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Urban Stages is pleased to announce the final production of their 2007/2008 season: 27 Rue de Fleurus, a new musical derived from the imagination of Alice B. Toklas. Alice tries to set the record straight about being Gertrude Stein's 'wife' for nearly 40 years. 27 Rue de Fleurus will be directed by Urban Stages Artistic Director Frances Hill. Performances will be at 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th). Previews will begin on Saturday, March 1st with the opening date scheduled for Thursday, March 6th and will run through Sunday, April 6th.

Eric Schaeffer, artistic director of Signature Theatre, announced today that two-time Tony® winner George Hearn will join another two-time Tony® winner Chita Rivera for Kander & Ebb's musical The Visit - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

Urban Stages has announced the schedule for their upcoming season, which will include two world premieres and one New York premiere at their space on 259 West 30th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

Aaron Sorkin will collaborate with rock band The Flaming Lips for a stage musical based on the band's 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.'

More performers have been added to 'Broadway Backwards 2,' the star-studded benefit that will take place Monday, February 26 at 37 Arts (450 West 37th Street).

Rosie O'Donnell, Constantine Maroulis, Betty Buckley and an array of stars will take part in the February 26th benefit 'Broadway Backwards 2.'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Tuesday the 79th Academy Awards poster design, which features dozens of the most memorable and quotable lines from motion pictures, including a handful of films adapted from Broadway hits...

Zoe Caldwell, Roseanne Cash, Megan Dodds, John Doyle, Tom Fontana, Dana Ivey, Thomas Kean, Audra McDonald, Phyllis Newman, Alan Rickman, Laila Robins, David Schramm, Marian Seldes and Francesca Zambello will ateend the Acting Company's October 23rd Masquerade, in which Angela Lansbury will present an award to Patti LuPone

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley has lined up a number of upcoming concert engagements across the country

Angela Lansbury will toast fellow Lovett Patti LuPone, who will be presented with the John Houseman Award

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley has lined up three upcoming concert engagements

Over a dozen of Broadway's brightest took part in the gender-blind concert Broadway Backwards: Songs of Love and Survival on June 5th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The star-studded benefit concert Broadway Backwards is now fully cast, with Alice Playten, Pam Myers and more having signed on

Priscilla Lopez, Andrea McArdle and more have joined the starry cast of Broadway Backwards: Songs of Survival and Love, a benefit that will take place on June 5th

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN, the spectacular new musical from the authors of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, will play a pre-Broadway, World Premiere engagement in Chicago from October 3rd through November 26th, 2006.

Cheyenne Jackson, Karen Mason, Charles Busch, Harvey Evans and more will be featured in the Broadway Backwards benefit for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community

Angela Lansbury and George Hearn, both of whom were seen on Broadway during the original run of Sweeney Todd, will reunite for a performance of 'A Little Priest' as part of the Kennedy Center's 35th Anniversary Celebration on May 7; three Les Miserables stars and others will also take part

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley will perform at the Blue Note jazz club from May 30th through June 4th

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley will guest star on an upcoming episode of the NBC crime drama 'Law and Order: SVU'

Tony Adams, the veteran film and stage producer whose credits include Blake Edwards' Pink Panther hits, S.O.B. '10,' and the film and stage versions of Victor/Victoria died Saturday, October 22nd, of a stroke at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. He was surrounded by family and friends. He was 52 years old.

A 25th anniversary tour of Cats will come to Chicago's Auditorium Theatre from September 13th through 25th

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).

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley will offer a series of master classes in Song Interpretation from September 19th through 29th in New York City