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Do not anger the theatre gods, for their vengeance is swift and mighty. On press night of Michael Frayn's peerless portrait of backstage disasters, the Lyric suffered its own "technical difficulties", adding a distinctly meta frisson to this already gloriously layered comedy.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to riotous comedy, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Nathan Lane has returned to Broadway this season in the new play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus. Lane has had an extremely diverse career, spanning over 30 years. From comedic musicals, to heart-wrenching plays, to screen work, voiceovers, and much more, Lane has become a household name.

On Monday, April 22 at 7:30pm, please join us in celebrating the new show from Emmy Award-winning Actor & Comedian LESLIE JORDAN in EXPOSED - live at The Triple Door (216 Union St.).

The Drama League's 2019 Spring Charity Auction has launched, featuring more than twenty once-in-a-lifetime prize packages.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, kicks off 2019 with its talented line-up for the month of January, highlighted by headliners Sinbad, from FOX's Rel, January 3 - 5; Jaboukie Young-White, from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, December 10 - 12; Lil Rel Howery, star of FOX's Rel, Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, December 18 -20; DeRay Davis, from FOX's Empire, January 24 - 27; and Nick Thune, as seen on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, January 31 - February 2.

The 2017 Tony Award nominee for Best Play and the most-produced play of the 2018-2019 season, A Doll's House, Part 2 makes its Boston debut at the Huntington Theatre Company at the Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue, Boston) in a co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Written by Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, performances will run January 4 through February 3. The press opening will be Wednesday, January 9 at 7pm. 

On Thursday, December 13 leading NYC arts education nonprofit Inside Broadway and the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of The Band's Visit will present a special Creating the Magicprogram offering an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Broadway featuring The Band's Visit cast & production crew.

For the Guthrie Theater's  final hurrah on the McGuire Proscenium Stage in 2019, the company presents a hilarious tribute to plates of sardines and humor in the farcical 'Noises Off.' English playwright' Michael Frayn's award winning 1982 play presents an alternative perspective to the theatrical process and everyone who participates in a production's success. Produced for the first time at the Guthrie, the farce features multiple doors, opening and closing, swinging axes, hurdling down steps and fanciful love triangles along with the iconic plate of sardines through this play within a play format.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of November, highlighted by headliners D.L. Hughley, host of Radio 103.9 FM's 'The D.L. Hughley Show,' November 1 - 4; Yvonne Orji, from HBO's Insecure, as part of the 2018 New York Comedy Festival, October 8 - 11; Iliza Shlesinger, from her Netflix special 'Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial,' November 15 - 18; Jim Norton, host of SiriusXM Radio's 'The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show,' Thanksgiving Weekend, November 22, 24 and 25; and Mo Amer, from his Netflix special 'The Vagabond,' November 29 - December 2.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of October, highlighted by headliners Rob Stapleton, for his Super Birthday Bash featuring Tony Rock, Rudy Rush and Mark Viera, October 5 - 7; Donnell Rawlings, 'Ashy Larry' from Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, October 11 - 14; Chris Redd from NBC's Saturday Night Live, October 18 - 20; Sarah Tiana from Comedy Central's Roast Battle and Andrew Santino from Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, October 26 - 28; and The Breakfast Club presents T.K. Kirkland, featuring Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee and special guests, October 26 & 27.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl announces its most ambitious and dazzling year of special events! La Mirada Theatre will kick things off with such sensational shows as LEE ANN WOMACK, THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY and PAUL ANKA, and that's just this Fall! 

The Kennedy Center today unveiled an all-star lineup and new producers for the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which this year will celebrate Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Under the direction of the creative team from Done + Dusted, the Kennedy Center's new producing partner for the Mark Twain Prize, the cast will feature many of Louis-Dreyfus's admirers, friends, and collaborators, including Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey, Ilana Glazer, Tony Hale, Abbi Jacobson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jerry Seinfeld. The live Gala Performance will take place on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of August, highlighted by headliners Michelle Buteau, host of WNYC Radio Studios' podcast Late Night, Whenever!, August 2 - 4; Nick Mullen, host of the podcast Cum Town, August 9 - 11; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, one night only, August 16; Lavell Crawford, from AMC's Better Call Saul, August 17 - 19; Joel McHale, host of Netflix's The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, August 24 and 25; and Gary Owen, from his Showtime stand-up special 'I Got My Associates,' Labor Day Weekend, August 30 - September 2.

Nyu Skirball has announced its 2018-19 Dance Season! See full details below!

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of July, highlighted by headliners Ken Jeong, 'Mr. Chow' from The Hangover films, on July 1; Michael Blackson, 'The African King of Comedy,' July 5 - 8; Ryan Davis, from HBO's All Def Comedy, July 12 - 15; Whitney Cummings, from her HBO special 'I'm Your Girlfriend,' July 19 - 21; and Marlon Wayans, from NBC's Marlon, July 26 - 29.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy. This year's ceremony marks the 21st consecutive year that the Kennedy Center's marquee comedy award will be presented and broadcast nationally. On-sale and ticketing information for this event will be available at a later date, and sponsorship packages for the Mark Twain Prize gala performance are on sale now.

The Muny announced today its complete cast and design team for the theatre's centennial season production of Gypsy, July 27 - August 2. Gypsy is proudly sponsored by Missouri Lottery.

Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko with his latest show, EXPOSED, on Friday, July 13 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, July 14 (8 p.m.). In EXPOSED, Leslie invites audiences behind-the-scenes of his childhood and career! Offering a charming and hilarious look back at his life experiences as a flamboyant youth raised as a Southern Baptist, as well as the "unbelievable real-life stories" and treasured anecdotes from his renowned stage and television performances

Hillbarn Theatre, the Peninsula's premier theatre company, announced that it has added crowd-favorite musicals WEST SIDE STORY andMAMMA MIA! to its 2018-19 season. WEST SIDE STORY will open the season, runningAugust 30 - September 16, 2018, and MAMMA MIA! will replace the previously announced closing show, THE WEDDING SINGER, running May 9 - 26, 2019.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of April, highlighted by headliners Nate Bargatze, from his Comedy Central special 'Full Time Magic' and his Netflix special 'The Standups,' April 5 - 8; Corey Holcomb, from MTV2's Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out, April 13 - 15; Ronny Chieng, from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, April 20 & 21; An Evening with Kevin Smith, April 22; and Reductress Live, hosted by Marcia Belsky and featuring Catherine Cohen, Friends Who Folk, Janelle James, Jasmine Pierce, Pat Regan and Dulce Sloan, April 26 - 28 .

The Drama League's 2018 Spring Charity Auction has launched at www.biddingforgood.com/thedramaleague, featuring forty once-in-a-lifetime prize packages. The impressive offerings include celebrity experiences with Alan Cumming (Legal Immigrant at Joe's Pub), Jessie Mueller (Carousel), Lea Salonga (Once On This Island); Andrew Rannells (The Boys in The Band), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Log Cabin), Condola Rashad (Saint Joan), Wayne Brady (Kinky Boots), Matthew Broderick (The Seafarer); House Seats to the hottest shows on and off Broadway, like The Iceman Cometh, Escape to Margaritaville, Sweeney Todd, In & Of Itself and more!

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of February, highlighted by headliners Sinbad, from his Comedy Central special 'Make Me Wanna Holla,' March 1 - 3; Michelle Wolf, from her HBO special 'Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady,' March 8 - 10; Des Bishop, host of This Is Ireland, St. Patrick's Day Weekend, March 15 - 17; Nikki Glaser, host of SiriusXM Radio's You Up with Nikki Glaser, March 22 - 25; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, one night only, March 29; the American Born Desi Comics (KC Arora, Alignon Mitra, Akaash Singh and Tushar Singh), one night only, March 30; and the Luis Jimenez Show Live, hosted by Luis Jimenez from X96.3 FM's The Luis Jimenez Show, March 31 .

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of February, highlighted by headliners Sinbad, from his Comedy Central special 'Make Me Wanna Holla,' March 1 - 3; Michelle Wolf, from her HBO special 'Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady,' March 8 - 10; Des Bishop, host of This Is Ireland, St. Patrick's Day Weekend, March 15 - 17; Nikki Glaser, host of SiriusXM Radio's You Up with Nikki Glaser, March 22 - 25; Gilbert Gottfried, from the documentary film Gilbert, one night only, March 29; the American Born Desi Comics (KC Arora, Alignon Mitra, Akaash Singh and Tushar Singh), one night only, March 30; and the Luis Jimenez Show Live, hosted by Luis Jimenez from X96.3 FM's The Luis Jimenez Show, March 31 .

Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the smash hit Broadway musical MAMMA MIA!, opening February 21 and running through April 8, 2018. For ticket information please call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com.