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Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher, continues its 2008 season with the world premiere of 'Namaste Man', an autobiographical play written and performed by actor Andrew Weems.

AVENUE Q is Broadway's 2004 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK. A funny show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see' by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it 'SUBVERSIVE and UPROARIOUS!' Recommended for ages 13 and up.

Closing Aurora Theatre Company's 16th season is the Professional West Coast Premiere of Keith Bunin's new play 'The Busy World is Hushed' beginning June 13th.

Brian d'Arcy James, Marc Kudisch, Gregg Edelman, Julia Murney, Kendrick Jones, Shannon Lewis, Melinda Sullivan, Julie Reyburn, Brandon Cutrell, Lorin Latarro, and more starred in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1965 at The Town Hall, Monday, May 12 at 8pm.

Terry Fator, winner of NBC's 'America 's Got Talent,' and The Mirage announced Fator signed a five-year deal, with an option for an additional five years, to perform at the resort.

In substance, AVENUE Q is a distant relative of THE LION KING, television's SESAME STREET and many a yuppie sitcom in the mold of FRIENDS. The actor/singer/dancers in AVENUE Q also serve as the show's puppet masters. AVENUE Q is inhabited by human people, puppet people, and puppet 'monsters.' The inhabitants of AVENUE Q live on a block of homes where the superintendent is former child star Gary Coleman

BBC TV hopefuls from 'I'd do Anything' and 'Maria' to join West End 'Les Miserables.'

Steppenwolf for Young Adults and Fidelity Investments are proud to announce the recipients of the 2nd annual Fidelity Investments Inspire the Future Awards.

On Monday, May 19, New York Theatre Barn will be presenting its next installment of its monthly show highlighting new composers, writers and artists, NYTB at the Duplex.

A dazzling new production of Lerner and Loewe's Broadway classic relights the long dark main stage at Toronto Centre for the Arts. * * * * * (OUT OF 5)

Stage Centre Productions offers a lively, entertaining staging of the popular French farce. * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Stage West's latest revue celebrates Canadian pop music from 1956 to the present. The energetic cast and the slick production values make for a highly enjoyable evening. * * * * (OUT OF 5)

REVIEW: The musical The Immigrant opened last weekend at Fell's Point Corner Theatre, and runs through June 8.

Steppenwolf is pleased to announce the Steppenwolf for Young Adults 2008-2009 Season: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, playing October 21 - November 9, 2008; and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, directed by Michael Patrick Thornton, playing April 21 - May 10, 2009. Both productions will be presented in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago.

In a ceremony held at Harvard's Sanders Theatre on May 12th, Patti Colombo received the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Choreography for North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) acclaimed 2007 production of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation has taken New York by storm and played its final Spring performance on Monday12th (7:30PM) at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street).

Coffee Cup (a theatre co.) presents the World Premiere of 'Standing Clear', a comedy about the distance we put between us on the subway.

In collaboration with Loyola University Chicago's Department of Fine and Performing Arts, on September 4-7, 2008, BWPG will convene Whisper. Laugh. Shout. Tell the Story: 1st National Meeting for Women of Color Writing Drama.

'Edward the King' to have world premiere at Gayfest on May 14th.

'Heist' will have its World Premiere Wednesday, June 11th at the Sargent Theatre.

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre kicks up some devilishly good times with the Seattle premiere of 'A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration.'

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) artistic director Carey Perloff announced casting today for A.C.T.'s season finale, Perloff's new production of John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.