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On March 27th, the Mint Theater Company will present a one-night-only reading of Margaret Ayer Barnes' dramatization of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence

Sir Peter Hall's production of The Importance of Being Earnest--starring Lynn Redgrave, Miriam Margolyes and more--will come to the Brooklyn Academy of Music from April 18th through May 14th

Tony Award-winner Heather Headley will set off on a national concert tour with singer Anthony Hamilton from April 6th through May 13th

Movin' Out will play Chicago for a limited engagement from June 28th through July 9th

The original cast recording of Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See has landed at #6 on Billboard's Top Cast Albums Chart, while the OBC of Wicked--also featuring Idina Menzel--remains in the top place

The Pirates of Penzance sails into the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater.

Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its 2005-2006 season on Wednesday, March 29, at 6:30 pm with a pre-performance talk with Michael John LaChiusa, who wrote the words and music for LCT's new musical, BERNARDA ALBA.

Liev Schreiber, Marcia Gay Harden, Denis O'Hare and many more will take part in Symphony Space's free Shakespeare marathon on April 23rd

From April 13th through May 6th, Peretz Hirshbein's The Amulet will run off-Broadway

On March 27th, Michael Cerveris and a host of downtown performers will take the stage for the Joe's Pub concert Weimar New York

I recently caught a brief glimpse of wizardry at the show's rehearsal, and even managed to chat to the two lead performers Richard Winsor and Sam Archer.

On the rise talents will be featured on April 10th in Monday Nights, New Voices, which will be hosted by Max Von Essen and feature Ricky Ian Gordon as one of two guest composers

The dance musical Hot Feet will begin performances at D.C.'s National Theatre on March 21st before moving to Broadway

Entertaining Mr. Sloane, which began previews on February 17th, opened officially on Thursday, March 16th at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46 Street).

Playgoers looking for a perfect nightcap to an evening on Broadway and late-nighters wanting to start their fun with a blast of energy are well-advised to head for Danny's Skylight Room the next two Saturday nights, where Mary Bond Davis delivers the kind of big, beautiful performance that'll send you into Sunday morning with a smile on your face

WHO: Spotlighters Theatre WHAT: Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train WHEN: Today through April 8, Fridays & Saturdays at 8PM, Sunday at 2PM HOW MUCH:$15/$12 Student/Seniors/BTA Members

On Sunday, May 14th at 7:30PM, a one-night-only showcase of music by up-and-coming writers, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will be presented at Joe's Pub

Filmmaker Rick McKay's 'Broadway: The Golden Age' is the surprise hit of the Public Television Spring Pledge Drive, with NYC's WNET/13 finding that 'Golden Age' topped ratings so far for any show shown during the drive!

Signature Theatre Company honored Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote at the company's annual gala on March 13th

The Future of Broadway: A Generation of Genius will showcase songs by some of the leading composers and lyricists of musical theatre in the New-York Historical Society's March 20th benefit concert