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Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theatre for young audiences presents an autism-friendly performance of "A Season of Miracles" at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ on Friday, December 12 at 10:00 am. This magical musical warms the hearts of family audiences with the true spirit of the holidays.

The Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical Pippin presents the U.S. national tour, which runs today, Nov. 25, through Nov. 30 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced additional casting for the new Broadway production of the classic musical On the Twentieth Century starring Tony & Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, Golden Globe & SAG Award winner & Tony nominee Peter Gallagher, Tony nominee Andy Karl, Mark Linn-Baker, Tony winner Michael McGrath and Tony winner Mary Louise Wilson. On the Twentieth Century will be choreographed by Tony winner Warren Carlyle and directed by six-time Tony nominee Scott Ellis, and features music by Cy Coleman and book & lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. On the Twentieth Century is based on plays by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur & Bruce Millholland. The original Broadway production was directed by Harold Prince.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences presents "Holiday Tales" at Queensborough College PAC on Thursday, December 11 at 10:00 & 11:45 am. This magical musical warms the hearts of family audiences with the true spirit of the holidays.

Inspired by Edgar Degas' famous sculpture of a 14 year-old dancer, 'Little Dancer' is one of those kinds of musicals that you don't see much anymore. It's also the kind of musical that we desperately need on Broadway today.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences presents 'Holiday Tales' at College of Staten Island Williamson Theater on December 8, 9 & 10 at 10:00 and 11:30 am each day. This magical musical warms the hearts of family audiences with the true meaning and spirit of the holidays.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere musical production Little Dancer in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater now through November 30, 2014. The musical features book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Lynn Ahrens, music by Tony Award winner Stephen Flaherty, and direction and choreography by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. Press night is tonight, November 20, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theatre for young audiences brings its newest touring production, 'Alice in Wonderland' to the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ on Sunday December 7th at 2:00 pm. Cleverly adapted from Lewis Carroll's classic books, this musical is now being scheduled for performances in schools, theaters, production houses and community centers throughout the United States through June 2015.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theatre for young audiences presents "Holiday Tales" at Kupferberg Center For the Arts, Queens College, Flushing NY on Thursday, December 4 at 10:00 and 11:45 am. This magical musical warms the hearts of family audiences as they reflect on the true meaning and spirit of the season.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the national tour, which begins December 2 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and plays a limited 2 week engagement through December 14. In Miami, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece - cash only.

Tyson Jennette has made it through his fair share of obstacles leading to his current Broadway gig in THE BOOK OF MORMON, which is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). Below, Jennette tells his amazing story to PIX11!

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning theatre for young audiences brings its newest touring production, 'Alice in Wonderland' to Center for the Arts at College of Staten Island today, November 15 at 3:00 pm. Cleverly adapted from Lewis Carroll's classic books, this musical is now being scheduled for performances in schools, theaters, production houses and community centers throughout the United States through June 2015.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theatre for young audiences presents 'A Season of Miracles' at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn NJ on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:00 am. This magically musical production warms the hearts of family audiences as they reflect on the true meaning and spirit of the holidays.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by Chase announced that single tickets will go on sale today, November 14, 2014 at 10AM for the limited one-week engagement from February 3-8, 2015 at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center . Tickets will be available at the FSCJ Artist Series' Box Office (501 W. State Street, Ste. #109, Jacksonville, FL 32202), by visiting www.artistseriesjax.org, or by calling (904) 442-2929.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Richmond, VA for the week ending November 9 the Altria Theater grossing $1,808,480.00.

On Thursday, November 6th it was announced that Cafe Edison in Times Square is being denied a new lease by The Hotel Edison management. The diner -- which has served as a hub for the Broadway community for more than 30 years -- is expected to close at the end of the year. The story has sparked an outpouring of support from the Broadway community and New Yorkers at large, as well as produced a widely circulated online petition. Among the signees -- numbered at 6,357 supporters (as of 6:30 p.m. on Nov 11) -- are stars Glenn Close, Martha Plimpton, Christine Pedi, Karen Mason, Mary Testa, Joey Parnes, Rob McClure, Teal Wicks, Mamie Parris, Michael Cerveris, Sean Connery, Marc Shaiman, and more. Scroll down for some of the comments!

Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez, who appeared in the legendary original cast of A Chorus Line and was also a replacement for the role of "Fastrada" in the original production of Pippin in 1973, will re-join the all-new Tony Award winning production of Pippin in the role of "Berthe" beginning tonight, Tuesday, November 11. Lucie Arnaz played her final performance in the role on Sunday, November 9 and has rejoined the US national tour. Pippin is now playing through Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

Douglas Carter Beane and Kathleen Marshall whip a movie classic into a fun new musical.