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BroadwayWorld and DRG Records invites you to bid on a Wonderful Town CD signed by Brooke Shields to benefit Doctors Without Borders and their work towards Tsunami Relief.

The dreamscape vaudeville all wear bowlers, created and performed by Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle, is set to play a limited engagement at the OBIE award-winning HERE Arts Center from Thursday, February 17th - Saturday, March 12th.

On Monday, March 7, the 92nd Street Y presents The Rage of Achilles-the world premiere of Kathryn Walker's adaptation for the stage of Robert Fagles' translation of The Iliad.

CAPATHIA JENKINS, who recently played The Washing Machine in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE and has also received raves for her roles in THE CIVIL WAR and THE LOOK OF LOVE, will join award-winning composer LOUIS ROSEN for a new musical evening called 'PHENOMENAL WOMAN,' celebrating the poetry of Maya Angelou.

Ashlie Atkinson will be featured on THE JANE PAULEY SHOW next Wednesday, February 23rd, in an episode entitled 'A Shift Towards Tolerance?' -- in New York, the show will air on WNBC at 11:00AM.

Performances begin Thursday, March 10th at 8:00 pm with an opening scheduled for Saturday, March 12th at 8:00 pm.

Ragtime runs on the Seacoast Repertory Theatre Mainstage at 125 Bow Street in downtown Portsmouth, NH from March 18 - April 17, 2005.

Gavin Creel will appear for one night only in a pre-release celebration of his debut album.

On Monday, March 7 at 7pm Peter Sachon's 'Cello Project' will feature twelve world-premiere chamber pieces by some of NY's hottest composers. Plus, guest artist Rebecca Luker.

On This Morning on UK TV, Andrew Lloyd Webber confirms that there is a plan for a film of Sunset Boulevard.

Marti Pellow appears as Billy Flynn in the UK tour of Chicago.

Little Donkey Productions is proud to present the NY debut of the Edinburgh and London hit Dazed and Abused by Kinvara Balfouf.

The world premiere of DESSA ROSE, a new musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty and choreography and direction by Graciela Daniele, begins performances Thursday (February 17) at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Opening night for this Lincoln Center Theater production is Monday, March 21.

For the third consecutive year, the League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., has awarded New York Education Grants to Broadway-related audience development programs with schools, community outreach, and other social organizations.

The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. has launched 'Generation Broadway' at www.generationbroadway.com, the first-ever Broadway web site just for kids.

Thanks to SRO houses and rave reviews, How to Be Perfect, the cabaret review starring Debra Vogel and Brian Tom O'Connor at Don't Tell Mama, has been extended for the second time.

Robert Brustein -- in conversation with Oskar Eustis -- will discuss his new book LETTERS TO A YOUNG ACTOR at THE PUBLIC THEATER Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm.

On February 17th at 7:00 pm, Michele Helberg and Jamie McGonnigal will present a special one-night-only concert to benefit The Matthew Shepard Foundation. The concert will take place at the Westside Theatre at 407 West 43rd Street, the current home of the long-running off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.

The CORE Theatre Company and Vince Corozine presents a reading session of a new musical A DREAM OF WINGS (the story of the Wright Brothers; Wilbur and Orville's triumph over adversity is a personification of the American Dream) by Vince Corozine.

The Oberon Theatre puts on another stellar performance, it's just a bit too long

Also featuring Brent Barrett, Rebecca Luker, Mario Cantone, Phyllis Newman, Bruce Vilanch and Ruth Williamson.

You don't have to be a musical theatre expert to love this spoof of Broadway's most famous hits

Ken talks to Euan Morton, Deborah Cox, Scott Nevins and more!