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Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield has announced a New Play Commissioning Program and New Musical Commissioning Program, through which the Festival will commission and develop three to five projects annually from playwrights, composers and collaborative devisers from across the career spectrum. The program launches with inaugural artists Fernanda Coppel (whose new play King Liz premieres this summer at Second Stage), Halley Feiffer (I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard, which just finished an acclaimed run at the Atlantic Theater Company), and Benjamin Scheuer (creator of the current Off Broadway hit The Lion). Each commission also includes a writing residency at Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Tonight, March 19th, Broadway Sessions welcomes 2015 Musical Theater graduates and alums from The Hartt School and more

.This Thursday, March 19th, Broadway Sessions welcomes 2015 Musical Theater graduates and alums from The Hartt School and more

White Plains Performing Arts Center presents a reading of a new comedy as part of the inaugural PAGE TO STAGE reading series. Join us tonight, February 21 at 7:00 pm for How To Kill Your Mother Without Really Trying (a comedy by a resentful son) Part 1-A, written by Steve Bluestein with special guest star Debra Jo Rupp (TV's The 70's Show).

White Plains Performing Arts Center presents a reading of a new comedy as part of the inaugural PAGE TO STAGE reading series. Join us on Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 pm for How To Kill Your Mother Without Really Trying (a comedy by a resentful son) Part 1-A, written by Steve Bluestein with special guest star Debra Jo Rupp (TV's The 70's Show).

Williamstown Theatre Festival just hosted its annual WTF Gala at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) last night, February 9. The evening featured appearances and performances by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Martin Short, two-time Tony Award-winner and Williamstown veteran Katie Finneran, the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co., up-and-coming singer/songwriter Benjamin Scheuer (The Lion), New York favorite Rebecca Naomi Jones and more. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special night below!

White Plains Performing Arts Center presents a reading of a new comedy as part of the inaugural PAGE TO STAGE reading series. Join us on Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 pm for How To Kill Your Mother Without Really Trying (a comedy by a resentful son) Part 1-A, written by Steve Bluestein with special guest star Debra Jo Rupp (TV's The 70's Show).

White Plains Performing Arts Center presents a reading of a new comedy as part of the inaugural PAGE TO STAGE reading series. Join us on Sunday, January 25 at 7:00 pm for How To Kill Your Mother Without Really Trying (a comedy by a resentful son) Part 1-A, written by Steve Bluestein with special guest star Debra Jo Rupp (TV's The 70's Show).

Almost Maine is one of the countries most produced plays, this February; Royal Family Productions (Katie Avebe, Mary Bernardi, Chris Henry and Andy Theodorou, Founders) will present the New York premiere of John Cariani's follow-up play LOVE / SICK. Directed by Chris Henry and featuring choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, LOVE / SICK will begin performances on February 6 and open on February 9 through February 26, 2015 at Royal Family's new home in Times Square at Royal Family Performing Arts Space (145 West 46th St.). Tickets are $18 and can be purchased by visiting royalfamilyproductions.org or by calling Ovation Tickets at (866)811-4111.

After four years reviewing cabaret shows, more than two for BroadwayWorld, our lead New York cabaret critic Stephen Hanks will be giving up reviewing shows to be the BWW Cabaret section's Editor and lead feature writer. Here's how he became a cabaret reviewer, why he's giving it up, and who he's brought on board to make up BWW's new cabaret reviewing team.

Acclaimed cabaret vocalist Stearns Matthews is proud to announce the release of his debut album, SPARK, today, November 1st, 2014. After six years of entertaining in cabaret rooms with “a voice as pure as rainwater” (William Westhoven, The Daily Record), Matthews leaps to the next stage of his career: recording. The recording showcases Matthews' musical versatility as well as dynamic range, and features a mix of new arrangements of time-tested standards, musical theater favorites, as well as a never-before-recorded song by John Bucchino, My Alligator and Me.

After two successful runs in TORONTO in 2012 and 2013, Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl, acclaimed Canadian musical theatre couple, want to bring you a little (a lotta) Christmas, again! The duo are presenting another series of shows this holiday season in Toronto and Burnaby, Ontario.

Former Footloose star Kevin Bacon is in talks to join JUNGLE, a semi-authobiographical thriller by Yossi Ghinsberg depicting a dangerout trip to the Amazon jungle. Bacon will likely play the mysterious jungle guide, Karl. Adapted by Justin Monjo, Greg McLean is set to direct the film which will be filmed in Australia and Colombia in early 2015.

Acclaimed cabaret vocalist Stearns Matthews is proud to announce the release of his debut album, SPARK, today, November 1st, 2014.

On Tuesday, October 21st composer, lyricist, multi-award winning, ASCAP Board and Mentor, humanitarian, and President of The Dramatists' Guild: Stephen Schwartz provided a Masterclass and Q&A to the entire Theatre Division of The Hartt School, University of Hartford. Scroll down for photos!

Producer John Chatterton's Sweet 16th Year is underway with a new installment of the widely popular Short Play Lab Series. This special installment features 20 new works including Head Trauma by international playwright, Marcus Yi; and making its American theater debut, the Iran Saye Theatre's new work: THE MAN AND THE WORDS written and directed by Mehdi Mashhour and performed by Golshad Moradi & Alexsander Kwanje. International actress, Emmy Pai returns to New York theater in Christopher Sirota's new play, PULL THE TRIGGER, STUPID.

Acclaimed cabaret vocalist Stearns Matthews is proud to announce the release of his debut album, SPARK, on Saturday, November 1st, 2014. After six years of entertaining in cabaret rooms with “a voice as pure as rainwater” (William Westhoven, The Daily Record), Matthews leaps to the next stage of his career: recording. The recording showcases Matthews' musical versatility as well as dynamic range, and features a mix of new arrangements of time-tested standards, musical theater favorites, as well as a never-before-recorded song by John Bucchino, My Alligator and Me.

Pyre Cantata, an electric new R&B musical, will be performed at HERE today, September 4th - 7th. This mythic, soulful, vocally pyrotechnic adaptation of Antigone follows four young siblings as they try to fix the broken city of Thebes. The music, a soulful fusion of R&B, gospel, and musical theatre exquisitely sews together quick humor with alarming tragedy. Appealing to lovers of Greek drama and good music alike, Pyre Cantata is a fiery new twist on a centuries-old myth.

Pyre Cantata, an electric new R&B musical, will be performed at HERE on September 4th - 7th. This mythic, soulful, vocally pyrotechnic adaptation of Antigone follows four young siblings as they try to fix the broken city of Thebes. The music, a soulful fusion of R&B, gospel, and musical theatre exquisitely sews together quick humor with alarming tragedy. Appealing to lovers of Greek drama and good music alike, Pyre Cantata is a fiery new twist on a centuries-old myth.

The annual Beaux Arts Society, Inc. summer luncheon presented its members with classic cabaret performances and dance