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Sometimes success breeds problems. This is the case with KINKY BOOTS, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical that began a highly acclaimed and popular Canadian production on June 16, 2015 at the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre. KINKY BOOTS will now extend performances through March 6, 2016.

The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League are pleased to present Floyd Collins - a musical inspired by the true story of a man in search of his American dream - as the second show in the department's 2015-2016 production season.

ZOMBIES... WITH GUNS effectively uses the zombie genre to deliver a powerful message while mixing the comic with the tragic.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival regulars, Tribe of Fools (TOF), will mount a brand new show, Zombies... with Guns at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2015. Zombies... with Guns is set in a post-apocalyptic City of Brotherly Love and follows a group of humans trying to non-violently ward off zombie attacks. However, not all of the humans believe that non-violence is the best method of survival. The show runs tonight, September 4, through September 13 at the Church of the Crucifixion, 620 S 8th St, performance times vary.

To anyone who has not witnessed an Impro Theatre production, a word to the wise: you are about to experience a rare form of brilliance, sometimes seen in improvisation, but especially keen in Sondheim Unscripted, because it not only has an original book but music as well... totally in the style of Stephen Sondheim. A Sondheim composition is known for its incredible range of notes, strident chords, mixed rhythms, fugues, not to mention that his music amazingly conveys the themes or moods of the piece...to the letter. He is a unique composer, impossible to copy...well, Impro surely proves that statement wrong.

'Artaud Artaud' is a new play by Matthew Minnicino that uses the life story of Antonin Artaud to probe the fetishizing of Importance and the innocent desire to be free. The play will receive its world-premiere production at The Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City September 1, 7, 12, 13, and 15.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival regulars, Tribe of Fools (TOF), will mount a brand new show, Zombies… with Guns at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2015. Zombies… with Guns is set in a post-apocalyptic City of Brotherly Love and follows a group of humans trying to non-violently ward off zombie attacks. However, not all of the humans believe that non-violence is the best method of survival. The show runs September 4-13 at the Church of the Crucifixion, 620 S 8th St, performance times vary. Tickets cost $15 - $25 and are available at www.fringearts.com.

The Blyth Festival continues its 41st Season with the world premiere of a new musical, Fury, written by Peter Smith with music by Samuel Sholdice. Directed by Micheline Chevrier, Fury plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from tonight, July 29 to September 12.

On Sunday, July 19 pop/ rock/soul balladeer Mark Arthur Miller brought his uber entertaining show Soul Searching to an SRO crowd at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal. The man tells his story about growing up on the south side of Chicago in the 60s via the tunes that shaped him, notably those of Motown and his dad Ron Miller who became one of the few very successful white lyricists/composers at Motown Records. Ron Miller wrote 'Touch Me in the Morning', 'For Once In My Life' and 'If I Could' among many other hits. Mark Arthur Miller's show is not only a reflection of his passion for the unforgettable rhythms of that era but also a loving ode to his father.

From David Simon (HBO's 'Treme' and 'The Wire') and Paul Haggis ('Crash'), the HBO Miniseries presentation SHOW ME A HERO debuts its first two parts back-to-back SUNDAY, AUG. 16(8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT

The Blyth Festival continues its 41st Season with the world premiere of a new musical, Fury, written by Peter Smith with music by Samuel Sholdice. Directed by Micheline Chevrier, Fury plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from July 29 to September 12.

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Playwright Jonathan Tolins (author of BUYER & CELLAR and TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS) coined the phrase 'The Last Sunday in June' and turned it into a landmark play which debuted in 2003 at the Rattlestick Theater starring Arnie Burton, Donald Corren, Jonathan McClain, Susan Pourfar, Mark Setlock, Peter Smith, David Turner and Matthew Wilkas and directed by Trip Cullman. BroadwayWorld.com reached out to him this week as we face the most historic PRIDE in American History

Each year, Enchantment Theatre Company brings its theatrical magic to the holidays and this season will be no exception. The company is celebrating the return of their production of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. The show will run today, December 13-January 4 at the Arts Bank, 601 South Broad Street. Tickets cost $16- $29 and are available at enchantmenttheatre.org or by phone at 215-496-9160.

Each year, Enchantment Theatre Company brings its theatrical magic to the holidays and this season will be no exception. The company is celebrating the return of their production of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. The show will run December 13-January 4 at the Arts Bank, 601 South Broad Street. Tickets cost $16- $29 and are available at enchantmenttheatre.org or by phone at 215-496-9160.

Blyth Festival's new artistic director, Gil Garratt, has announced his first playbill for next summer. 'What I love about these plays is how thoroughly they capture where we have been and where we are now,' says Garratt.

Rita Wilson and Molly Ringwald deserve a lot of credit for being gutsy enough to go out of their comfort zones as performers and venture into the intimate, sometimes scary art from known as cabaret, where you're always live and can't rely on extra takes. It's also obvious that they've worked very hard at becoming the best vocalists they can possibly be. They have just as much right to live out their cabaret performing fantasies as, oh, about 75 percent of the 'singers' booking shows in cabaret room all over the New York. If Wilson and Ringwald weren't bold-faced names would their singing really be considered good enough to merit them gigs (and extended ones at that) at the Cafe Carlyle? And if they weren't celebrities, would they be receiving such breathlessly positive reviews from critics, some of who should know better?

Fringe Festival regulars, Tribe of Fools (TOF), will mount a brand new show, Two Street, a gay Romeo and Juliet-esque take on romantic-comedies set in a Mummers Club House at the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, presented by Fringe Arts. The show runs today, September 4 through 13th at the Church of the Crucifixion, 620 S 8th St., between South and Bainbridge, performance times vary.

Philadelphia-based physical theatre company Tribe of Fools returns to the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe Festival with Two Street, a gay Romeo and Juliet-esque romantic comedy set in a Mummers' Club House. The show runs September 4 through 13th at the Church of the Crucifixion, 620 S 8th St., between South and Bainbridge, performance times vary. Tickets cost $20 and are available online at www.fringearts.com.