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Bumper 2 Bumper will return to Meeting House Square Saturday, May 8 to celebrate the opening night of Dublin Dance Festival. The headphone disco will start at 9 pm with gates opening at 8.30 pm. Tickets for Bumper 2 Bumper are free but must be picked up in advance from Dublin Dance Festival Box Office at The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street (opposite Meeting House Square), Temple Bar from May 1st. For more information visit http://www.templebar.ie/home.php.

Green Day's American Idiot is undoubtedly one of the season's most ambitious projects. The concept: take one of the most successful rock albums of this generation and turn it into a Broadway musical - without adding a stitch (or nearly) of dialogue. The experiment, so far, has been a success, managing to win over theater minds largely unfamiliar with the rock/grunge genre, as well as music fans who, prior to it's opening, had never stepped foot in a Broadway house.

Award-winning Playwright-in-Residence James Graham reunites with former Finborough Theatre Associate Director Kate Wasserberg to present a blackly comic and uniquely interactive storytelling event - a different actor, telling a story in a different order, selected at random, every single night - opening on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 (Press Night: Thursday, 27 May 2010).

The Finborough Theatre presents VIBRANT - An Anniversary Festival of Finborough Playwrights. 30 NEW PLAYS TO CELEBRATE, 30 YEARS IN JUST UNDER 30 DAYS from 25 May - 19 June 2010

Playhouse Disney Live!, the first live touring stage production featuring favorite characters from four shows in Disney Channel's popular Playhouse Disney program block for preschoolers, is coming to Columbus.

Playhouse Disney Live!, the first live touring stage production featuring favorite characters from four shows in Disney Channel's popular Playhouse Disney program block for preschoolers, is coming to Columbus.

Veteran actors Rob Paulsen and Jeff Bennett, two of the featured vocal talents from the new Disney animated film, 'Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure,' will be on hand to sign books and related merchandise this Saturday afternoon (from noon to 4:00 pm) at Disney's Soda Fountain & Studio Store. Paulsen ('Pinky' in 'Pinky & The Brain') is heard in Tinker Bell's latest direct-to-DVD adventure as Bobble, the friendly tinker fairy with dewdrop goggles.

Veteran actors Rob Paulsen and Jeff Bennett, two of the featured vocal talents from the new Disney animated film, 'Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure,' will be on hand to sign books and related merchandise this Saturday afternoon (from noon to 4:00 pm) at Disney's Soda Fountain & Studio Store. Paulsen ('Pinky' in 'Pinky & The Brain') is heard in Tinker Bell's latest direct-to-DVD adventure as Bobble, the friendly tinker fairy with dewdrop goggles.

One day before the first performance of Green Day's American Idiot, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that it will extend the show due to record-breaking sales and unprecedented demand for seats. Originally scheduled to close on October 11, this hotly anticipated world premiere has been extended three weeks and will now play through Sunday, November 1.

Lower Manhattan, once known for music and merriment, later for formality and frugality, has finally returned to it roots as the city's newest cabaret hotspot; 'There's a new cabaret supper club in downtown New York that, with luck, may become a regular fixture.

Lower Manhattan, once known for music and merriment, later for formality and frugality, has finally returned to it roots as the city's newest cabaret hotspot; 'There's a new cabaret supper club in downtown New York that, with luck, may become a regular fixture.

Tonight promises to be a thrilling evening for two talented young men, who have been waiting twenty five years for this moment. They've sold out their first show, but fear not - if you plan ahead, you can book now for October 5, which is already selling quickly. BroadwayWorld.com will be there tonight to bring you footage and interviews of their debut act, titled 'Our Time', directed by Richard Jay-Alexander with musical director Ben Toth.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) proudly welcomes the return of Origin Theatre Company with the world premiere of SPINNING THE TIMES, an evening of five short plays by Geraldine Aron, Lucy Caldwell, Rosalind Haslett, Rosemary Jenkinson and Belinda McKeon, part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters.

On Wednesday, September 16, the much anticipated AMERICAN IDIOT premiered at Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre. Not surprisingly, the (literally) off-beat rock opera has gotten theatergoers and music lovers abuzz. After all, how often is it that one of the country's most famous punk rockbands collaborates with Broadway elite to turn one of the most successful albums of all time into a stage show, without the addition of a single stitch of added dialogue? The first reviews are in, and, naturally, they are impassioned.

Michael Meyer tells the LA Times that the most fundamental challenge he faced in the development of AN AMERICAN IDIOT, the Iraq War-themed new musical opening on Wednesday at Berkeley Rep, was creating a story from the 20 song Green Day album of the same title without adding a stitch of dialogue.

REVIEW: When you sit down to watch the year-old national tour of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (now playing at the Orange County Performing Arts Center through September 28), you will find a wildly entertaining piece of theater, that not only brings a 'right now' vibe to the Broadway musical, it also provides two-and-a-half solid hours of infectious smiles, crowd-pleasing dance numbers, and a clever, memorable, smart-aleck score. The show is brought to life by an athletically-gifted, aesthetically-pleasing ensemble that's giddy from ear to ear.

Up and coming singer/actors (and identical twins) Will Nunziata and Anthony Nunziata, have joined creative forces with popular director Richard Jay-Alexander on a new concert/cabaret act to debut at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency in New York City. The Feinstein's dates are set for Monday September 21st and Monday October 5th, 2009, as part of the prestigious monday night series and, in this particular instance, with a personal invitation from the club's John Iachetti - who put the boys together with their director.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) proudly welcomes the return of Origin Theatre Company with the world premiere of SPINNING THE TIMES, an evening of five short plays by Geraldine Aron, Lucy Caldwell, Rosalind Haslett, Rosemary Jenkinson and Belinda McKeon, part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) proudly welcomes the return of Origin Theatre Company with the world premiere of SPINNING THE TIMES, an evening of five short plays by Geraldine Aron, Lucy Caldwell, Rosalind Haslett, Rosemary Jenkinson and Belinda McKeon, part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters.

The New York Post reports that famed critic and New Yorker scribe John Lahr has filed legal action against legendary Broadway star Elaine Stritch for the work he did with her on the 2003 Tony Award-winning show, Elaine Stritch: AT LIBERTY.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'

As the economy changes a new theatre is coming through with the public not just ready but seemingly keener than ever to see serious work and less spectacle. This is really evident in the Young Vic's latest staging of Kafka Monkey. Staring a real powerhouse performer from the Royal Shakespeare Company - Kathryn Hunter; this short story has been expanded and dramatized by Colin Teevan. Colin is one of the UK?s preeminent adaptors of classical works so critics and public alike are buzzing with anticipation over this latest work of his. I caught up with him with only days to go before the show's opening to get an insight into the staging of this major work.

The Housewives' Cantata, the funny feminist classical musical revue with music by Mira J. Spektor and lyrics by June Siegel, will play at the Triad Theater for three nights only, on Wednesday, January 7, Wednesday, January 14 and Tuesday, January 20 at 8 p.m. Karen Carpenter directs. Tickets are $30 and can be reserved by calling 212-362-2590 or visiting www.triadnyc.com. The Triad Theater is located at 158 West 72nd Street, just east of Broadway.