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Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw -- now in the fourth year of its four-year series --continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote with its 41st presentation: Shaw's most epic play BACK TO METHUSELAH (PART ONE) to be performed Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller to direct.

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber?s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, is set to reach another unprecedented milestone. With its 8PM evening performance on Thursday, September 17, 2009, the musical will become the first Broadway show ever to reach 9,000 performances. The occasion will be marked the previous afternoon, Wednesday, September 16, with a special presentation during the 2PM matinee?s curtain call. The post-show presentation promises a few on stage surprises for that day?s audience. Now in its phenomenal 22nd Year, the Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Group, Inc. production, directed by Harold Prince, continues to play at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street), with no end in sight.

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber?s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, is set to reach another unprecedented milestone. With its 8PM evening performance on Thursday, September 17, 2009, the musical will become the first Broadway show ever to reach 9,000 performances. The occasion will be marked the previous afternoon, Wednesday, September 16, with a special presentation during the 2PM matinee?s curtain call. The post-show presentation promises a few on stage surprises for that day?s audience. Now in its phenomenal 22nd Year, the Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Group, Inc. production, directed by Harold Prince, continues to play at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street), with no end in sight.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw -- now in the fourth year of its four-year series --continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote with its 41st presentation: Shaw's most epic play BACK TO METHUSELAH (PART ONE) to be performed Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller to direct.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw -- now in the fourth year of its four-year series --continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote with its 41st presentation: Shaw's most epic play BACK TO METHUSELAH (PART ONE) to be performed Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller to direct.

Theater Talk announces lineup for this week: 2009 Critics' Cavalcade Friday, August 28th at 1:00 AM

Theater Talk announces lineup for this week: 2009 Critics' Cavalcade Friday, August 28th at 1:00 AM

The producers of BURN THE FLOOR, announced today that that the show will extend through January 3, 2010. The Latin and ballroom spectacular had originally announced a limited 12-week run. The first new show of the Broadway season, BURN THE FLOOR broke the box office record at the Longacre Theatre two weeks running. Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev of Fox's 'So You Think You Can Dance' joined the company on August 18.

Veanne Cox has been announced to star in 'A Disaster Begins', a new one-woman show that's both written and directed by Obie-winner Ain Gordon.

Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Paula Vogel is the Honoree Playwright of the 29th Annual William Inge Theatre Festival, in Independence, Kansas, produced by the William Inge Center for the Arts at Independence Community College, Independence, KS.

'Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse,' a new play by Carole Gaunt, will conclude its limited Off-Broadway engagement this Saturday, July 25th at The Beckett at Theatre Row. 'Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse' opened on June 23rd to favorable reviews led by Bloomberg's John Simon who called the play 'Genuinely touching.' Under the direction of Christopher McElroen, the cast includes Joseph Adams, Laura Bonarrigo, Molly Ephraim, Lauren Currie Lewis, and Maya Simkowitz.

'Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse,' a new play by Carole Gaunt, will conclude its limited Off-Broadway engagement this Saturday, July 25th at The Beckett at Theatre Row. 'Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse' opened on June 23rd to favorable reviews led by Bloomberg's John Simon who called the play 'Genuinely touching.' Under the direction of Christopher McElroen, the cast includes Joseph Adams, Laura Bonarrigo, Molly Ephraim, Lauren Currie Lewis, and Maya Simkowitz.

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw was performed Monday, July 20 at 7pm at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av), continuing the Project Shaw series. Mrs. Warren's Profession starred Michael Cristofer, Tyne Daly, Sean Dugan, Xanthe Elbrick, George S. Irving, Brian Murray, and narrator Howard Kissel, with guest host from NEWSWEEK: JEREMY McCARTER. Produced and directed by David Staller. BroadwayWorld.com was there to spent the evening with the talented cast!

Kathleen Kelley, Family Program Coordinator and Spiritual Care Director for the Hazelden Foundation, is set to lead a post-performance audience discussion at the the new hit Off-Broadway play 'Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse' tonight, July 21st.

Lindsey Myers, Director of Community Outreach at the Alcoholism Council of New York, is set to lead a post-performance audience discussion at the the new hit Off-Broadway play Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse Tuesday, July 14th.

Welcome to Gilead, a picturesque (and fictional) small town in western Wisconsin, where everyone knows your name, and the fall colors along Copper Creek are dazzling. At least, that's how it seemed to Percy Talbott in the picture she found in a travel book. Reality turns out to be somewhat different, of course, as Stage West presents its first musical since moving back to its Vickery playhouse, James Valcq and Fred Alley's engaging and warm-hearted The Spitfire Grill, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff, beginning Thursday, July 9.

Michael Noth, Clinical Program Director at Freedom Institute, is set to lead a post-performance audience discussion at the the new hit Off-Broadway play Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse this Tuesday, July 7th. This special talkback will immediately follow the 7 p.m. performance at The Beckett at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street.

Welcome to Gilead, a picturesque (and fictional) small town in western Wisconsin, where everyone knows your name, and the fall colors along Copper Creek are dazzling. At least, that's how it seemed to Percy Talbott in the picture she found in a travel book. Reality turns out to be somewhat different, of course, as Stage West presents its first musical since moving back to its Vickery playhouse, James Valcq and Fred Alley's engaging and warm-hearted The Spitfire Grill, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff, beginning Thursday, July 9.

Carole Gaunt, author of the new hit Off-Broadway play Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse, will lead a discussion and book signing Today, July 1 at 5 pm at the Drama Book Shop, 240 West 40th Street. Gaunt will be signing copies of her best-selling memoir Hungry Hill.

PROJECT SHAW, now in its third of its four-year series, continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote. The group presented THE SIMPLETON OF THE UNEXPECTED ISLES and THE SIX OF CALAIS on Monday June 15th. This was its 39th presentation evening.