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We've got a first look a video 'sizzle reel' from WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical from the show's January run in Tampa. Next stop, Broadway!

WONDERLAND opens April 17 and previews begin March 21 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, 1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets. Want a sneak peek of WONDERLAND on stage? Click below!

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) will begin previews on Tuesday, February 15 for TIMON OF ATHENS, the inaugural production of Public LAB SHAKESPEARE featuring Richard Thomas in the title role.

The New York stage is often a haven for self-destructive couples on display, but rarely is that self-destruction so bluntly in view as in Rajiv Joseph's intriguing Gruesome Playground Injuries.  The work of this imaginative playwright, who'll be making his Broadway debut later this season with his Pulitzer finalist, A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, grows more interesting with each new piece to hit town and director Scott Ellis' darkly funny Second Stage production is terrifically unsettling.

WONDERLAND opens April 17 and previews begin March 21 at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, 1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th Streets. Meet E Clayton Cornelius, WONDERLAND's Caterpillar.

The New York Times has revealed that Sanaa Lathan will star in Second Stage's production of Meet Vera Stark this season. She joins Stephanie J. Block and Karen Olivo. The production also stars Daniel Breaker, KIMBERLY HÉBERT GREGORY and Kevin Isola in this world premiere comedy, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, the new play by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jo Bonney. BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is Ms. Nottage's first play to be produced in New York since she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined in 2009.

WONDERLAND opens on Broadway April 17, with previews beginning March 21. Click below for a trip inside the show!

The Acting Company (TAC), in association with the Guthrie Theater, continues its 28-city national tour, stopping at the Guthrie Theater this month for the premiere of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.

Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical wishes Lewis Carroll, the author of the beloved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, a happy 179th birthday today, January 27.

Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson leads the cast in the Los Angeles run of world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon. The Break of Noon, which is a co-production with MCC in New York, will feature Catherine Dent as well as Tracee Chimo and John Earl Jelks, who performed their roles in the New York portion of the run. Helmed by director Jo Bonney, The Break of Noon begins in previews on January 25, 2011 and officially opens February 2, 2011.

Carly Rose Sonenclar, who stars as Chloe in Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice.

We've got a first look at photos from WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical from the show's January run in Tampa. Next stop, Broadway!

Heather Jane Rolff will make her Broadway play debut in the pivotal role of ‘Helen' alongside comedy superstar and actor Dane Cook, stage, film, and television actor Josh Hamilton and stage and screen star Julia Stiles this spring, completing the cast for the first Broadway production of Neil LaBute's FAT PIG at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). LaBute will make his Broadway directorial debut with the play, which begins performances Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for an official opening night of Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting today for TIMON OF ATHENS, the inaugural production of Public LAB SHAKESPEARE featuring Richard Thomas in the title role. Directed by Shakespeare Initiative Director Barry Edelstein, TIMON OF ATHENS runs February 15 through March 6 at The Public Theater, with an official press opening on Tuesday, March 1. Single tickets go on sale on Tuesday, January 18; all tickets for Public LAB productions are $15.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced that STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, DANIEL BREAKER, KIMBERLY HÉBERT GREGORY, KEVIN ISOLA and KAREN OLIVO will star in the world premiere comedy, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, the new play by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jo Bonney. BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK is Ms. Nottage's first play to be produced in New York since she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined in 2009.

The Acting Company (TAC), in association with the Guthrie Theater, continues its 28-city national tour, stopping at the Guthrie Theater this month for the premiere of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.

International sensation Siudy: Between Worlds ("Siudy: Entre Mundos"), a first-of-its-kind Flamenco fantasia, will have its Off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages' Stage 1 theatre this spring.

The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company (TAC) reunite for a third year, presenting The Comedy of Errors, the hilarious tale of double mistaken identities, in repertory with Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's classic romance about star-crossed lovers, January 8 - 30, on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

Want to hear a preview of the music from Wildhorn & Murphy's WONDERLAND - A New Alice? Check out clips of songs from the Broadway bound show by visiting: http://www.wonderlandonbroadway.com/sights-and-sounds.html

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that it will present TIMON OF ATHENS as the inaugural production of Public LAB SHAKESPEARE, a vital new platform for The Public's ongoing exploration of the Shakespeare canon that will continue the growth of The Public's Shakespeare Initiative and expand the many ways The Public produces American interpretations of Shakespeare.