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Join us for Songs From Central Avenue Breakdown and Beyond!, a fundraiser for our upcoming twin productions at the Daegu International Music Festival & the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival. The fundraiser takes place this Monday, June 4th at 7PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in the West Bank Café (407 W. 42nd Street, NYC 10036). For reservations call, 212.695.6909. Tickets are $25 with a $15 food and drink minimum.

Central Avenue Breakdown will celebrate its World Premiere at the at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival with a Post-Show Talk-Back with Sonny Simmons, following the Monday, October 10 performance. Central Avenue Breakdown features music & lyrics by Kevin Ray, book by Kevin Ray & Josh Sohn with additional Story by Suellen Vance. The opening night talk back is co-sponsored by The Jazz Foundation of America.

Central Avenue Breakdown features music & lyrics by Kevin Ray, book by Kevin Ray & Josh Sohn with additional Story by Suellen Vance. The opening night talk back is co-sponsored by The Jazz Foundation of America. This new musical began performances on October 10 and initially runs through October 16 at Signature Theatre's The Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street). Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.nymf.org or by calling (212)352-3101. For more information about the festival please visit www.NYMF.org.

Central Avenue Breakdown will celebrate its World Premiere at the at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival with a Post-Show Talk-Back with Sonny Simmons, following the Monday, October 10 performance.

Central Avenue Breakdown will get its World Premiere at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Central Avenue Breakdown will celebrate its World Premiere at the at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival with a Post-Show Talk-Back with Sonny Simmons, following the Monday, October 10 performance. Central Avenue Breakdown features music & lyrics by Kevin Ray, book by Kevin Ray & Josh Sohn with additional Story by Suellen Vance. The opening night talk back is co-sponsored by The Jazz Foundation of America.

Central Avenue Breakdown will get its World Premiere at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Central Avenue Breakdown will get its World Premiere at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

'So what are you seeing next?' is a question I'm frequently asked and every year around this time when I answer, 'Broadway's Rising Stars.  It's a concert at Town Hall with recent college and theatre school graduates singing showtunes,' I often get that look of pity that presumes that sitting through stuff like this is the price I pay for getting comps to see Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch in A Little Night Music.

There's something very endearing about watching a couple of old pros like Bernie Kopell and Lou Cutell exercise their finely tuned comedic chops as a pair of elderly widowers looking for a night of excitement; especially when that excitement comes in the form of Teresa Ganzel, who displays ample comic skills herself as the shapely blonde goodtime girl with a heart of gold.  Add another actor and this trio could deliver a very enjoyable production of The Sunshine Boys.  But alas, the vehicle they ride into the Little Shubert, Viagara Falls, is an anaemic sex comedy that wastes their talents and the audience's patience.

Students from AMDA, CAP21, Julliard, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Melon, Marymount and The New School made their Broadway debut on the stage of The Town Hall last night, July 19, at the 4th Annual Summer Broadway Festival, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. This Broadway's Rising Stars program featured music and dance, coupled with witty insider tidbits, all performed by Broadway's finest rising talent from these leading theatrical institutions. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.

Olney Theatre Center Presents works by Donald Margulies and Stephen Schwartz

Year-end round up of the best in community theatre productions seen in Baltimore in 2006.

WHO: Spotlighters WHAT: Man of La Mancha WHEN: Through December 24. Fri & Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2 PM, plus Thurs at 8PM on select dates. HOW MUCH: $15.00; $10.00 with BWW Discount

A weekly column on theater in the Baltimore/Washington area.