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REVIEW: US Premiere of Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry continues at Mobtown Players through March 8!

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Enter now to win a copy of Life After Tomorrow, the highly acclaimed documentary film by Julie Stevens and Gil Cates, Jr., which reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the Broadway show Annie and reveals the highs and lows of their experiences as child actresses in a cultural phenomenon.

Based on the exuberant Broadway musical, Seussical will open March 6 and run through May 10 at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences

Beginning Monday, February 25 at 5:30 PM, catch performances from some of today's hottest Off-Broadway productions including Altar Boyz, Forbidden Broadway, Celia, JUMP, Perfect Crime and Fabulous Divas of Broadway. Performances begin at 5:30PM and take place on the balcony just off the main floor of Bloomingdales

New Line Theatre continues its seventeenth season of provocative, alternative musical theatre, with the return of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's political masterwork Assassins, running March 6-29, 2008, at the brand new Ivory Theatre, 7622 Michigan at Ivory, in South St. Louis City.

Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce that it will be transferring its production of A (Tooth) Fairy Tale to off-Broadway's Soho Playhouse following the conclusion of its sold-out run at The McGinn Cazale Theatre ending Sunday, February 24.

Theresa Rebeck holds a mirror up to our culture and the reflection is not pretty, but her play is current, funny, honest, and hip

In November 2006, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress, with a new series of tales that go inside the making of Company from an actor's perspective, starting at the Cincinnati Playhouse and on to New York, continues her stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, announces the 2008-2009 season.

Tonight, February 22 at 10:30PM 'The After Party' is thrilled to welcome Karmine Alers (Rent) to the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Admission is free! Also, this Sunday February 24, the Beechman hosts a big-screen party for The Oscars.

On March 3rd at 7:30PM the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition (UMEC) and the U of M Club of New York will present Bravo Blue! This 'Musical Homecoming' Concert will feature over 40 U of M alumni professionals and friends in a fast paced sampler of musical theatre, classical and contemporary music, jazz, opera, and dance. The performance will be held at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia on Broadway at 95th St at 7:30PM.

Jackie Taylor, founder and executive director of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, is proud to announce the World Premiere presentation of I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass). Produced, written and directed by Taylor, and featuring three new songs penned by Pendergrass and co-writer Bill Jolly, I Am Who I Am, begins previews March 7 at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon Street, with an official press opening on Saturday, March 15, at 8PM. Of note, a special Gala Opening benefit performance, with Teddy Pendergrass in attendance, will take place Sunday, March 16, at 3PM.

Sarah Brightman's marathon promotion tour for the release of her new album 'Symphony' begins again, with the first stop being in Mexico. Additionally, it has been announced that 'Symphony' will be released in the UK on April 14. 'Symphony' concert in Vienna will be broadcast on PBS in March.

The 24th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event-S.T.A.G.E-will present 'Blame It On Bacharach!', a celebration of the magic that is composer Burt Bacharach, on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 at the Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills.

Michael Riedel of the New York Post is underlining reports that a revival of David Mamet's Speed-The-Plow is headed to Broadway in the fall. Jeffrey Richards will produce; Neil Pepe to direct.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Composer and performer Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy will present a special one-night-only concert version of The Last Five Years, Brown's 2002 musical that won the Drama Desk Award for Best Music and Best Lyrics, with the original Off-Broadway orchestra, Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7PM.

Deborah Salem Smith and Laura Kepley try their hand at exploring the age-old question: What is Art?