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Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) kicks off this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Sex Lives of Our Parents, written by Michael Mitnick. Directed by Davis McCallum, Sex Lives of Our Parents will feature Teddy Bergmann (Peter and the Starcatcher), Lisa Emery (Far East), Daniel Jenkins (Mary Poppins), Virginia Kull (Dividing the Estate), Ben Rappaport (NBC's 'Outsourced') and Mark Zeisler (Second Stage Theatre's Eurydice). Previews begin on June 7th and opening night is Wednesday, June 22

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) has announced its 2010-2011 season of productions. The season kicks off with The Wedding Singer, a rollicking period musical set in New Jersey in 1985, to be performed October 22 and 23 at the Franklin Country Club.

The New Orleans Ballet Association celebrates 40 years of Bringing Dance to Life in New Orleans with a superstar-studded Ruby Gala des Etoiles (40th Anniversary Gala of Stars), April 17 at 6:30pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. Ten internationally renowned Principal and Etoiles ballet dancers from the most prestigious ballet companies in the world will perform at this once-in-a-lifetime event!

The New Orleans Ballet Association celebrates 40 years of Bringing Dance to Life in New Orleans with a superstar-studded Ruby Gala des Etoiles (40th Anniversary Gala of Stars), April 17 at 6:30pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. Ten internationally renowned Principal and Etoiles ballet dancers from the most prestigious ballet companies in the world will perform at this once-in-a-lifetime event!

Cameron Mackintosh has been honoured for his contribution to musical theatre at this year's South Bank Show awards. The Awards other big winners included: Film This Is England Comedy Gavin and Stacey (BBC Three) TV Drama The Mark of Cain (Channel 4) Theatre Saint Joan at the National Theatre Pop Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare Literature Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Classical Music Traced Overhead: The Musical World of Thomas Ades at the Barbican Visual Arts Andy Goldsworthy at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Opera The Turn of The Screw at the ENO Dance Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: Programmes 1 and 2 at Sadler's Wells Literature Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Arts Council England - decibel Award Daljit Nagra: Look We Have Coming To Dover Outstanding Achievement Award JK Rowling

Michael Frayn is an English playwright and novelist. He began as a reporter for The Guardian and The Observer after graduating college in 1957. His first novel, The Tin Men, was published in 1965 winning him his first of many accolades. His other award winning novels include Headlong, The Russian Interpreter and Spies. Considered to be Britain's finest translator of Anton Chekhov, he adapted four major plays along with several smaller plays for an evening called The Sneeze in London in 1988. Theatrically, Frayn is the playwright for such well received plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen, and Democracy, which won the Tony Award in 2000.

'Benefactors' was first staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985. The original Broadway cast included Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Simon Jones and Sam Waterston and was nominated for two Tony Awards.

Tony Award-winning talents will take the stage of Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut to celebrate guest of honor John Kander, the Tony Award-winning composer of Chicago, Cabaret and Curtains, on Monday, September 24.

Busker Alley, which will soon be seen at the York Theatre Company in a star-studded concert headlined by Tony-winners Jim Dale and Glenn Close, may sidle up to a Broadway run

The York Theatre Company will present a one-night only benefit performance of Busker Alley--starring Jim Dale and Glenn Close--on November 13th at 8:00 p.m. at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College

The Broadway cast of DEMOCRACY by Michael Frayn, went into rehearsal today under the direction of Michael Blakemore.