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Bensonhurst native KERRY BUTLER, the star of Broadway's musical hit XANADU, Brooklyn Borough President MARTY MARKOWITZ and Assemblywoman JOAN MILLMAN (52nd Assembly District, Brooklyn, NY) will lend a hand to help cut the ribbon at the opening for Theatre Development Fund's new TKTS Downtown Brooklyn Discount Ticket Booth on Thursday, July 10 at 10:15am.

'Forbidden City West' is a Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America production presented by Theater For The New City of a new musical, Off Broadway at Theater For The New City, 155 First Avenue (bet. 9 & 10 St), NYC.

Casting announced for workshop of Broadway bound musical 'Pure Country.'

The Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America production presented by Theater For The New City of 'Forbidden City West', Off Broadway at Theater For A New City, 155 First Avenue (bet. 9th & 10th Sts), NYC. It is directed by Joanna Chan. Previews begin June 14 for the limited engagement. The opening is Wednesday, June 18, at 7:30 pm. The new musical has a score by Gregory Frederick with book and lyrics by Joanna Chan.

Producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today that PURE COUNTRY, a brand-new original musical, will have its World Premiere as part of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season.

The York Theatre Company will present 'Triumphant Baby: Lorinda Lisitza Sings The Songs of Iconis and Maddock.' The show will play Mondays at 8 p.m. on August 13, 20, 27 and September 10 at the Theatre at St. Peter's

Spamalot's Christopher Sieber and Jersey Boys' Daniel Reichard will serve as rotation masters at 'Broadway Bares XVII: Myth Behavior,' which will be held Sunday, June 17 at Roseland Ballroom

The first annual Howard L. Blau Award for a promising new work of musical theater was presented to Friends Like These, with music by John McMahon, lyrics by Jay Jeffries, and with book by Jeffries and McMahon.

Colin Hanlon, Lisa Howard, Michael Hunsaker and more will star in a benefit concert of William Finn's Falsettoland, which will be presented at New World Stages on Monday, November 6th

Brad Oscar will mark his one thousandth performance as Max Bialystock in The Producers on September 1st

Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

Brad Oscar and Hunter Foster will once again charm audiences as Bialystock and Bloom in The Producers, beginning on July 5th

Complete casting was announced today for the upcoming Broadway production of LENNON, the world premiere musical based on the life and songs of John Lennon. The cast includes Will Chase, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, and Michael Potts.