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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 15, 2015 - Sunday, March 15, 2015.

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, March 15, 2015.

'If music be the food of love, play on.' Even before the invention of the musical comedy (more on that later), William Shakespeare knew the importance of music in telling stories on stage. For our March feature, my colleague Jeff Walker and I thought that instead of marking the Ides of March with songs about murder, betrayal, and fate, we would focus on the synergy between showtunes and Shakespeare.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents its Annual Dinner and Mock Trial at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) on Monday, May 11, 2015. This marks the 20th year that Shakespeare Theatre Company has put on the Mock Trial. The evening begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Forum, followed by the Trial at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre. A special session of the Supreme Court of La Mancha will review the decisions of the Family Court to declare Don Quixote mentally incompetent and his subsequent placement under the guardianship of his niece, Antonia.

Antaeus, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, opens its 2015 season with a fully partner-cast production of William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One. Previews began March 6, with two opening nights set for last night, March 12, and tonight, March 13, (one with each cast) at the Antaeus Theater in NoHo. Michael Murray directs. Scroll down for a first look at the casts in action!

Spring has arrived! The Marblehead School of Ballet is opening its doors and celebrating the arrival of the eagerly awaited new season. The performing arts institution will present a fun filled, cultural afternoon of Latvian theatre and classical and modern dance repertoire from the Marblehead School of Ballet on Sunday, March 29 at 3:00 p.m. at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. General admission is $5.

The Tony Award-winning Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson are proud to announce the full lineup for their 37th season, which includes the return of Shakespeare and partnerships with Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre and Denver's own DeVotchKa. The new season kicks off September 11 running through May 15 and will feature eight main stage productions.

The Hilberry Theatre Company will present the final production of its 52nd season. The 39 Steps, running April 10th - 25th, takes a well-known story immortalized on film by Alfred Hitchcock and adds comedic, suspenseful, and fast-paced twists. The play is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfred Hitchcock.

Artistic Director James Ingagiola and Executive Director Isaac Ellis have announced The Brass Tacks Ensemble's 2015 season. The season will begin with William Shakespeare's Henry V on Friday, May 1, 2015.

The Unicorn Theatre production of Women Playing Hamlet currently runs on the Jerome Stage at the theater located at 3828 Main in Kansas City, Mo. William Missouri Downs wrote the Rolling World Premiere directed by Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin. Women Playing Hamlet is the second Rolling World Premiere for Downs who has won numerous playwriting awards. In his day all Shakespeare's characters were played by men, in Downs play four women play 19 parts, including male characters.

The Burbage Theatre Company presents a new take on 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare, for a limited run of seven performances at the William Hall Library in Cranston, RI. Burbage Theatre Company. Artistic Director Jeff directs this whimsical farce about how we fall in love and the consequences that come with who we end up with. Check out a first look at the cast below!

CYMBELINE, a film by Michael Almereyda, opens in theaters and on demand today, March 13, 2015.

Virtue and vice sit atop the scales this spring in the Roxy Regional Theatre's 30th annual Shakespeare production. William Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE opens tonight, March 13, at 8:00pm, for five public performances only.

E.D.G.E. Theatre has announced the return of MacSith, April 30 - May 24 at Pendulum Theater Space, 1803 W. Byron Ave. Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth and set it the Star Wars universe, MacSith is adapted by Orion Couling and Jard McDaris and directed by Couling. Running time is 70 minutes. Previews are Thursday, April 30, Friday, May 1, Saturday, May 2, Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. Opening night is Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for previews and $18 during the run. Tickets may be purchased at ?EdgeofOrion.com.

Still reeling from taking the award for Most Intriguing Stage at the 2nd Annual Baltimore United Local Stage and Hidden Independent Theater (B.U.L.S.H.I.T) Awards, hosted by local Baltimore reviewer The Bad Oracle on January 26th, Cohesion Theatre Company announces its next venture in the Highlandtown Arts and Entertainment District, 13 Dead Husbands by Tom Horan.

Centenary Stage Company presents the world premiere of Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso starring in "Then Came Each Actor," a celebration of and tribute to the legendary actors and actresses of the great classical stage tradition -- Sarah Siddons, Henry Irving, Julia Marlowe, Edwin Booth, Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, Paul Robeson, Morris Carnovsky and Phoebe Brand -- whose body of work and lives on and off the stage have inspired Kim and Occhiogrosso for over four decades.

The Independent Eye presents an inspired two-person take on William Shakespeare's KING LEAR. Played out within the confines of an aluminum cage, King Lear and The Fool are accompanied by nearly 30 life-sized, hand, and finger puppets operated by actors and master puppeteers Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller. KING LEAR plays April 10 through 26 (Press opening: April 10) at The Emerald Tablet (80 Fresno Street) in San Francisco. For tickets ($20, 25) and more information, the public may visit brownpapertickets.com.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Northern Kentucky University is proud to announce its 2015-2016 Academic Season.

Building on its national and international reputation as a home for talented artists, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly announces its 48th season -- a trove of rich theatrical experiences featuring critically acclaimed productions and exhilarating new works.

Jobsite Theater, the independent resident theater company at the Straz Center, is thrilled to announce their 2015-16 mainstage season!