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Five years after receiving a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Play for their production of Pullman Car Hiawatha, two short plays by Thornton Wilder, Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Executive Director Wayne Kelton) kicks of their tenth anniversary season with the New York professional premiere of Such Things Only Happen in Books, an evening of short plays by Thornton Wilder directed by Carl Forsman and Jonathan Silverstein.

THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL and BRIERPATCH PRODUCTIONS are pleased to announce the world premiere production of MARRYING MEG, directed by Dave Solomon. MARRYING MEG will play a limited engagement at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036.)

Holiday Stuffing: An Evening of Original Holiday Music is part of New York Theatre Barn's Monthly series that highlights new composers, lyricists, and performers. The show is taking place Monday, December 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue).

North Shore Music Theatre pays homage to the endurance of a classic and the human spirit in its presentation of the 1994 Hal Prince Broadway revival

North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced that one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of all time, SHOW BOAT, will perform from September 23 to October 12, 2008. Press Night is scheduled for September 25th at 7:30 pm. This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.

North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced that one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of all time, SHOW BOAT, will perform from September 23 to October 12, 2008. Press Night is scheduled for September 25th at 7:30 pm. This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next edition of At This Performance…™ to be held on Sunday, April 20th and Monday, April 21st at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

New England's brightest holiday tradition continues into its 19th year when North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents A Christmas Carol, directed by NSMT Artistic Director and Executive Producer Jon Kimbell.

Back by popular demand, Dan Acquisto and Sammy Buck's The Seven Year B*tch an anniversary concert of two never-was-has-beens will return for one performance at 7PM on Monday, November 5 at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe.

The Ogunquit Playhouse announces Eddie Mekka and Ryan Landry will star in its production of 'Hairspray,' which runs August 28 - September 15, in the roles of Wilbur and Edna Turnblad, respectively.

Musicals Tonight! will continue its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current edition of At This Performance…, this Monday, April 23rd at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Casting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) 18th Anniversary production of A Christmas Carol

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Chaplin Corporation present BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT, a new musical about the life and art of Charlie Chaplin by Christopher Curtis. Directed by Michael Unger, BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT features a distinguished cast that includes Luther Creek (Rent, Urinetown) as Chaplin, as well as Andrea McArdle (Tony Award nominee for Annie, Beauty and the Beast), Janet Metz (Falsettoland, Bingo:The Musical) and Garrett Long (The Spitfire Grill), among others.

North Shore Music Theatre's adaptation of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' all American musical comedy may give Boston fans something to cheer about, but switching the hapless Senators into the hapless Red Sox oddly robs the show of a lot of its heart

On January 20th and 21st, Goodspeed Musicals will present three staged readings of new musicals as part of its Festival of New Artists