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TheatreworksUSA, the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, will launch its 45th anniversary season with the one-hour musical revue If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, presented as Theatreworks' annual Free Summer Theatre Program for New York City youth.

MCC Theater announced today that its 2006-07 mainstage season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.) will include the 10th anniversary production of MCC's acclaimed Nixon's Nixon--reuniting playwright Russell Lees, director Jim Simpson with actors Gerry Bamman and Steve Mellor--and a world premiere by Neil LaBute, recently named MCC playwright in residence

The San Francisco sit-down production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is set to conclude its run at the Post Street Theatre on September 3rd

'Gershwin Sings Gershwin' with Alexis Gershwin, July 27-30 at the Stoneham Theatre

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 6/18/2006

Stars such as Cyndi Lauper, Alan Cumming and Josh Strickland took part in the sizzling, record-breaking Broadway Bares 16: New York Strip, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The History Boys, winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play, and Jersey Boys, Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, had their best weeks yet at their respective theaters the week following the awards presentation

After six sold out performances, Bryan Batt will bring his one-man show to Le Chat Noir in New Orleans for one last time--Thursday, June 22nd

On July 10th and July 24th, the Summer Play Festival will present a series of free panels addressing both practical and philosophical issues surrounding the theatre and will include an impressive line up of industry professionals

Sandra Bernhard, along with her band, The Rebellious Jezebels, will perform a song from her Everything Bad and Beautiful (as well as original material not featured in the show) on Thursday, June 22nd at the Virgin Megastore

An array of Broadway stars will join founders Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore for Broadway Barks 8! on July 8th

A number of patriotic theatre stars will take part in 'Broadway Stands for Freedom!,' a benefit concert that will be presented at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on July 24th

Washington, DC will soon have its first look at actor James Beard's solo show Mamas, Don't let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Actors at the National Building Museum Auditorium July 21, 22, 23 and 25 as part of the inaugural Capital Fringe Festival

A new Washington, D.C. performing arts facility, Sidney Harman Hall, is being developed by the Shakespeare Theatre

Beatrix Potter's beloved children's story, The Tale of Pigling Bland, will come to musical life at this year's Toronto Fringe Festival for eight shows from July 6th to July 15th

Michael Cerveris, Sutton Foster, Christine Ebersole and Bebe Neuwirth will be among the perfomers taking part in Broadway Under the Stars on June 26th

The world premiere of Richard Greenberg's new play The House in Town, presented by Lincoln Center Theatre and directed by Doug Hughes, opens at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre on Monday, June 19th at 6:45 PM

Tony Award-nominee Rachel York, John Schneider and Jeffrey Tambor have joined the cast of the upcoming Hollywood Bowl (2301 Highland Avenue) concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which will take place on Friday, July 28th and Sat. July 29, and Sunday, July 30

National tour of Charles Strouse charmer is cute and cuddly - but never cloying

The National Dance Institute will honor Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris--both currently Tony-nominated for their work as Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, in the Sweeney Todd revival--on July 19th at 6:30 PM at at the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts Concert Hall (65th St. between Amsterdam and West End Avenues)