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Red Fish Theatre and AntiGravity Orlando have partnered to present The Rocky Horror Show on October 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, and 24, 2016. With book, music, and lyrics by Richard O-Brien, this aerial-based production of the cult-classic musical is directed by Adam Graham, with choreography by Devon Asadoorian, musical direction by Serina Marshall, and assistant direction by Jacqueline Torgas. This production is produced by AntiGravity Orlando and Red Fish Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

AntiGravity ® Orlando presents The Rocky Horror Show on October 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, and 24, 2016.

Red Fish Theatre and AntiGravity Orlando have partnered to present The Rocky Horror Show on October 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, and 24, 2016. With book, music, and lyrics by Richard O-Brien, this aerial-based production of the cult-classic musical is directed by Adam Graham, with choreography by Devon Asadoorian, musical direction by Serina Marshall, and assistant direction by Jacqueline Torgas. This production is produced by AntiGravity Orlando and Red Fish Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances for September 14-25, 2016. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

The complete cast is set for the upcoming Vermont Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY, a gospel-infused play that will run at Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, VT. The show, directed by Jarvis Antonio Green, begins previews on November 3 and opens on November 5.

North Coast Repertory Theatre is toasting the opening of Season 35 with the bracing, boisterous comedy, THE COCKTAIL HOUR, by A.R. Gurney. Mix two upper-class New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of fun. Son John arrives for dinner at his parent's home carrying his provocative tell-all script that leaves the family shaken and stirred. Join the Rep for this free-flowing comedy that The New Yorker praised as Gurney's 'best play he has done.'

North Coast Repertory Theatre is toasting the opening of Season 35 with the bracing, boisterous comedy, THE COCKTAIL HOUR, by A.R. Gurney. Mix two upper-class New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of fun. Son John arrives for dinner at his parent's home carrying his provocative tell-all script that leaves the family shaken and stirred. Join the Rep for this free-flowing comedy that The New Yorker praised as Gurney's 'best play he has done.'

North Coast Repertory Theatre is toasting the opening of Season 35 with the bracing, boisterous comedy, THE COCKTAIL HOUR, by A.R. Gurney. Mix two upper-class New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of fun. Son John arrives for dinner at his parent's home carrying his provocative tell-all script that leaves the family shaken and stirred. Join the Rep for this free-flowing comedy that The New Yorker praised as Gurney's 'best play he has done.'

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to present its third annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, featuring 14 new musical productions. Created to showcase and support Chicago's burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year's festival will be held August 9 - 28, 2016 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Each production will receive four performances during the Festival. The full schedule (Tuesdays - Sundays) and can be found at www.cmtf.org, with tickets currently on sale ($20 per show, $200 all-festival rush passes). The press "sneak preview," featuring a sampling of songs from the 2016 Festival, is Monday, August 8 at 7:30 pm.

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to announce the full line-up for its third annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, featuring 14 new musical productions. Created to showcase and support Chicago's burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year's festival will be held August 8 - 28, 2016 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Each production will receive four performances during the Festival. The full schedule (Tuesdays - Sundays) can be found at www.cmtf.org, with single tickets and festival passes currently on-sale. The press preview, featuring songs from all of the 2016 productions, is Monday, August 8 at 7:30 pm.

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to announce the full line-up for its third annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, featuring 14 new musical productions. Created to showcase and support Chicago's burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year's festival will be held August 9 - 28, 2016 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Each production will receive four performances - the full schedule of dates, times and press openings will be announced shortly. Single tickets and festival passes go on sale Friday, July 1 at www.cmtf.org.

Leslie Becker (Amazing Grace, Bonnie & Clyde, Anything Goes) will celebrate the release of her debut single 'Slow Burn' at a star-studded Radio Release Party on April 28, 2016 at Vanity in New York City.

Members of the cast of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY national tour Lucy Horton, Amy Linden, Bryan Welnicki, Cole Burden, Mary Callanan, Caitlin Houlahan, J Michael Zygo, John Campione, Tom Treadwell, Cullen Titmas, Brad Greer, and Jessica Sheridan will perform at the Curtain Call Lounge (521 North Grand Blvd.) on Monday, April 11 at 7PM to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids (BCEFA). Doors to the event will open at 6 p.m.

Cast members from Les Miserables headed over to Broadway Sessions at the 'End of the Day', Thursday, March 24th. Before the cast took the stage, audience members got to channel their inner revolutionaries with an ALL LES MIZ open mic pre show. After which Julian R. Decker started the night off right with a stirring rendition of 'Memphis Lives in Me.' Matt Rosell and Melissa Mitchell dueted 'All The Wasted Time' from Parade before being egg'ed into an impromptu 'Tonight' from West Side Story. Joshua Morgan and Beth Kirkpatrick bared their souls in 20 questions and diving into their 'Where were you when Broadway called?' stories while Andrew Love brought the country, nailing Garth Brook's 'Baton Rouge' AND 'Friends in Low Places,' alongside host/country music fan Ben Cameron. Wardrobe staffer, Maggie Glass, delighted the audience with a duet of 'The Prayer' with cast member J. Michael Finley. The evening ended with gorge performance by up and comers Jennifer Brady (14 years old no less) and Mary Grace McGiveny. And what night at Broadway Sessions would be complete without a 'Shloppy' Plot Shynopsis' wherein the Les Miz cast members attempted to narrate the show's plot in under 3 minutes will downing shots... you know, sophisticated.

Emmy(R)-award winning television and film director Greg Yaitanes will serve as Director and Executive Producer for Spike's highly-anticipated scripted series RED MARS, it was jointly announced today

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) Theatre is excited to present "I Love a Piano," Feb. 12 - 21 in its Dale F. Halton Theater. The production celebrates the music and lyrics of one of America's most prolific songwriters - Irving Berlin.

Spike is bringing Kim Stanley Robinson's award-winning 'Mars Trilogy' to television with Skydance Television serving as the studio on the original one-hour scripted series, titled RED MARS.

The Right Wrong Thing by Ellen Kirschman is now available in hardcover (ISBN: 9781608091546, List Price: $26.95, 260 pages, Mystery) and all digital/ebook formats (ISBN: 9781608091553, List Price: $14.95) through your favorite independent bookstore, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, Apple iTunes, kobo.com, and Google Books. Ask for this terrific novel through your local public library.