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Pride Films and Plays, a new not-for-profit, is proud to announce its inaugural activities as an organization. The first two events scheduled are Five Decades of Great Gay Theater, May 9 - June 13, a series of staged reading of great gay plays, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont*, and the Great Gay Screenplay Contest, held in conjunction with Chicago Filmmakers. The contest seeks new screenplays dealing with gay history, characters or themes and relevant to the world. The semi-finalists will be read this fall during Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival.

Pride Films and Plays, a new not-for-profit, is proud to announce its inaugural activities as an organization. The first two events scheduled are Five Decades of Great Gay Theater, May 9 - June 13, a series of staged reading of great gay plays, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont*, and the Great Gay Screenplay Contest, held in conjunction with Chicago Filmmakers. The contest seeks new screenplays dealing with gay history, characters or themes and relevant to the world. The semi-finalists will be read this fall during Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival.

Pride Films and Plays, a new not-for-profit, is proud to announce its inaugural activities as an organization. The first two events scheduled are Five Decades of Great Gay Theater, May 9 - June 13, a series of staged reading of great gay plays, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont*, and the Great Gay Screenplay Contest, held in conjunction with Chicago Filmmakers. The contest seeks new screenplays dealing with gay history, characters or themes and relevant to the world. The semi-finalists will be read this fall during Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival.

Producers Phil Monat, T. Richard Fitzgerald and Randall L. Wreghitt announced today that TALLEY'S FOLLY, the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lanford Wilson (Burn This, Fifth of July, Balm in Gilead) will have its first-ever Broadway revival as part of the 2010-2011 Season. The production will begin previews in spring 2011, with exact dates and a theater to be announced.

The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its 2010-2011 Subscription Season, exploring the theme of public/private self. Season subscriptions go on-sale to the public on Wednesday, March 10th at 11 a.m.

Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon.

Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon.

Friends since college, Carl and Alex are struggling to deal with the harsh realities of adulthood as they enter their thirties. Disillusioned by work and struggling to keep their marriages alive, they're desperately trying to make sense of it all.

Friends since college, Carl and Alex are struggling to deal with the harsh realities of adulthood as they enter their thirties. Disillusioned by work and struggling to keep their marriages alive, they're desperately trying to make sense of it all.

The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.

Native Chicago playwright Alan Gross teams up with director Steven Robman to bring his newest work, High Holidays, to Goodman Theatre. At the center of this four-character drama-inspired by Gross' own life and family experience-is young Billy Roman (Max Zuppa) and the anxiety-riddled preparations for his Bar Mitzvah in 1963 north suburban Chicago.

Goodman Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Alan Gross's High Holidays directed by Steven Robman, October 31 - November 29, 2009 in the Goodman's 400-seat flexible Owen Bruner Theatre.

Native Chicago playwright Alan Gross teams up with director Steven Robman to bring his newest work, High Holidays, to Goodman Theatre. At the center of this four-character drama-inspired by Gross' own life and family experience-is young Billy Roman (Max Zuppa) and the anxiety-riddled preparations for his Bar Mitzvah in 1963 north suburban Chicago.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Houston, TX at Theatre Under The Stars on September 8, 2009 and will run through September 20, 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, July 19, 2009.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Houston, TX at Theatre Under The Stars on September 8, 2009 and will run through September 20, 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, July 19, 2009.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Houston, TX at Theatre Under The Stars on September 8, 2009 and will run through September 20, 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, July 19, 2009.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Houston, TX at Theatre Under The Stars on September 8, 2009 and will run through September 20, 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, July 19, 2009.

One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.

One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Orlando at the Carr Performing Arts Centre on August 25 and runs through August 30, 2009. Tickets start at $37.00 and went on sale on July 10, Friday at 10:00AM.

In response to continued overwhelming demand, INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES, the interactive theatrical experience where audiences go behind the headlines into the private lives of very public personas, has extended its run yet again at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena through August 30, 2009, which will mark its one year anniversary at this location.

One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Orlando at the Carr Performing Arts Centre on August 25 and runs through August 30, 2009. Tickets start at $37.00 and went on sale on July 10, Friday at 10:00AM.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Houston, TX at Theatre Under The Stars on September 8, 2009 and will run through September 20, 2009 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, July 19, 2009.