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Erich Steinbock, Managing Director of The Carlyle Hotel, is pleased to announce that the Café Carlyle's regular Monday night act, Woody Allen & The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band, is, in a rare move, adding two special performances this week. The celebrated band will play at 8:45 p.m. on both Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2. There is a $125 music charge ($85 + $25 drink minimum, bar). Dinner (served from 6:30pm) is required. Reservations may be made by calling (212) 744-1600.

From small town anonymity to big city stardom, the life of Eva Peron reads like an Argentine Cinderella story. But there was no fairy godmother for Evita. She clawed her way to the top using both her beauty and her brains, rising from obscurity to become one of Argentina's most notable and notorious political figures.

The Lark Play Development Center is proud to announce the selections for Playwrights' Week 2010. Eight plays were chosen from over 500 submissions. The playwrights will spend a weeklong residency at the Lark developing their work with professional actors, a director, and Lark staff; each will then present that work as a public reading October 18 - 23.

Lead producer Michael Cohl today announced the complete cast for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, which begins rehearsals this morning. Directed by Julie Taymor and featuring a book by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, and new music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will begin previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street) on November 14, with opening night set for December 21.

The Carlyle Hotel (Erich Steinbock, Managing Director) has announced the 2010 fall season of performers at the legendary Café Carlyle - the 'favorite of all New York nightspots,' says Liz Smith - another New York legend.

The Un-Common Theatre Company will continue their 30th season March 19th through March 21st by presenting the Young Performers' Production of 'The Little Mermaid', a musical based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of COMPULSION by Rinne Groff, directed by Oskar Eustis, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, New Haven) January 29-February 28.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director), THE PUBLIC THEATER (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director), and BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE (Tony Taccone, Artistic Director; Susan Medak, Managing Director) present the world premiere of COMPULSION by Rinne Groff, directed by Oskar Eustis, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, New Haven) January 29-February 28. Opening Night is Thursday, February 4.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of COMPULSION by Rinne Groff, directed by Oskar Eustis, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, New Haven) January 29-February 28. Opening Night is Thursday, February 4.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of COMPULSION by Rinne Groff, directed by Oskar Eustis, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, New Haven) January 29-February 28. Opening Night is Thursday, February 4.

The Carlyle Hotel has announced the 2010 Winter/Spring season of performers at the legendary Café Carlyle - the 'favorite of all New York nightspots,' says Liz Smith - another New York legend.

Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tickets: $45; free for children 12 and under Dessert Reception Following Concert

MUSIC SPEAKS: A Classical Concert to Benefit Children's Cove Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tickets: $45; free for children 12 and under Dessert Reception Following Concert

Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tickets: $45; free for children 12 and under Dessert Reception Following Concert

Goodman Theatre proudly concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted.

Goodman Theatre proudly concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted, 'an epic study of wedded life that is simply?and not so simply?marvelous' (Variety). A true love story inspired by Rivera's parents' courtship and eventual migration from Puerto Rico to Alabama, Boleros for the Disenchanted makes its Chicago premiere directed by Henry Godinez?the Goodman's Resident Artistic Associate who was named 2008 Latino of the Year by the Chicago Latino Network. Chicago actors Elizabeth Ledo and Sandra Marquez command the stage in the role of Flora, based on Rivera's mother, at various points in her life. Godinez's cast also includes Liza Fernandez, Joe Minoso, Rene Rivera and Felix Solis. Boleros for the Disenchanted is performed in English in the Albert Theatre June 20 ? July 26, 2009. Tickets are $25 ? $70. A complete performance schedule including dates, times and ticket prices appears at the end of this release. Meet the playwright and director at a free post-performance discussion on Thursday, June 25, moderated by Myrna Salazar of the International Latino Cultural Center. Tickets and information: 312.443.3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org. The Chicago Community Trust is the Major Production Sponsor.

Complete casting has been announced for the Group Theatre Too's upcoming production of the rock-and-rollin' play Album by David Rimmer. Directed by Justin Boccitto, assisted by Cristina Marie, the company will feature Eddy Francisco, Ryan Gregorio, Dylan Paige and Lexie Speirs.

Court Theatre continues its 2008/09 season with SITI Company's Radio Macbeth adapted from the play by Shakespeare and co-directed by SITI Company Artistic Director Anne Bogart and Darron L. West. The production will run November 6, 2008 - December 7, 2008 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. The press opening will be Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Court Theatre continues its 2008/09 season with SITI Company's Radio Macbeth adapted from the play by Shakespeare and co-directed by SITI Company Artistic Director Anne Bogart and Darron L. West. The production will run November 6, 2008 - December 7, 2008 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. The press opening will be Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA), a program that provides theatrical training for incarcerated men in Sing Sing and five other New York State correctional facilities, will present its first-ever NYC benefit performance of 'From Sing Sing to Broadway - An Evening Without Walls' on June 5th at 7:30pm at Playwrights Horizons