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Plaid Tidings will open at the Skylight Opera Theatre November 27 and run through January 3, 2010. A holiday treat for the entire family, it offers the best of Forever Plaid and more, tied up in a nifty package with a big plaid bow on top.

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Plaid Tidings will open at the Skylight Opera Theatre November 27 and run through January 3, 2010. A holiday treat for the entire family, it offers the best of Forever Plaid and more, tied up in a nifty package with a big plaid bow on top.

An audience of over 500 people attended Westport Country Playhouse's annual fundraising gala, 'An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers,' featuring special tributes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, presented by Stephen Sondheim, both former Playhouse apprentices; and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman, presented by Anne Keefe and Joanne Woodward, former Playhouse artistic directors, on Monday evening, November 2.

Plaid Tidings will open at the Skylight Opera Theatre November 27 and run through January 3, 2010. A holiday treat for the entire family, it offers the best of Forever Plaid and more, tied up in a nifty package with a big plaid bow on top.

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances this week: R.R.R.E.D: A Secret Musical - Thursday, Oct. 8 at 11pm Gay Bride of Frankenstein - Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11pm

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: Encore: Friday, October 2nd at 5pm Fat Camp: Friday, October 2nd at 4pm

On September 14th, The Marvelous Wonderettes? one-year anniversary will mark their 418th performance, surpassing the runs of landmark off-Broadway productions

In the glory days of the movie musical, folks joked that MGM stood for 'Makes Great Musicals' and it boasted more stars than in the heavens.

On September 14th, The Marvelous Wonderettes? one-year anniversary will mark their 418th performance, surpassing the runs of landmark off-Broadway productions

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) today announced the complete schedule for the 2009 Festival, which will begin September 28th and continue through October 18th. A full breakdown of this year's performances and venues follows.

When Frank Loesser wrote the music and lyrics for Guys and Dolls - a Musical Fable of Broadway he may not have envisioned an outdoor production at an iconic venue nestled in the Hollywood Hills, but the all-star cast of Guys and Dolls in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl will sing and dance beneath those 'stars in the sky' in an original, fully-staged production especially adapted for the Hollywood Bowl stage. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you 'behind the scenes' with these photos from the recent Los Angeles auditions.

Guys and Dolls in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl is a one-of-a-kind production by the same creative team behind last summer's Les Misérables in Concert, led by director Richard Jay-Alexander, with choreography by Tony award-winner Donna McKechnie and musical direction by Kevin Stites, conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

For the first time in over a decade, William Inge returns to Brooklyn with The Gallery Players' revival of his classic drama Bus Stop. Directed by The Gallery Players' Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran, this slice of Americana rolls into Brooklyn March 14 - 29, 2009. In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning.

For the first time in over a decade, William Inge returns to Brooklyn with The Gallery Players' revival of his classic drama Bus Stop. Directed by The Gallery Players' Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran, this slice of Americana rolls into Brooklyn March 14 - 29, 2009. In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is proud to announce its 2008-2009 season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).

Chanteuse Gay Marshall discusses her recent run in the revival of 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well...'

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Despite some grumbles, Spamalot has more in common with Broadway musical traditions than you might think