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The Irish Repertory Theatre in association with The Vincent Dowling Theatre Company is pleased to announce the extension of THE RIVALRY by Norman Corwin, directed by Vincent Dowling.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) has announced that it will extend Norman Corwin's THE RIVALRY, which brings to life the great Lincoln/Douglas debates of 1858 and the private drama behind the scenes - until July 19, 2009.

Guy Pride Productions and the Tenth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival have announced that Bible Stories: Verses & Trouble in Paradise will be presented in the festival's first ever Short Subjects Division.

The most 'unforgettable extravaganza' On or Off Broadway, THE GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW will celebrate its 1,000th performance on July 18, 2009.

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KLEA BLACKHURST - hailed as 'an improbably terrific young performer' by the New York Times - will return to New York with her critically-acclaimed concert, Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman for seven performances at the Snapple Theater Center (210 West 50th Street

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) concludes its 30th Anniversary mainstage season with the New York premiere of VANITIES, a new musical written by Jack Heifner, featuring music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by Judith Ivey.

You know it's all heading in this direction, don't you? So why delay the inevitable and let's make 2010 the first year where America Votes For The Tony Awards!

The Castillo Theatre follows many avenues to bring new, experiment theatre work to their 42nd Street stages, and to the American theatre.

Compassion Theater Company, sponsored by Primary Research Group, will stage Ibsen's classic play A Doll's House, July 23-July 26 at Shetler Studios in Manhattan.

The YORK THEATRE COMPANY (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) today announced that tickets are now on sale for their upcoming production of Blind Lemon Blues, featuring more than 60 Blind Lemon Jefferson songs.

Hailed as 'A sensational powerhouse of a singer packed in a lithe body' by Variety, New York's own N'Kenge will debut her new show 'DivaLicious' at The Triad.

IMPERFECT PEOPLE is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Michael Edison Hayden's THE BOOKS, directed by Matt Urban.

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

Rooted in true stories and oral histories, LAS ESCENAS DE LA CRUZ/SCENES FROM THE CROSS, is a new play about the poignant and unexpected struggles of recent immigrant youth, performed by the very people who lived them.

Due to popular demand, the producers of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, Thornton Wilder's timeless play Our Town, with staging by David Cromer, have announced the sale of a new block of tickets through January 31, 2010.

Talk Like Singing, a groundbreaking production and the first-ever original Japanese musical to premiere in the U.

Partial Comfort Productions (nami, Battle of the Bards) presents the World Premiere of THE BEREAVED by Thomas Bradshaw, directed by May Adrales.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics byIrving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics byIrving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.

'The Blue Lagoon: A Musical,' a subversively funny take on the classic tale of shipwrecked teen cousins in lust, will open on July 22 at the Producers' Club Grand Theater in Manhattan.

The most 'unforgettable extravaganza' On or Off Broadway, THE GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW will celebrate its 1,000th performance on July 18, 2009.

WAY TO HEAVEN comes to Off-Broadway's Teatro Circulo (64 East 4th Street), opening July 30 and running through August 23, 2009.

Gia McGlone will join the cast of the new hit Off-Broadway musical 'FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST will begin performances at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) on Saturday, August 15th at 2:15pm.