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Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, launches its 47th season with the New York premiere of the live stage adaptation of the hit children's television series Max & Ruby, for a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), Friday, December 7, 2007 through Sunday, January 13, 2008, with an official Opening on Sunday, December 9 at 2PM.

Center REPertory presents the acclaimed play Nixon's Nixon tat their Lesher Theatre beginning January 31.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/2/2007

Playwright Stephen Sachs has adapted his original play, Sweet Nothing In My Ear, for a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie set to air on CBS in April.

The Paper Mill Playhouse will hold auditions for its summer musical theatre Conservatory on Saturday, January 26, 2008 and Saturday, February 2, 2008, from 9AM - 5PM each day. An audition appointment is required.

Signature Theatre Company is pleased to announce a one-week extension for their world premiere production of Queens Boulevard (the musical). Opening Night is tonight, Monday, December 3, 2007.

Amas Musical Theatre will present a world premiere of the new musical Wanda's World, book by Eric H. Weinberger, music and lyrics by Beth Falcone, story by Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone, musical direction by Doug Oberhamer, and directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award nominee Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Wanda's World will begin performances January 16 - February 3 at the 45th Street Theatre

The Zipper Factory presents Our Lady J in 'The Gospel of Dolly' Friday, December 14 at 9:30 PM with guests Kevin Cahoon, Adam Dugas, Todd Almond and Bianca Leigh.

Ars Nova presents Wendy Ho in 'The Gospel According to Ho' on Friday, December 14 at 11PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street). All tickets are $10. Ben Rimalower directs; Brian Nash as musical director.

WHO: Mobtown Players WHAT: Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge by Christopher Durang WHEN: Through December 22; Fri and Sat at 8PM, Select Sundays at 4PM HOW MUCH: $12 Adults, $10 Students/Seniors INFORMATION: 410-467-3057 or www.mobtownplayers.com

William Gibson's rarely- produced play provides another perspective on the nativity story

In his Trinity directing debut, Fred Sullivan gives theater-goers the Christmas gift of a beautiful production of the Dickens classic

Already a star on Broadway, the charismatic Idina Menzel (Rent, Wicked) is ready to star on album, with the release of her much anticipated third-solo album 'I Stand,' now available for Pre Order on Amazon

Celebrate the holidays with the accessible Barbra Streisand with Steven Brinberg in 'Simply Barbara: A Christmas Show' playing 4 performances only at the Metropolitan Room. With Chris Denny at the piano, a special guest star will appear at each show.

Jason Danieley returns to The Zipper Factory on Monday, December 3 at 9:30 PM with 'Love: A Work in Progress,' a solo concert.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the holiday musical featuring the classic songs of Irving Berlin, is playing the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston through December 23.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the holiday musical featuring the classic songs of Irving Berlin, is playing the Sony Centre in Toronto through January 5, 2008. It opened on November 30.

Feinstein's at Loews Regency will open their 2008 season with return of Hollywood legend Tony Martin from January 29 to February 2. Betty Buckley, who returns to the club for the fourth time, will perform a three-week engagement from February 5 - 23.

The Tony Award winning modern romantic comedy, The Goodbye Girl, previews December 27, opens January 3, 2008 and runs through March 2, 2008 at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace Theatre, 100 Drury Lane.

To celebrate the glory and wonder of Broadway, and to mark the end of a 19-day work-stoppage, the Great White Way's biggest and brightest packed the stage of the Marriott Marquis in a very special free public concert 'Broadway's Back!' on Friday, November 30 at 12PM.

Acclaimed Dutch director Paul Binnerts helms a new production of Bertolt Brecht's Man is Man - a the timely story of a malleable soldier who loses his identity in a period of war and uncertainty - with previews to begin Wednesday, December 5, prior to its official press opening on December 10 at HERE Arts Center

The Guthrie today announced complete casting for the world premiere adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt starring Mark Rylance.

Following rave reviews, which made the limited eleven-week season a complete sell-out at Wyndham's Theatre, and therefore due to public demand, the first major revival of William Nicholson's award-winning play Shadowlands will transfer to the Novello Theatre, opening on Friday December 21, for a limited nine-week season.