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New works by Michael John LaChiusa, Ricky Ian Gordon and Joseph Thalken will premiere at the acclaimed Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA in coming years; each has been awarded a million dollar grant

The IT Awards has extended its applications deadline to May 15th; the awards ceremony will be held on September 18th

Euan Morton will perform in concert at Birdland on May 15th

Complete casting has been set for the upcoming London revival of Evita, which will begin previews at the Adelphi Theatre on June 2nd and open on June 21

Broadway stars Christine Ebersole and Lewis Cleale have joined the 'Lyrics and Lyricists' Johnny Mercer at the Movies concert, while Sylvia McNair has withdrawn due to illness; the concert runs May 6th through May 8th

Angela Lansbury, who recently appeared in a limited run of the staged reading Oscar and the Pink Lady in L.A., is now considering a full-fledged return to the theatre, according to the LA Daily News

Cheyenne Jackson, last on Broadway in All Shook Up, recently appeared at the premiere of United 93, a new film about the tragic hijacking of the airplane of the title on 9/11

Tony Award-winner Bryan F. O'Byrne and actress/comedienne Judy Gold have been lined up to host the 21st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which will take place at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages) on Monday, May 1st at 7 PM

Susan Browning, who received Tony nominations for her performances in Company and Goodtime Charley, has died at the age of 65

The TKTS Ticket Booth in Times Square's Duffy Square--a New York theatre institution that has offered theatregoers same-day discount tickets for 32 years--will temporarily move into the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on May 1st as the new TKTS home undergoes construction

Originally announced to end its run on June 4th at The Actor's Playhouse, The Property Known as Garland, starring Adrienne Barbeau, is closing early on May 21st

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University, in association with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, has announced that Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated lyricist David Zippel will serve as one of the 'master teachers' for 'The Power of the American Popular Song' festival that will be held on the Evanston campus Aug. 7 through 12

The BMI Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications

Manoel Felciano--who plays Toby in the smash Sweeney Todd revival-will perform an additional concert at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St.) on June 4th; his May 7th concert at 7:30 pm is completely sold out

BroadwayWorld.com was there as Patti LuPone celebrated the release of her newest recording The Lady With the Torch, released by Ghostlight Records, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records.

Anthony Rapp will be the Keynote Speaker at GLSEN's 16th Annual Conference

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

The New York Post's Michael Riedel is reporting the departure of Tony Award-nominee Jan Maxwell from the Off-Broadway production of Entertaining Mr. Sloane due to a feud with co-star Alec Baldwin

RING OF FIRE will play its final performance on Sunday, April 30th at 2:00PM. The musical was created and directed by Tony Award® winner Richard Maltby, Jr. and conceived by William Meade. Ring of Fire officially opened on March 12th, 2006.

Tonight, April 26th, PBS will air a presentation of the Carnegie Hall South Pacific concert starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Rebe McIntire