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YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents PASSION PLAY by Pulitzer Prize nominee and MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl, directed by OBIE Award-winner Mark Wing-Davey at the University Theatre (222 York Street, New Haven), September 19-October 11 only. Opening Night is Thursday, September 25

Producer Robert Greenblatt announced today that 9 To 5: The Musical, based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture, will begin previews on Broadway Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and will open Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist. The musical's book by Patricia Resnick is based on her original story and screenplay for the smash 1980 film comedy.

The hit of the 2000 Broadway season and winner of 4 Tony® Awards dances across the stage in North Shore Music Theatre's New England Regional Premiere of 'Contact.'

Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomes two new witches beginning Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.

West Side Story with an American cast will be performed in English at the historic Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

For Puerto Rico native Luis, every day working in 'The Heights' is like a carnaval del barrio.

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...

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.

The producers of JERSEY BOYS, winner of this year's Tony® Award for Best Musical, have announced the cast that will launch the National Tour in San Francisco.

Ten years after serenading Carol Channing on Broadway and tour, Roger is now waiting on Tovah Feldshuh in 'Dolly!' at N.J.'s Paper Mill Playhouse.

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.

Complete casting has been announced for the West End production of Wicked.

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals and Dori Berinstein, in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber, are psyched to announce LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical, based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. Previews begin on March 30, 2007 and opening night is set for April 26, 2007 at a Broadway theatre to be announced. LEGALLY BLONDE will play a world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement in San Francisco at The Orpheum Theatre January 2007.

Clyde Alves, the talented performer who currently plays Juan in Altar Boyz, feels that the character is both sultry and soulful, with a love for God, life and for the ladies

The New York Times reports that Charlotte d'Amboise, and Michael Berresse will star as Cassie, and Zach respectively in the upcoming revival of A Chorus Line.

A special one-night-only performance of the new dance musical All is Full of Love, conceived, choreographed and directed by Josh Walden and set to the music of Björk, will be presented on Sunday, February 12

Matthew Morrison, Susan Egan and Stephanie J. Block, among others, will be heard on a new holiday CD called Grateful, which will benefit the Joyful Child Foundation

CAMP BROADWAY, the award-winning theater arts education company, of 480 performance-loving kids, ages 9-13, will perform live in the Opening Number of the 79th Annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade® which will be televised live on NBC this November 2005.

Dr. Sex, the new musical comedy, having its New York premiere at the Peter Norton Space(555 West 42nd Street, home to the Signature Theatre)* will end its limited run on Sunday,October 9th after 69 performances (24 previews and 45 regular performances).

ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES

Dr. Sex, a new musical based on the life of Alfred Kinsey, will open off-Broadway on September 20th and run through October 30th

Dr. Sex, a new musical based on the lives of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, his wife and their boyfriend, will run from September 15th through October 30th

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Kate Burton as 'Constance Middleton', Michael Cumpsty as 'John Middleton', John Dossett as 'Bernard Kersal' and Lynn Redgrave as 'Mrs. Culver' in the new Broadway production of W. Somerset Maugham social comedy The Constant Wife, directed by Mark Brokaw at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).