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The power team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing a musical event series for Fox based on Harlem's famed Cotton Club

Almost nine years ago, a spontaneous duet of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' in the Times Square subway station captured the imagination of over a million viewers worldwide on social media.

Hailed by The New Yorker for their "off-the-charts energy" Ailey II makes a triumphant two-night return to the Eccles Center Main Stage in Park City February 24 & 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM.

Almost nine years ago, a spontaneous duet of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' in the Times Square subway station captured the imagination of over a million viewers worldwide on social media.

A fresh and exciting 2008 Tony Award winner from singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew, Passing Strange embarks on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. The musical tells the story of a young bohemian who charts a course for 'the real' through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Infectious, exhilarating, deeply spiritual and emotional, audiences will never forget Passing Strange!

Hailed by The New Yorker for their "off-the-charts energy" Ailey II makes a triumphant two-night return to the Eccles Center Main Stage in Park City February 24 & 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM.

The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to present We Are Proud to Present... by Jackie Sibblies Drury, and directed by Erin Kraft on the Fullerton Stage at The Theatre School at DePaul University. The production opens on Friday, February 10, and runs through Sunday, February 19, 2017. Performances are Todays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on February 8 and 9 at 7:30 PM. 

The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to present We Are Proud to Present... by Jackie Sibblies Drury, and directed by Erin Kraft on the Fullerton Stage at The Theatre School at DePaul University. The production opens on Friday, February 10, and runs through Sunday, February 19, 2017. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on February 8 and 9 at 7:30 PM. 

A fresh and exciting 2008 Tony Award winner from singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew, Passing Strange embarks on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. The musical tells the story of a young bohemian who charts a course for 'the real' through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Infectious, exhilarating, deeply spiritual and emotional, audiences will never forget Passing Strange!

Holiday shows can be pretty cliche -- someone learns the true meaning of Christmas and then everyone breaks into song. Now, don't get me wrong, I look forward to watching Mickey's Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon version) every year. But during a time when new societal fault lines seem to open up every day, we need a different story.

Artists Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Staged!, presents A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION for the holidays.

Artists Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Staged!, presents A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION for the holidays.

Artists Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Staged!, presents A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION for the holidays.

Picture This!, the only 'Live Animated Comedy Show' is back for our LAST SHOW OF 2016: A #NY NEW WAVE HOLIDAY SHOW?  

Something may be rotten in the state of Denmark but, in Los Angeles, Shakespeare lovers will find all the joy that they can wish when the Library Foundation of Los Angeles opens its newest exhibit: American's Shakespeare: The Bard Goes West on November 17 at the Central Library. The show is a partnership between the Library Foundation, the Los Angeles Public Library, and Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC and will not only offer a look at his incredible legacy worldwide but show how Shakespeare's impact was felt here in California.

'No Name...& A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter recently announced two October 2016 shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first today, Oct 14th with Leighann Lord (co-Host of National Geographic Channel's'Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson!'), Charles McBee (Laughs on FOX), Justy Dodge (Comical Radio), Ray Marshall, (Orange Is The New Black) and illusionist Lee Alan Barrett.

Theatre for a New Audience and The New York Public Library mark the close of 2016 - the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death - with a free public conversation on Shakespeare's pervasive and perennial role in American culture.

'No Name...& A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter recently announced two October 2016 shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first today, Oct 14th with Leighann Lord (co-Host of National Geographic Channel's'Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson!'), Charles McBee (Laughs on FOX), Justy Dodge (Comical Radio), Ray Marshall, (Orange Is The New Black) and illusionist Lee Alan Barrett.

'No Name...& A Bag O' Chips' comedy / variety show producer Eric Vetter recently announced two October 2016 shows at Otto's in Manhattan with the first on Friday, Oct 14th with Leighann Lord (co-Host of National Geographic Channel's'Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson!'), Charles McBee (Laughs on FOX), Justy Dodge (Comical Radio), Ray Marshall, (Orange Is The New Black) and illusionist Lee Alan Barrett.

Six years after a group of virtual strangers assembled to form Harlem9 and present an annual event, '48HOURS IN... HARLEM' - a twist on the traditional 24-hour play festival -  Harlem9, will celebrate their first anthology with a discussion and readings of two of the 12 plays in their first anthology at The Drama Book Shop.