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Signature Theatre is pleased to announce complete casting for the opening show of its 2008-2009 season, ACE. With music by Richard Oberacker and book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, ACE will be directed by Signature's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer with choreography by Karma Camp. Set just after WWII, ACE is an epic story of a young boy's search to come to terms with his past and unlock his future. A tale of triumph, humor, and heart as seen through a child's eyes, ACE magically explores the heroic lives and unforeseen legacies of the men and women of America's Greatest Generation.

Signature Theatre, today announced the 2008-2009 season, which runs from August 26, 2008 through May 31, 2009 and features five productions as well as the special concert presentation

The new Broadway-aimed musical adventure ACE will play a limited engagement this fall at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va. Directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer, ACE begins performances on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 and continues through Sunday, September 28, in preparation for a Broadway bow in spring 2009.

A new production of the Broadway-aimed musical adventure ACE will play a limited regional engagement at Washington DC's National Theatre early next year.

The winners of the Kevin Kline Awards have been announced

Seventeen St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the second annual Kevin Kline Awards. Thirty-seven plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2006 now share 115 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's 'Cityscape' on January 19.

The Starry Messenger has been replaced on the season line-up of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, due to 'unforeseen scheduling delays with playwright/director Kenneth Lonergan's current film.'

Steve Spiegel, President and CEO, is pleased to announce the launch of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, a new stock and amateur licensing company.

Richard Oberacker describes the challenges of bringing his unconventional Asian theatre-inspired musical Jouney to the West to NYMF

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and New Voice Theatre will present the New York premiere of Journey to the West, a new musical by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor that will be seen as an official Next Link selection in the third annual NYMF

Journey to the West, an epic musical story combining Asian theatre conventions with Cirque du Soleil artistry, will play the 37 Arts Theatre (450 W. 37th St.) from September 25th through October 1st as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Journey to the West, an epic story set to premiere at the New York Musical Theatre Festival this fall, will feature several Cirque du Soleil veterans among its creative team

Casting has been announced Journey to the West, an epic story set to premiere at the New York Musical Theatre Festival this fall

Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

New Voice Theatre, a non-profit theatre company in Cinncinati, Ohio will present Journey to the West, an epic story set to premiere at the New York Musical Theatre Festival this fall.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's Next Link Project, to be presented as part of the third-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 10 through October 1, 2006.

Creators of the eight NAMT New Works musicals as well as performers and industry professionals turned out for a reception at Marseilles on September 27th

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Hunter Foster, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and other stars have been cast in the eight National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals, which will be held on September 25th and 26th

Adam Monley will replace Cheyenne Jackson as one of the stars of the NAMT musical Ace, which will be presented to NAMT members and to a small public audience on September 26th