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MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2006-2007 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). A third Biltmore production will be announced at a later date.

Lawrence J. Sacharow, director of the theatre program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Obie Award-winning director of Len Jenkin's 'Five of Us,' died Monday, August 14, at New York Hospital, of complications from leukemia. He was 68.

Christopher Walken is the latest addition to the starry cast of the upcoming Hairspray film; he will play Wilbur Turnblad

Follow the journey of this new musical from the paper to the stage.

Savion Glover expands the limits of what an audience can expect at a jazz festival as he brings his athletic style of tap to Newport

This week, Ken Kleiber brings you comedian Adam Sank, the hilarious host of New York's 'Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour' at Therapy Bar plus Kiki & Herb who recently opened up on Broadway!

This year, NYMF will present a new series: The NYMF Dance Series

Neurotic Tendencies, billed as 'an abnormal act of original songs' by and starring Seth Bisen-Hersh, will play Don't Tell Mama on September 7th at 8:30 PM, September 9th at 6 PM and September 10th at 8 PM.

Director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan, 'Sex and the City') will be take part in a Q&A for her new movie Boynton Beach Club on Friday, August 18 at AMC Loews Village at 7PM

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Latin Kingdom Entertainment will present Kingdom from September 13th through 23rd

Casting has been announced for The Screams of Kitty Genovese, a musical drama inspired by the murder that shocked the nation, will have its NYC premiere as part of Third Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, beginning performances Tuesday, September 26th, and continuing its limited engagement through October 1st at the Theatre at St. Clement's

As a 10th Anniversary celebration of both 'The 24 Hour Plays' and FringeNYC, the 24 Hour Company is remounting 24 classic shows for the first time ever; the cast will include Rachel Dratch, Elizabeth Berkley, Matthew Lillard and more

Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Stephen Schwartz, Joanna Gleason and Gregory Jbara will be among the honorees of the 2006 New England Theatre Conference in November

The 15th annual 'Broadway on Broadway,' New York City's free outdoor cabaret, to be hosted by Tony Award-winner Martin Short, will be held in Times Square on Sunday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m

Four-time Tony Award-winning actress/singer Audra McDonald (upcoming 110 in the Shade, Marie Christine, Ragtime) shared a special visit with her daughter Zoe to Sesame Place on Sunday, August 13th

The New York Theatre Workshop has announced its 2006-2007 season, with world premiere works by Alan Ball and Martha Clarke among the highlights

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations