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Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.

Producer Robert Greenblatt announced today that 9 To 5: The Musical, based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture, will begin previews on Broadway Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and will open Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist. The musical's book by Patricia Resnick is based on her original story and screenplay for the smash 1980 film comedy.

Les Miserables at the The Hollywood Bowl has completed casting, and BroadwayWorld.com has the scoop!

Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam, Caroline or Change) and Tracie Thoms (Broadway's Drowning Crow, TV's Cold Case) star in And Her Hair Went With Her, a tour de-force for two actors by Zina Camblin.

Tonya Pinkins and Tracie Thoms star in the Los Angeles production of The Fountain Theatre's And Her Hair Went With Her by Zina Camblin and directed by Diane Rodriguez

J. Mark McVey, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Michele, Melora Hardin, Aaron Lazar, Rosie O'Donnell cast in Richard Jay-Alexander directed summer concert. We talked to the director and more!

Frank Wildhorn, Brandi Burkhardt and Ben Vereen are set to teach at Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa, Week Two.

Radio Golf, August Wilson's final work in his 10 play Century Cycle, the historic decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life, will play its final performance at the matinee Sunday, July 1st at Broadway's Cort Theatre

Radio Golf, the tenth and final work in two-time Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright August Wilson's historic, decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life, will begin previews on Friday, April 20th and open on Tuesday, May 8th at the Cort Theatre

WABC-TV (Channel 7) will air 'Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview' on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30pm.

This Sunday, March 18 at 7:30 pm, one lucky audience volunteer will share the stage and match spelling acumen (that's right - A-C-U-M-E-N) with three Broadway stars -- Tony Award nominee RAUL ESPARZA (Company) and Tony Award-winners LEA SALONGA (Les Miserables) and BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL (Man of LaMancha) -- at the first ever 'Broadway Night at the Bee' at the hitmusical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

Tony Award-winners Christine Ebersole and Brian Stokes Mitchell, as well as Tony Award-nominee Raul Esparza, will join the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for one night only as guest spellers at the Bee's first ever 'Broadway Night at the Bee' on Sunday, March 18 at 7:30pm

Anthony Chisholm, John Earl Jelks and James A. Williams join the previously announced Harry Lennix (Stomp the Yard, Fox's '24,') and Tony Award winner and Olivier Award Nominee Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam; Caroline, or Change) in RADIO GOLF, the tenth and final work in two-time Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright August Wilson's historic, decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life.

Playwrights Horizons has extended its current production--the New York premiere of Bruce Norris' The Pain and the Itch--through October 15th

Ruby Dee, Amiri Baraka and more will take part in the Rebel Theater Company's anniversary benefit 'A Night of Artistic Inspiration'

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Jayne Houdyshell, Mia Barron, Peter Jay Fernandez and more will star in The Pain and the Itch, running at Playwrights Horizons from September 1st through October 8th

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

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Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

The cast of Hot Feet will perform on the 'Today Show' on June 16th

Hot Feet, in association with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), will present the week-long charity fundraiser titled, 'American Diabetes Week On Broadway With Hot Feet,' scheduled for Thursday, June 22 through Thursday, June 29, 2006 at the Hilton Theatre

Broadway Veteran and Tap Sensation Savion Glover will perform at the 2006 JVC Newport Jazz Festival on August 13, 2006

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.