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Wings Theatre Company will present the NY premiere of Questa, a new play by Victor Bumbalo. Performances begin February 23, with opening night set for March 1. This limited run continues through March 22nd only. Wings Theatre is located at 154 Christopher Street.

David Mirvish is delighted to present a total of eight shows in the new 2008/2009 Mirvish Theatre Season. Six of the shows - five acclaimed musicals and one classic drama - will be available in a subscripton package. Two bonus shows, both musicals, round out the season.

Casting has been completed for Jip: His Story, the winner of this year's American Harmony Prize, written by Danny Duncan and Emily Klion. Heading the cast will be Miles Johnson in the title role.

Rosie O'Donnell, the 13-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, television talk show host, author, film, television, and stage actress kicked off this year's Kids' Night on Broadway, the annual event during which young people ages 6 to 18 can attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 2/5/2008. Updates include: Lindsey Alley, James Anest, Michael Barra, George Costacos, Kurt Domoney, Mark Nelson, Stephanie St. James, Melissa Strom, Max von Essen.

Traveling Light Productions is proud to present the U.S. Premiere of Looking Up, written by Carla Cantrelle and directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Performances will run from February 16 to March 2, 2008 in a limited engagement at Theater for the New City in NYC.

FATBOY, currently playing at Red Orchid Theatre is a vulgar and crass look at Americans and their greed, and their disdain for living. These characters torture themselves and each other past the point of theatricality and to the point of writer, director and cast masturbation.

Last night Alan Bruun, artistic director of Mad Cow Theatre, announced that Assassins would be the musical rounding out their later season.

Ryan J. Davis and Adam Wagner are proud to announce Broadway For Barack: The Voices Of Hope, a one-night only benefit concert for Senator Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign at Off-Broadway's Zipper Theatre. The concert will feature young songwriters & Broadway singers united for real change.

This year's red carpet season got off to a shaky start as a strike derailed the glamour in Los Angeles and New York. South Florida shows the nation how to get it right as the 32nd Annual Carbonell Award nominations were released today along with details of the awards ceremony, which is one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season. The Carbonell Awards, sponsored by The Law Firm of Broad & Cassel, P.A., will take place Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Robert R. Oliver, who starred as Mortimer in the off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, died suddenly Monday, February 4 of a heart-attack, report press sources. He was 68 years old.

Thomas Schumacher, producer of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Lion King, will sign copies of his popular new theater book for young people, 'How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater' (Disney Editions), on Thursday February 7 at San Francisco's Book Passage book store (1 Ferry Building, #42) at 6PM.

This March, be among the first people in America to see Will Eno's Tragedy: a tragedy at the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre. An apocalyptic comedy by an intriguing new playwright, Tragedy makes its American premiere as part of Berkeley Rep's 40th birthday party, directed by Obie Award-winner Les Waters. Presented on the intimate Thrust Stage, Tragedy begins previews on March 14, opens March 19, and closes April 13, 2008.

After a hiatus of 3 years, The Astaire Awards will once again recognize excellence in dance on both stage and film.

Two-time Tony Award nominee Andre De Shields will direct a production of Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical at Buffalo State College. Performances are March 13-15 and March 20-22 at Warren Enters Theatre, Upton Hall in Buffalo, NY

Nominations have been announced for the 39th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, to be presented on March 17 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Jason Graae, who will receive the Joel Hirschorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theater, will host the event.

The Public Theater continues its spring season with the U.S. premiere of Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, a new play by Caryl Churchill presented in association with the Royal Court Theatre. This two-character play, directed by James Macdonald and featuring Scott Cohen and Samuel West, comes to The Public after an acclaimed run at the Royal Court in London last year. Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? will begin previews on Wednesday, March 5 and run through Sunday, April 6 with an official press opening on Sunday, March 16 at 7PM.

Evenstar Films (Jesus' Son) will present free staged readings of Des Moines, a new play by acclaimed author Denis Johnson, winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Tree of Smoke. Directed by Will Patton, it will be presented for five performances beginning February 26 at The Flea Theater.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, announced its 2008-09 season, including 'Grey Gardens, 'Doubt, 'Radio Golf' and new works by Stephen Schwartz and GrooveLily.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). 'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' will play a strictly-limited six-week engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM through March 3.

Pittsburgh CLO, one of the most respected regional musical theater producers in the country, will host its annual Alumni Network Cocktail Party on Monday, March 3, 2008, in New York City. The event will be held in the heart of the Theater District at the critically acclaimed Angus McIndoe restaurant, 258 West 44th Street, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Incumbo Theater Honors Black History Month with a Premiere of Award Winning The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley Benefit Performance to honor Big Brothers Big Sisters. Limited Engagement February 21st through March 16th at Clemente Soto Velez Center.