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In 42nd Street, the latest production tap dancing its way on stage at the John W. Engeman Theater through June 17th, Peggy Sawyer is that girl. A rookie actress from Allentown, PA, she quite literally bumps into the opportunity of a lifetime - the chance to be part of big time director Julian Marsh's new musical. Darien Crago is instantly likeable as Peggy - bright-eyed and full of positivity. And she has every reason to be that way - the girl can dance circles around anyone without breaking a sweat (especially in the delightful dance competition between Crago and Drew Humphrey on a city street). In the right place at the right time, she gets a part in the show and more off-stage drama than she bargained for.

Bare Bones Theater Company's engaging production of Sam Shepard's True West will be presented in Northport, Long Island on April 12-14; 19-21.

Exceptional casting, gorgeous piano accompaniment, and a powerful piece of theater come together to make the Lantern Theater's first attempt at a musical in 60 years a complete masterpiece. The first song of Falsettos, "Four Jews in a Room Bitching" (complete with flashlights), begins the evening on a quirky note but soon transitions into a story about five people (and in the second act, two more) who are trying to find their own happiness, their own rhythm, when life is confusing, unruly, and out of control.

Smartly directed by Frederic De Feis, A Steady Rain is being performed at the Vanderbilt Carriage House Theater until March 25th. Essentially a black box theater, the focus of this particular work is on John Leone as Denny and Christopher Tyrkko as Joe - as a team these two strong performers bring much power and intensity to this intimate space. They impressively touch upon the tension and humor of their lives, whether they are talking to the audience or interacting with one another.

Peter Scarpinato and Patrice Richardson, as Vernon and Sonia respectively, take centerstage of Township Theater Group's current presentation of They're Playing Our Song, now playing through March 11 at the Helen Butler Hall at Dominican Village in Amityville, New York.

Now this challenging piece of theater is being presented by BayWay Arts Center in East Islip until February 12th and moving with its full cast to the extension of BayWay Arts Center in Elmont, Long Island from February 18th through March 4th.

If you are looking to be charmed by the smooth sounds of a live band, the talented crooning of eight solid performers, and some memorable tunes by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, CMPAC's Smokey Joe's Cafe is just the place to spend your evening.

It's 1957 on an excruciatingly hot day in New York and twelve men of different upbringings, professions, demeanors, beliefs, and ages are locked in a room to decide the fate of a young man who has been accused of stabbing and killing his father. The guys are sure they will be home in time to catch the Yankees game. It's an open and shut case. Everyone thinks so… until Juror #8 reveals that he's not positive that the young man is guilty. This admission of reasonable doubt ignites the unreasonable amongst these strangers, and so begins the riveting production of Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men playing through February 5th at Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts.

Holiday carols play in the background. The tree is nicely decorated. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island, where the delightful A Wonderful Life: the Musical is playing through January 8, 2012.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar is being presented by the Merrick Theatre in Merrick, Long Island from November 12 to December 11.

We've all done it. Imagined circumstances with certain people, putting our words and thoughts into their mouths to elicit certain emotions, or just to make ourselves feel better. This is Jake's problem in Neil Simon's Jake's Women, a play being presented at the cozy (and well-decorated) Studio Theatre in Lindenhurst, Long Island until November 12.

In the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical, Assassins, this is just the beginning of the mayhem audiences will experience in the 90-minute, one-act 'revusical' directed by Smithtown PAC's Artistic Director, Kenneth Washington.

Township Theater Group, the longest-running community theater on Long Island, is presenting Catch Me if You Can - no relation to the new Broadway musical that recently closed or the Leonardo DiCaprio movie - for seven performances at their new home at the Helen Butler Hall at Dominican Village in Amityville.

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts will usher in a production of the controversial Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical, Assassins, beginning on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The production will run for 16 performances and conclude on November 6, 2011.

Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts will usher in a production of the controversial Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical, Assassins, beginning on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The production will run for 16 performances and conclude on November 6, 2011.

If you are looking to embrace your inner flower child, it's the perfect time to make a trip to CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale where Shout! The Mod Musical is making its Long Island premiere until October 9th.

Welcome to Neil Simon's play, I Ought to Be in Pictures, presented by the Arena Players Repertory Theater Company in Farmingdale, Long Island until October 2.

The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY ends their summer productions with the haunting story of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.