director Brett Sheehy AO today.

Alex Dimitriades, Steve Bisley and Greg Stone go head to head in the bear-pit of corporate capitalism when David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece rages back on stage at Melbourne Theatre Company 30 years after it was written and first performed by MTC. Explosive and enduring, and opening Thursday 10 July 2014 at Southbank Theatre, Glengarry Glen Ross exposes the testosterone-fuelled, greedy 'reality show' of capitalism and big business that is as brutal today as it ever was.

Melbourne Theatre Company has made getting to the theatre in Melbourne a whole lot easier with the launch of its new website makeadatewithmelbourne.com.au. Bringing together MTC shows, nearby accommodation and dining, travel and other attractions, makeadatewithmelbourne.com.au is a great new way to plan a big night out or weekend in Melbourne.

Already off to a brilliant start with the standing-room only Private Lives and the much-discussed Cock also attracting good houses, Melbourne Theatre Company's 2014 Season just got brighter with the announcement of more stars who will come out to play this year.

Seattle Theater Writers, a critics' circle of local theater writers and reviewers, today announces the 2013 slate of nominees of the third annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters.

Holy Crap! That's really the most emphatic sentiment I can use to describe the internal battles I had when trying to pick my top picks for this past year. There were so many amazing performances and achievements that to pick just one was almost an impossibility (and as you'll see, WAS an impossibility for one category). But the battle is over and it's my distinct pleasure to announce my picks for the 2013 Broadway World Seattle Critic's Choice Awards (or Jay's Picks, if you prefer).

The year was 1996, it was the second time "Les Miserables" was coming through town and I was finally going to see it live. I sat there in the dark and let that incredible score and story flow through me and was such a weepy mess that my friends questioned if I was going to be alright. That experience cemented "Les Mis" as one of my favorites and although I've seen it several times since, no production has come close to that one. How could it, right? That is until now as the current production playing at Village Theatre stunned me by turning me into that weepy mess from 17 years ago all over again and reminded me just how good this show can be.

Village Theatre's Artistic Director Steve Tomkins 'dreamed a dream' many years ago when he first saw actor Greg Stone perform in Les Miserables. After directing Stone in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1993 Tomkins wondered, "Could I put together my 'dream cast,' that included Stone, and present this monstrous legendary mega-hit musical Les Miserables at Village Theatre?" Scheduling conflicts, rights issues and budget constraints stood in his way, but much like the character Jean Valjean, Tomkins persisted. Over a decade later the stage production rights became available for a short window of time (that window closes when the Broadway revival of Les Miserables opens in March of 2014) and Tomkins got to work putting the many pieces together for a Village Theatre production.

ISSAQUAH, WA –Village Theatre's Artistic Director Steve Tomkins 'dreamed a dream' many years ago when he first saw actor Greg Stone perform in Les Misérables. After directing Stone in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1993 Tomkins wondered, “Could I put together my 'dream cast,' that included Stone, and present this monstrous legendary mega-hit musical Les Misérables at Village Theatre?” Scheduling conflicts, rights issues and budget constraints stood in his way, but much like the character Jean Valjean, Tomkins persisted. Over a decade later the stage production rights became available for a short window of time (that window closes when the Broadway revival of Les Misérables opens in March of 2014) and Tomkins got to work putting the many pieces together for a Village Theatre production.

Discovery's SHARK WEEK broke 26 years of Shark Week Wednesday viewership records last night with the premiere of Great White Serial Killer. This stands as the highest rated and most watched SHARK WEEK Wednesday program in the 26 year history of SHARK WEEK. Discovery was also the #1 cable network among Persons and Men 25-54/18-49 and Persons, Men and Women 18-34, and the #2 network in ALL OF TELEVISION among Men 18-34 delivery during primetime, behind only FOX.

Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man" may be about a con man but at its heart it's a love story. A love story about a man who's willing to give up his duplicitous ways so he can be with the one woman who sees through his lies. And it's because this is a love story that it's such a shame that the current production at the 5th Avenue Theatre is lacking in love. Luckily what the production lacks in some areas it makes up for in the energy, comedy and fun surrounding it.