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Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma's premiere professional theatre company, opens the 2009 'Lyric at the Plaza' season with The Who's Tommy, playing from February 5th through 21st. Produced in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma's Weitzenhoffer Department of Musical Theatre, this production of Tommy blends young Oklahoma talent with the experience and polish of exceptional Broadway performers. Tommy, the stunning stage adaptation of the 1969 rock opera by the legendary British rock group, The Who, made history in 1993 when it opened on Broadway and brought authentic rock music into the musical theatre realm. The Who's Pete Townshend played a vital part in the creation of the show, staying true to the album's identity as a rock and roll piece, while simultaneously allowing actors to fully develop its drama and bring the emotionally raw and moving story to a final conclusion of reconciliation and forgiveness.

Signature Theatre will present a closed reading of The Visit on Tuesday, February 19 in New York City. The East Coast premiere of The Visit will be one of three mainstage works presented as a part of Signature's four-month celebration of the songwriting team of John Kander & Fred Ebb.

On Monday, December 17 the cast of the musical Curtains celebrated the holidays in a private party at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone Restaurant (49th & 7th) hosted by Dennis Riese (restaurant owner) and Boulevard Magazine.

Debra Monk, the Tony and Emmy Award winning star of Curtains on Broadway, will return to her guest starring role of Louise O'Malley on ABC-TV's 'Grey's Anatomy' this Thursday, December 20.

David Hyde Pierce, Tony Award-winning star of Curtains, will appear on WNBC's 'Weekend Today in New York' Saturday, December 15 for an interview with anchor Michael Gargiulo. 'Weekend Today in New York' airs on Channel 4.

To raise money for the Alzheimer's Association, David Hyde-Pierce has offered the opportunity to go 'behind the Curtain' with an exclusive VIP package the Broadway smash musical.

Curtains star David Hyde Pierce will appear on NBC's 'Today' on Thursday, December 6 between 9:30-10AM to collect toys for NBC's Annual Toy Drive. He will also be interviewed about being back on Broadway in Curtains.

David Hyde Pierce, winner of the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Lt. Frank Cioffi in Curtains, has extended his run in the hit Musical Comedy Whodunit by an additional six months. He will star in Curtains through August 31, 2008 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Curtains, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, celebrates its return to Broadway with an appearance on NBC's 'Weekend Today' this Saturday, December 1 between 8-9AM. The segment captures 'Weekend Today' anchor Amy Robach rehearsing and performing a series of cameos in the show and includes interviews with David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk and more.

The 'Show People' of Curtains, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, were back onstage yesterday, Thursday, November 29 in a post-strike dance-rehearsal.

The 'Show People' of Curtains, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, will be back onstage when performances on Broadway resume tonight, Thursday, November 29.

Scott Siegel's summer series came to a close with a dazzling display of song and dance from Broadway's brightest.

Martin Vidnovic (The Fantasticks) completed his exclusive cabaret series 'What Matters To Me' at the Metropolitan Room on August 6.

A veteran of Broadway and regional theater, Paula spills her secrets for surviving injuries, finding love and simply enduring in the biz.

Musicals Tonight! will continue its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current edition of At This Performance…, this Monday, April 23rd at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

It's curtains up for CURTAINS! The new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb will begin previews tomorrow, February 27th.

The website for CURTAINS, a new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb, has been launched at www.CurtainsTheMusical.com.

Rehearsals begin tomorrow for CURTAINS, a new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb. CURTAINS will open Thursday, March 22 on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, west of Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Tuesday, February 27.

Complete casting is being announced for CURTAINS, a new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb.

Casting is now complete for the highly anticipated world premiere of the Kander and Ebb musical Curtains, which will begin previews at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre on July 25th, open on August 9th and run through September 10th