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Making Books Sing - now in its 13th season - announces the World-Premiere of the new musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST. In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Jos? Lim?n's birth Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger Music by Charles Greenberg Directed by Brad Malow & Choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley

Mark Indelicato - best known as 'Justin Suarez' on ABC-TV's UGLY BETTY - will read Susanna Reich's book - Jose! Born to Dance, on Saturday, January 24th at 2:00pm as part of Making Books Sing Day at the Barnes & Noble in Greenwich Village (396 6th Avenue - at 8th Street). Additionally, following the reading, there will be a 'sneak peek' of Making Books Sing's new musical - the World-Premiere family musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST, with star Diego Rodriguez. JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST has Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger and Music by Charles Greenberg, with performances set for the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in The Bronx; Symphony Space in Manhattan; the Goldstein Theatre at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn; and Stanford Lively Arts in Stanford, CA. Brad Malow directs, with choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley. Based on an unfinished memoir by the famed dancer and choreographer Jose Limon - JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST tells his story of struggle and survival through a combination of music, dance and theatre. It examines his life from his exodus with his family to the United States at age 5 during the Mexican Civil War, through his struggle to find an artistic outlet and finally to his triumph as one of the greatest male dancers/choreographers of all time. The cast for JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST is Diego Rodriguez in the title role, Talia Barzilay, Henry Gainza, Matt Leddy, and Angela Stellute.

Making Books Sing - now in its 13th season - announces the World-Premiere of the new musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST. In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Jos? Lim?n's birth Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger Music by Charles Greenberg Directed by Brad Malow & Choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley

European producer Werner Signer announced the workshop of 'The Count Of Monte Cristo,' the latest Wildhorn/Murphy collaboration, which opens in St. Gallen, Switzerland on March 24, 2009. The European pre-cast recording, which was recorded in Vienna in English with both European stars and Brandi Burkhardt as Mercedes, has been #1 on the European charts for two weeks now.

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that The Roundabout Theatre Company will be presenting a reading of the new Broadway-bound musical BONNIE & CLYDE on February 9, 2009. The show features a book by Ivan Menchell, music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black, direction by Jeff Calhoun and musical direction by John McDaniel.

Producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza announced today the formation of GLOBAL BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS INC., a new production entity created to develop and produce new musicals for Broadway, the road, and international stages.

Two pairs of disaffected brothers are at the heart of As You Like It, inspiring director Ellen Geer to reset William Shakespeare's witty adventure in the divided South of the post-Civil War era. Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile, opening The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's 2008 Summer Season on Sunday, June 1. Performances continue every Sunday afternoon at 3 pm through September 28 in the Theatricum's 299-seat outdoor amphitheater carved into the Topanga Canyon hillside.

The new Broadway-bound musical comedy Lone Star Love, starring Academy-Award nominee Randy Quaid in his Broadway debut as Colonel John Falstaff, has its official Seattle opening Wednesday, September 19 at The 5th Avenue Theatre. The show continues its run in Seattle through September 30, and will open for previews at New York's Belasco Theatre on November 1; opening night on Broadway is December 3.

Chad Kimball has been making some beautiful sounds around Los Angeles thanks to his frequent appearances with Upright Cabaret, and will be featured in their One Night Stand's series September 14, 2007 at Mark's Restaurant, in his one-man show 'Obvious'...

LONE STAR LOVE, a new musical comedy starring Academy Award nominee Randy Quaid in his Broadway debut as Colonel John Falstaff, has announced full casting as it begins rehearsals this week for its Seattle engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre, September 8 - 30. LONE STAR LOVE will open on Broadway on Monday, December 3 at New York's Belasco Theatre; previews will begin Thursday, November 1.

Lone Star Love, a new musical comedy starring Academy Award-nominee Randy Quaid in his Broadway debut as Colonel John Falstaff, has announced full casting as it begins rehearsals this week for its Seattle engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre

Lone Star Love, a new musical comedy starring Academy Award-nominee Randy Quaid in his Broadway debut as Colonel John Falstaff, will open on Broadway on Monday, December 3rd at the Belasco Theatre

The Geffen Playhouse continues polishing its artistic plans for 2007/2008 with the announcement of the new season's productions by Producing Director Gil Cates.

'The Monday Nights, New Voices' series, created by composer Scott Alan, continues May 14th, 7PM, at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre

New Voices' Monday Night series, created by composer Scott Alan, continues May 14th, 7PM, at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

The 'Monday Nights, New Voices' series, which was created by composer Scott Alan, continues May 14th at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Rob Evan, Keith Bryon Kirk, Michael Lanning and more are set for For the Glory, the revamped version of Frank Wildhorn's The Civil War, opening in Gettysburg, PA on June 17th

The show, will begin previews on April 3, 2006 and will open on May 1, 2006.

This fall, cries ofrevolt rock the Roman Capitol - and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey- in Shakespeare's brilliant political thriller, Julius Caesar. Loyalty,honor and betrayal collide in this searing tale of revolution, in which omensof doom and deadly conspiracies erupt into civil war, and leaders rise and falllike the tides.

Frank Wildhorn & Friends was presented at Joe's Pub on Monday, September 5, 2005 and will be repeated on September 12th, and 19th. The September 12th concert takes place at 7:00PM, on September 19th, the show will be performed at 7:00PM, and 9:30PM.

Chad Kimball, who stars in Lennon currrently playing at the Broadhurst Theatre has launched his own Clothing Line called OGEAR.

Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy, the composer and lyricist of the new musical Waiting for the Moon, will preview the show's score and talk about the literary lives of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald on July 6th and July 8th in two NJ appearances

The Music of Frank Wildhorn will play four shows at Joe's Pub throughout September

Frank Wildhorn is no stranger to the music world and neither are his tunes. His music has been heard all over the world on stages, at national and international special events, and on all-star recordings. Read on for the latest about Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde in Concert and more...