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Basement Boy Productions is proud to present THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

A Scottish-Jewish Musical? Bring in the Music, Bring in the Kilts

Basement Boy Productions is proud to present THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

In a ceremony held at Harvard's Sanders Theatre on May 12th, Patti Colombo received the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Choreography for North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) acclaimed 2007 production of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.

Rubicon Theatre Company presents 'My Antonia,' the stage adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winner Willa Cather's classic novel by Stephen and Scott Schwartz.

In a ceremony on April 14, The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from community papers and media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, announced the winners of the IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2007 theater season. North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) received 4 awards, including Best Production of a Musical.

The Festival of New American Musicals, a two-month musical theatre festival, will be held in May and June, 2008, throughout Southern California. Marcia Seligson and Bob Klein are the Executive Producers of the Festival.

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, have announced the nominees for the IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2007 Theatre Season. North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) received 17 award nominations honoring performances and creative teams who worked on NSMT's critically acclaimed 2007 Musical Series.

Every Thursday night, beginning February 14, the audience of Curvy Conservations with Cybill Shepherd be treated to special post-performance talkbacks with Cybill Shepherd herself! Curvy Conversations with Cybill Shepherd will be held on February 14, February 21, February 28 and March 6.

Casting has been announced for the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys, which opens for previews at the lavish Palazzo on April 4, 2008. The cast of Jersey Boys will be led by Erich Bergen, Rick Faugno, Jeremy Kushnier and Jeff Leibow as The Four Seasons

Casting has been announced for the special holiday encore engagement of Jersey Boys, set to play San Francisco's Curran Theatre from November 20-December 30, 2007. The cast of Jersey Boys will be lead by Rick Faugno (Frankie Valli), San Franciscan Jeff Leibow (Nick Massi), Bryan McElroy (Tommy DeVito) and Andrew Rannells (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons with Jonathan Hadley and Ken Krugman.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson's spellbinding Broadway sensation Golda's Balcony, starring Camille Saviola. Previews begin October 3, opening October 6.

The Lerner and Loewe 1951 hit Broadway musical, Paint Your Wagon, will be launched by co-producers Christopher Allen, D. Constantine Conte (48 Hours, Persido), and Larry Spellman (Say Goodnight Gracie), for a cross-country tour to open on Broadway followed by a London production starting with Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company September 28 thru October 13, 2007.

The Pasadena Playhouse will world premiere a new musical next season with Mask, an adaptation of the Universal motion picture, beginning March 7, 2008, which will follow the already announced Ray Charles Live! - A New Musical set to open in November 2007...

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today the 2007 NYMF Developmental Series, Special Events and Ars Nova Concert Series.

We talk to Anna Louizos, Tony nominee for best set design for High Fidelity. She talks about many of her shows, and how she got to be where she is.

Once left at Broadway's sacrificial altar, the stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning MGM musical - and number three favorite musical of all time according to a BBC poll - is now living happily ever after in the theater world's less urbane communities

Anna also designed four other shows currently running in NY: 'Curtains,' 'In the Heights,' 'Avenue Q' and 'Altar Boyz.'

Rubicon Theatre Company Founders Karyl Lynn Burns and James O'Neil have just announced plans for the company's 10th Anniversary Season, at a press conference at Rubicon's home in Ventura.