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Coming off the recent success of its first two 2015 Main Stage shows Ligature Marks and Boy Gets Girl, Theatre Unleashed is excited to bring back its original series Passages, running tonight, May 14, through May 23 at The Belfry Stage in North Hollywood.

Coming off the recent success of its first two 2015 Main Stage shows Ligature Marks and Boy Gets Girl, Theatre Unleashed is excited to bring back its original series Passages, running May 14-23 at The Belfry Stage in North Hollywood.

Coming off the recent success of its first two 2015 Main Stage shows Ligature Marks and Boy Gets Girl,Theatre Unleashed is excited to bring back its original series Passages, running May 14-23 at The Belfry Stage in North Hollywood.

Lincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I, led by Kelli O'Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam), directed by Bartlett Sher, and opening tonight, April 16, 2015 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Lincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I, led by Kelli O'Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam), directed by Bartlett Sher. The production opens tonight, April 16, 2015 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). Scroll down to learn more about the company, plus watch highlights from the show!

With a singular schedule and unmatched breadth of training, the National Theater Institute is the nation's leading undergraduate artistic training program. In addition to a rigorous curriculum covering the theatrical greats -- Shakespeare, Williams, Chekov, and O'Neill -- NTI students are learning from today's theater artists. Since its founding in 1970, NTI has united working artists and students in education and collaboration.

Good News Musical Theatre Fans! BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed Lincoln Center Theater's THE KING AND I, which features a cast led by Kelli O'Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam) will receive a cast recording this summer on the the Decca Broadway / Universal Music Classics label, produced by David Lai David Caddick and Bruce Pomahac. Of note, the the production features the musical's original 1951 orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett with dance and incidental music arranged by Trude Rittmann. Music director Ted Sperling conducts a 29-piece orchestra which will be heard on the album as well.

Lincoln Center Theater's THE KING AND I, which features a cast led by Kelli O'Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam), is directed by Bartlett Sher, begins previews tonight, March 12, and opens on Thursday, April 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Company of Angels presents The Workshop Production of BROWN BUFFALO Written by CARLOS MORTON, Directed by GUILLERMO AVILES-RODRIGUEZ, tonight, Feb. 26-Mar. 15.

That work starts with the Main Stage opener Ligature Marks, the dark and sometimes unsettling 'comedy' from critically-acclaimed, award-winning New York playwright Mac Rogers. In this intimate and disturbing piece, Terry and Jill are stuck in a twisted, dysfunctional romance. The problem is they can't live without each other. Thanks to the thrilling and sadistic online game 'Noir,' now they won't have to. The show runs Todays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. from Feb. 12-March 7.

Company of Angels presents The Workshop Production of BROWN BUFFALO Written by CARLOS MORTON, Directed by GUILLERMO AVILES-RODRIGUEZ, Feb. 26-Mar. 15.

That work starts with the Main Stage opener Ligature Marks, the dark and sometimes unsettling "comedy" from critically-acclaimed, award-winning New York playwright Mac Rogers. In this intimate and disturbing piece, Terry and Jill are stuck in a twisted, dysfunctional romance. The problem is they can't live without each other. Thanks to the thrilling and sadistic online game "Noir," now they won't have to. The show runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. from Feb. 12-March 7.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the 15th edition of Film Comment magazine's essential, eclectic festival, taking place February 20 - March 5, 2015.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Ruthie Ann Miles (as Lady Thiang), Ashley Park (as Tuptim), Conrad Ricamora (as Lun Tha), Edward Baker-Duly (as Sir Edward Ramsey), Jon Viktor Corpuz (as Prince Chulalongkorn), Murphy Guyer (as Captain Orton), Jake Lucas (as Louis), Paul Nakauchi (as Kralahome), and Marc Oka (as Phra Alack) will be featured in its upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I. The production, which will feature a cast led by Kelli O'Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam), will be directed by Bartlett Sher, and will begin previews Thursday, March 12 and open on Thursday, April 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY at THE NOHO ARTS COLONY 10747 MAGNOLIA BLVD.NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601 (roadtheatre.org)joins the line-up of worldwide organizations that will present readings of 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich's new play. This work of intertwining monologues explores human rights and environmental issues around the world, especially in relationship to human-made tragedies and their aftermath. These readings are an initiative of NoPassport (www.nopassport.org) for Human Rights International reading scheme. THE ROAD THEATRE will present a reading (LIVE OR VIA VIDEO IN DIGITAL SEGMENTS ) which centers on stories from the United States, Nigeria, Syria, Malaysia, sub-Sahara, and Venezuela.

Burning Coal Theatre Company and NC State Dance Program will present State of Dance, the world premieres of six new dance pieces created by six of the most exciting young, emergent dance makers in North Carolina today, November 6 through November 8, 2014. The works will premiere at Burning Coal Theatre's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC, tonight, Friday and Saturday, November 6 - 8 at 7:30pm. All tickets are $10 and are available at the door.

Burning Coal Theatre Company and NC State Dance Program will present State of Dance, the world premieres of six new dance pieces created by six of the most exciting young, emergent dance makers in North Carolina November 6 - 8, 2014. The works will premiere at Burning Coal Theatre's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 6 - 8 at 7:30pm.

Broadway Gets GLAAD: A Benefit Concert was produced by Kayla Greenspan and August Laska. Music Direction by Mark Galinovsky. On Monday, August 4th, eleven emerging and established Broadway performers starred in Broadway Gets GLAAD, a concert to benefit GLAAD, the leading organization in support of a positive LGBT image in the entertainment industry. You can watch all of the performances below!

Patrick Lung Kong will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tsui Hark to open this nine-film series, with rare titles screened for the first time in New York. Drawing from a rich legacy of Cantonese films, while promoting a strong sense of singularity through his formal inventiveness, director Patrick Lung Kong (b. 1935) had a profound impact on following generations of filmmakers, including John Woo and Tsui Hark, and remains widely acknowledged as one of the great pioneers of Hong Kong cinema. To pay tribute to the achievements of this prodigious filmmaker, Museum of the Moving Image will present Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong, a nine-film screening series featuring rare titles imported from Hong Kong, from August 15 through 24, 2014. The series is sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office New York and presented with support from the New York Asian Film Festival/Subway Cinema.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today casting for the 2014 National Playwrights Conference. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wendy C. Goldberg, who celebrates her 10th season leading the Conference in 2014, the Conference runs from July 2 to July 19, and will be instrumental in the development of six new plays.