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Brad Garrett will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming fall revival of Neil Simon's classic, The Odd Couple

The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which is aiming for a fall Broadway slot, will workshop in New York this summer

The Fred Ebb Award will recognize excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a lyricist, composer, or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success. The award is meant to encourage and support aspiring songwriters to create new works for the musical theatre. The prize includes a $50,000 award.

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) are pleased to announce the inauguration of the Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters. The award is named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb.

Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are set to open in October 2005 in a revival of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple.