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The debut production of The Jack of Tarts - A Bittersweet Musical opens January 31, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. and runs through February 17, 2007.

LaMaMa E.T.C. and the Talking Band present Imminence written and directed by Paul Zimet, with electronic music by Peter Gordon and acoustic music by Ellen Maddow, Friday, February 15 - March 2, 2008 at the LaMaMa Annex (74 East 4th St.) Previews begin Friday, February 15, 2008 with an official opening on Sunday February 17, 2008.

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and recording-artist Idina Menzel performed a VIP private concert on Monday, January 15 at The Canal Room. Menzel performed music from her highly-anticipated up-coming solo album 'I Stand,' produced by Glen Ballard, to be released in-stores January 29.

The legendary Chita Rivera performed two sold-out shows Monday, January 14 at the legendary Birdland to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com are proud to announce the jubilant return of acclaimed performing duo Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series 'Broadway at Birdland.'

The original concept album cast recording of the new musical The New Picasso is now available for purchase online at CDBaby.com and BlackForestProductions.com. The cast recording is selling as 2 albums ('Act One' and 'Act Two') for $14.98 each and shipping worldwide. Both concept albums are also currently available for digital download at CDBaby and Amazon with further availability online.

Taking Over, written and performed by Danny Hoch, directed by Tony Taccone makes its world premiere at Berkeley Rep. Taking Over is a powerful new show in which this Obie Award-winning solo performer depicts a Brooklyn neighborhood where the melting pot is boiling over with ethnic and economic tension,' explain press notes.

After completing a successful three-month effort to move theater operations into temporary spaces around the D.C. area, Arena Stage has announced it will break ground on the 47-year-old Southwest, D.C. campus January 30, 2008 at 10AM.

Ashley Tisdale of Disney's High School Musical and Kenny Ortego (High School Musical director) were among the opening night guests of Annie Hendy's new comedy The Catholic Girl's Guide to Losing Your Virginity at The Pico Playhouse on January 11 in Los Angeles.

The New Group proudly presents the US premiere of Mike Leigh's Two Thousand Years, set for a limited Off-Broadway engagement from January 15 - March 8. Directed by Scott Elliott, the production will have its Official Opening Night on Thursday, February 7 @ 7:00 PM at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre/410 West 42nd Street).

'Til Sunday, a new play written by and starring Nairoby Otero and directed by Michelle Tattenbaum, will open at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre and the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex on Friday, February 22. There will be a preview performance on February 21.

REVIEW: Moss Hart's classic backstage comedy at Vagabond Players in Fells Point

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 1/13/2008

Jennifer Naimo, from the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys, will star in an encore performance of 'Many the Miles (a Cabaret)' at The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd Street between Broadway & Columbus) on Sunday, January 27 at 8:30 PM.

Emerging Artists Theatre announce Sisters' Dance, directed by Paul Adams. Sisters' Dance will play a four-week Off-Broadway engagement at Baruch Performing Arts Center. Performances begin Wednesday, February 6, and continue through Sunday, March 2. Opening Night Performance is Saturday, February 9 at 5PM.

Carrie Fisher is the life of the party on Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 40th birthday with Wishful Drinking, an uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover that runs only seven weeks in Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre - from February 8 through March 30 - and tickets are selling fast. Opening night is February 19.

The 22nd Young Playwrights Festival at Pegasus Players is currently running in their impressive Truman College Location.

Due to the on-going Hollywood writers' strike, The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom was officially cancelled last week and instead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the winners during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton.

Forbidden Broadway divas Christine Pedi and Karen Murphy joined forces over to present 'Great Dames and The Torch Goddess' at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Friday January 11 and Saturday January 12.

REVIEW: Agatha Christie's best-known play opens at Spotlighters.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club proudly presents North, a new work created, conceived and directed by Heather Christian, and performed by Heather Christian & The Arbornauts. Performances run from January 18 to February 2, 2008 in a limited engagement at La MaMa e.t.c. in NYC. Previews begin January 18 for a January 20 opening.