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Manhattan Theatre Mission is thrilled to announce the New York premiere of their newest production, 'keepingabreast,' a play delving into the younger side of breast cancer, which will run from October 21st through 29th at the Looking Glass Theatre.

Odyssey Theatrical, LLC presents Odyssey - The Epic Musical, a thrilling musical adventure that follows Odysseus' epic journey home after the Trojan War, written by Matt Britten and Dimitri Landrain.

Frances Black Projects, in association with The Room (theatre company), presents Zack Fine's Walled In at IRT Theater, located on the third floor of the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, NYC.

From the exciting minds of Justin Moran and Jon Roufaeal who brought you THE SPIDEY PROJECT, last winter's guerilla theater hit and POPE! AN EPIC MUSICAL, last year's Fringe sensation, comes an all-new musical of epic proportions, NIGHTFALL ON MIRANGA ISLAND.

Barrow Street Theatre and The National Theatre of the World present Impromptu Splendor, an improvised play series by the Canadian Comedy Award-winning troupe.

United Solo Theatre Festival presents Drama, Comedy, Storytelling, Stand-up, and Improv in 'CLUTTER: I'M SAVING MY LIFE AND IT'S KILLING ME' written and performed by NANCY REDMAN directed by AUSTIN PENDLETON

Lamb Lays with Lion's $ revisits and reconstructs greedy coke-driven scenes from 80's cinema to challenge what the current generation of young American's preconceived notions are of Marxism and Socialism.

On October 21 renowned Senegalese star Baaba Maal brings Tales from the Sahel: An Evening with Baaba Maal, his acoustic evening of stories and songs, to Lower Manhattan's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts as part of the inaugural Pace Presents season.

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) is opening its 28th theatre season with the revival of its first show, Friedman's The Learning Play of Rabbi Levi-Yitzhok, Son of Sara, of Berditchev, directed by Moshe Yassur, a veteran of the Romanian, Israeli

The Complete World of Sports (abridged) plays October 21 - November 6 at The New Victory Theater.

rances Black Projects, in association with The Room (theatre company), presents Zack Fine's Walled In at IRT Theater, located on the third floor of the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, NYC.

Award-winning American Globe Theatre celebrates its 23rd season as Times Square's longest running classical theatre with the Bard's HAMLET.

Double Play Connections and Doing Life Productions, Jane Dubin, Executive Producer, in association with The All For One Theater Festival present Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's unFRAMED: A Man in Progress, directed by Brent Buell, on Thursday, November 17 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, November 20 at 1:00pm at THEATRE

HOWL! Arts Project 2011, The Actors Fund, and Jim Rado's In the Dark Theater present SUN (AUDIO MOVIE) - the only full-length musical, other than HAIR, written by Tony Award-nominees James Rado and Gerome Ragni, with music by Steve Margoshes, composer of FAME: THE MUSICAL -- on Saturday, October 22

La MaMa presents Clowns Ex Machina in the World Premiere of Clowns Full-Tilt: A Musing on Aesthetics, created and directed by Kendall Cornell.

THE ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (APAC) has announcd the world premiere production of Ashlin Halfnight?s (Balaton, Artifcats of Consequence) A HARD WALL AT HIGH SPEED, directed by May Adrales (Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them, Humana Festival).

The Irish Repertory Theatre resumes its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of Larry Kirwan's REBEL IN THE SOUL on Friday, October 21 at 3 p.

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Alwan for the Arts presents Collection of Me on November 18, 2011, 8pm at Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver Street, 4th fl.

Amas Musical Theatre presented yet another marvelous event at The Players Theater as part of its Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab: a staged reading of The Countess of Storyville.

Where can your imagination take you? Anywhere you want to be! Audiences in New York City are invited to make a world of adventure come to life with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and friends as the stage lights come up on Sesame Street Live '1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends'

Steven Bost is the featured playwright for On the Square Productions second reading in their Developmental Series for their 2011-2012 season.

The Stories of Cesar Chavez will be playing at Sacred Fools Theater on Saturday, November 5th ; 2 p.

CEO Theatre (formerly Cockeyed Optimists Theatre Company) is set to present their newest production, The Complaint.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with the 20th Anniversary production of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play DANCING AT LUGHNASA, with previews set to begin October 20 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J.