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An adaptation of the renowned novel and film 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and a contemporary musical by the creator of 'Rent' will be part of the six-play 2009 season at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) in Westport, CT. The historic theatre's 79th season will run April 21 through December 2009.

The time is 1990 and the place is New York City. The story has been told many times before, but not quite like this. A struggling artist strives to follow his dream and fulfill his promise to write the great American musical with a self-imposed deadline of age 30. Talk about your biological clocks!

Following its staging of the UK premieres of musicals 'Tick, Tick Boom' in 2005 and 'The Last Five Years' in 2006, the Menier Chocolate Factory will go one better this summer by staging the World Premiere of the new Maltby and Shire musical, 'Take Flight' from July 25 to September 22 (previewing from July 13). The Menier will hope to repeat the success of its other 2005 musical production, 'Sunday In the Park With George', as 'Take Flight' reunites the artistic team that presented the award winning Sondheim revival - director Sam Buntrock and designer David Farley.

Producer Michael Jackowitz announced today that the critically-acclaimed Los Angeles Premiere of the Rubicon Theatre Production of tick...tick...BOOM!, Jonathan Larson's autobiographical pop rock musical has extended through Sunday, July 30 at the Coronet Theatre

The man behind the baton of two of the biggest Broadway hits will be dishing at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox! Stephen Oremus, the music director etc. for WICKED, AVE.Q, ALL SHOOK UP , TICK TICK BOOM, Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY and the upcoming Rufus Wainwright Judy Garland concert, will be joining Seth at 6PM for his weekly chat fest that benefits BC/EFA.

Larson's Tick.. Tick.. BOOMS into London with Neil Patrick Harris, Val Kilmer Rings Twice and Edinburgh begins to shape up nicely..