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A weekly column on theater in the Baltimore/Washington area.

The League of American Theatres and Producers has awarded its coveted New York Education Grants to education programs for the hit musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the recently opened play, Rabbit Hole.

The 2006-2007 at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center has been announced. The seven-show season ranges from $156 - $615, and sales begin Sunday. Call 800-343-3103 or go online at www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

No Doubt they'll be no Angry Men (or Women) now that the HIPP has a Wicked Scoundrel of a Bee Season with lots of Spam and Charity

Last week, I ran an article about the young lady who understudied Amy Adams in Joseph at the Hippodrome.

Solid hits winning acclaim from critics and audiences, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, and WICKED will set the stage for the season. A fifth show, still to be announced, will round out the 2006-2007 season.

The world premiere recording of See What I Wanna See is now available for pre-order on Sh-k-boom records. Their web site reports a release date for the album of mid-February.

A Weekly Column on theater in the Baltimore/Washington area.

Nominations for the Drama League Awards will be announced on the week of April 18th and the awards will be held on May 5th

Michael Cerveris, Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Lazar, Rachel York and the cast of Jersey Boys will join the stellar cast of So In Love: A Night of Romance at the Rainbow Room, which will be performed on February 13th

BURLEIGH GRIME$, a new comedy about sex, money, rock & roll and a whole lot more, opens Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Dodger Stages (340 W. 50th St.), in the heart of the Theater District.

Broadway luminaries Harry Connick Jr., Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julia Murney, Mary Testa, Marian Seldes, Richard Easton and Katie Clarke have just been added to the roster of stars appearing in 'SO IN LOVE: A NIGHT OF ROMANCE AT THE RAINBOW ROOM,' the 21st annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League on Monday, February 13, 2006 at The Rainbow Room in New York City (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).

Signature Theatre Company has offered $15 for the run of Landscape of the Body from March 28th through May 21st; the show stars Sherie Rene Scott and Lili Taylor

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that the National Touring Company of the Broadway smash hit will premiere Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The Seattle run will continue through August 12th, followed by engagements across the country (to-be-announced).

Chita Rivera, Zoe Caldwell and Susan Stroman will be among the presenters of the Theater Hall of Fame induction ceremony on January 30th

Sara Gettelfinger is taking a leave of absence from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels from January 17th through March 26th in order to co-star in Grey Gardens: A New Musical; Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Potts and John McMartin were also recently announced for the new musical

Broadway Bears XI, hosted by Bryan Batt, will be held on February 12th to benefit BC/EFA

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that it's Tony Award-nominated star, Joanna Gleason, has extended her contract, and will continue with the hit show into 2006.

Rachel York will temporarily replace Sherie Rene Scott as the sweetly conniving Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on February 5th, 2006

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President) announces its 21st annual spring gala benefit concert, SO IN LOVE: A NIGHT OF ROMANCE AT THE RAINBOW ROOM, which will take place on Monday, February 13, 2006 at The Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th FL, NYC). The concert, directed by Joe Calarco (Shakespeare's R&J) and choreographed by Karma Camp (artistic associate at The Signature Theatre in D.C.), will feature performances by some of Broadway's best and brightest, including: Tony Award winners Joanna Gleason (currently in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and Scott Wise (Fosse), Tony nominees Liz Callaway (Baby), Ann Hampton Callaway (Swing!), Euan Morton (Taboo) and Elizabeth Parkinson (Movin' Out), as well as Tina Fabrique (Ragtime), Liz McCartney (Bingo) and Roz Ryan (The Pajama Game). Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (The Boy From Oz) serves as honorary chairman.

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that their Tony Award-nominated leading lady, Sherie Rene Scott, has extended her contract, and will continue with the hit show through Fall 2006.

Tickets for this year's 'Kids' Night on Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition' -- that once-a year-opportunity for young people, age 6-18, to attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult - are on sale for select shows from now through December 15.

Producer Marty Bell confirmed in a statement to the press that Jonathan Pryce will return to Broadway this season taking over for John Lithgow in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'

On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, DISNEY LIVE! WINNIE THE POOH will begin its long-waited month-long holiday engagement at New York's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway at West 74th Street).