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On Monday, September 14th, The Marvelous Wonderettes celebrates its one-year anniversary in New York where it continues to run at Off-Broadway's Westside Theatre, upstairs (407 West 43rd Street).

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Diana DeGarmo, Season 3 'American Idol' runner-up and Broadway vet has returned to the New York stage where, on Friday, August 14th, she assumed the role of Sarah, the sexy, blind librarian in The Toxic Avenger - named the 'Best New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle.

This fall, the sexy, soulful new musical comedy DIAL 'N' FOR NEGRESS will have its world premiere engagement for 16 performances only -- Thursday, September 10 through Saturday, September 26, 2009 -- at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row (410 W.

Broadway's Sean Bradford (The Lion King) and Adam Kantor (RENT),in association with The Present Company, will present the world-premiere of A Contemporary American's Guide to a Successful Marriage © 1959 written by Robert Bastron and directed by Adam Fitzgerald at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commer

This coming Monday August 17th the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans continues the populart Militant Mondays, a series of talk backs following the performance.

MacIntyre Dixon, whose Broadway career spans five decades, will assume the role of Henry in The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical, on Monday, August 17, 2009.

Andsoshedid Productions is proud to debut the melodramatic, campy, and comically dark new play BITCH! A PLAY BASED ON THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LADY LAWFORD by Charlotte Booker, at the New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), on August 17 at 10 PM.

Hop in the passenger seat of Elizabeth's Toyota, as she goes looking for the real America - and finds a lot more than she bargained for.

Issues of racism and sexism and male and female relationships will be explored in two one-act plays by renowned poet Sonia Sanchez that are being presented by the Bebop Theatre Collective at the Riverside Theatre.

Displaying the bold spirit of celebrated poet and Black Arts Movement playwright Sonia Sanchez, The Riverside Theatre and BeBop Theatre Collective are presenting performances of two one-act plays from early in Sanchez' career that have not been performed since the late ?60s, running from Thursday, A

Due to sold out performances and strong critical acclaim, P.

I'll readily admit to letting out a quiet, though not exactly inaudible, 'Wow,' as I entered the main auditorium at 59E59 and took a first glimpse at Kris Stone's New York apartment set for Primary Stages' premiere production of Cusi Cram's A Lifetime Burning.

Slipping, a Piece by Piece and Rising Phoenix Repertory production in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, sold out its limited engagement at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place.

IMELDA, a new bio-musical that retells the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos- a highly controversial figure in Philippine politics, widow of erstwhile dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and owner of over 3,000 pairs of shoes - boasts an all-Filipino cast led by Jaygee Macapugay as Imelda, and Mel Sagrado Maghu

SETH'S BROADWAY 101 comes to Ars Nova on Sunday, August 16, August 23, and August 30 at 7:30 PM.

JOLLITY FARM PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the World Premiere of 'MR.

The Alchemy Theatre, in association with LAByrinth Theater Company, are presenting the critically 'Sweet Storm' by Scott Hudson, who was recently awarded the Daryl Roth 2009 Creative Spirit Award, Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row), 410 West 42nd Street, NYC.

By popular demand, the hit show 'The Temperamentals' is having another special 'Gay Men Night' (singles and others) on Sunday, August 16th.

JOLLITY FARM PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the World Premiere of 'MR.

Big Signature Productions will present Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde, translated by Carl R.

THE IMAGINE PROJECT, Inc will present IMAGINE, as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe NYC - Fringe Jr.

John & Greg's High School Reunion, a two actor, multi-character comedy written by and starring John Halbach (Roundabout's Tartuffe, Beowulf at Irish Rep) and Greg Ayers will receive its world premiere at the Players Theatre in the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival.

Framework Productions is proud to present MARS: POPULATION 1 as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.