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A silly romance novel comes amusingly to life in Katherine Heller's play 'The Boy in the Basement', part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.

The award-winning Judith Shakespeare Company NYC returns to the New York stage with its first full production in nearly 4 years -- the world-premiere production of Paul Hagen's new play THE RAPE OF THE LOCK -- with previews beginning September 11 prior to its official press opening on September 14 at The Duo Theatre (62 East 4th Street) in Manhattan. Jane Titus is set to direct.

SOPHIA'S FALL, a musical by Benjamin Birney and Rob Seitelman, will perform at The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) as part of their new Dance Series.

Anthony Rapp (Rent) and Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) headed the cast of a one-night-only performance of The King Stag, written and directed by Jeremy Dobrish (adapted from the original Carlo Gozzi play) on Monday, March 24 with a 6PM reception and 7:30PM performance at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) to benefit Resonance Ensemble's 2008 season.

Anthony Rapp (Rent) and Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) will head the cast of a one-night-only performance of The King Stag, written and directed by Jeremy Dobrish (adapted from the original Carlo Gozzi play) on Monday, March 24 with a 6PM reception and 7:30PM performance at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) to benefit Resonance Ensemble's 2008 season.

'The Beastly Bombing', Julien Nitzberg and Roger Neill's Gilbert and Sullivan pastiche with modern themes, is the Very Model of Postmodern Operetta Plots.

Capsule reviews of Unlock'd, The Brain From Planet X and Gemini, the Musical

NYMF presents a new musical comedy, Unlock'd, based on the 18th century mock epic poem 'The Rape of The Lock by Alexander Pope.' With a book and lyrics by Sam Carner, music by Derek Gregor, and is directed by Igor Goldin; plus has music direction by David Andrews Rogers and orchestrations by Tony Award winner Bruce Coughlin.

Unlock'd, a new musical comedy presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, has just added two performances to its schedule, and will now play a total of eight performances as part of the fourth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival. Performances begin tonight, Monday, September 17 at TBG Theatre. Added performances are Friday, September 21 at 4:30PM and Saturday, September 22 at 1PM.

Broadway Bullet is doing 8 weeks of NYMF coverage. In addition to inclusion in our weekly program, we are making each NYMF show segment available separately... only here on Broadway World!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and La Vie Productions proudly present Unlock'd, a new musical comedy based on the 18th century mock epic poem 'The Rape of The Lock' by Alexander Pope, with book and lyrics by Sam Carner and music by Derek Gregor. Unlock'd will play a strictly-limited, six-performance engagement as at TBG Theatre beginning September 17.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

There are two kinds of great solo performers - those who can evoke awed silence in audiences, and those who can stir them to laughter, cheers and impassioned cries of affirmation and awareness. Daniel Beaty - who is part slam poet, part motivational speaker and a completely phenomenal performer - proves that he belongs in the latter category with Emergence-See

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced 12 additional new musicals to join the 18 musicals previously announced as part of the 4th annual Festival from September 17 through October 7, 2007 in New York City.

With its final performance at the Cutting Room on Monday, June 11, Tease! A Night of Burlesque can look back at a successful three show run which consistently had crowds cheering and begging for more.

Juneteenth Legacy Theatre will present the NY Premiere of Lorna Littleway's new drama Motion and Location at the Midtown International Theatre Festival on July 25th -August 6th at the Mainstage Theatre

When a high mass star reaches its supernova explosion, the result is either a shower of stardust that creates new light, or a black hole that consumes everything in its wake. Such is one of the main metaphors of Splitting Infinity by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Jamie Pachino, which currently having its world premiere at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York.