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In a quiet suburb of Pennsylvania, David Rapoport is a happily married man. But behind closed doors, he's engaging in a torrid affair with his mistress, Jennifer Snyder. Everything is perfect for David, until Jennifer reveals a secret that could ruin him.



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Jelani Remy, Samantha Massell, Sam Gravitte and More Will Sing The Music of Ben Capla Photo Jelani Remy, Samantha Massell, Sam Gravitte and More Will Sing The Music of Ben Caplan at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 02, 2020

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present The Music of Ben Caplan: Heart Of The Moment on April 19th, 2020, at 9:30pm....


The Hidden Cabaret Will Present LOVE AND OTHER FEELINGS REVEALED AT HIDDEN CABARET Photo The Hidden Cabaret Will Present LOVE AND OTHER FEELINGS REVEALED AT HIDDEN CABARET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2020

The Hidden Cabaret, the new cabaret series at the Secret Room at 707 8th Avenue, will unveil its latest production on February 10th at 7PM....


VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Photo VIDEO: First Look at Lauren Molina, Blair Baker & More in GOLDIE, MAX & MILK at VOLT Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

59E59 Theaters is presenting Goldie, Max & Milk by Karen Hartman, part of the inaugural VOLT Festival at 59E59. Presented by Mary J. Davis & MBL Productions, and directed by Jackson Gay (Transfers), Goldie, Max & Milk began previews May 1, 2022, in Theater C and opened May 8 for a run through June 4...


Manoa Valley Theatre Will Host Joseph Morales of HAMILTON on This Week's MVT Live Photo Manoa Valley Theatre Will Host Joseph Morales of HAMILTON on This Week's MVT Live
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2020

This week's episode of Manoa Valley Theatre's new live streaming video series called MVT Live, features two exciting talents this Friday at 4:00 p.m...


Annual Favorite BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER Returns With Valerie Perri, Smith Daniels, D Photo Annual Favorite BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER Returns With Valerie Perri, Smith Daniels, Damon Mctoy, and More
by Gigi Gervais - November 14, 2021

Good Theater has announced the line up of this year’s Broadway at Good Theater. The annual musical event runs November 17th through the 21st at Good Theater’s home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.  For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 ...


Manoa Valley Theatre Features Tricia Marciel and Miles Phillips On This Week's MVT Li Photo Manoa Valley Theatre Features Tricia Marciel and Miles Phillips On This Week's MVT Live
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2020

This week's episode of Manoa Valley Theatre's new live streaming video series called MVT Live, features two wildly talented internationally recognized entertainers....


Winter Park Playhouse Returns To The Hip 60's And Swinging 70's In THE MARVELOUS WOND Photo Winter Park Playhouse Returns To The Hip 60's And Swinging 70's In THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2022

Chart-toppers, laughs and nostalgia await musical theatre patrons as The Winter Park Playhouse continues its 3-show Spring Series with a throwback to hit music of the late 60's and 70's eras in The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On - playing on the theatre's mainstage March 18 - April 16, 2022.  ...


Theater Resources Unlimited Presents Panel - The Good Shepherds: How Producers Guide Photo Theater Resources Unlimited Presents Panel - The Good Shepherds: How Producers Guide the Development of New Work
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2019

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents the December Panel, The Good Shepherds: How Producers Guide the Development of New Work, on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 7:30pm at Polaris North Theater, 245 W. 29th Street. E-mail TRUStaff1@gmail.com or register online at https://truonline.org/events/t...


The Witty, Wild Musical Comedy Photo The Witty, Wild Musical Comedy
by - January 12, 2022

Special Offer - The Witty, Wild Musical Comedy...


MVT Announces New Opening Dates For 52nd Season Photo MVT Announces New Opening Dates For 52nd Season
by A.A. Cristi - July 09, 2020

Manoa Valley Theatre announces new dates for its 52nd season with a stellar lineup of shows that includes a slew of Hawaii premieres, including comedy, musical comedy, drama and a local-kine Hawaii favorite....


Jawan M. Jackson Joins Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mary Testa, Lauren Molina, and Andrew Bar Photo Jawan M. Jackson Joins Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mary Testa, Lauren Molina, and Andrew Barth Feldman RABBIT HOLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2021

Jawan M. Jackson (Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations) has joined the cast of this coming Saturday's virtual reading of David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE in the role of Howie. Jackson joins a cast that includes the previously announced Celia Keenan-Bolger (To Kill a Mockingbird)...


Mystic Vision Players Present KICKING AND SWEARING One Act Festival Photo Mystic Vision Players Present KICKING AND SWEARING One Act Festival
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2020

Union County's Mystic Vision Players will be presenting two programs of an eclectic variety of one act plays in their 6th season of the KICKING AND SWEARING FESTIVAL a?" coming to the handsomely appointed Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center a?" 360 Hamilton Ave., Rahway, NJ....


VIDEO: Watch Damon J. Gillespie Takeover Our Instagram! Photo VIDEO: Watch Damon J. Gillespie Takeover Our Instagram!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - March 29, 2021

Damon J. Gillespie took over our Instagram on March 28, in anticipation of Bringing You Broadway's upcoming benefit concert for World Autism Day!...


Broadway Licensing Acquires LA Publisher, Stage Rights Photo Broadway Licensing Acquires LA Publisher, Stage Rights
by Nicole Rosky - April 14, 2022

Stage Rights will join the Broadway Licensing family of imprints alongside Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts. Founded in 2000, Stage Rights is one of the foremost independent theatrical publishers in the United States, providing stage performance rights for a wide range of plays and musicals t...


Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lauren Molina, Mary Testa, and Andrew Barth Feldman Set For The Photo Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lauren Molina, Mary Testa, and Andrew Barth Feldman Set For The Reading Series' RABBIT HOLE
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2021

The Reading Series, a new virtual benefit series, has announced the next production in their lineup with David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole. ...


BWW Review: DESPERATE MEASURES is a 'Madcap Musical Melodrama' at North Coast Reperto Photo BWW Review: DESPERATE MEASURES is a 'Madcap Musical Melodrama' at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - January 18, 2022

DESPERATE MEASURES turns one of Shakespeare's “problem play’s” MEASURE OF MEASURE, into a madcap musical melodrama that will leave you laughing.  Gunslingers to Governors, Sheriff’s to Saloon Girls, and Priests to Postulants, this musical has a variety of characters up to zany hijinks for you to enj...


The York Theatre Company Postpones Performances of PENELOPE Photo The York Theatre Company Postpones Performances of PENELOPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2022

The York Theatre Company, out of an abundance of caution and safety due to a recent COVID outbreak, has POSTPONED performances of the world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written....


Good Theater Cancels Performances Due to COVID-19 Photo Good Theater Cancels Performances Due to COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - March 16, 2020

Good Theater has postponed its production of Desperate Measures....


Photos: Inside the West Coast Premiere of DESPERATE MEASURES At North Coast Repertory Photo Photos: Inside the West Coast Premiere of DESPERATE MEASURES At North Coast Repertory Theatre
by Marissa Tomeo - January 16, 2022

North Coast Repertory Theatre is set to stage a musical comedy that takes Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and shakes it up. Set in the Wild West, this is a romantic musical that manages to address law and order, justice and hypocrisy. Loaded with laughs and toe-tapping music, Desperate Measures fe...


World Premiere Musical PENELOPE Begins Performances Tomorrow Photo World Premiere Musical PENELOPE Begins Performances Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 22, 2022

The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), and music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby (York’s Lolita, My L...


Photos: Opening Night of PENELOPE at the York Theatre Company Photo Photos: Opening Night of PENELOPE at the York Theatre Company
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - April 08, 2022

The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy. Find out more about the production, cast and creative team plus how to get tickets....


Island City Stage Presents 10th Anniversary Production Of THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY Photo Island City Stage Presents 10th Anniversary Production Of THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2021

Diversity. Scandal. Mystery. Truth. The Twentieth Century Way by Tom Jacobson, a historical little-known chapter in Southern California history, returns in dramatic form from October 1 – 31, LGBT+ History Month, to kick off Island City Stage's 10th Anniversary 2021-22 South Florida Season....


Photos: First Look at PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN Photo Photos: First Look at PENELOPE, OR HOW THE ODYSSEY WAS REALLY WRITTEN
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2022

Production photos for The York Theatre Company world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby (York...


THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY Returns To Open Island City Stage's 10th Anniversary 2021-2 Photo THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAY Returns To Open Island City Stage's 10th Anniversary 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2021

This gripping period drama which launched the theatre company's award-winning run in 2012 recounts the true story of two actors who hired themselves out to the Long Beach Police Department in 1914 to entrap 'social vagrants.” ...


The York Theatre Company to Present World Premiere of PENELOPE Photo The York Theatre Company to Present World Premiere of PENELOPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2022

The York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg and music by Stephen Weiner, directed and choreographed by Emily Maltby....






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