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Andy Sandberg to Direct LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA at Westside Theatre; Opens 8/2

The new musical comedy The Last Smoker in America will get its New York premiere this summer, it was announced today. The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® Nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), will be directed by Tony Award-winning producer and director Andy Sandberg (Hair; Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and choreographed by Tony Award® nominee AC Ciulla (Footloose). Performances begin Wednesday, July 11, 2012 upstairs at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street), with an official Opening Night set for Thursday, August 2, 2012. Casting will be announced shortly.

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES to be Featured on NY1 This Weekend

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES' creator and producer Dan Okrent and cast member Marilyn Sokol will be interviewed by Sam Roberts on "New York Times Close Up" tomorrow night Saturday May 12 at 10 PM; it will be rebroadcast on Sunday May 13 at 10 AM.

Photo Flash: First Look at Penguin Rep & Morton Wolkowitz' MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Morton Wolkowitz (Stomp, The Unexpected Man) will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Miracle On South Division Street, by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato. Opening Night is Sunday May 13th at St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). See photos from the production below!

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Comes to San Jose in September

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the 'provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view,' comes to San Jose for two performances only. The production will run at the San Jose Performing Arts Center, 255 Almaden Boulevard, Saturday, September 22 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

C.S. Lewis' THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Returns to Nashville 4/27-28

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, returns to the James K. Polk Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, tonight, April 27 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters Returns to Nashville Now thru 4/28

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, returns to the James K. Polk Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, tonight, April 27 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Penguin Rep Theatre Presents Premiere of MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET, 5/13

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Morton Wolkowitz (Stomp, The Unexpected Man) is set to present the Off-Broadway premiere of MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET, by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato. Performances begin April 25th at St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). Opening Night is set for Sunday May 13th.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Returns to the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 7/12-15

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, will return to Irvine by popular demand for a limited engagement at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, adjacent to University of California Irvine, from July 12 through July 15. The production sold out five performances at the same venue in July 2011.

BWW Interviews: Samantha Levenshus and Adam Neubauer's Grimm World

You might not expect a theatre company named Zombie Joe's Underground would be the typical place to find a fairy tale play based on the Brothers Grimm characters. What you would expect to find is Grand Guignol horror done up in genius ZJ fashion in productions like their long-running URBAN DEATH and ATTACK OF THE ROTTING CORPSES. This unique group of artists, however, loves to delve into worlds beyond the norm and explore them from a new perspective.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Comes to Buffalo

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, will be presented for two performances only at Buffalo's Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo-North, 103 Center for the Arts, on Saturday, April 14 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Penguin Rep Theatre, Morton Wolkowitz's MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET to Open 5/13

Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Morton Wolkowitz (Stomp, The Unexpected Man) will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Miracle On South Division Street, by Tom Dudzick, directed by Joe Brancato. Performances begin April 25th at St. Luke's Theatre. Opening Night is set for Sunday May 13th.

Brooklyn Center Presents MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH... 4/1

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2011-2012 Solo Sensations series on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2pm with funnyman Steve Solomon in his award-winning Off-Broadway hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy!

RATED P FOR PARENTHOOD Ends Off-Broadway Run 4/8

Rated P for Parenthood, the Off-Broadway musical comedy, has announced the final two weeks of performances upstairs at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street) before playing its final performance on Sunday, April 8, 2012.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE Ends Off-Broadway Run Tonight

The long-running Off Broadway favorite Love, Loss, and What I Wore will close tonight, Sunday, March 25, 2012 after playing for two and a half years and 1,013 performances. (March 15th marked the show's landmark 1,000 performance.)

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS to Play at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater, 3/24

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, will be presented for two performances only at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater, 6420 S.E. 15th Street in Oklahoma-Midwest City Saturday, March 24 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Returns To Chicago, 5/19

Due to popular demand THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view, returns to Chicago for two performances at the Paramount Theatre, in Aurora, Saturday, May 19. THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS recently completed a four show engagement to capacity houses at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in March.

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