Jon Freda

In March, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (806 San Marino Drive, The Villages, FL) will open its final production of its fourth season, Other Desert Cities, a drama written by Jon Robin Baitz.

THML Theatre Company will open its spring season, 'Opening Doors, Closing the Gap,' with the New York City premiere of A Second Birth by Ariel Mitchell. The production will run from March 1st-24th as part of the Theater Artist Residency Program at The Center at West Park.

THML Theatre Company will open its spring season, 'Opening Doors, Closing the Gap,' with the New York City premiere of A Second Birth by Ariel Mitchell. The production will run from March 1st-24th as part of the Theater Artist Residency Program at The Center at West Park.

Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company will present the New York workshop reading of Leslie Kimbell's Four Old Broads October 28th at 3pm. The performance will take place at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre located at 38 Commerce Streetin the West Village. The reading is free and open to the public. Reservations can be made by emailing fouroldbroads@gmail.com.

Two lacerating dark satires by the influential mid-to-late century Hungarian emigre playwright George Tabori will be seen in rep at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, from Thursday May 4 to Sunday May 21. Directed by Manfred Bormann, and featuring the actor GW Reed, 'Two by Tabori' includes 'Mein Kampf' (starting May 4) and 'Jubilee' (starting May 10).

???????One of the most original and darkly satirical theatre voices of the 20th century, George Tabori, will be jolted back to life when the director Manfred Bormann, and the actor GW Reed bring his 'Mein Kampf' and 'Jubilee' back to the stage.

Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of 'Over the River and Through the Woods', a hilarious and warm-hearted family fiasco by Joe DiPietro the Tony Award winning author of 'Memphis', 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change', and many more.

This May & June in NYC at the hilarious and heartfelt solo play Imagine Dat! audiences will get the chance to experience the ups and downs of an entertainment icon who had millions of adoring fans, Jimmy Durante, the "Great Schnozzola"; son of immigrants from Salerno, Italy; seventh grade dropout whose career spanned 70 years & five major wars. Imagine Dat! The (After) Life of Jimmy Durante will run at The Triad (158 West 72nd St.) with 7pm performances on Sunday May 31, Thursday June 11, and Sundays June 14, 21 and 28. Starring actor of stage & screen Jon Freda as Durante (known for his performance in Luc Besson's film The Family with Robert De Niro and for On A Darkling Plain Off-Broadway), tickets are $60 for VIP, $45 for Orchestra seats and $35 for Mezzanine seats (plus a two-drink minimum / www.BrownPaperTickets.com). Eren T. Gibson is director of the production.

Last Monday, October 27, the Midtown International Theater Festival presented the awards for its 15th anniversary season. Meshelle, 'The Indie-Mom of Comedy,' hosted this New York independent theatre tradition which celebrates the outstanding work of the festivals and productions found in the Midtown International Theatre Festival, Midwinter Madness Fest, Commercial Division, Children's Theatre Program, Cabaret Showcase, Staged Reading Series, and the Short Play Lab. BroadwayWorld brings the results and pictures from the evening below!

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a new division for plays that run under 60 minutes, running from July 13 - August 2, 2009. 43 plays and musicals have also been chosen, as well as three Studio Series shows and five readings.

?Foreclosure,? a one-act play about a middle-class family caught up in the calamity of today?s fierce economic downturn, has been selected from over 700 plays to be one of the ?Final 40? during the week-long Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14, 2009. It will be presented at 9:00PM on Thursday, July 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

'Foreclosure,' a one-act play about a middle-class family caught up in the calamity of today's fierce economic downturn, has been selected from over 700 plays to be one of the 'Final 40' during the week-long Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14, 2009. It will be presented at 9:00PM on Thursday, July 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a new division for plays that run under 60 minutes, running from July 13 - August 2, 2009. 43 plays and musicals have also been chosen, as well as three Studio Series shows and five readings.

?Foreclosure,? a one-act play about a middle-class family caught up in the calamity of today?s fierce economic downturn, has been selected from over 700 plays to be one of the ?Final 40? during the week-long Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14, 2009. It will be presented at 9:00PM on Thursday, July 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

'Foreclosure,' a one-act play about a middle-class family caught up in the calamity of today's fierce economic downturn, has been selected from over 700 plays to be one of the 'Final 40' during the week-long Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14, 2009. It will be presented at 9:00PM on Thursday, July 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

Emerging Artists Theatre and Paul Adams, Artistic Director, present 'Laugh Out Loud' for a one-week only engagement at Roy Arias Theatre Center.