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Date of Death: October 31, 1926 (52)

Birth Place: Budapest, HUNGARY

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The Theatre Lab Takes On RAGTIME With Teens, Opens 8/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 3, 2011


The Theatre Lab's production of Ragtime, with book by Terrence McNally, music Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, will open August 11.

RAGTIME 'Probable' to Headline Shaw Festival Next Year
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 1, 2011


RAGTIME had its world premiere in Toronto in 1996, and according to Toronto.com, the show 'in all probability' will make a return to the city as the Shaw Festival's headlining musical next year.

GOODNIGHT MOON Launches Chicago Children's Theater Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 18, 2011


A new musical version of Goodnight Moon like you've never seen before will launch the 2011-2012 season for Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT), Chicago's #1 presenter of top-quality professional children's theater.

Arsht Center Presents 2011 - 2012 'Theater Up Close' Season
by Beau Higgins - Jul 18, 2011


Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announced six new presentations featuring internationally and nationally-renowned plays, two world premieres and critically-acclaimed artists, many from South Florida, to headline the 2011-2012 THEATER UP CLOSE SEASON in the Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater.

The House Theatre of Chicago Celebrates Its 10th Year, Begins With CYRANO
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 22, 2011


The House Theatre of Chicago has been creating Amazing Feats of Storytelling for 10 years! Today, The House is thrilled to announce its most exciting season to date. The season begins with Cyrano.

RAGTIME To Get London Revival, Opens At Landor Theatre Sept 1
by Carrie Dunn - May 31, 2011


Ragtime the Musical is to get a major London revival in a 6-week season from September 1.

37th Season of the Hangar Theatre Celebrates Stories of Family and Diversity
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2011


An electrifying line-up of plays and musicals are set for the 37th season of the Hangar Theatre.

Jewish Museum Offers Series For Homebound Seniors
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2011


For the country's millions of homebound seniors, innovative collaborations like the one between Selfhelp's Virtual Senior Center and The Jewish Museum may make staying at home a much more interesting proposition.

The Opera House Players Present RAGTIME, Closes 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2011


The Opera House Players will present the musical RAGTIME from May 6 - 22, 2011 at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT.

Chicago Children's Theatre's The Houdini Box Lands $20,000 NEA Grant
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 19, 2011


Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced yesterday that Chicago Children's Theatre has been recommended for a grant of $20,000 to support the company's highly anticipated world premiere adaptation of Brian Selznick's The Houdini Box.

Chicago Children's Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
by Lauren Wolman - May 7, 2011


Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) and Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell are delighted to announce three wildly imaginative productions for the company's 2011-2012 season.

The Opera House Players Present RAGTIME May 6-22
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2011


The Opera House Players will present the musical RAGTIME from May 6 - 22, 2011 at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT.

The Opera House Players Present RAGTIME May 6-22
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2011


The Opera House Players will present the musical RAGTIME from May 6 - 22, 2011 at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT.

BWW Reviews: Illusionist Ivan Amodei is a Class Act @ the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
by Don Grigware - May 3, 2011


World class magician, comedian and illusionist Ivan Amodei is settling into an extended engagement at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel with his hit show The Magic of Ivan Amodei, Intimate Illusions. Accompanied by virtuoso cellist Irina Chirkova, who musically underscores everything Amodei says and the appropriate mood it implies with hilarious single chords, Amodei dazzles his 60 member audience with his original sleight of hand. It's all conveyed with a great down-to-earth, in-your-face sense of humor and dynamic one-of-a-kind showmanship.

The Opera House Players Present RAGTIME May 6-22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 20, 2011


The Opera House Players will present the musical RAGTIME from May 6 - 22, 2011 at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT.

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