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The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret continues its sixth hilarious season at Symphony Space with Which Way, America?, with its final performance slated for Feb. 20, 2010.

The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret continues its sixth hilarious season at Symphony Space with Which Way, America?, February 18-20.

Living In A Musical Plays March 4 to 21 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (at E. 10th Street). The show is presented by Theater for the New City and runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm $10.

This Week @ The Rrazz Room: January 31 - February 6, 2010

International City Theatre opens its 25th, Silver Jubilee Season with the Los Angeles premiere of a new musical about Silver Screen legend Ginger Rogers.

This week we are taking a listen to the new Off-Broadway rock musical ROOMS: A Rock Romance and the revival cast recording of FINIAN'S RAINBOW. From Scotland to Ireland, and back to Broadway, we, quite joyfully, jaunt...

From the moment she stepped onto the Broadway stage and gave us her iconic portrait of the singer/dancer 'Cassie' in Michael Bennett's history-making A Chorus Line Donna McKechnie has been a star.

The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret continues its sixth hilarious season at Symphony Space with Which Way, America?, February 18-20.

This Week @ The Rrazz Room January 17-24, 2010 The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko

Spirit Catalogue Holdings ('SCH'), in conjunction with Spirit Music Group ('SMG') announced today the acquisition of Threesome Music, the song catalog of acclaimed multiple Grammy, Oscar and Emmy-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman - two of the most respected names in the Great American Songbook.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is pleased to present Best of Both Worlds, a new musical for the whole family.

Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, has announced the return of last year's hit musical production of Jim Henson's Emmet Otter. Emmet Otter will run December 5, 2009, through January 3, 2010, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is pleased to present Best of Both Worlds, a holiday musical for the whole family. Bursting with the sounds of R&B and gospel, Best of Both Worlds features book and lyrics by Randy Weiner, music by multiple Obie-winner Diedre Murray, and is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.

ANDREA MARCOVICCI - the celebrated singer and actress lauded as 'the greatest cabaret star of her generation' by The International Herald Tribune and 'the epitome of elegance and showbiz savvy' by Variety - will celebrate the 2009 Johnny Mercer Centennial with the New York premiere of her new show 'Skylark: Marcovicci Sings Mercer' at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street) from November 17 to December 26.

From the moment she stepped onto the Broadway stage and gave us her iconic portrait of the singer/dancer 'Cassie' in Michael Bennett's history-making A Chorus Line Donna McKechnie has been a star.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, has announced, with Broadway In Chicago, casting for the Chicago production of Billy Elliot the Musical, beginning preview performances March 18, 2010 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.). Opening night is Sunday, April 11, 2010. The cast includes John Peter (J.P.) Viernes who joins the previously announced actors Tommy Batchelor, Giuseppe Bausilio and Cesar Corrales in the role of ‘Billy'.

Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano return to the metropolitan room offering COLD COMFORT Sunday, december 20 @ 4pm. Join us for a relaxing afternoon, before the holiday madness truly strikes! We'll sing a mixed bag of new and old favorites ... and not SILVER BELLS.

Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano return to the metropolitan room offering COLD COMFORT Sunday, december 20 @ 4pm. Join us for a relaxing afternoon, before the holiday madness truly strikes! We'll sing a mixed bag of new and old favorites ... and not SILVER BELLS.

A Noise Within (ANW), the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents a new adaptation of FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY's towering masterpiece CRIME AND PUNISHMENT created by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, which opens Saturday, October 17 and closes Thursday, December 17, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, October 10).

Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, has announced the return of last year's hit musical production of Jim Henson's Emmet Otter. Emmet Otter will run December 5, 2009, through January 3, 2010, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.