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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon--whose The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park were recently revived on Broadway--has been announced as this year's recipient of the Kennedy Center's ninth annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

An all-star cast----including several performers who were in the original Off-Broadway production--will swim into Joe's Pub for the July 10th concert of Michael John LaChiusa's Little Fish

The Irish Repertory Theatre has extended its current production, the American premiere of John B. Keane's The Field, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly, through Sunday, August 6.

Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical, featuring the songs of a variety of acclaimed composers and lyricists, will receive its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center in Colorado in October

According to the new study 'The Economic Impact of Touring Broadway,' touring productions are in good shape and bringing in much money to Broadway

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has unveiled plans to transform its home in Stratford-upon-Avon, opening up the 1932 Royal Shakespeare Theatre and bringing the audience and actors closer together in a more engaging auditorium for Shakespeare

Jenn Gambatese, Jane in Disney's Tarzan, is currently featured on Disney Motion Showcase online

The Summer Play Festival (SPF), apart from presenting 15 shows at Theatre Row in July, will continue its advanced programming to nurture playwrights and other theatre artist

Some of Broadway's brightest are featured in the complete cast of 'The Broadway Musicals of 1978;' in fact, the closing night concert of Broadway by the Year's sixth season will include the most performers in the series' history

In this edition: A Baltimore.BroadwayWorld exclusive discount for readers of this column! Murder mysteries circle the beltway! Cockpit has Monty and Plaza Suite! CSC has Lear and Shrew in outdoor venue! Toby’s Baltimore opens a new show! Sissies take on Gay Pride at Spotlighters! Plus some Post-Tony thoughts and a special thank you.

Light Opera Works opened its 2006 season with the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic South Pacific. Winner of 9 Tony awards in 1950 including Best Musical, Book and Score, the story is adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning, 'Tales of the South Pacific.'

CONTEST: Enter to Win 'South Pacific: Concert at Carnegie Hall' DVD!

Music in Schools Today (MuST), an organization dedicated to supporting and promoting music education in the Bay Area, and the SF production of 'Love, Janis,' a musical about the legendary blues rocker Janis Joplin, announced a special partnership today: for each ticket purchased for performances from July 7 through 16, the producers of the show will donate $5 to MuST.

Judy Kaye, who received a Tony nomination for her turn as tone-deaf society matron Florence Foster Jenkins in the Broadway run of Souvenir, will take the hit play with music to the Brentwood Theatre in Los Angeles from October 5th through November 5th

Joe Mantello, Doug Hughes and more will take part in the American Theatre Wing's June 15th seminar on directing

Jim Stanek (Lestat), Becca Ayers (Avenue Q), Heather Ayers (Five Course Love), and Rich Affannato (Forbidden Broadway) are set to appear in two readings of the new musical Love Incorporated, by Marc Castle, on Monday, June 19 at 5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 20 at 3 p.m. at The Snapple Theatre Center

Red Light Winter playwright Adam Rapp and star Christopher Denham will appear on 'Theater Talk' this Friday, June 16th

Philip Hernandez and jazz pianist Jeremy Wall will play a return engagement at The Triad (158 West 72nd Street) on June 19th

Acclaimed actors Ben Shenkman and Judy Greer will join Naked Angels for an evening of play readings and monologues at Makor on Sunday, June 18th at 7 PM

Atlantic Theater Company has announced the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration of the brand new 99-seat, state-of-the-art Atlantic Stage 2 theater at 330 West 16th Street on Wednesday, June 14th at 10:00 a.m

The Fire Island Dance Festival will return to Fire Island Pines on the weekend of July 14 - 16, and The Threepenny Opera's Ana Gasteyer will host it