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With over 30 new productions opening on DC area stages, 4 large festivals, and 2 world premiere musicals, it may still be chilly outside, but DC area stages are sizzling and bursting with great theatre. So come visit the Nation's Capital and visit our vibrant theatre scene.

Ford's Theatre presents the world premiere of Liberty Smith, a madcap musical romp through Revolutionary America based on an original story by Marc Madnick and Eric R. Cohen, with music by Michael Weiner, lyrics by Adam Abraham and book by Madnick, Cohen and Abraham.

Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony Rapp, Christine Pedi, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Arden, Joshua Henry and the award-winning NYMF 2010 shows Frog Kiss, The Great Unknown, I Got Fired, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, Trails, and Without You will perform at The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Awards Gala on Sunday, November 14th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm.

Presented by Moonshine Productions and The New York Musical Theatre Festival, I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical, Sort-of-True Revenge Musical, will premiere at 2010 NYMF beginning Friday, October 1 - October 10 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street.).I Got Fired has a book, music and lyrics by Keith Varney, directed by Steve Bebout, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer and choreography by Dontee Kiehn and is executive produced by Steve Wargo and Liz Ulmer, associate produced by Stephanie M. Leaf.

Presented by Moonshine Productions and The New York Musical Theatre Festival, I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical, Sort-of-True Revenge Musical, will premiere at 2010 NYMF beginning Friday, October 1 - October 10 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street.).I Got Fired has a book, music and lyrics by Keith Varney, directed by Steve Bebout, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer and choreography by Dontee Kiehn and is executive produced by Steve Wargo and Liz Ulmer, associate produced by Stephanie M. Leaf.

Presented by Moonshine Productions and The New York Musical Theatre Festival, I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical, Sort-of-True Revenge Musical, will premiere at 2010 NYMF beginning Friday, October 1 - October 10 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street.).I Got Fired has a book, music and lyrics by Keith Varney, directed by Steve Bebout, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer and choreography by Dontee Kiehn and is executive produced by Steve Wargo and Liz Ulmer, associate produced by Stephanie M. Leaf.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presented a special preview of the 2010 offerings, featuring musical selections from: The Tenth Floor, I Got Fired, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, Tess, Above Hell's Kitchen, The History of War, Without You, and The Great Unknown. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage of the preview event below.

Presented by Moonshine Productions and The New York Musical Theatre Festival, I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical, Sort-of-True Revenge Musical, will premiere at 2010 NYMF beginning Friday, October 1 - October 10 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street.).I Got Fired has a book, music and lyrics by Keith Varney, directed by Steve Bebout, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer and choreography by Dontee Kiehn and is executive produced by Steve Wargo and Liz Ulmer, associate produced by Stephanie M. Leaf.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced casting for the 2010 festival. Some of Broadway's and Off-Broadway's favorites are participating in the three week festival including Adinah Alexander (The Wedding Singer), Farah Alvin (Nine)

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, tonight, September 13 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is making its New York City debut with a concert at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. The concert, which will feature songs from the upcoming musical with a full band, will also play an additional performance tomorrow, September 14 at 11:30pm. Some of Broadway's greats will lend their voices for this special evening. Tickets are $20. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the rehearsal this weekend and brings you photo coverage below.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, on Monday, September 13 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is making its New York City debut with a concert at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. The concert will feature songs from the upcoming musical with a full band. Some of Broadway's greats will lend their voices for this special evening. Tickets are $20.

Presented by Moonshine Productions and The New York Musical Theatre Festival, I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical, Sort-of-True Revenge Musical, will premiere at 2010 NYMF beginning Friday, October 1 - October 10 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street.).I Got Fired has a book, music and lyrics by Keith Varney, directed by Steve Bebout, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer and choreography by Dontee Kiehn and is executive produced by Steve Wargo and Liz Ulmer, associate produced by Stephanie M. Leaf.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, on Monday, September 13 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is making its New York City debut with a concert at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. The concert will feature songs from the upcoming musical with a full band. Some of Broadway's greats will lend their voices for this special evening. Tickets are $20.

She writes the lyrics, he writes the music. A clever songwriting duo's promising relationship is blown to bits when they must collaborate with the sex-god singer-composer of a cutting-edge rock band.

?Venice? by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen will be presented at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in three staged workshops for the public beginning this Wednesday, April 15 at 8 p.m. and continuing on Thursday, April 16 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

The final presentation of DouglasPlus, Center Theatre Group's new programming at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, is 'Venice' by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, the team who brought the West Coast premiere of 'Clay' to the Douglas in the 2007-2008 season.

The final presentation of DouglasPlus, Center Theatre Group's new programming at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, is 'Venice' by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, the team who brought the West Coast premiere of 'Clay' to the Douglas in the 2007-2008 season.

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp returned to the roles they created in the landmark, long-running, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning Broadway musical Rent, and BroadwayWorld was there!

But I'm a Cheerleader: The Musical with book and lyrics by Bill August in and music by Andrew Abrams, based on Lions Gate's 1998 cult film by Jamie Babbit and Brian Wayne Peterson, will have its world premiere as part of the second annual NY Musical Theatre Festival.

Rent celebrates its ninth anniversary at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on Friday, April 29.