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The only actor in New York to be performing in two shows and two languages simultaneously, Avi Hoffman is currently appearing in the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' in Yiddish, and his own critically acclaimed one-man musical tour de force 'Still Jewish After All These Years' in English!

Nearly everyone has a cold, hard agenda

At the end of the day, PETER PAN AND WENDY is a great family show with some solid acting and design work. It's another victory for Imagination Stage.

And you think you have in-law problems?

It is hard to connect the soft-spoken young actor with whom I am conversing to the soul-singing, hip-swinging rogue he is playing onstage at the Pickard Theatre. Indeed, the more we chat, the more Kelvin Roston, Jr., who plays James 'Thunder' Early in the Maine State Music Theatre hit production of Dreamgirls, seems to be full of surprises.

Virtuosic performances, perfectly orchestrated direction and exquisite period detail render the decadence and divinity beautifully in Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning 'Amadeus' at New Repertory Theatre in Watertown, Mass.

Never underestimate the power of music - or jealousy. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the greatest musical genius the world has ever known - God's instrument on earth. To Antonio Salieri, he is also a vulgar buffoon, a rival and an enemy to be destroyed.

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran, Executive Director) announced that it will debut CIRQUE AT THE PLAYHOUSE this summer featuring two-week programs for youth, teens and adults; and will conclude with an intensive session and showcase for professionals interested in pursuing a career in the circus arts. The summer program will launch on July 15, with a showcase and festival finale planned for August 17, 2013.

Somewhere between the traditional feminine archetypes of maiden, mother and crone, there lurk other types of women. In THE SPINSTER, Kyla Davis presents one of these othered figures, challenging the audience's generalised perceptions of old maids and loose women through the story of a person who has chosen to shun typical interpretations of womanhood in the way she lives her life.

The Neo-Futurists explore the world of 'fate' in Analog. The show opens tonight, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Neo-Futurists explore the world of 'fate' in Analog. The show opens Monday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Newnan Theatre Company is presenting the Atlanta area premiere of David Mamet's "November" from (appropriately) tonight, November 8 through November 18. NTC's premiere will take place just two weeks later than the Los Angeles premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, starring Ed Bagley Jr. and Felicity Huffman.

Academy Theatre presents They Call Me Mister Fry, the award winning and internationally acclaimed one-man show written by and starring Jack Fry, and directed by Jeff Michalski which has run for more than 3 years in Los Angeles and performed to critical acclaim, standing ovations and sold out houses across the country including a 3 month extended off-Broadway run at the Comic Strip Live Theater, 2 command performances for the Department of Education in Washington DC, several return engagements to San Miguel de Allende, México, and endorsed by Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report.

Newnan Theatre Company is presenting the Atlanta area premiere of David Mamet's "November" from (appropriately) November 8 through November 18. NTC's premiere will take place just two weeks later than the Los Angeles premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, starring Ed Bagley Jr. and Felicity Huffman.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre opens its Eleventh Season with David Mamet's NOVEMBER, a fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway.

On September 14, TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere the hilarious political comedy NOVEMBER by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet. Curtain is at 8:00 p.m. The show runs for four weeks.

As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, the Alley Theatre is set to present David Mamet's NOVEMBER through September 23.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre opens its Eleventh Season with David Mamet's NOVEMBER, a fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of November. November features Alley Theatre Resident Actors Jeffrey Bean as President Charles Smith, James Belcher as The Representative of the National Association of Turkey and Turkey Products, Elizabeth Bunch as Clarice Bernstein, David Rainey as Dwight Grackle, and Todd Waite as Archer Brown. November, by David Mamet and directed by Sanford Robbins, begins performances tonight, August 24, opens officially Wednesday, August 29, and runs through Sunday, September 23 on the Neuhaus Stage.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of November. November features Alley Theatre Resident Actors Jeffrey Bean as President Charles Smith, James Belcher as The Representative of the National Association of Turkey and Turkey Products, Elizabeth Bunch as Clarice Bernstein, David Rainey as Dwight Grackle, and Todd Waite as Archer Brown. November, by David Mamet and directed by Sanford Robbins, begins performances Friday, August 24, opens officially Wednesday, August 29, and runs through Sunday, September 23 on the Neuhaus Stage.

The 2012 Season at King's Wharf Theatre is off to a lively start with a blockbuster musical finishing on the Mainstage, and now the facility gets ready to tempt audiences with MURDER AT FERN RESORT. This screwball suspense comedy is sure to leave you dying with laughter. This hilarious production with an obvious local twist entertains for three weeks only, now through July 14th.

Huron Country Playhouse's new, intimate 300-seat Playhouse II facility gets ready to present Murder at Oakwood Resort. This 'screwball suspense comedy is sure to leave you dying with laughter.' The show plays now through June 23rd.

Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director of the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre, announces its new season of exciting plays created by a diverse group of playwrights who have collectively earned three Pulitzer Prizes, multiple Tony and Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.

The Imaginary Invalid - Moliere's wickedly funny farce about a wealthy hypochondriac who wants his daughter to marry a buffoon posing as a doctor. The Senior Drama Academy at CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts presents Patricia Troxel's snappy "vaudeville meets Cirque du Soleil" adaptation featuring clowns, stunts and a song or two. Directed by Actors' Gang member Jon Kellam.

The Imaginary Invalid - Moliere's wickedly funny farce about a wealthy hypochondriac who wants his daughter to marry a buffoon posing as a doctor. The Senior Drama Academy at CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts presents Patricia Troxel's snappy "vaudeville meets Cirque du Soleil" adaptation featuring clowns, stunts and a song or two. Directed by Actors' Gang member Jon Kellam.