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Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company joining 3-Time Tony Award Winner Frank Langella as 'Sir Thomas More' in a new Broadway production of Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Tony Award Winner Doug Hughes.

For the first time ever, the legendary recordings of the exuberant, tune-filled musicals of Broadway composer-lyricist Jerry Herman are available in a new digital-only collection from Masterworks Broadway.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Lyricist Fred Ebb, who along with his partner John Kander, gave us some of Broadway's most beloved musicals including Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Curtains to name just a few. When you listen to these scores you know it is undeniably Kander and Ebb. Fred shared his thoughts on the first performance of the groundbreaking 1966 musical, Cabaret.

'Close Your Eyes' and you'll hear them. RAIN gets 'A Little Help from their Friends' in this multi- media, multi-dimensional event.

Jerry Herman pulls the stops out in this in-depth and heartfelt conversation about his incredible career. You have seen the PBS documentary, now hear Jerry in his own words enlighten us on his remarkable life and music.

'I Do, I Do' at the American Theatre Company of Chicago tries updating the time period without updating the entire book; has some awkward results as the dialogue seems a bit lugubrious.

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's 1966 charmer is given a sublime revival with Kristin Chenoweth, Brian d'Arcy James and Marc Kudisch all in scrumptious form.