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Just like Pope Paul VI figured when The Vatican told followers to go ahead and celebrate mass in the vernacular, John-Michael Tebelak figured that if the musical he penned with Stephen Schwartz, based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, was going to connect with young people, it had to be done in their language.  So when Godspell premiered Off-Broadway forty years ago, the son of God and his disciples were depicted as soft pop and folk singing flower children who were too busy learning how to spread love to be bothered with sex, drugs and burning their draft cards.  Arriving on Broadway after Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, it was the first major rock musical that didn't scare the hell out of parents.

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company presents "Lebensraum" by Israel Horovitz from October 29 to November 20 at the June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theatre Complex.

Stella Adler Studio of Acting's production of Israel Horovitz' wildly imaginative play, Lebensraum opens October 29. The play envisions a contemporary German chancellor who implements a Holocaust reparations plan that sets off visceral responses with global affects.

This November 12th and 13th, The Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica presents The Actor's Golden Box, a two-day intensive program of training taught by renowned acting coach Michelle Danner.

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company presents "Lebensraum" by Israel Horovitz from October 29 to November 20 at the June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theatre Complex.

Last night, Joan Rivers hosted the book release party for Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine's 'Double Life' at 21 Club. On hand to celebrate were A Little Night Music's Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Charles Busch, Larry Kramer and more.

Today we continue our special series consisting of five entries total, each of which highlight a different facet of the rich and wonderful world of William Shakespeare and all with a particular emphasis on the controversial new feature film that explores the time, place, politics and goings-on of the Elizabethan era and focuses on the possibility that the true author of the esteemed plays we now know may very well have been someone else entirely - Edward de Vere - and how the question of the canon's true creation then comes into play - ANONYMOUS. "All the world's a stage," after all, so it should come as no surprise that acts of lust, bloodshed and betrayal would exist in the actual life - or even the supposed one - of the man who created the most bloody and thought-provoking tragedies in the history of literature - whoever he may have actually been. Perhaps some brief analysis of the finest leading players, most memorable lines and moments, as well as an exploration of other notable acts of grand betrayal in Shakespeare's plays will aid us on the journey to understanding the thesis of ANONYMOUS and bring us into a closer relationship with the individual who penned the greatest plays in the English language. Since we have now analyzed the top ten male and female Shakespearean performers of the last few decades, today we are going to take a look at some of the most famous lines from Shakespeare's plays and some of the best audiovisual examples of them given full weight in their dramatic context - ROMEO & JULIET, AS YOU LIKE IT, RICHARD III included - with leading players as iconic as Marlon Brando, Kevin Kline, Sir Ian McKellen, Kenneth Branagh and Leonardo Dicaprio!

Stella Adler Studio of Acting's production of Israel Horovitz's wildly imaginative play, Lebensraum opens October 27. The play envisions a contemporary Germany and a chancellor who implements a flawed Holocaust reparations plan that sets off visceral responses with global affects.

Stella Adler Studio of Acting's production of Israel Horovitz's wildly imaginative play, Lebensraum opens October 27.

The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre presents two upcoming classic films based on the work of Tennessee Williams. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will be shown on the big screen Friday, October 21 and A STREETCAR NAMES DESIRE will be presented on Saturday, October 22. Both films begin at 8 pm and are $5 at the door.

The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre presents two upcoming classic films based on the work of Tennessee Williams. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will be shown on the big screen Friday, October 21 and A STREETCAR NAMES DESIRE will be presented on Saturday, October 22. Both films begin at 8 pm and are $5 at the door.

'SING YOUR SONG,' CHRONICLING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EXTRAORDINARY ENTERTAINER AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST HARRY BELAFONTE, DEBUTS OCT. 17, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO

GUYS AND DOLLS, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy featuring one of the great musical scores in the history of American theatre, closes at Theatre at the Center, October 16, 2011.

The award-winning actor ALEC BALDWIN will host a new podcast 'HERE'S THE THING,' announced WNYC, the nation's most listened-to public radio station, today.

Stella Adler Studio of Acting's production of Israel Horovitz' wildly imaginative play, Lebensraum opens October 29. The play envisions a contemporary German chancellor who implements a Holocaust reparations plan that sets off visceral responses with global affects.

At age 79 the svelte Puerto Rican triple threat from Hollywood's bygone golden age continues to bring the house down. Currently starring in a new TV show (Happily Divorced) she is also simultaneously starring in her spectacular one-woman show Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup, which had its world premiere this week at the Berkeley Repertory Theater.

'SING YOUR SONG,' CHRONICLING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EXTRAORDINARY ENTERTAINER AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST HARRY BELAFONTE, DEBUTS OCT. 17, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO

Stella Adler Studio of Acting's production of Israel Horovitz' wildly imaginative play, Lebensraum opens October 29. The play envisions a contemporary German chancellor who implements a Holocaust reparations plan that sets off visceral responses with global affects.

Houston's Theatre Under the Stars' (TUTS) season opens with an uninspiring production of Guys and Dolls plagued by lackluster performances by two of the show's leads. However, gorgeous male harmonies and a brilliant performance by Jennifer Cody as Miss Adelaide elevate the production.

Larry King will bring his own hilarious stories to the stage of Whitman Hall at The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (at Campus Road and Hillel Place) with his new show LARRY KING: STANDING UP, on Saturday, February 4th at 7:30PM.