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THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, September 17, at the Majestic Theatre and plays a limited engagement through Sunday, September 29. In San Antonio, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.

The University of Montana will offer Avenue Q, the buzzy and riotous musical comedy that will showcase both the School of Music and the School of Theatre & Dance. Avenue Q runs in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center on campus October 1-5 and October 8-12 at 7:30 pm.

The producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and The Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield Hippodrome Broadway Series announced today that single tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 29th at 10:00 am. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 25 until September 27. Tickets will be available at the Hippodrome Theatre box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting Broadwayacrossamerica.com/Baltimore, or by calling 410-547- SEAT.

The producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati at the Aronoff Center announced today that single tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m., Monday, September 16. An exclusive online pre-sale for American Express Card-members will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10. Tickets will be available at the Aronoff Center box office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) has announced an exciting Fall season of theatre, comedy and music. All performances are at the White Plains theatre, located on the third level of City Center off Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains.

The producers of the First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta announced today that single tickets will go on sale September 22 at 10 a.m. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Card-members will begin at 10 a.m. on September 18 thru September 22. Tickets will be available at the Fox Theatre box office (660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308), by visiting www.FoxAtlTix.com or by calling 1-855-ATL-TIXX. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken its own house record in Dallas, TX for the week ending September 1 at the Winspear Opera House grossing $1,511,294.00. THE BOOK OF MORMON first broke the record the week ending August 25.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON which played a record-breaking twelve-week run in the fall of 2012 returns for a limited engagement January 21, 2014 - March 16, 2014. Individual tickets will go on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers beginning Wednesday, September 11 at 10:00AM by calling 800-745-3000 or visiting Ticketmaster.com and will remain on sale through 11:59PM on Wednesday, September 18.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, previously announced the lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins today, September 3 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston and plays a limited two week engagement through Sunday, September 15. In Houston, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office before each performance, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece, cash only.

In March 2011, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone's joyfully irreverent, soulfully blasphemous, and wholly scandalous comedy THE BOOK OF MORMON took Broadway by storm, going on to win 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Score. The musical quickly developed a ravenous parish of fans that simply couldn't get enough of the bawdy spectacle, and left many around the nation counting the days until the First National Tour kicked off. After a short two-and-a-half year wait, Houston audiences are getting their chance to experience the production, and judging by last night's reaction, we couldn't be more enthusiastic or pleased. Now holding a coveted spot as one of the best musicals I have ever seen, this show was definitely worth the wait!

Rod, the puppet star of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q -- who made international headlines on July 24, 2011 when he married his puppet boyfriend Ricky on the first day same-sex marriage became legal in the State of New York -- has himself been invited to the same-sex wedding of Mississippi couple Scott Barnes and Gary Holcomb in Washington, DC on Sunday, September 1. Sadly, Rod has sent his regrets to the grooms since Sunday is a two-show day at AVENUE Q and he is obligated to perform in the musical, now in its 10th year in New York. (New World Stages, 340 W. 50 St.)

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Tonight's Fall Theater Preview Party, the three big local premieres, upcoming: 'Spamalot' and two new works, 'Death Boogie' and 'The Old Man And The Old Moon,' plus a 'Schoolhouse Rock Live' milestone, the Dramatists Guild conference and more!

The producers of the national tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Blumenthal Performing Arts announced today that single tickets will go on sale Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. in the Belk Theater box office (130 N. Tryon Street) and at NOON online (BlumenthalArts.org) or by calling 704.372.1000. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 thru Friday, Sept. 6. There is a maximum limit of 6 tickets total per household.

The producers of the national tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical announced today that single tickets will go on sale Monday, September 9th at 10am. An exclusive Pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 4th thru Saturday, September 6th.

Last weekend, August 22-25, 2013, the Dramatists Guild of America held its second ever national conference in Chicago, at the Hilton Chicago on South Michigan Avenue. The Dramatists Guild is the professional association of playwrights, librettists, lyricists and composers writing for the stage. And with almost 7,000 members, that's a lot of creative energy!

Happy Birthday, Andrew Rannells! Rannells played Bob Gaudio in the First National Tour of Jersey Boys. In January 2009, he reprised the role of Gaudio in the musical's Broadway production. Rannells originated the role of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, a musical written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez. For his performance, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. His last performance was June 10, 2012. He will soon play Bryan Buckley in Ryan Murphy's new television series The New Normal on NBC.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, September 3 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston and plays a limited two week engagement through Sunday, September 15. In Houston, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office before each performance, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece, cash only.

Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is taking audiences on an amazing theatrical journey with their upcoming 2013-2014 season, packed with Tony Award Winning, world-class productions of musicals presented at The San Diego Civic Theatre -and they have just added a few more! From the creators of "South Park" and winner of nine Tony Awards, THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a limited two-week engagement May 27-June 8, 2014. The New York Times calls it "the best musical of this century" and Entertainment Weekly says it's "the funniest musical of all time.'