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Ground UP Productions (Kate Middleton, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that the company will hold its benefit, The Bootleg Revue, June 12, 2010 at The 13th Street Theatre (136 East 13th Street).

Daniel Merriam's imagination is unsurpassed in a world where playfulness and beauty are everything. These new works were inspired by a medieval castle in France where Merriam was an Artist in Residence last summer.

The Sixties are Back! Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decade that forever revolutionized popular music as well as their own tenth anniversary as one of Chicago's most beloved concert duos. From the idyllic early Motown sound and British invasion to the angst and free love of Woodstock, "That 60's Show" will feature songs by many of the decades favorite performers including The Beatles, The Supreme's, The null Brothers, Elvis, Petula Clark, Janis Joplin and many more, all done in Menzie & Michael's unique award-winning style.

Alexa Kelly, Artistic Director of Pulse Ensemble Theatre, announced the company will present the US Premiere of this full length version of Anuval Pal's Indian-flavored, bittersweet comedy 'CHAOS THEORY' at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, from May 25th through June 19th.

The weather is so beautiful and the dogwoods, azaleas, tulips, and magnolias are in full bloom, and as May rolls around, DC area theatres are bursting with new productions.

Before there was GLEE or 'American Idol,' there was Stagedoor Manor, a theater camp in the Catskills where big-time Hollywood casting directors came to find the next generation of stars. It's where Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, Mandy Moore, Lea Michele, and many others got their start. The famed theater camp continues to be a breeding ground for Broadway and Hollywood. And at age 31, Mickey Rapkin, a senior editor at GQ, was lucky enough to go, too.

Today, the 66th annual Theatre World Award winners for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performances during the 2009-2010 theatrical season were announced.

Alexa Kelly, Artistic Director of Pulse Ensemble Theatre, announced the company will present the World Premiere of this full length version of Anuval Pal's Indian-flavored, bittersweet comedy 'CHAOS THEORY' at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, from May 24th through June 19th.

Residents of Tempe, Arizona will have the opportunity to watch the Tony Awards LIVE, at an Official Viewing Party on Sunday, June 13. The event will take place on Arizona State University at ASU Gammage, one of the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. The viewing party and black-tie event is made possible thanks to Tony Award Productions.

The weather is so beautiful and the dogwoods, azaleas, tulips, and magnolias are in full bloom, and as May rolls around, DC area theatres are bursting with new productions.

Beginning April 23 for three weekends, the women from Jerry Herman's hit musicals will grace the Alden Theatre stage in his cabaret-style revue -- appropriately styled Jerry's Girls. Nine talented vocalists from all over the Washington area will sing and dance their way through more than thirty of Herman's tunes, including the title numbers from Mame, Hello Dolly! and Milk and Honey.

The Clarence Derwent Award for most promising female and male performers on the New York metropolitan scene, has gone to Nina Arianda and Bill Heck. The announcement was made by Arne Gundersen, president of the Actors' Equity Foundation, which administers the Award.

Helen Stenborg and Stephen McKinley Henderson have been named to receive the annual Richard Seff Award presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation. The award, a $1,000 check and crystal trophy for each, honors a veteran female and male character actor for the best performance in a supporting role in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs has announced the nominees for the 2010 24th Annual MAC Awards. The ceremony honoring the nominees, will take place on May 4, 2010 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, and will be hosted by Sharon McNight. Leslie Uggams will be honored for Lifetime Achievement, with Board of Directors Awards being presented to Peter Leavy and playbill.com. The event will begin at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. Lennie Watts will direct the evening, with Tracy Stark musical directing.

Barbara and Mary Morris, owners of The Henry Sawyer Inn in Cape May, will be East Lynne Theater Company's honorees on Wednesday, May 26 at the South Jersey Cultural Alliance's (SJCA) 15th Annual Paul Aiken Encore Awards Dinner at Bally's in Atlantic City.

BroawayWorld recently caught up with stage legend and screen star Betty Buckley, who is preparing to open the world premiere of Ben Andron's debut play, WHITE'S LIES, at New World Stages on Thursday, May 6, 2010.

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', BroadwayWorld celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.

Acclaimed Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced details for a second round of major items for their special online Auction in connection with its annual Spring Gala Benefit 'In Quarter Time'.

The Off-Broadway production of the play GANGPLANK by Ward Morehouse III has been extended through May 6th. The production was originally scheduled to end May 1st.

The weather is so beautiful and the dogwoods, azaleas, tulips, and magnolias are in full bloom, and as May rolls around, DC area theatres are bursting with new productions.