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The Harvardwood Actors' Program, in association with the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University Alumni Association will present a reading of Beth McGee's The Possessions of Mary Todd Lincoln

Grammy Award-winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan returns to the Irish Arts Center for AN EVENING WITH BILL WHELAN along with world-renowned fiddler Athena Tergis, an orchestra and special guests including singer Morgan Crowley and Irish dancer Mick Donegan, for four performances only, Saturday,

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59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) will welcome Darbourne Luff and Upstart Theatre to Brits Off Broadway with THE MADDENING RAIN, written by Nicholas Pierpan, directed by Matthew Dunster and featuring Felix Scott.

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (by Gian Carlo Menotti) plays December 9th - 18th at The Music Hall at Snug Harbor.

Karina Martins and McKenna Dabbs in conjunction with Fresh Ground Pepper, present a limited engagement of 'All the Rats and Rags' at 3LD Art and Technology Center from November 17-20.

San Francisco's acclaimed Thrillpeddlers present a concert version of their smash hit revival, VICE PALACE: THE LAST COCKETTES MUSICAL, on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 at 11:00PM, as part of HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2011 at Theatre 80 (80 St.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre presents its 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28.

Shakespeare in the Square, a student group at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, will perform William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth for two performances, rain or shine, in Washington Square Park's Holley Plaza, Saturday, October 29 at 2:00 and 5:00 p.

The V-05 Experience is the inspiring story of an actress of color negotiating her way through life and Hollywood.

La MaMa in Association with The Katselas Theatre Company presents the New York Premiere of MAD WOMEN, conceived, written and performed by John Fleck.

Urban Stages Outreach Department (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director) is set to offer a free* family event to celebrate Halloween.

HOWL! Arts Project 2011 and The Actors Fund welcome Robert I.

In 2003, concerned that the trend of endless readings and development programs was limiting the texture and ambition of new American plays, 13 midcareer playwrights banded together to try different model.

Ex-Rockapella star Sean Altman's comedy song concert JEWMONGOUS is 'tuneful and sharply witty' (Los Angeles Times) and 'bawdy with a wicked modern streak' (Washington Post), combining 'the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer' (Boston Globe).

Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore (Silent Laughter, Love, Sex, and the I.

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) announces the lineup for ANT Fest 2011.

Pig: A Restaurant opens at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (307 W.

Alternative Theatre Company (Joe Marshall, Founder/Artistic Director; Adrian Maynard, Managing Director) presents the much anticipated New York City return of THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! written and directed by Joe Marshall.

The Gallery Players presents Little Shop of Horrors.

Queens Shakespeare Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare Performing in Saratoga Springs, NY Nov 4-5 @ 8PM, Nov 6 @ 2PM at Spa Little Theater in the Saratoga Spa State Park The American Theatre of Actors 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has announced that the New York premiere of Now the Cats With Jewelled Claws by Tennessee Williams and directed by Jonathan Warman, will begin performances Thursday, October 27, at 10pm, at The Club at La MaMa, (74A E 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery).

To further fulfill it commitment to creating cross-cultural exchange through the power of art, Broadway in South Africa (BSA) hosts a group of its South African students on their first trip outside of South Africa.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff/Artistic Producer) will present free staged readings of 'The Countess of Storyville', a new musical with music by Martin Sylvestri, lyrics by Joel Higgins, book by R.

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) announces the lineup for ANT Fest 2011.