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The House's Trilogy Concludes with a Bang

BURLEIGH GRIME$, a new comedy about sex, money, rock & roll and a whole lot more, opens Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Dodger Stages (340 W. 50th St.), in the heart of the Theater District.

Margaret Hamilton in THE WIZARD OF OZ defined, forever, how a wicked witch looks and how she behaves. Her performance in the film is etched in our souls as surely as there are presidents etched on Mt. Rushmore

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, has announced their 2005-2006 award announcement dates:

Cass Morgan was required to undergo surgery, which was successful. The surgery will require a significant amount of recuperation time that has already begun. Cass has begun a leave of absence from Ring of Fire and is expected to re-join the production prior to the opening on March 12th.

Harry Connick, Jr., currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game is featured in the 'WD talks to' section of Women's Day Magazine (February issue).

Epic Repertory Theater Company, under the direction of founding Artistic Director Richard Kuranda, is proud to present a workshop reading of SWEET MERCY by Melody Cooper, directed by Claudia Weill on Sunday, February 12th at 7 pm at Primary Stages (354 West 45th Street, between 8th & 9th Ave).

Tickets available ONLY for added performances Thurs. Feb 9th at 8pm and Sat. Feb 11th at 2pm

Stars from ABC's 'The View,' 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' and 'General Hospital' performed on Broadway for one night to support BC/EFA on February 6.

YouthPlay - A project to integrate young writers with professional playwrights.

Toronto producer finds a way to overcome the complex problems of TITANIC - The Musical. * * * * (out of 5)

On February 6, Epic Theatre Center member David Strathairn was honored at the company's 5th Annual Gala celebration.

'JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS,' the landmark musical, is indeed alive and well and will be revived at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street).

Seattle Rep honors late playwright August Wilson in a free tribute, set for February 13.

Fanny Hill, Ed Dixon's new musical starring Nancy Anderson and Emily Skinner, will open at the York Theatre Company on February 14th

I Love You Because will open off-Broadway on Valentine's Day; specially priced late night tickets for Saturday performances will also be available

The first block of tickets for the Chicago production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will go on sale on February 10th

Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Durang and more will serve as judges in the Second Annual Battle of the Bands competition on March 3rd

Andrea McArdle will perform her concert NYC at Birdland on Valentine's Day

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2/5/2006

Ann E. Wrecksick, a parodic musical about bulimic orphans, will head to Ars Nova for 8 performances from February 20th through March 19th

On February 6th, the male ensemble of Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life will perform a skit at Splash; there will also be a raffle

Jesse L. Martin has been cast as tragic soul singer Marvin Gaye in an upcoming biopic called Sexual Healing