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Circle Theatre proudly presents the Fort Worth premiere of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Preview performances for the show are Thursday, April 29; Friday, April 30; and Saturday, May 1 (matinee).

Circle Theatre proudly presents the Fort Worth premiere of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Preview performances for the show are Thursday, April 29; Friday, April 30; and Saturday, May 1 (matinee).

From April 30 to May 23, Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America (www.yangtze-rep-theatre.org) will present 'Laughing in the Wind: A Cautionary Tale in Martial Arts,' based on a novel by Jin Yong, China's most popular writer of the Martial Arts (Wuxia) genre, and arguably the most widely read author in the Chinese speaking world.

Circle Theatre proudly presents the Fort Worth premiere of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Preview performances for the show are Thursday, April 29; Friday, April 30; and Saturday, May 1 (matinee).

The Walnut Street Theatre's 2009-2010 Independence Studio on 3 will end its run of Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's hilarious adventure tale, Travels With My Aunt on April 18th. The show is directed by John Peakes and featuring the talents of David Bardeen, Dan Hodge, Paul Riopelle and Buck Schirner.

Circle Theatre proudly presents the Fort Worth premiere of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso. Preview performances for the show are Thursday, April 29; Friday, April 30; and Saturday, May 1 (matinee).

Rehearsals begin today, Monday, April 5 for the World Premiere production of PARADISE FOUND, a new musical under the combined direction of Theater legend and 21-time Tony Award winner Harold Prince (the original productions of Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Company, Follies, Evita) and 5-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy For You, Show Boat, The Producers, Contact). This is their first collaboration since the landmark, Tony Award-winning revival of Show Boat. Following the New York rehearsal period, the production will open at London's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory with performances running May 19 through June 26.

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, nationally known for its interpretation of Stephen Sondheim musicals, celebrated its 20th anniversary season by presenting Sondheim's most popular musical SWEENEY TODD, directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The production will end its run in the 276-seat MAX Theater, April 4, 2010.

The Walnut Street Theatre's 2009-2010 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's hilarious adventure tale, Travels With My Aunt. Directed by John Peakes and featuring the talents of David Bardeen, Dan Hodge, Paul Riopelle and Buck Schirner, Travels With My Aunt starts on March 30th, opens April 1st and continues through April 18th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3.

The Walnut Street Theatre's 2009-2010 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's hilarious adventure tale, Travels With My Aunt. Directed by John Peakes and featuring the talents of David Bardeen, Dan Hodge, Paul Riopelle and Buck Schirner, Travels With My Aunt starts on March 30th, opens April 1st and continues through April 18th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3.

From April 30 to May 23, Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America (www.yangtze-rep-theatre.org) will present 'Laughing in the Wind: A Cautionary Tale in Martial Arts,' based on a novel by Jin Yong, China's most popular writer of the Martial Arts (Wuxia) genre, and arguably the most widely read author in the Chinese speaking world.

The Walnut Street Theatre's 2009-2010 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's hilarious adventure tale, Travels With My Aunt. Directed by John Peakes and featuring the talents of David Bardeen, Dan Hodge, Paul Riopelle and Buck Schirner, Travels With My Aunt starts on March 30th, opens April 1st and continues through April 18th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3.

For old-world cabaret, performers still swoon over the stately, romantic elegance of the Oak Room at the Algonquin, but this sleek, two-year-old spot is threatening to encroach on the turf of such established institutions.

Alley Theatre's world premiere of the new musical Wonderland will close on Sunday, February 14.

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, nationally known for its interpretation of Stephen Sondheim musicals, celebrates its 20th anniversary season by presenting Sondheim's most popular musical SWEENEY TODD, directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The new production runs in the 276-seat MAX Theater, February 9 through April 4, 2010.

'The Pee-wee Herman Show' will close on February 7 at Club Nokia @ L.A..

Alley Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland about Alice, a children's book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life's balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all - if we know how to look. With a book by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War), lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel, The Civil War), and directed by Gregory Boyd, Wonderland begins previews Friday, January 15, opens officially Wednesday, January 20 and runs through Sunday, February 14.

Musical Theatre West took home top honors on January 11th at the Annual LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards for the 2008/2009 awards season.

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, nationally known for its interpretation of Stephen Sondheim musicals, celebrates its 20th anniversary season by presenting Sondheim's most popular musical SWEENEY TODD, directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The new production runs in the 276-seat MAX Theater, February 9 through April 4, 2010.

Performances start Tuesday, January 12, for 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' at Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE for a limited 4-week engagement, through February 7.

Performances start Tuesday, January 12, for 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' at Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE for a limited 4-week engagement, through February 7.

Alley Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland about Alice, a children's book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life's balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all - if we know how to look. With a book by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War), lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett Pimpernel, The Civil War), and directed by Gregory Boyd, Wonderland begins previews Friday, January 15, opens officially Wednesday, January 20 and runs through Sunday, February 14.

Those four Jews were in a room bitching again last Sunday afternoon. No, I don't mean The Marvelous Wonderettes. I mean Whizzer, Jason, Mendel and Marvin, also known as Stephen Bogardus, Jonathan Kaplan, Chip Zien and Michael Rupert. As any fan of neurotic, gay musical theatre will tell you, they were the quartet who first opened the 1992 Broadway production of Falsettos with William Finn's frenetic patter, 'Four Jews in a Room Bitching.'

Roy Arias Theatre presents THE ROBOT FROM RECYCLANDIA, directed by Robert Perillo. A robot from outer space come to Earth and produces a reality TV show.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, October 24, 2009.