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The Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 201st season with a masterful new staging of Lionel Bart's OLIVER!

The Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 201st season with a masterful new staging of Lionel Bart's OLIVER!

From the Equity Red Carpet entrance to a capacity crowd of theater and business celebrities, the stage was set for an evening of glamour and drama at this year's 15th Annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre Ceremony on Monday, October 5 at the Walnut Street Theatre. Presented by the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the black-tie ceremony, directed by Karen DiLossi, celebrated the work of local theatre artists as well as the vibrancy of the region's theatrical offerings with 26 awards.

The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre are the Greater Philadelphia region's only comprehensive theatre awards program, recognizing artists for excellence and innovation while serving to increase awareness of the richness of the local theatre community.

The Walnut's 'Les Miz' is a fresh new vision of the world's most popular musical.

WHO: Everyman Theatre WHAT: Much Ado About Nothing WHEN: Through December 16. Weds - Thurs at 7:30 PM; Fri - Sat at 8PM; Sat - Sun at 2PM; Sun at 7PM. HOW MUCH: $24 - $35 INFORMATION: www.everymantheatre.com or 410-752-2208

I, Don Quixote, Man of LaMancha is based on the novel written by Miguel De Cervantes and presented as more of an autobiography or teleplay.

The 2006 Barrymore Awards, celebrating achievement in Philadelphia-area theatre, were announced on October 23rd at the Merriam Theatre

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations

Since everybody loves a party, why not have a pair? And that's just what came to town in spring of 2000. Theater fans and experts went round and round comparing and judging which Wild Party was the best.