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Broadway's favorite webseries, 'Submissions Only,' is back for its star-studded third season! Below, we are excited to bring you photos from the upcoming Episode 5, which will guest star Linda Lavin, Joel Grey, Tony Roberts, Chris Sarandon and Richard Easton.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to determine the eligibility of eighteen Broadway productions for the 2014 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met a total of four times throughout the 2013-2014 season to decide the eligibility for the 68th Annual Tony Awards.

New York-based fashion house, Jovani Fashions, named recording artist Brooklyn Haley as an official spokesperson for the brand. The announcement comes on the heels of Haley's recent appearance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, which gained her much praise from fashion critics and 'Best Dressed' picks by media outlets including E!, and CNN.

The 15th anniversary of the Midtown International Theatre Festival continues. Spend this weekend with John Chatterton and his venerable midtown festival series. Saturday & Sunday at Roy Arias Theatres will be the premiere of 20 new short plays as part of the on-going celebrated Short Play Lab series on April 26 and 27.

Broadway's favorite webseries, 'Submissions Only,' is back for its star-studded third season! Below, we are excited to bring you a trailer for Episode 5, which premieres on Monday, April 28.

Pubblico in delirio ieri sera, venerdi 18 aprile, al Sistina di Roma per la Prima Nazionale del Musical Jesus Christ Superstar, portato in scena dal regista Massimo Romeo Piparo in una versione davvero memorabile.

Waterwell, one of the Village Voice's Best Arguments for Devised Theater and creators of Goodbar and #9, announces the official launching of its film division with the World Premier of the short film, Day Ten, at the 13th Annual Tribeca Film Festival. Day Ten, is written and directed by Arian Moayed and stars Omar Metwally.

In the video below, the writers of MURDER FOR TWO play one of the songs they definitely wrote from the new Broadway hit, Act One!

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, May 12, with episode 6! Can't wait until Monday? Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with creator and star Kate Wetherhead (Penny), led by Colin Hanlon!

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, May 26, with episode 7! Can't wait until Monday? Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Kate Wetherhead (Penny), Colin Hanlon (Tim), Stephen Bienskie (Steven), Max von Essen (Cameron) and Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Gail)!

James Lapine's adaptation of Moss Hart's classic autobiography is a love letter to Broadway.

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced exciting casting for their Main Stage productions, along with a several special events for their 2014 Summer Season. On the Main Stage: Festival veterans including Nate Corddry, Holley Fain, Christopher Fitzgerald and Nancy Opel join the cast of June Moon, directed by Jessica Stone (July 2- 13); Justin Long returns to Williamstown, joining Renee Fleming in the World Premiere of Living on Love(July 16 - 26), and theater veterans Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, festival favorite Roger Rees, and more join Chita Rivera in the John Doyle-directed production of The Visit, with choreography by Graciela Daniele (July 31 - August 17).

The Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Andre Bishop) production of Act One, a play written and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography by Moss Hart, just opened last night, April 17, at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The cast features Bob Ari, Bill Army, Will Brill, Laurel Casillo, Chuck Cooper, Santino Fontana, Steven Kaplan, Will LeBow, Mimi Lieber,Charlotte Maier, Noah Marlowe, Andrea Martin, Greg McFadden, Deborah Offner, Lance Roberts,Matthew Saldivar, Matthew Schechter, Tony Shalhoub, Jonathan Spivey, Wendy Rich Stetson, Bob Stillman and Amy Warren. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the after party below!

The Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Andre Bishop) production of Act One, a play written and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography by Moss Hart, opens tonight, April 17, at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say...

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, April 28, at 12AM with episode 5! Can't wait until Monday? Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Max von Essen (Cameron) and Stephen Bienskie (Steven), led by Kate Wetherhead! Can't wait until Monday? Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Max von Essen (Cameron) and Stephen Bienskie (Steven), led by Kate Wetherhead!

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum's historic show, Luxembourg & Dayan will present The Shaped Canvas, Revisted, a cross-generational exhibition examining the enduring radicality of the painted shaped canvas and introducing such parallel movements as Pop Art and Arte Povera into discussion of the paradigm's place in the history of modern art.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: ACT ONE opens on Broadway tonight, and THE WILD PARTY plays in concert at 54 Below!

In the early 1960s, the shaped canvas emerged as a new form of abstract painting that reflected the optimistic spirit of a postwar space-race era when such forms as parallelograms, diamonds, rhomboids, trapezoids, and triangles suggested speed and streamlined stylization. The shaped canvas is frequently described as a hybrid of painting and sculpture, and its appearance on the scene was an outgrowth of central issues of abstract painting; it expressed artists' desire to delve into real space by rejecting behind-the-frame illusionism. The defining moment for the paradigm occurred in 1964 with The Shaped Canvas, an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, curated by influential critic Lawrence Alloway with works by Paul Feeley, Sven Lukin, Richard Smith, Frank Stella, and Neil Williams. Alloway's show defined a key feature of abstraction and revealed the participating artists' desire to overthrow existing aesthetic hierarchies. Half a century later, the shaped canvas remains robust in art, encompassing an array of approaches and provoking questions about the continued relevance of painting.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: OF MICE AND MEN, starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, opens tonight on Broadway!

The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts' (PTPA) critically acclaimed Live in the Lobby Concert Series is pleased to announce its season nine finale, 'GRONEY AND FRIENDS' on Thursday, June 5 at 7:30 PM. 'Groney and Friends' is a celebration of the 15 years Tom Gronenthal has been playing guitar, evolving as an artist and contributing to the local music scene.