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Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present the return of its popular First Look Festival - a program of one-night only staged readings of rarely seen classics, performed by notable actors.

Abingdon Theatre Company will conclude its 2007-2008 season with Bruce J. Robinson's drama Another Vermeer featuring Austin Pendleton and directed by Kelly Morgan, March 29 - April 20, 2008 at Abingdon's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre.

A Class Act NY, New York's premier acting studio for kids and teens, has announced their 2008 dates for their One Week Broadway Summer Camp, Camp ACA. Camp ACA will take place for 5 fun-filled, jam-packed days in Midtown Manhattan - Monday, August 18 through Friday, August 22, from 9 am - 5 pm daily.

The LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater team up again to bring Stephen Adly Guirgis's new play, 'The Little Flower Of East Oragne', starting previews on March 18th.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3/9/2008

Mo Rocca, of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' and Amy Goodman, New York Times best-selling author and host of 'Democracy Now!,' will be special guests for The Onion-sponsored Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower launching at The Zipper Factory for a 10PM show on March 21.

The Society of London Theatre, which celebrates its centenary this year, has recognized composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's outstanding contribution to the West End at the 32nd annual Laurence Olivier Awards.

In a nod to the legion of gay and gay-friendly audiences at Insignificant Others, Saturday, March 22 has been proclaimed 'Queer at the PIER' Day.

Tony Award-winner Frances Sternhagen will substitute for Kathleen Chalfant in Vita and Virginia for two performances, March 17 and 31.

Award-winning actor Chris Sullivan returns to the UK with his one man show A Bit of Irish, a theatrical evening of Irish celebration, which features poems, limericks, a multitude of stories and audience participation and opens for a limited week long season at Jermyn Street Theatre in London on St Patrick's Day, Monday 17 March, running to Saturday 22 March 2008.

Representing the print and electronic media, 21 members of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announced the winners of 36 drama awards and 31 musical awards from 243 nominated actors, designers, productions, and more reviewed in 2007. Over 400 productions were seen in 2007 by Circle critics reviewing theatre from San Jose to Santa Rosa, San Francisco to Concord.

The Commercial Theater Institute and the O'Neill Theater Center announce a new joint program, The CTI-O'Neill Summer Workshop.

The Public Theater announced complete casting and creative team today for The Civilians' Paris Commune, the third play of the inaugural Public LAB initiative.

Philemon, by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, will be presented by 4th Wall Theatre; one of New Jersey's most cutting edge musical theatre companies intent on bringing lesser known works to their audiences. The stellar cast of seven, led by Will Lampe who recently returned from the National tour of Urban Cowboy will present this morality chamber musical in concert on March 28 and 29 at 8:00 pm. Other cast members include Kathy Biehl, Marisa Cucuzza, Tracy Espiritu, Gregory Hedler, Charles Riley and Todd Shumpert. Directed by Bruce McCandless with musical direction by Deborah Martin.

REVIEW: The Dreamcoat is hidden in this good, but less than Amazing revival.

Bailiwick Repertory Announces The Bailiwick Cabaret Festival, Featuring 18 of the Best Cabaret Performers in the City of Chicago.

The 32nd Laurence Olivier Awards were be presented by actor Richard E. Grant on March 9, 2008 in London. Below are the winners, click here for the full list of nominees.

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester opens in grand style with featured artist Bernadette Peters and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday, March 14, at 8:00 p.m.

Paper Mill Playhouse, the 70-year-old regional theater in Millburn, New Jersey nearly closed its doors a year ago due to a financial crisis. Today, Paper Mill Playhouse is making a come-back as incredible as the New York Giants in the recent Super Bowl. Although the theatre still needs additional contributed support, Paper Mill Playhouse is seeing an all-around resurgence.