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'The Fantasticks', the world's longest-running musical, will return after a brief hiatus to Broadway's Snapple Theater Center for performances beginning June 16, 2008.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce their inaugural Tony party.

Tony Award winners Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons will return to Broadway to star together in the world premiere of Impressionism, a new American play by Michael Jacobs. The production, which will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jack O'Brien, will come to Broadway in Spring, 2009.

Additional presenters for the 62nd Annual Antoniette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced today. Gabriel Byrne, Julie Chen, Harry Connick, Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Mandy Patinkin, David Hyde Pierce, Lily Tomlin and John Waters will join the previously announced presenters in bestowing the Tony Awards to the winners in each of the 25 competitive categories at the June 15th ceremony.

'The Fantasticks', the world's longest-running musical, will return after a brief hiatus to Broadway's Snapple Theater Center for performances beginning June 16, 2008.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce their inaugural Tony party.

Presenters for the 62nd Annual Tony Awards were announced today. Presenting the Tony Awards to the winners will be a slew of stars from stage and screen.

Casting has been announced for VANITIES, A New Musical by Jack Heifner, with music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey. Starring Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Side Show) as Mary, Sarah Stiles (Avenue Q, …Spelling Bee) as Joanne and Anneliese van der Pol (Beauty and the Beast, TV's 'That's So Raven') as Kathy, VANITIES will open on Broadway in the Fall of 2008 at a theatre to be announced.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that the 2008 Summer Gala will honor Public Theater Board Member David Rockwell for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the institution for the past 20 years. Chaired by Stephen M. Ross and Daniel H. Stern, the Gala will take place on Tuesday, June 17th at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the opening night of HAMLET, the first production of the Shakespeare in the Park summer season.

Over the next month 'The View' will feature a number of Broadway favorites including some recent Tony Nominees.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Executive Directors) proudly announces the roster of presenters scheduled to appear for the The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).

'Boeing-Boeing' starring Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, Bradley Whitford, Gina Gershon, Mary McCormack, and Kathryn Hahn opened May 4th on Broadway.

Glenn Close served as narrator for the reading of the popular children's book 'The Runaway Bunny' at Carnegie Hall on April 29.

Glenn Close steps in for Brooke Shields at Carnegie Hall on April 29th for a special benefit of 'Runaway Bunny.'

Michael Frayn is an English playwright and novelist. He began as a reporter for The Guardian and The Observer after graduating college in 1957. His first novel, The Tin Men, was published in 1965 winning him his first of many accolades. His other award winning novels include Headlong, The Russian Interpreter and Spies. Considered to be Britain's finest translator of Anton Chekhov, he adapted four major plays along with several smaller plays for an evening called The Sneeze in London in 1988. Theatrically, Frayn is the playwright for such well received plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen, and Democracy, which won the Tony Award in 2000.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Co-Managing Directors) proudly announces nominations for the 2007-08 Drama League Awards, to be awarded at The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).

The stars came out for the Broadway opening of A Catered Affair which is playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre. A Catered Affair has a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino, who is making his Broadway debut as a composer and direction by Tony Award-winner John Doyle.

'Benefactors' was first staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985. The original Broadway cast included Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Simon Jones and Sam Waterston and was nominated for two Tony Awards.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President)announced the recipients of its three annual specialty awards, to be presented along with its five annual production and performance awards at The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon).

NEW DRAMATISTS, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, proudly announces that four-time Tony Award-winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN will be honored with their 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 59th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute, to be held Thursday, May 15th at the New York Marriott Marquis. Arthur Laurents is Luncheon Chair. Fiersein's A Catered Affair costar, Faith Prince will be on hand to offer tributes to Mr. Fierstein. New Dramatists 59th Annual Spring Luncheon has been underwritten by Bob Boyett. Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Group and The Shubert Organization add their support as benefactors for the yearly event.