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After more than 1,500 performances, Menopause the Musical closed Off-Broadway on Sunday, May 14th

On May 26th, Julie Gold will perform at the Duplex with Christine Lavin as her special guest

Taking place at four different spaces - all on the same block, the Midtown International Theatre Festival will feature approximately 40 shows and run from July 17th - August 6th

Casting is confirmed for Wicked with Idina Menzel for three months, Movin' Out moves out, Ann Harada transfers with Avenue Q and David Essex does Footloose

SONG AND DANCE - A Disaster on Danforth! Toronto production suffers the loss of its key dancing star on opening night. * (out of 5)

Jersey Boys took home Best Musical, and The History Boys and The Drowsy Chaperone lead the pack with 4 wins each.

Gavin Creel, Karen Mason and Kenita R. Miller have joined the cast of the sold-out Become concert on May 14th; in addition, a new performance was announced for the summer (dates TBA)

The Friar Club will welcome A Chorus Line composer Marvin Hamlisch as the next guest speaker for its Celebrity Luncheon Series on Thursday, May 18th

The cast of the upcoming Greg Kotis play Pig Farm--Denis O'Hare, Katie Finneran, Logan Marshall-Green and John Ellison Conlee--as well as Kotis and director John Rando gathered to meet the press and pose for photos on May 12th

Strong cast and design team are highlights of this production

Announced this morning and reported on live at BroadwayWorld.com, we've got all the nominees for the 2006 Tony Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 11th.

Shaw play a fine finale for Stage Centre Production's 2005/06 season. * * * 1/2 (out of 5)

Energetic cast enlivens non-equity tour of RENT, which opened a one-week run at Toronto's Elgin theatre on May 10th. * * * (out of 5)

The musical memior of Lindsey Alley tells the endearing story of a former Mouseketeer trying to get her break on Broadway

Casting is complete for The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun, presented as part of Musical Mondays' series of sneak previews of new musicals from the BMI Workshop; the show will be performed on May 15

History Boys stars Sam Barnett and Richard Griffiths will be interviewed by Donna Karger on NY1's 'On Stage' this weekend

The New York Theatre Workshop's production of columbinus will begin performances on May 5th and open on May 22nd

On May 11th, television hostess/actress/The Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey honored 25 great women--including theatre stars such as Leslie Uggams and Melba Moore--at the Legends Ball, which took place at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York

DOUBT, the winner of the 2005 Tony Award(r) and Pulitzer Prize for Best Play, will complete its triumphant Broadway run on Sunday, July 2.

The Shakespeare exploration 'A Question of Genius,' featuring scenes performed by Richard Easton and Linda Emond, will take place on June 5th