James Gale

Following directly on the heels of The Catastrophic Theatre's smash hit musical SMALL BALL, with book and lyrics by Mickle Maher, the theatre is commemorating its long and prolific relationship with Maher by remounting its lauded 2008 production of his play THE STRANGERER to play in repertory with its spiritual sequel, in an extremely limited run. THE STRANGERER is a darkly hilarious satire of the first debate in the 2004 presidential election between George W. Bush and Jim Kerry, moderated by Jim Lehrer. It will be presented in repertory with JIM LEHRER AND THE THEATRE AND ITS DOUBLE AND JIM LEHRER'S DOUBLE, a sequel to THE STRANGERER about Jim Lehrer, the now retired news anchor and presidential debate moderator, who is visited one evening by his double: Jim Lehrer, the amateur playwright.

Get ready to learn the chemistry, physics and biology powering the world's greatest illusions. The new nine-part series comprised of 30-minute episodes, BREAKING MAGIC, premieres tonight, November 11th at 10PM on Discovery.

Get ready to learn the chemistry, physics and biology powering the world's greatest illusions. The new nine-part series comprised of 30-minute episodes, BREAKING MAGIC, premieres on Sunday, November 11th at 10PM on Discovery.

While on a short tour of the stand-up comedy circle in Los Angeles, comedian Simon Taylor scored a ticket to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - a day later, he was hired to write for the show! The award-winning entertainer spoke to TalkTVWorld about what it's like to be a part of the legendary late night talk show.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's 44 member acting ensemble will perform five plays by William Shakespeare at Park Avenue Armory as part of Lincoln Center Festival next summer. Lincoln Center Festival and Park Avenue Armory, in association with The Ohio State University, are bringing the Royal Shakespeare Company to New York for this six-week engagement. This unprecedented theatrical event takes place July 6 through August 14, 2011.

Grammy(R)-winning trio Lady Antebellum and a special guest appearance by Jerry Seinfeld are two of the latest additions to the lineup of specials being taped for TBS at the second-annual edition of TBS PRESENTS A 'VERY FUNNY' FESTIVAL: JUST FOR LAUGHS this June in Chicago. Three specials - Ellen's Somewhat Special Special, Cedric The Entertainer's Urban Circus and Team Coco presents Conan's Writers Live hosted by Andy Richter - are set to be taped at the Festival for premiere on TBS. A fourth special for TBS, How to Build the Perfect Grown Up, is slated to be screened at the Festival prior to its on-air premiere. TBS and Just For Laughs' Festival in Chicago takes place Tuesday, June 14 - Saturday, June 19, with all four specials slated to premiere on TBS the following week.

Priscilla Lopez, Alison Fraser, Heather Raffo and more have joined the cast of an upcoming staged reading of Euripides' Orestes, which will take place on Monday, April 30, at 8:00 PM.

On Monday, April 30, at 8:00PM, the 92nd St. Y Poets' Theatre will present the world premiere of Anne Carson's (author, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos, Autobiography of Red) new translation of Orestes' tragedy Euripides. The staged reading will be directed by David Esbjornson (The Great Gatsby, Tuesdays with Morrie), artistic director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

The Culture Project, Maria del Puy Navarro Amador, in collaboration with Amnesty International USA, and in association with Francisco Reyes, will present a special engagement of a pro-human rights theatrical event based on the classic Spanish play Life Is A Dream (La Vida es Sueño) by Calderón de la Barca with bilingual adaptation by Navarro Amador.

The Culture Project, Maria del Puy Navarro Amador, in collaboration with Amnesty International USA, and in association with Francisco Reyes, present a special engagement of a pro-human rights theatrical event based on the classic Spanish play Life Is A Dream (La Vida es Sueño) by Calderón de la Barca

Robert Prosky and Helen Carey will star in Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off, presented by Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage from December 15th through January 28th in the Kreeger Theater

From the moment the lights dimmed and the rock strains of electric guitar came pounding through the speakers, I knew that Mauritius would not be anything like what I had expected. Instead of the mundane, I was treated to a deliciously witty dark comedy that I would recommend to anyone with a taste for good theatre.

Obie Award-winner Marin Ireland (The Ruby Sunrise, Manuscript) will headline the world premiere of Mauritius, which will run in Boston at the Huntington Theatre Company's Stanford Calderwood Pavillion from October 6th through November 12th

The Arden Theatre Company's production of Sweeney Todd received the most Barrymore Awards, with Elegies: A Song Cycle, Take Me Out, Chasing Nicolette, The Lives of Bosie and more as other winners of the Philadelphia-area awards

The Arden Theatre Company's staging of Sweeney Todd earned the most Barrymore nominations this season; Bill Irwin and Bronson Pinchot are also nominees

The Mint Theater revives John Galsworthy's 1920 anti-war drama