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Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Frozen begins Broadway previews tonight, Jerry Springer: The Opera opens off-Broadway, and more!

Soho Rep. (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director), has extended the world premiere of Aleshea Harris's Relentless Award-winning Is God Is, directed by Taibi Magar, a second time, through March 31.

Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee LENA HALL will celebrate Obsessed, her groundbreaking new music and video series from SKB Records, with a New York performance at Rockwood Music Hall on Monday, February 26 at 8:30 PM.

International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, announced today that she will be thrilling fans once again with her new 2018 'Dita Von Teese and the Copper Coupe' tour, in partnership with luxury vodka Absolut Elyx. The tour will feature stunning new acts inspired by Absolut Elyx with special guest performers including Gia Genevieve, Dirty Martini, Ginger Valentine, Jett Adore, Zelia Rose and more! Fans can expect an evening of glamour and seduction with Dita appearing in over 20 cities across the US. Ticket pre-sale starts today with public on-sale date of Friday February 23rd, tour dates and purchasing information is listed below.

International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, announced today that she will be thrilling fans once again with her new 2018 'Dita Von Teese and the Copper Coupe' tour, in partnership with luxury vodka Absolut Elyx. The tour will feature stunning new acts inspired by Absolut Elyx with special guest performers including Gia Genevieve, Dirty Martini, Ginger Valentine, Jett Adore, Zelia Rose and more! Fans can expect an evening of glamour and seduction with Dita appearing in over 20 cities across the US. Ticket pre-sale starts today with public on-sale date of Friday February 23rd, tour dates and purchasing information is listed below.

Charlie Brooks and Patrick Ryecart will play Sally and Mike respectively in the UK tour and London run of Torben Betts's new play MONOGAMY, joining the previously announced Janie Dee as Caroline Mortimer. They are joined by Jack Archer as Leo, Genevieve Gaunt as Amanda and Jack Sandle as Graeme.

Syracuse University's Department of Drama tackles a seminal work of modern Russian theater as it presents "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov. First performed In St. Petersburg in 1896, "The Seagull" famously flopped on its opening night and nearly drove Chekhov to abandon playwriting. In 1898, the famous director Konstantin Stanislavsky staged the play at The Moscow Art Theatre where it proved a resounding success and helped establish the company's and the playwright's reputations.

Mixed Blood Theatre Company presents ON OUR OWN TERMS: Voices at the Intersection of Transgender Experience and Mixed Blood Theatre, living at the crossroads of theater and the trans experience at Mixed Blood on April 28-29. The weekend propels Mixed Blood's ambition to become an artistic home for trans theatre artists.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: meet Dear Evan Hansen's Taylor Trensch in a new interview with Richard Ridge, get a sneak peek at Heidi Blickenstaff in Freaky Friday, and more!

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati's 94th MainStage season will take audiences 'up, up and away' with a SUPER season opener for Tri-State students and families at the Taft Theatre. 

Berkeley Rep presents Julia Cho's OFFICE HOUR. This touching and timely play examines what happens when a teacher is tasked with reaching out to the withdrawn, intimidating student that has the rest of the school incredibly nervous. Though difficult, gaining his trust leads to shocking revelations.

The Directors Company (Michael Parva, Artistic Director; Leah Michalos, Producing Director) is pleased to announce the industry reading of, SWEETENED WATER by Edward L. Beck, directed by Kim Weild. The cast is Craig Bierko (The Music Man, Guys and Dolls), Laila Robins (Heartbreak House, Homeland), Vanessa Williams (Sondheim on Sondheim, The Trip to Bountiful, Ugly Betty), and Sean Cullen (Golden Boy, South Pacific).

In a new interview for Metro Weekly, Raul Esparza talks about bringing Chess back to the stage, as well as how important it is to perform such a politically charged musical in this day and age. Esparza is currently performing in Chess at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

These are the FIRST OFFICIAL re-releases of Twin Barrels Burning from 1982 and Raw to the Bone from 1985 in decades and DEFINITIVE EDITIONS with all new 2017 REMASTERS. Both albums feature new liner notes by rock journalist Dave Ling, including new interviews with all the surviving members and archive quotes from the late Trevor Bolder.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From O'Neill and flamenco to punk and Pippin, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld reviews, interviews and features!

Mazel Tov! The Jule Styne Celebration Continues! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, presents the rarely-seen musical Bar Mitzvah Boy, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), and book by Jack Rosenthal (Yentl), as adapted by David Thompson (The Scottsboro Boys), the second of three shows in the Winter 2018 Musicals in Mufti Series celebrating the work of composer Jule Styne. Performances began February 10, 2018 for 11 performances only through Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Opening Night was Sunday evening, February 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Check out photos from the night below!

Fresh off their reunion tour and currently on the road with Walk the Moon, indie group Company of Thieves premiere their new song, 'Window' on Billboard. 'Window' is the second release from their forthcoming EP,  Better Together, due February 23rd.

Broadway Method Academy's (BMA) production of the Tony winning Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita, opened last night at the famed Westport Country Playhouse.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: THE AMATEURS begins previews, check out photos of Kendra Kassebaum in MAMMA MIA!, first look at photos of HEY, LOOK ME OVER! and more!

This season over 75 California Playwrights have been invited by PlayGround to write ten-minute plays in competition for Monday Night PlayGround Readings. In San Francisco and Los Angeles well over 1,000 audience members statewide have seen the winning 26 plays  to date. Play topics have included Reap What You Sow, Probable Future Or Possible Future, Home For The Holidays  and In The Beginning… This February cycle invites playwrights to write ten-minute plays inspired by "TALL TALES" for Monday Night PlayGround Readings on February 12, 8PM at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles and on February 19, 8PM at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley.