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THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES presents a reading of THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMANTHA BROWN, a new musical with music and lyrics by BRIAN LOWDERMILK, concept by ZACH ALTMAN and book and lyrics by KAIT KERRIGAN at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

ENO's smash hit production of the original 'New York, New York' musical ON THE TOWN, which is playing to standing-room-only capacity at the London Coliseum, has just added 3 extra performances.

Village Theatre currently presents a fun, but slightly flawed musical with a fantastic score and a good book, but with a sometimes sappy and overdramatic story line.

Because men have been held back from speaking out about their identities as sexual beings, a new play finally gives voice to their innermost thoughts.

Star-studded photo coverage of the red carpet arrivals for Spamalot's opening night on Broadway, Thursday, March 17 at the Shubert Theatre.

Hartford Stage serves up tasty Cuban dish while SpeakEasy's metaphorical cigar story fails to ignite

The Drama League is proud to announce that the 71st Annual Drama League Awards luncheon and ceremony will be held on Friday, May 13, 2005 beginning at Noon in the Broadway Ballroom of The Marriott Marquis Hotel.

NORA, legendary film director Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of Ibsen's classic play, 'A Doll's House,' will be presented at the Century City Playhouse as the inaugural production of the Blue Angel Theatre.

The Working Theater, celebrating it's 20th Anniversary, is proud to present the World Premiere of Disconnect by Rob Ackerman, directed by Connie Grappo at the Classic Stage Company's East 13th Street Theatre (136 East 13th Street).

An injured Stephanie J. Block will begin performances as Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked on March 25th.

In the third in a series of Women's History Month profiles, Nugent talks about producing hits and flops, getting backers, making movies and leveling the playing field for women in theater.

For its 25th Anniversary Season, Performance Space 122 has re-vamped its longstanding series New Stuff to create a brand new residency program for emerging artists working in the fields dance, theater and multi-disciplinary performance. Over the course of the year, six of New York's most promising and innovative emerging artists have created new works which will culminate in repertory presentations during The New, New Stuff, April 28-May 15, 2005.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Todd Haimes has announced the final extension and national tour of the critically acclaimed Broadway premiere production of Reginald Rose's drama Twelve Angry Men directed by Scott Ellis at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street) now through Sunday, May 15th, 2005. The original limited engagement was scheduled through December 19, 2004, and has been extended seven times.

Kwame Kwei-Armah's award-winning Elmina's Kitchen will open at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End following a national tour.

This week on THAT'S KENTERTAINMENT! we take you to the opening night of the new Broadway show, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS!

Producers Daryl Roth and Jordan Roth today announced four stars of their new Broadway-bound musical THE MAMBO KINGS, which begins performances Wednesday, July 20 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street) following an out-of-town engagement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from May 24 through June 19. Opening night on Broadway is Thursday, August 18.

Ben Vereen, Rue McClanahan, and Megan Hilty all join the cast of Wicked on May 31.

Maude Maggart will launch a weekly series, 'Mondays with Maude,' in the Algonquin's Oak Room March 7th, beginning with a reprise of her critically acclaimed cabaret show, 'The Talk of the Town: The Music of 1933.'

Acclaimed theatre company Clubbed Thumb is proud to present their 10th annual summer festival of new plays, Summerworks 2005.

The musical of the Lord of the Rings, unable to book a theatre in the West End, will open in Toronto next year.

Nothing Like A Dame 2005, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has raised a total of $300,000 for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America. This year, that amount includes a generous $50,000 gift of support from an anonymous donor. Nothing Like A Dame, an evening of performances from the leading ladies of Broadway, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year; the annual event has raised over $1,600,000 since 1995. Last year's Nothing Like A Dame raised $250,000.

Festival of new British plays features innovative, electrifying and inspiring US premieres of 11 shows

The 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 19th - May 1st) will feature plenty that theater lovers can sink their teeth into.