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Working Theater presents the Off-Broadway production of The Best of TheaterWorks!: Stories from the 99%.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the hit musical with productions in New York, Chicago and touring across North America, is launching a national casting search seeking musicians/actors for the roles of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins for future replacements and understudies for

The Amoralists present the World Premiere of The Bad and the Better, written by Derek Ahonen, directed by Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin and featuring The Amoralists acting ensemble.

It's the homecoming of an Off-Broadway classic! York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) present the first New York City revival of the classic Off-Broadway hit Closer Than Ever with Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

When the aspiring Broadway bound musical NATIONAL PASTIME opens at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, it will have baseball memorabilia decorating the lobby.

Atlantic Theater Company opened the world premiere production of STOREFRONT CHURCH, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner John Patrick Shanley, on Monday night, June 11 at the Linda Gross Theater.

Last night, June 13, Playwrights Horizons opened the World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw).

Ben Schwartz ('House of Lies,' 'Parks and Recreation") Linus Roache (Batman Begins, Priest), Johanna Day (Tony nominee for Proof) and Pete Simpson (Blue Man Group) all descended on SILENCE! The Musical on May 31st to catch leading man David Garrison's last performance prior to his vacation.

Two years ago, New York's downtown wunderkind director/choreographer, JEN WINEMAN, assembled a fearless creative team whose exhilarating result is an original new musical entitled Roller Disco The Musical! which will have its Pre-New York Tryout at OBERON (2 Arrow Street, Cambridge Massachusetts) on

Jade Bartlett (Ligeia) and Monsterpiece Theater Collective present an industry only reading of Bartlett's Miller's Girl at 7:00 p.

Barbicide, the site-specific production currently staged in a vintage New York City barbershop, is set to premiere Off-Broadway at The Historic Players Theatre this October.

InViolet Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere of THIS IS FICTION by Megan Hart.

MAX MAVEN: THINKING IN PERSON begins previews at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 W.

TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, presented by Amas Musical Theatre, is set to begin performances tomorrow, June 12th for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through August 5th at the SoHo Playhouse.

7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to begin performances tomorrow, June 12th for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through September 9th at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre.

The four member cast will feature Drama Desk Nominee Farah Alvin (The Marvelous Wonderettes) as Pam, Natalie Venetia Belcon (Avenue Q) as Phyllis, John Bolton (A Christmas Story, "Gossip Girl") as Ernie, and Jake Boyd (MCC's Carrie) as Jimmy.

On June 23rd at 1:00 PM, the Amazing Max (Magician Max Darwin) will be presenting a special performance of The Amazing Max and the Box of Interesting Things for children with special needs.

Off-Broadway's Gotham Stage Company previously announced the cast for the final presentation in its 2012 SPRINGboard New Works Reading Series hosted at The Players Club on Gramercy Park.

Star of the The Public Theater's FEBRUARY HOUSE - actor Julian Fleisher has been tapped by Joe's Pub for a solo performance tonight, June 11.

Women's Project will end its 34th season with an off-Broadway show of epic proportions when seven playwrights, four directors, three producers and five actors collaborate on one world premiere play titled from the famous Ellen Stewart quote We Play for The Gods.

Dixon Place presents the world premiere of Rachel Klein's Symphony of Shadows: A Tale from the Land Beyond the Veil, now through June 23 at Dixon Place, New York.

Fadwa Faranesh, a bright, engaging Palestinian woman living in Bethlehem, hosts a cooking program from her home kitchen, where she prepares delectable dishes like tabouli and baba ghanoush in the traditional manner the women of her culture have been preparing them for centuries.

The cast and creative team of Shakespeare on the Sound's ROMEO AND JULIET met the press on June 7 at Roundabout Studios.

Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company presents the comedy LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach, tonight, June 9 through June 24, 2012 at Access Theater (380 Broadway at White Street).

Playwright Rachel Teagle has been awarded Leah Ryan's FEWW Prize for Emerging Women Playwrights 2012 for her play TheEverAndAfter.