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BEDLAM Extends SENSE & SENSIBILITY at The Gym at Judson

BEDLAM has announced a five-week extension of its critically acclaimed production of Jane Austen's SENSE & SENSIBILITY, adapted for the stage by Kate Hamill. SENSE & SENSIBILITY opens Thursday, February 4, 2016, at 7pm, at THE GYM AT JUDSON (243 Thompson Street) and will now play through Sunday, April 10, 2016.

The Flea Premieres BUT I CD ONLY WHISPER; Begins Previews Feb. 18

The Flea Theater presents the New York premiere of Kristiana Colon's but i cd only whisper, directed by Resident Director David Monteagudo and featuring members of The Bats, The Flea's resident acting company. Previews start February 18, with opening night slated for Monday, February 29.

KING CHARLES III to Play Roslyn Packer Theatre for STC

A West End and Broadway sensation, the Almeida Theatre production of the 2015 Olivier Award winner for Best Play, King Charles III by Mike Bartlett, is presented by Sydney Theatre Company at Roslyn Packer Theatre from 31 March to 30 April 2016 (Opening Night: Saturday 2 April at 7.30pm).

BWW Exclusive: How Do You Measure 20 Years in the Life of RENT? The Original Cast Reflects on 1996

10,512,000 minutes. It might not sound as catchy, but it's a number that certainly makes an impression. 10,512,000 minutes ago, the world was changed forever when a new musical called RENT rocked New York for the first time. It was January 25, 1996 when Mimi, Roger, Mark, Collins, Maureen, Benny, Joanne and Angel came to life onstage at the 150-seat New York Theater Workshop- a run that would precede the show's 12-year stint on Broadway.

BEDLAM to Offer SENSE & SENSIBILITY Student Rush Tickets

BEDLAM'S critically acclaimed production of Jane Austen's SENSE & SENSIBILITY, adapted for the stage by Kate Hamill, begins previews Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 3pm, and opens Thursday, February 4, 2016, at 7pm, at THE GYM AT JUDSON (243 Thompson Street) for a limited engagement.

Target Margin Theater to Stage DRUNKEN WITH WHAT; Previews Begin in February

Kicking off the 2016 spring season, Target Margin Theater presents a special treatment of Eugene O'Neill's epicMourning Becomes Electra. Drunken With What, presented at the Abrons Arts Center's historic Playhouse in February 2016, is the first in a series of studies of key scenes in the Mourning Becomes Electra trilogy and will offer audiences a deep reflection on the seminal work. Previews will begin on February 11th, 2016 with an opening night set for February 15th, 2016. Tickets will be $30.

Live Taping of PERSON PLACE THING Podcast Set for Theatre for a New Audience, 1/24

Theatre for a New Audience will present a live taping of the podcast Person Place Thing with host Randy Cohen interviewing internationally acclaimed director Trevor Nunn on Sunday, January 24, at 7:00pm at Polonsky Shakespeare Center, 262 Ashland Place.  Tickets are $15 for the general public and $12 for Theatre for a New Audience subscribers.

A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory to Present Simon Stephens's PUNK ROCK

American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory will present Punk Rock-Simon Stephens's (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) edgy and acclaimed play about the anxieties and fears that drive seven high-achieving students to emotional extremes. Performances of Punk Rock will take place February 2-7, 2016 in The Rueff at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater (1127 Market St., San Francisco). The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday, February 2-Friday, February 5 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, February 6 at 1:30 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 p.m. Following the 1:30 p.m. performance on February 6, audience members are invited to talk to the actors and learn more about the show during a free Audience Exchange event. Tickets are $20 and are available online at http://www.act-sf.org/ycshows or by calling the A.C.T. Box Office at 415.749.2228.

Andrew Lloyd Webber to Sit in for Elaine Paige on BBC 2 Radio Show This Sunday

Andrew Lloyd Webber will sit in for Elaine Paige on the Olivier Award-winner's weekly BBC 2 Radio program, "Elaine Paige on Sunday," this Sunday, January 10, 2016.  Lloyd Webber will share songs and secrets from his career and collaborations, the musicals he grew up with, and the shows that have inspired him, from both the West End and Broadway.

Rehearsals Begin Today for Trevor Nunn's PERICLES at Theatre for a New Audience

Rehearsals begin today (Monday, January 4) for Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's Pericles directed by Trevor Nunn, featuring OBIE Award-winner Christian Camargo in the title role and leading a diverse company of 22 actors, Jeffrey Horowitz, Theatre for a New Audience Founding Artistic Director, announced. 

Review Roundup: Barry Levinson & Sheryl Crow's DINER at Delaware Theatre Company

Delaware Theatre Company serves up a musical adaptation of a classic film with the upcoming production of DINER, written by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson with music and lyrics by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Sheryl Crow. Directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall, DINER earns a four week run at Delaware Theatre Company from December 2 and has already been extended through January 3, 2016. December 12, marked the official opening night.  Set in Baltimore during 1959, DINER follows a circle of childhood friends who confront the realities of adulthood in the one place they know they will always be welcome: the all-night diner.

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