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Margot Harley, co-founder and Producer of The Acting Company has announced the appointment of Ian Belknap to the position of Artistic Director. "We're a Company of young actors - founded forty years ago with the young Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, David Schramm and David Ogden Stiers right out of Juilliard - and it is appropriate that we begin our next 40 years with a vibrant young talent as our artistic leader," said Ms. Harley, who moves from Producing Artistic Director to Producer. John Houseman, Alan Schneider, Jack O'Brien, Michael Kahn, Gerry Gutierrez, Zelda Fichandler, Ms. Harley and now Mr. Belknap complete the list of impressive talents to serve as Artistic Director of The Acting Company founded in 1972 and oft-considered the leading nationally touring repertory theater in the country.

The Play About the Baby previews tonight, September 7-9 and runs through October 7 at Gough Street Playhouse.

Tonight, September 6, Boulder StoryHealers' breathtaking production of A DAY FOR GRACE, a new blockbuster play written and performed by Doug Vincent with a score written and performed by an American Icon of the Music Industry, Sam Llanas, formerly of the BoDeans, will open at Stage Left Studio Theatre (214 West 30 Street - between Seventh & Eighth Avenues).

On Thursday, September 6, Boulder StoryHealers' breathtaking production of A DAY FOR GRACE, a new blockbuster play written and performed by Doug Vincent with a score written and performed by an American Icon of the Music Industry, Sam Llanas, formerly of the BoDeans, will open at Stage Left Studio Theatre (214 West 30 Street - between Seventh & Eighth Avenues).

The Play About the Baby previews September 7-9 and runs through October 7 at Gough Street Playhouse.

Performance Space 122 (PS122) and the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, present the New York premiere of Habit, from David Levine, as part of the 2012 Crossing the Line festival. Habit is a durational performance installation that features three actors performing a 90-minute drama on a continuous loop for eight hours a day. Using a commissioned script by playwright Jason Grote, Habit takes place within a four-walled, fully-furnished and functional American ranch house designed by Marsha Ginsberg and built inside a raw, unused space in the Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side.

Last Spring, the Painted Bride Art Center introduced audiences to the artistic talents of noted playwright/director/actor Ain Gordon and announced an 18 month residency with Gordon and Philadelphia filmmaker Nadine Patterson. The residency was to unearth an overlooked or little known story from the city's history. The challenge was to find something in a city where history is an industry and stories abound. The artists have worked with several organizations across the city and have found inspiration in the women reformers who lived in the city from the early to mid-1800s. Place Philadelphia Project research will culminate in an as yet untitled workset to run at the Painted Bride, last weekend in April and the first weekend of May during the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. More information can be found at www.paintedbride.org, and www.pifa.org.

Beginning today, PBS and American Masters are making the 2003 documentary American Masters The Education of Gore Vidal available for streaming on the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) and PBS Video (http://pbs.org/video) to commemorate the life of the eclectic intellectual who passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at age 86.

For more than three decades, Performance Space 122 (PS122) has served as a hub for contemporary performance, commissioning and presenting artists who have radicalized theatrical forms, triggered national political and ethical debates, and made waves on Broadway and beyond.

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy just hosted an evening of her multi- MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends last night, July 16th at the brand new Broadway nightclub, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues). BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and we bring you photos from the event below!

Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she hosts an evening of her multi- MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends, tonight, July 16th (7PM) at the brand new Broadway nightclub, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues).

Award-winner Trent Armand Kendall's PICTURE INCOMPLETE opens at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival tonight, July 10 at the 45th Street Theatre (354 West 45th Street - between Eighth & Ninth Avenues) where it will play through Saturday, July 21.

Award-winner Trent Armand Kendall's PICTURE INCOMPLETE will open at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival on Tuesday, July 10 at the 45th Street Theatre (354 West 45th Street - between Eighth & Ninth Avenues) where it will play through Saturday, July 21.

Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she hosts an evening of her multi- MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends, on Monday, July 16th (7PM) at the brand new Broadway nightclub, 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues).

The Jewish Plays Project, LABA and Highbrow are co-producers of SIX by Zohar Tirosh-Polk, a fully staged work featured in OPEN: The New Jewish Theater Residency at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street). SIX will perform tonight, June 23rd at 8:00 pm, June 24th at 3 pm and June 25th at 7 pm. Tickets are free by reservation at www.jewishplaysproject.org/tickets.

The Jewish Plays Project, LABA and Highbrow are co-producers of SIX by Zohar Tirosh-Polk, a fully staged work featured in OPEN: The New Jewish Theater Residency at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street). SIX will perform on June 23rd at 8:00 pm, June 24th at 3 pm and June 25th at 7 pm. Tickets are free by reservation at www.jewishplaysproject.org/tickets.