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Voting is now underway for the Italy Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below!

GREASE, il musical dei record prodotto dalla Compagnia della Rancia, festeggia i 15 anni esatti dal suo debutto italiano e ritorna in grande stile al Teatro Brancaccio in una nuovissima edizione. Nel cast troviamo Riccardo Simone Berdini nel ruolo di Danny; Serena Carradori e Floriana Monici tornano ad interpretare rispettivamente Sandy e Rizzo.

Tamsin Greig and Roger Lloyd Pack will appear in The Trojan Women as Athena and Poseiden in a pre-recorded film that forms part of the production.

The Joyce Theater is thrilled to welcome back the brilliant and hilarious Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo for its biannual three-week NYC holiday engagement, December 18, 2012 - January 6, 2013. The season will feature two different programs, including the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Laurencia, choreographed in 1939 by Vakhtang Chabukiani for the Kirov Ballet. Tickets are $10*-$59 and can be arranged by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. (*$10 tickets have been made available by generous support from the MetLife Foundation.) The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street, in Chelsea.

Singer, rapper, songwriter and Malibu-reppin' Colette Carr has announced a maverick, new delivery method for the upcoming release of her debut album SKITSZO. In keeping with the innovative and through-composed spirit of Colette's music and personality (as evidenced in a series of viral videos, mix tapes, features and dynamic multi-media blog), Cherrytree Records will introduce a new way to issue Colette's debut to her loyal and engaged fanbase and beyond.

On the heels of its sold-out and acclaimed season opener featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, dancer Jared Angle and harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire at The Players Club, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts-the series that presents early music in intimate alternative venues-brings back by popular demand From Ghetto to Palazzo, a fascinating concert of works by Jewish-Italian composer Salamone Rossi (c. 1570 - 1630) today, November 4 at 4:00pm. Performers include the vocal sextet The Western Wind Ensemble with Charles Weaver, lute and Gabe Shuford, harpsichord, and cantor Daniel Singer.

A tu per tu con Simona Patitucci, eclettica artista nonché voce italiana della Sirenetta, ultimamente alle prese con il suo Fantasmi a Roma, favola musicale che BroadwayWorld.com - Italy ha seguito con molto interesse in questi ultimi mesi...

The Blank Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, has announced Hollywood On Tap, a craft beer festival to be held on the 'Streets of New York' backlot at Paramount Studios today, October 20 from 2-5pm. Hollywood On Tap will feature over 40 popular craft brews, live music from emerging talent, and many of LA's best food trucks. All proceeds will benefit The Blank Theatre.

Dopo due stagioni poco fortunate, il Teatro Brancaccio cambia direzione artistica e si mette nuovamente al servizio della sua città grazie al coraggio e alla tenacia di Alessandro Longobardi, già alla guida della Sala Umberto di Roma.

The Blank Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, has announced Hollywood On Tap, a craft beer festival to be held on the 'Streets of New York' backlot at Paramount Studios on Saturday, October 20 from 2-5pm. Hollywood On Tap will feature over 40 popular craft brews, live music from emerging talent, and many of LA's best food trucks. All proceeds will benefit The Blank Theatre.

On the heels of its sold-out and acclaimed season opener featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, dancer Jared Angle and harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire at The Players Club, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts-the series that presents early music in intimate alternative venues-brings back by popular demand From Ghetto to Palazzo, a fascinating concert of works by Jewish-Italian composer Salamone Rossi (c. 1570 - 1630) on Sunday, November 4 at 4:00pm. Performers include the vocal sextet The Western Wind Ensemble with Charles Weaver, lute and Gabe Shuford, harpsichord, and cantor Daniel Singer.

Fort Worth Opera revealed today the names of the composers whose works have been selected for participation in the first season of the company's exciting, annual new works program, Frontiers, making its debut May 6 - 11, 2013. The showcase will present eight unpublished works by composers from the Americas during the last week of the 2013 Opera Festival in the McDavid Studio across from Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.

I Fantasmi continuano ad infestare la pagina web di BroadwayWorld.com - Italia con il fantasmagorico trailer in HD! BUONA VISIONE! Our Phantoms continue to haunt BroadwayWorld.com - Italy webpage with a phantasmagoric trailer in HD! ENJOY THE SHOW!

The National Theatre of Great Britain announced today that it will be opening a New York-based office to oversee all of its North American activities.

E' stato rilasciato ieri il primo trailer di "Fantasmi a Roma", il musical tutto italiano presentato in forma di show-case il 30 giugno 2012 in Piazza San Silvestro (Roma) dalla Medina Produzioni e con il patrocinio dell'Assessorato alle Politiche Culturale e Centro Storico Roma Capitale diretto da Dino Gasperini. The trailer for "Fantasmi a Roma" (PHANTOMS IN ROME), an "all-made-in-Italy" musical presented on June 30, 2012 in Piazza S. Silvestro (Rome) as a show case by Medina Produzioni with the patronage of Comune di Roma and of the Assessor Dino Gasperini, has been realeased yesterday.

Si e concluso ieri, sabato 25 agosto, nel magico scenario di Catona Teatro (RC), il tour di HAPPY DAYS, il musical di Garry Marshall basato sull'omonima serie tv degli anni '80, prodotto dalla Compagnia della Rancia e ormai in giro per l'Italia da piu di un anno e mezzo per un numero di 123 repliche.

Bellissima intervista a Riccardo Simone Berdini: eclettico artista italiano, autore, vincitore del Premio Nazionale Sandro Massimini nel 2009 e sincero amante del musical theatre attualmente impegnato nei tour estivi di HAPPY DAYS e GREASE, entrambi prodotti dalla Compagnia della Rancia. Wonderful interview to Riccardo Simone Berdini: versatile Italian artist, author, winner of Premio Nazionale Sandro Massimini in 2009 and sincere lover of musical theatre currently tied-up with the summer tours of HAPPY DAYS and GREASE, both produced by Compagnia della Rancia.

La versione italiana di GREASE, il musical "evergreen" prodotto da Compagnia della Rancia, festeggia 15 anni con un nuovo tour.

Black Moon Theatre Company presents a one-person-show created, performed and directed by Alessio Bordoni, THE PONZI SCHEME, at Theatre Row's Studio Theatre, tonight, July 31 - August 5, 2012.

La versione italiana di GREASE, il musical "evergreen" prodotto da Compagnia della Rancia, festeggia 15 anni con un nuovo tour.