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Signature Theatre kicks off its four-month Kander & Ebb Celebration on March 11 with the Tony Award-winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman.

On Wednesday, February 20, the Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA) held a cocktail reception in celebration for its up-coming Kander & Ebb tribute season.

Signature Theatre will present a closed reading of The Visit on Tuesday, February 19 in New York City. The East Coast premiere of The Visit will be one of three mainstage works presented as a part of Signature's four-month celebration of the songwriting team of John Kander & Fred Ebb.

Mark Jacoby will join two-time Tony Award winning stars Chita Rivera and George Hearn in the Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA) production of The Visit. Signature's four-month celebration of the works of John Kander and Fred Ebb will also include The Happy Time, to star George Dvorsky, David Margulies and Michael Minarik.

Will Chase will join Natascia Diaz (Spider Woman/Aurora) and Hunter Foster (Molina), playing the role of the young radical Valentin at the Signature Thetre in Arlington, VA. Kiss of the Spider Woman runs March 11 - April 20, 2008 in The Max Theatre.

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is proud to announce the debut of The BMI Workshop Songbook Podcast, a podcast series of never-before-heard songs by members and alumni from the Tony honored workshop. The podcast can be accessed at www.bmi.com/fridayatfour

Best known for his Tony-awarding winning performance as Tommy DeVito in the hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys, Christian Hoff premiered his sold-out solo concert show at the Metropolitan Room for one night on Monday, January 14 at 9:30PM.

Sonnet Repertory Theatre (SRT) presented 'Sonnet Sings: The Bard,' the company's annual benefit event on Monday, November 12 at 6PM at HA! Comedy Club

Sonnet Repertory Theatre (SRT) announces the lineup for 'Sonnet Sings: The Bard,' the company's annual benefit event. Scheduled performers include: two time Tony-nominated actor Terrence Mann and Tony award-winning and Grammy award-nominated composer Duncan Sheik, performing their original songs, in addition to Will Chase, Bradley Dean, Brian D'Arcy James, David Miller, Brandon Wardell, Q. Smith, and Rachel Ulanet.

Quo Vadimus Arts will kick-off the ID America Fesitval showcasing 30 plays from 15 different states when playwrights from around the nation convene in New York City, November 10-20 at the Clemente Soto Velez Center

The 'Rockers on Broadway' concert returned this year with the latest edition - 'Rockers on Broadway Salutes Motown' at BB King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street) on Monday, October 22 at 8PM.

The 'Rockers on Broadway' concert returned this year with the latest edition - 'Rockers on Broadway Salutes Motown' at BB King Blues Club & Grill on Monday, October 22 at 8PM.

Tony Award winning actress Christine Ebersole has just been added to the roster of talent for the upcoming 'Rockers on Broadway Salutes Motown' concert scheduled for Monday October 22 at 8PM at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill on West 42nd Street.

Rock and roll radio legend Bruce 'Cousin Brucie' Morrow is the latest edition to the upcoming benefit concert 'Rockers on Broadway Salutes Motown.' Morrow will be joined on stage by the evening's host, actress/comedian Caroline Rhea (TV's The Biggest Loser) and a line up of world famous recording stars and Broadway performers. The one night only event will take place on Monday October 22 at 8PM at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill on West 42nd Street, and will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Wingspan Arts.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and Executive Director Kathy Evans announced the casts and directors of the eight musicals for its 19th Annual Festival of New Musicals to be held at New World Stages (340 West 50th St between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Sunday, October 7 and Monday, October 8, 2007.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ) opened Happy Days: A New Musical, on Sunday September 30 at 7:30PM. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures television series, Happy Days is created by Garry Marshall who also wrote the book, with music and lyrics by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning Hall of Fame songwriter Paul Williams. Directed by Paper Mill favorite Gordon Greenberg, this musical comedy will run at the Millburn Theatre through October 28.