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Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the full cast of the New York premiere of Stephen Karam's new play Sons of the Prophet, directed by Peter DuBois. The cast will feature Yusef Bulos (Bill), Jonathan Louis Dent (Vin), Santino Fontana (Joseph), Joanna Gleason (Gloria), Lizbeth Mackay (Mrs. McAndrew), Dee Nelson (Dr. Manor), Chris Perfetti (Charles), Charles Socarides (Timothy).

Writers have been personifying the concept of Death for many ages. Geoffrey Chaucer made him a wizened old man who points some riotous characters to three bushels laden with gold in the story told by The Pardoner in THE CANTERBURY TALES. The antithesis of this is the presentation of Death in Maury Yeston's beguiling new musical DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY which is now on stage at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre.

Triple Grammy Award winner Debby Boone will appear at the Welk Resort in Escondido from June 22 to 25. In 1977 she skyrocketed to fame with 'You Light Up My Life' and has never stopped recording since. In the 80s it was gospel and Broadway into the 90s and more recently Reflections of Rosemary, a CD that honors her late mother-in-law all time great singer Rosemary Clooney. Boone has had a varied career, running the gamut from country to Christian to pop - Broadway and standards - and will soon record a Big Band Swing album. In our chat, this talented gal talks about her music and her childrens' books, which she wrote with her husband illustrator, Gabriel Ferrer.

A couple of new artists, some old favorites and Latin GRAMMY Award-winners comprise the outstanding line-up for Mandalay Bay's '2011 Landshark Lager Beach Concert Series.' The concert season begins in May and is scheduled to run through September on the Mandalay Bay Beach stage, which rises over the Four Diamond resort's signature sand and surf wave pool. Over the course of the past 11 years, this one-of-a-kind concert venue has hosted some of the best names in entertainment.

Audrey, that flesh-eating plant that has made Little Shop of Horrors both a film and stage hit, sets down roots in Crossville beginning May 19, continuing through August 6, at Cumberland County Playhouse. Directed by John Fionte, with music direction by Ron Murphy and choreography by Leila Marshall, Little Shop stars the wife-and-husband team of Lindy and Greg Pendzick as the woman who lends her name to that monstrous plant and her dweeby suitor, Seymour, the budding horticulturalist whose experiments result in some unexpected flower shop carnage.

Presented in partnership with Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project

The Araca Group announces the return of AracaWorks, a week-long series of play readings celebrating new work for the theatre.

Blue Coyote Theater Group and Access Theater present the latest chapter in their downtown cult series Standards of Decency.

Presented in partnership with Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project

The Araca Group announces the return of AracaWorks, a week-long series of play readings celebrating new work for the theatre.

Blue Coyote Theater Group and Access Theater present the latest chapter in their downtown cult series Standards of Decency.

The Araca Group announces the return of AracaWorks, a week-long series of play readings celebrating new work for the theatre.

Blue Coyote Theater Group and Access Theater present the latest chapter in their downtown cult series Standards of Decency.

Theater for the New City presents 'Awake in a World that Encourages Sleep,' written and directed by Raymond J. Barry.

n an age of great division between fundamentalist churches and the gay community on the issue of gay marriage, Guyanese alternative soul singer Nhojj celebrates this Easter holiday with his traditional-gospel inspired 'Amazing Grace' - a groundbreaking gay music video which gives a new interpretation to the time-honored religious hymn. 'Amazing Grace,' arguably the most recognizable of all Christian hymns, was written in 1779 and is a staple in the American landscape. It has been recorded by such diverse artists as Mahalia Jackson, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, and Johnny Cash. It has inspired hope in times of tragedy, uplifted African Americans during the era of slavery, rallied anti-war protesters during the Vietnam War, and encouraged countless individuals dealing with issues of alcoholism, drug addiction, illness and death.

Theater for the New City presents 'Awake in a World that Encourages Sleep,' written and directed by Raymond J. Barry.

Theater for the New City presents 'Awake in a World that Encourages Sleep,' written and directed by Raymond J. Barry.

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC), in collaboration with Dance Films Association (DFA), brings to New York for the first time, the master illusionist Billy Cowie for his 3-D video installation.

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC), in collaboration with Dance Films Association (DFA), brings to New York for the first time, the master illusionist Billy Cowie for his 3-D video installation.

Bravo is teaming up with Bunchball, the leader in gamification, to give fans a chance to help their favorite 'chef'testant' be crowned 'Virtual Top Chef' by joining the competition at BravoTV.com.

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC), in collaboration with Dance Films Association (DFA), brings to New York for the first time, the master illusionist Billy Cowie for his 3-D video installation.

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 29th season with Circle Mirror Transformation, an acclaimed new comedy by Annie Baker.

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 29th season with Circle Mirror Transformation, an acclaimed new comedy by Annie Baker.

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 29th season with Circle Mirror Transformation, an acclaimed new comedy by Annie Baker.

A sweeping saga of love beneath the Tuscan sun, TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley presents the epic Tony Award-winning musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, with book by Pulitzer Prize-nominee Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer. Set to the soaring melodies of what the Chicago Tribune called 'the most beautiful score written for the American musical theater in 20 years,' this breath-taking musical is the poignant tale of two extraordinary young people and the overwhelming power of love. Featuring Broadway veterans Rebecca Eichenberger and Martin Vidnovic and regional favorites Whitney Bashor and Constantine Germancos, with TheatreWorks Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley at the helm, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA plays August 25-September 19, 2010 (press opening August 28) at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets and information the public may call (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.