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Theater at Lime Kiln will host open auditions for actors on Thursday, March 18th 6:30pm at the Johnson Theatre at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on West Nelson Street in Lexington.

Edward Watts, most recently seen on Broadway in Finian's Rainbow, will assume the role of El Gallo in The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical, on Monday, March 22, 2010. He replaces Lewis Cleale, who will play his final performance on March 14.

On Monday, March 15th at 6pm Tom Jones, creator of the The Fantasticks, will interview dancer and choreographer Marge Champion. Marge and her husband Gower Champion were legendary in the 1950s for their dancing in nightclubs, MGM musicals and on television. More recently, she appeared with her current dance partner, Donald Saddler, in a six-month run in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies in 2001. In 2007 Ms. Champion, who began her dance career with Walt Disney as the live action model for Snow White, was honored with the Disney Legends Award. Following the interview, there will be a question and answer period.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) ends its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with The Fantasticks with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt. Performances of The Fantasticks will be given on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, March 17 through April 11, 2010.

Gallery Theater's The Fantasticks will play its final show on February 20 on the main stage.

TheatreWorks' production of DADDY LONG LEGS, based on the beloved novel by Jean Webster, will close on February 14, 2010.

ith audiences absolutely delighted by John Caird and Paul Gordon's sparkling new musical romance, DADDY LONG LEGS at TheatreWorks will now extend through February 21 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

Gallery Theater will present the musical The Fantasticks opening Friday, January 29 and running through February 20 on the main stage.

Theatre artists and productions nominated for The 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced this evening at a press conference hosted by The National Theatre in its Helen Hayes Gallery. The complete list of nominees can be found below.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, is thrilled to present a sparkling new musical romance, DADDY LONG LEGS, based on the beloved novel by Jean Webster.

Gallery Theater will present the musical The Fantasticks opening Friday, January 29 and running through February 20 on the main stage.

Nick Spangler and J.D. Goldblatt have joined the cast of the upcoming production of AVENUE X at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Additional casting includes Rebecca Blouin, Laurence Clayton, Jeremy Cohen, Steve French, Neda Spears, Jonathan Victorian, and J.D. Webster.

Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.

In 1960, President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act that established federal investigation of local voter registration polls. In 1961, our country went to war in Vietnam. In 1962, the Berlin Wall was erected. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Throughout these heavy flames of change and adversity, the beat went on. Music rose out of the flames into a lively, catchy, vocal sound that united a nation during turmoil.

Florida Studio Theatre Opens its second cabaret performance in the 2009-2010 Season. Reflections was developed at FST by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Langford and Jim Prosser. Soul infused with pop cross-over appeal in the 60s and 70s created a fresh new sound that turned out unforgettable chart toppers.

Nick Spangler and J.D. Goldblatt have joined the cast of the upcoming production of AVENUE X at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Additional casting includes Rebecca Blouin, Laurence Clayton, Jeremy Cohen, Steve French, Neda Spears, Jonathan Victorian, and J.D. Webster.

Theater message boards became very busy places on September 10, 2009. The curtain had hardly wrung down when theatergoers reached for their blackberries to post their opinions about the first preview of BYE BYE BIRDIE. In fact, there were a few who posted their comments during intermission. Everyone and their grandparents wanted to express their opinions about the 39 year old musical that was being revived by The Roundabout Theatre. At times the chatter became quite acrimonious and the discussions went on for days. It seems that these people forgot that the show had just given its first preview and the house was filled with an audience that had stood on line during one of the hottest days in the summer to get ten dollar tickets for this one performance. Perhaps that's why they felt they had a right to be so vocal about their opinions.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, is thrilled to present a sparkling new musical romance, DADDY LONG LEGS, based on the beloved novel by Jean Webster.

Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.

Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.

Arena Stage presents an innovative take on the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director Amanda Dehnert (Oregon Shakespeare Festival‘s All's Well That Ends Well and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Cabaret) and famed set designer Eugene Lee (Tony Award for Broadway's Wicked, Candide, Sweeney Todd) take a spin on this timeless love story by staging it in Rocky Point, an abandoned amusement park in Rhode Island. This whimsical twist on the classic musical is full of buoyant humor, charming music and incredible magic that will thrill audiences of all ages. The Fantasticks runs November 20, 2009 - January 10, 2010 at Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre, with an official opening on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.

Porchlight Music Theatre will open its 15th Anniversary 2009-2010 season with the romantic comedy classic The Fantasticks at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont. The production begins previews September 11, opens September 13 at 2:30 p.m. and runs through November 15, 2009. Sean Kelly directs the musical, which has been a worldwide phenomenon for almost 50 years.

The posthumous release of Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage, Jerry and Elaine Orbach's autobiographical memoir recounting their thirty year marriage, was celebrated at a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the couple's colleagues and friends at The Snapple Theater Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM. Each morning before leaving their Hell's Kitchen apartment to report to the set of Law & Order, Jerry wrote Elaine a short poem for her to find upon waking. The poems were humorous, sweet and topical, focusing on the couple's morning rituals, their daily routine - whatever was on Jerry's mind. Combined, they tell the story of a marriage full of life and love.

A host of film and theater celebrities will celebrate the posthumous release of Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage, Jerry and Elaine Orbach's autobiographical memoir recounting their thirty year marriage, at a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the couple's colleagues at The Snapple Theater Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM.