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As her musical director at the time, I co-wrote/conceived, arranged and played for Bette Midler on Johnny Carson's penultimate show.

Sherri D. Sutton tells her own life story of growing up Baptist and Gay in her new one-woman show.

Darkly funny and chilling musical about Leopold and Loeb explores what two young murderers did for love.

Can The Producers sweep the Laurence Olivier Awards against The Woman in White and Mary Poppins? Also, Ralph Fiennes leads a cast of over 100 on stage..

Felicia Finley stars in the new 'Nights on Broadway III' at Caesars, Atlantic City featuring many of Broadway's biggest hits. Click in for opening night coverage. The show runs through April 26.

The Lucille Lortel Foundation, in its continuing effort to respond to the needs of small to midsize not-for-profit theatre companies, has accelerated the timing of its 2005 General Operating Support grant program.

Chekhov's tragic comedy of art and unrequited love returns to New York.

Tony Award winner Roger Rees will host the Collegiate Chorale's 'An Evening of American Operetta' at Lincoln Center.

The cast of 'JOY' features Becca Ayers (Sarah, Plan and Tall) as Elsa, Ben Curtis (of 'Dude, you're gettin' a Dell' fame) as Christian, Harris Doran (Actors' Fund Hair) as Paul, Gavin Esham (Naked Boys Singing) as Corey, Natalie Joy Johnson (Bare: a pop opera) as Kegan, Brian Patacca (The Donkey Show) as Matt/Adam, Christopher Sloan (Insomnia) as Gabriel and Sheridan Wright (The Producers) as Darryl. Gregory Marcel (Funeral Games) serves as the male swing.

LJ Ballard never has a date on Valentine's Day. The attractive (brown hair, 5'4', petite and boisterous) Artistic/Executive Director of Cedar Lake Arts in Chelsea, laughs, 'I either have no prospects, or if I am attached in early February, the person will break up with me two days before the Big Day - simply to save on flowers!' Ballard's not the type to wallow, however. Instead she's planning a bitingly funny evening for NYC's Valentine's dateless entitled: LOVE SUCKS!

Ars Nova continues the third season of its acclaimed Broadway Spotlight series with Tituss Burgess, currently starring in Good Vibrations.

FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY continues its popular series 'Broadway's Brightest Lights' with Tony Award nominated Broadway star LAURA BENANTI for one night only on Monday, February 7. Her new show 'Blame It On My Youth' includes songs from her roles on Broadway, classic jazz tunes and her original material.

Artistic Director Charlotte Moore and Producing Director Ciaran O'Reilly of The Irish Repertory Theatre will host a benefit performance for Concern Worldwide USA on January 31st at 7:30 PM.

January 13, 2005…On the 20th Anniversary year of Jay McInerney's novel 'Bright Lights, Big City,' Sh-K-Boom Records has announced that they will release on CD Paul Scott Goodman's rock-and-roll opera 'Bright Lights, Big City' starring Patrick Wilson, Jesse L. Martin, Sherie Rene Scott and other stars of stage and screen in April 2005.

'Everything Goes! 50 Years of Social Chance on the American Stage' focussed on how our nation's theater has reflected changes in society from decade to decade over the past half century.

The nominations were announced today for the 2005 Olivier Awards, London's most prestigious theatre awards. The award ceremony will take place on February 20, 2005 in the UK.

THEATER TALK welcomes two of show business' most fascinating and unconventional entertainers on Friday, January 21 at midnight on Thirteen.

Emmy Award winner Michael Imperioli and his wife Victoria Imperioli will present LATE FRAGMENT, a new play by Francine Volpe, beginning performances February 9th at the Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street).

Rob Handel's new drama examines the allure of political power, and the effects of an intern's diseappearance on a congressman's children.

William Finn, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will both be there, this Thursday at 6PM at Seth's Chatterbox.

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.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS, the play by Robert Harling, will open Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street, east of Broadway). The production, directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q), begins previews on March 15, 2005.