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Eduardo Machado's off-Broadway play Kissing Fidel will shutter a week early, on October 16th

But I'm A Cheeleader is this year's recipient of the Golden NYMFette

Casting has been announced for the Musicals Tonight! concert production of Schwartz and Dietz' The High Life, which will run from October 18th through October 30th

Broadway's marquee lights will be dimmed tomorrow night at 8 p.m. (Tuesday, October 4) for one minute in the memory of August Wilson, one of America's greatest playwrights.

Tom Stoppard and Trevor Nunn will collaborate on a new Stoppard play at the Royal Court Theatre in June of 2006

Joe Mantegna will play the title role of Trumbo at L.A.'s Falcon Theatre from October 19th through November 13th

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced that Tony Award wining Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

Hank Azaria will return to the show December 2, and David Hyde Pierce has extended his stay. Both actors will star in SPAMALOT until April of 2006.

Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, the Tony Award-winning composers of Avenue Q, have signed on to perform in Avenue Q Swings! tonight, October 3rd

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director) announces an Amas Workshop Production of a new musical, DogMusic, book and lyrics by Mark Masi and music by Jess Platt directed by Alex Lippard (Moonchild, FringeNYC) with musical direction by Andrew Gerle (The Tutor, Meet John Doe.

Acclaimed Barefoot Theatre Company continue their relationship with great contemporary playwrights (last year they produced the world premiere of Israel Horovits's Sins of the Mother) with the 40th anniversary of Balm In Gilead by Lanford Wilson directed by Eric Nightengale and starring child star Anna Chlumksy.

Susan Vargo is pleased to announce plans for the new, spectacular all-star benefit, PLAY ON BROADWAY - the first-ever Broadway game show - on Sunday, October 16, 2005.

SpeakEasy Stage Company opens its 15th anniversary season with the East Coast Premiere of Richard Kramer's 'Theatre District.'

At 10 AM on Monday, October 3rd, the first 100 tickets to Roundabout's production were sold for $19.54 each to commemorate the 1954 Broadway debut of the famed musical.

Playwright August Wilson lost his battle with liver cancer on Sunday reports the Pittsburg press.

Nikkole Salter and Danai Gurira's In the Continuum opens today at Primary Stages' 59E59 Theaters off-Broadway

A new national tour of Annie will open at L.A.'s Pantages Theatre on October 4th and will run through October 16th

The Aquila Theatre Company will present its dance-theatre production of Wells' The Invisible Man from October 21st through November 6th