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Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

Philadelphia Theatre Workshop is nurturing four rising playwrights with ties to the region as their works are presented at the Second Annual PlayShop Festival. This festival, which opens March 7, will present these works in repertory over several weekend performances, while the playwrights, directors, and cast have opportunities to develop the work during the week. This festival ends March 22 and will be held at the Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge Street. Tickets are available online at www.philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org and cost $8-$10.

Philadelphia Theatre Workshop is nurturing four rising playwrights with ties to the region as their works are presented at the Second Annual PlayShop Festival. This festival, which opens March 7, will present these works in repertory over several weekend performances, while the playwrights, directors, and cast have opportunities to develop the work during the week. This festival ends March 22 and will be held at the Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge Street. Tickets are available online at www.philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org and cost $8-$10.

Producers for the Broadway bound revival of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical have announced that the show will now begin previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre beginning February 10 (three days earlier than previously scheduled), with an opening set for March 5.

Ronald Ribman's powerful, three-character, New York Dramatists Award-winning, comedic drama, COLD STORAGE, directed by Richmond Shepard.

Ronald Ribman's powerful, three-character, New York Dramatists Award-winning, comedic drama, COLD STORAGE, directed by Richmond Shepard.

Singer/Songwriter Amanda Green is set to join previously announced host Elaine Stritch as Theater for the New City honors award-winning playwright and longtime TNC supporter Edward Albee in celebration of his highly distinguished 50-year career with 'Love 'n' Courage' at National Arts Club on February 10.

Theater for the New City will hold its annual 'Love 'n' Courage' benefit hosted by Elaine Stritch, with guests including Edward Albee, Bill Irwin, Marian Seldes and Tammy Grimes on Sunday, February 10 at 6:30PM at the National Arts Club.

Starring Gabriel Byrne (Cornelius Melody) with Dearbhla Molloy (Nora Melody), Emily Bergl (Sara Melody), John Horton (Nicholas Gadsby), Byron Jennings (Jamie Cregan), Kathryn Meisle (Deborah), Randall Newsome (Paddy O'Dowd), Ciaran O'Reilly (Dan Roche) and Daniel Stewart Sherman (Mickey Maloy).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to present Gabriel Byrne as 'Cornelius Melody' in a new Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's drama A Touch of the Poet, directed by Doug Hughes at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).