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BroadwayWorld can officially report the complete cast and creative team for The Old Globe's 18th annual production of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, starring J. Bernard Calloway in the title role!

Springs Ensemble Theatre ("SET") completes its 6th season with LONESOME HOLLOW, opening October 15 and running through November 1, 2015.  Written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Lee Blessing, author of A WALK IN THE WOODS and TWO ROOMS, LONESOME HOLLOW takes place in the near future, where sexual offenders have been removed from society and placed in internment camps all over rural America. Offenders can be kept indefinitely, regardless of the severity of their offenses.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Broadway's newest hit musical, based on the premise that two playwright brothers in William Shakespeare's time learn that the 'next big thing' in the theatre business will be the musical. Tinabeth Pina interviews the production's Shakespeare, Christian Borle, and one of its brothers, Brian d'Arcy James, at Sardi's.

The June 2015 edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, hosted by Donna Hanover from the gardens of The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, begins today, June 12 (2015) at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm on CUNY TV*.

The June 2015 edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, hosted by Donna Hanover from the gardens of The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, begins Friday, June 12 (2015) at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm on CUNY TV*.

On TONY Awards Sunday (June 7), CUNY TV will present 8 hours of interviews related to this year's nominated musicals, plays, and individuals - from 12 noon right up till Tony time (8 p.m. on CBS). Included in the mix is the premiere at 7 p.m. of an all-new episode of THEATER TALK, Critics Review the Broadway Season, with Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Peter Marks of The Washington Post, John Simon of the Westchester Guardian, and Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal.

A star-studded countdown to the 69th Annual Tony Awards® ceremony begins on CUNY TV with the all-new special, 2015 TONY AWARDS PREVIEW, co-hosted by entertainment reporter Pat Collins and four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein.  Collins and Fierstein team up at Sardi's in Times Square, and introduce segments consisting of clips and interviews in all of the leading categories, including Best Play, Best Musical and Best Revivals.  With exclusive interviews totaling 28 Tony nominees, the special debuts Friday, May 29 (2015) on CUNY TV* at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm; is repeated Sunday 5/31 at noon and Friday 6/5 at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm, and returns as part of a multi-show Tony Marathon on Sunday, June 7, leading right up to the Tony Awards telecast.  Beginning May 29, the program also may be viewed anytime on www.cuny.tv. 

On Wednesday evening, May 20, 2015, a superb cast of ABT principal and soloist dancers performed Lar Lubovitch's dramatic ballet, Othello, A dance in Three Acts, premiered by the Company on May 23, 1997 and now presented to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

The May 2015 edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from Roosevelt Island's FDR Four Freedoms Park, begins Today, May 8 (2015) at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm on CUNY TV*.

The May 2015 edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from Roosevelt Island's FDR Four Freedoms Park, begins Friday, May 8 (2015) at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm on CUNY TV*.

Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, is the subject of a new play which premieres this month, marking 150 years since the President's assassination. Ford's Theatre, the site of the crime that took the civil rights legend from us, has commissioned playwright James Still to capture a moment in time which very little is known about.

CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson from El Museo del Barrio in Manhattan, celebrates the holidays beginning Friday, Dec. 12 (2014) at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm on CUNY TV*. The show is repeated Sunday 12/14 at noon and returns Friday 12/26 at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm and on Sunday 12/28 at noon. On and after Dec. 12, the program may be viewed anytime on www.cuny.tv.

The Old Globe presents its 17th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The holiday musical will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre,part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, now through December 27. Opening night is tonight, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.

The Old Globe presents its 17th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The holiday musical will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre,part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, now through December 27. Opening night is tomorrow, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The funny and heartwarming tour of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, currently playing at the Capitol Theatre, is sure to bring the Christmas spirit to both the young and young at heart. Featuring some recognizable elements of British panto and nostalgic television specials, and clocking in at a kid-friendly 90 minutes, it is a great show to enjoy as a family.

The Old Globe presents its 17th annual production ofDr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The holiday musical will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre,part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, tonight, November 15 - December 27. Previews run from tonight, November 15 - November 19. Opening night is November 20 at 7:00 p.m.

Fifty years ago this fall, 'Fiddler on the Roof' - one of the most beloved and enduring of American musicals - opened on Broadway. And in a warm and revealing Special Edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY - FIDDLER AT 50: A Conversation with Sheldon Harnick and Hal Prince - happy memories about the musical's creation are shared by the show's lyricist and original producer.

Fifty years ago this fall, 'Fiddler on the Roof' - one of the most beloved and enduring of American musicals - opened on Broadway. And in a warm and revealing Special Edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY - FIDDLER AT 50: A Conversation with Sheldon Harnick and Hal Prince - happy memories about the musical's creation are shared by the show's lyricist and original producer.

The Old Globe presents its 17th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The holiday musical will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre,part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, November 15 - December 27. Previews run from November 15 - November 19. Opening night is November 20 at 7:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!