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Berkeley Repertory Theatre kicks off its 46th season this September with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. The hilarious Broadway blockbuster from three-time Obie Award-winner Christopher Durang begins previews in the Roda Theatre on September 20, opens September 25, and runs through October 20. Click below to watch Director Richard E.T. White introduce the show!

The male cast of KING KONG THE MUSICAL performed 'Big Spender' from SWEET CHARITY at Twisted Broadway Melbourne, an annual charity event raising money for Oz Showbiz Cares Equity Fights AIDS. Watch them onstage below!

To celebrate Labor Day, check out this fun musical short called 'WERQ (The Labor Day Song')', featuring a gospel number sung by Broadway's Raena White and featuring a slew of stage veterans. Click below to watch!

Tony winner Beth Leavel stars in 'Dolly Run the World' with the cast of Hello, Dolly! at The Cape Playhouse. Watch it below!

Below, watch a sneak peek at rehearsals for 'Legally Blonde: The Musical' at Theatre Tulsa! Legally Blonde features music and lyrics by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe and is based on the book by Heather Hach. The show will run Sept. 20-29, 2013 at Theatre Tulsa.

Recently, WNBC TV's Ben Aaron sat down over some deli food to speak to the cast of the off-Broadway comedy OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES. Last night, August 28th, he made his New York stage debut in the show. Watch below!

On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane spends time at the 'press day' for for the 1st National Tour of Peter and the Starcatcher, launching in Denver. Lane meets with Donyale Werle, who won the 2012 Tony Award for her Peter and the Starcatcher set design. Donyale is a leader at the Broadway Green Alliance and has gained much acclaim for her use of salvaged materials in her sets. Click below to watch the interview!

An all-star cast will take the stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre this fall in the celebrated organization's 15th new musical, Secondhand Lions. Based on the beloved film starring Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, Secondhand Lions springs to musical life in Seattle with a superbly talented cast of Broadway stars and Seattle musical theater actors. Click below to watch Jason Danieley and Kevin Earley perform 'Unlike Anyone I've Ever Known' from The Secondhand Lions Spotlight Night at 5th Avenue Theatre on August 20!

Arriving in the Valley of the Sun after their triumphant performances and rave reviews to sell-out crowds in California, McNamara's molting, motley crew will 'hit the ground running' (so to speak) from October 10th through the 25th, with the World Premiere of The Exorcist Has No Legs at Theater Works. The show is a campy (oh, what a surprise!), comedic, puppet-infused depiction of AFI's #3 most thrilling movie, like, EVER! And what better way to pay homage to the 40th Anniversary of this epic horror tale, than with a gaggle of google-eyed puppets that rotate their heads while spewing pea soup? Click below to watch the group's response to a 'cease and desist' letter regarding this production!

Dramatists Guild of America presented the 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago 'Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future' livestreaming on HowlRound TV channel on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23. On Friday, Doug Wright, Carol Hall, Winnie Holzman and David Ives spoke with John Dietrich about working with adaptations, translations and more. Watch the panel below!

Dramatists Guild of America presented the 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago 'Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future' livestreaming on HowlRound TV channel on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23. On Friday, Doug Wright spoke with Faye Sholiton about his character, HANDS ON A HARDBODY on Broadway this past season, and more. Watch the interview below!

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest project is The Hamilton Mixtape, which recently concluded its run at Vassar College's Powerhouse Theater. The Hamilton Mixtape is a hip-hop song cycle about the life and death of Alexander Hamilton and showcases a fusion of Miranda's signature Latin, hip-hop and classic Broadway styles. Click below to watch Miranda's interview at a Dramatists Guild panel yesterday, where he discussed the show and more!

Dramatists Guild of America presented the 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago 'Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future' livestreaming on HowlRound TV channel on Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23. On Thursday, Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz spoke about w?riting WICKED with host Michael Kerker. Watch the interview below!

The Music Circus production of the musical 'Chicago' at the Wells Fargo Pavilion runs now through August 29, 2013. Directed by Ron Kellum, choreographed by Randy Slovacek, the show features Brenda Braxton (Velma Kelly), Lindsay Roginski (Roxie Hart), Tom Hewitt (Billy Flynn), Roz Ryan (Matron 'Mama' Morton) and Ric Stoneback (Amos Hart). Click below to watch highlights from the show!

Fresh from the success of Night of a Thousand Judys, The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre has moved to 54 BELOW for a six month run. Check out performances from last month's tribute to Cher below!

August WilsonFor the very first time, the Estate of August Wilson has granted an organization the rights to record all 10 of these works. Kicking off on Monday, August 26 with 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' The Greene Space - the performance venue of public radio stations WNYC and WQXR -- will stage these readings before live audiences, and will make them present them as live video webcasts for viewers everywhere at www.thegreenespace.org. Ruben Santiago-Hudson, one of the leading interpreters of Wilson's work, is Artistic Director. The series has assembled a formidable group of 'Wilson Warriors' including Phylicia Rashad, S. Epatha Merkerson, Kenny Leon, Leslie Uggams, Anthony Chisholm and many others, along with Wilson first-timers including Taraji P. Hensonand Jesse L. Martin. Click below to watch interviews with the directors!

Below, watch Sarah Daniels perform 'This Girl', a song from Oyen's musical MoneyShot! (music and lyrics by Oyen, book by Christopher Metz and James Presson)! Hear more of Oyen's music when his new musical Moment by Moment makes it's world premiere in a 54 Below concert version, coming up on August 31 at 11PM.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA star Kyle Barisich talks about his journey to Broadway and shares a day in his life in the interview below. Click to watch!

Sarah Stiles (Avenue Q, Spelling Bee), Jon Fletcher (Giant, Bonnie & Clyde), Enrico Rodriguez (Rent, Mamma Mia!), EJ Zimmerman (Avenue Q tour), Tommy McDowell (American Idiot tour), and Tim Dolan (Altar Boyz tour) appear in Episode 7 of the new musical comedy web series, 'City of Dreams.' Check it out below!

Check out footage from Bucks County Playhouse's The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, directed by Broadway star and four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, starring Marsha Mason and Marilu Henner, plus go behind-the-scenes with Henner in the interview below!