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Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart will headline 'Stairway to Paradise: An Original Encores! Production: 50 Years of Revues in Review.'

Tour production if lackluster but has a Roxie to Remember

WHO: The National Touring Company WHAT: Chicago: The Musical WHEN: Through January 7; Weds - Sat at 8PM, Sat at 2PM and Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM HOW MUCH: Ticket prices vary. Go to www.france-merrickpac.com for information

The 10 biggest theatre-news stories in Baltimore in 2006.

Lily Rabe and Michael Stuhlbarg have been selected to receive this year's Joe A. Callaway Award presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation. The announcement was made by Arne Gundersen, President of the Foundation.

Broadway at Birdland, a series of Monday night concerts featuring top theater and nightclub stars and songwriters, has announced the January/February schedule

Sunday night, December 10th at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, BroadwayWorld.com celebrated the holidays with an exciting, star-studded concert to raise money for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. It also blew the roof out! Santa, his elves and everything but the kitchen sink were on show and brought cheer and cheers for all. The cast dressed to kill and thrill.

After two generous donors presented BC/EFA with more funds, the 'Gypsy of the Year' grand total was raised over the $3 million mark

Broadway Bullet interview Stephen Spinella about 'Spring Awakening' and his career in this first installment of six interviews. Spinella also discusses 'Angels in America' and advice for actors.

Old dramatic chestnuts get a healthy workout in this two-person story of young meets old, washed up meets on the rise and substance abuser meets… well, substance abuser

A weekly column on Baltimore/Washington Theater and Broadway.

Tickets for this year's Kid's Night on Broadway, the once a year opportunity for young people, age 6-18, to attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult - are on sale for select shows from now through January 30th

On Sunday, October 29th at 7:30 PM at the 92nd Street Y, some of the theatre's brightest luminaries gathered to read from and discuss Robert Viagas' new book The Alchemy of Theatre: Essays on Collaboration

Ira Gamerman, author of Split on writing, Neil Simon and giving back to Towson University

The 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival completed its third year with a 65% increase in audience attendance compared to 2005, which is a record number for the young event

On Sunday, October 29th at 7:30 PM at the 92nd Street Y, some of the theatre's brightest luminaries will gather to read from and discuss Robert Viagas' new book The Alchemy of Theatre: Essays on Collaboration

All actors who have been in a production of the classic Stephen Schwartz musical are invited to Paper Mill Playhouse's Godspell Alumni Evening on October 11th

This week: Raising a Star, Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway, I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story by Marni Nixon and the Playbill Broadway Yearbook!

Feature a report on 'without you' by Anthony Rapp, 'til the fat girl sings' by Sharon Wheatley, 'Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley' by Jon Krampner, 'The Importance of Being Barbra' by Tom Santopietro and 'TIME STEPS ? My Musical Comedy Life' by Donna McKechnie with Greg Lawrence.