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The ending of Act 1 is as funny as anything you'll see all year. It's like 'The Golden Girls' going semi-topless, or a near-nude 'Steel Magnolias.'

On Saturday, January 9, 2016, the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) kicked off its 35th anniversary with the organization's annual Backyard Ball performance and gala. Themed 'Celebrating 35 Years Through the Lens of the Future,' the evening honored director and actress Rosie Perez and director Robert Wilson with Arison Awards, and performer, Tony Award nominee, YoungArts Master Teacher and 1997 YoungArts Winner in Theater Tony Yazbeck with the Arison Alumni Award. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Just in time for the holiday season, Wreath Interpretations celebrates its 33rd anniversary with more wreaths than ever before. A holiday custom at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, this show puts an imaginative spin on the traditional symbol that has roots in antiquity. The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, December 4, 2015 and remains on display through January 7, 2016. An opening ceremony will be held in the gallery on Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announced today that they have acquired US theatrical, VOD and DVD rights to the gritty and soul music-packed NORTHERN SOUL.

Sound Theatre Company contributes to the hot Northwest summer with the steamy, smart Seattle premiere of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard. This passionate tale that explores art and colonialism, set on two continents and in two eras, is a co-production with South Asian cultural organization Pratidhwani, and is directed by Andrew McGinn.

These companion releases of Soldier's solo piano (In Black & White) and quartet music (In Four Color) dissect and explore the two classic forms of the classical tradition. Together they encompass five hours of compositions spanning thirty years.

One of Australia's most lauded comedy duos -- Miss Itchy -- makes a triumphant and much-anticipated return to the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

One of Australia's most lauded comedy duos -- Miss Itchy -- makes a triumphant and much-anticipated return to the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

The Rufus Reid Big Band will play the Jazz Standard in NYC from tonight, February 26 to March 1, 2015.

Multitalented British actress and director, best known for portraying the Agatha Christie detective Miss Marple, Geraldine McEwan, has died at age 82. The BAFTA Award-winner's family says she died on January 30, due to complications from a stroke suffered in October.

The Rufus Reid Big Band will play the Jazz Standard in NYC from February 26 to March 1, 2015.

The Grand Theater and the Road Company are excited to present you with one of the biggest, most haunting musicals to date‹and the area premiere‹based on the much beloved 1991 classic romance, Ghost. The Road Company is proud to present Ghost: The Musical, running January 22 ­- February 7, 2015.

Theatre Machine presents an all-new adaptation of Maxim Gorky's classic of Russian Theater, THE LOWER DEPTHS adapted and directed by Melissa Fenwick (RAGE WITHIN/WITHOUT).

The Grand Theater and the Road Company are excited to present you with one of the biggest, most haunting musicals to date‹and the area premiere‹based on the much beloved 1991 classic romance, Ghost. The Road Company is proud to present Ghost: The Musical, running January 22 ­- February 7, 2015.

Just in time for the holiday season, Wreath Interpretations celebrates its 32nd anniversary with more wreaths than ever before. A holiday custom at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, this show puts an imaginative spin on the traditional symbol that has roots in antiquity. The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, December 5, 2014 and remains on display through January 7, 2015. An opening ceremony will be held in the gallery on Thursday, December 4, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., with remarks from NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP. Among the exhibitors are fine artists, designers, horticulturalists, and NYC Parks' former blacksmith.

Rufus Reid's 'QUIET PRIDE - The Elizabeth Catlett Project' is up for GRAMMY Awards in several categories this year.

Sound Theatre Company completes its eighth season with '5 By Beckett,' an evening of short plays by Samuel Beckett as part of the Seattle Beckett Festival and presented in conjunction with ACT Theatre's Central Heating Lab.

Sound Theatre Company completes its eighth season with '5 By Beckett,' an evening of short plays by Samuel Beckett as part of the Seattle Beckett Festival and presented in conjunction with ACT Theatre's Central Heating Lab.

The Human Terrain System is a military initiative designed to utilize the research capabilities of individuals in areas where there are conflicts in order to forge a better understanding of the population of a region by gathering sociocultural information. For example, the intrepid protagonist of playwright Jennifer Blackmer's work, THE HUMAN TERRAIN, is a civilian anthropologist who's been shipped to Fallujah, Iraq (circa 2007-2008). It's her job to attempt to figure out, through intelligence data drawn from contacts, the issues that are driving the local people to commit acts of aggression directed at each other and the military presence that resides there. But, doing so requires her to gain the trust of individuals while also remaining loyal to her country. It's a fine line and a slippery slope to tread, and this powerful and effective production by Mustard Seed Theatre reveals the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by participants in this program.