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Matt Leisy, who currently plays The Mute in the Off Broadway production of The Fantasticks, will take over the role of Matt on Monday, December 6, 2010.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the return of Howard McGillin - record breaking star of Broadway's Phantom of the Opera - on Monday, Dece

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D.

A distinguished list of entertainers will join in honoring Tony Award® and Emmy Award® winning actor Billy Crystal, Class of 1970, at the Tisch School of Arts' annual gala, The Face of Tisch.

PROMISES star Kristin Chenoweth will host 'A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power' at the New York Public Library on Monday, December 6, 2010.

Adding to their acclaimed reading series of the 'Lost' Group Theatre plays, The Re:Group will next present Big Night .

92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, "Broadway Talks," with Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Elaine Stritch.

Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare, Tony Award winner Richard Easton and Drama Desk nominee Jeremy Shamos will be the guests of honor at The Drama League's annual Holiday Luncheon on Monday, December 6, 2010.

Emmy nominee John Slattery (Mad Men, Rabbit Hole) will star opposite Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City, Rabbit Hole) in a one-night only play reading of the quirky comedy, Hate Mail, to benefit Opening Act, an innovative nonprofit that provides free after-school theater programs to New York City's mos

The Amoralists are proud to present the New York Premiere of Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, written and directed by Adam Rapp.

Playwright, screenwriter, and 'Friday Night Lights' actor Steven Michael Walters' new Southern Gothic tragedy opened Friday, December 3 at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre in the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street at 8th Avenue).

Meet Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Hamlet, Ophelia, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertolt Brecht, talk show host Sally McNally, part of a virtual parade of 76 characters - famous, infamous and fictional - all played by a talented and spirited ensemble of five actors.

Producer Daryl Roth announced today that Through the Night, the acclaimed, award-winning solo show written and performed by Daniel Beaty, will end its limited engagement at the Union Square Theatre on Sunday, December 5.

Manhattan Theatre Club's (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) world premiere production of Beau Willimon's SPIRIT CONTROL begins the final three weeks of its limited engagement tonight.

America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), continues its season with "The Yeomen of the Guard" on Sunday, December 5th (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, will hold the sixth in its series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway on Sunday, December 5, 2010.

Having opened to a host of positive reviews and strong ticket sales, Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Will Eno's play MIDDLETOWN will extend its run an additional two weeks - through December 5 - it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, artistic director of The Vineyard (108 E.

The Gallery at Access Theater will host the World Premiere of THE WIFE by Tommy Smith.

A marriage between two plays about marriage, one gay, and one straight, BALLS! The Testosterone Plays of Monica Bauer will have a limited run at the WorkShop Theater's Main Stage from November 19th thru December 5th.

After earning great reviews with the First National Tour of IN THE HEIGHTS for his emotional portrayal of 'Kevin Rosario,' the hard-working father who gives up everything to send his only child to college, Danny Bolero performed the role on Broadway for one week during the holiday season.

Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre begins its 23rd Season with the world premiere of BANISHED CHILDREN OF EVE - a play by Kelly Younger, adapted from Peter Quinn's bestselling novel - set to begin previews October 13, prior to its official press opening October 24, at The Irish Reperto

After conducting 40+ interviews with Afghan civic leaders, NGO and State Dept.

Filmmaker Raymond De Felitta penned the book to 'Buddy's Tavern,' a musical with songs by composer Kim Oler and lyricist Alison Hubbard, based on his 2000 film 'Two Family House.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAMcinématek will present a four-day-long, 13-film tribute to Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon in February.

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