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WHO: Run of the Mill Theater WHAT: Blood Wedding WHEN: Through October 21. WHERE: Theatre Project on Preston Street TICKETS/INFORMATION: www.missiontix.com, 410-752-8558 or 410-796-1555. BWW Readers get a significant discount! See Charm City Call Board!

Steven Yuhasz will direct a concert reading of Short Tenors and a Dead Soprano a new musical in development with book, music and lyrics by Glenn Richard Treibitz, and musical direction by Alexander Frey. This new musical will be presented October 26 & 27 at 7:30PM by the New Provincetown Players

The South Coast Repertory Theatre is proud to present the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt, A Parable, directed by Martin Benson; John Patrick Shanley's riveting drama about the tug-of-war between a young priest and a strong-minded nun at a Catholic school.

Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon will star in a play-reading of the winning play in the 2007 Artsport New Works Playwriting Competition on Sunday, November 11 at 7PM, presented by Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport. The two noted actors will read In the Middle of Nowhere by Kent R. Brown of Fairfield. Director is Kate Katcher of Newtown.

On November 10 'Saturday Night Underground' is pleased to welcome an array of New York's most ground-breaking talent, including: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee's Stanley Bahorek, The Chaos Theories' two-time Tony nominee Alison Fraser, LOGO New/Now/Next's Wendy Ho and the original Village People Cowboy Randy Jones.

Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to announce a new Off-Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play Crimes of the Heart, written by Beth Henley and directed by Kathleen Turner. The cast will feature Patch Darragh (Doc Porter), Jennifer Dundas (Lenny Magrath), Sarah Paulson (Meg Magrath), Lily Rabe (Babe Botrelle), Jessica Stone (Chick Boyle) and Chandler Williams (Barnette Lloyd).

Martin Vidnovic, who currently stars as 'Bellomy' in The Fantasticks, the world's longest running musical, will star for one night only in the finale concert of the 18th Annual New York Cabaret Convention to be held at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street) on Thursday, November 8 at 6PM.

'Late Nite with Niko and Friends,' an evening of original songs by the ridiculously talented singer-songwriter Nikos Tsakalakos, will make its NYC debut at The Zipper Factory on Tuesday, November 13.

Friday, October 19, 'The After Party' is pleased to welcome Spring Awakening's Jonathan Groff and 2005 Miss Fire Island Entertainer of the Year, Gusty Winds.

Last year, BroadwayWorld premiered the stunning Broadway digital art of Norn Cutson. Now, Norn is proud to share his portrait of Karen Finley, performing Wake Up! at The Green Room at 45 Bleeker.

American Conservatory Theater (ACT) presents N. Richard Nash's classic western romance The Rainmaker; directed by the esteemed Mark Rucker. The Rainmaker will play ACT October 25 through November 25. Press night is Tuesday, October 30, at 8PM. Tickets - starting at $14 - are now available.

Ravinia Festival has commissioned award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones, who most recently won a Tony for his choreography for Spring Awakening, to create a new full-evening work, tentatively titled A Good Man, inspired by Abraham Lincoln and celebrating the slain president's 2009 bicentennial.

Dule Hill, Carl Lumbly, Kimberly Elise, Justine Bateman, Tessa Thompson and Terrell Tilford star in Stick Fly, the West Coast premiere of a play from one of America's most provocative new playwrights, Lydia R. Diamond. Shirley Jo Finney directs five performances for LA Theatre Works, November 14-18 at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Phantom, with Book by Arthur Kopit and Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston is the latest undertaking of Porchlight Music Theatre. Based on the novel 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux, Phantom's lead actor's Lara Filip and Peter Oyloe with Director L. Walter Stearns speak to Michael Roberts about the production.

Bob Fosse's Dancin' will return to Broadway spring of 2009 following an engagement in Toronto. The new production will be directed by multiple Tony Award nominee Graciela Daniele. Ann Reinking serves as artistic consultant

Passion starring Ana Gasteyer and directed by Gary Griffin at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier is a difficult production to wrap one's head around.

Together, Forever takes on new meaning in this delightful musical featuring real life Broadway couple Brad Little & Barbara McCulloh.

Klea Blackhurst celebrated Ethel Merman's 100th birthday at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club on Monday October 15. Following the concert was Jim Caruso's Cast Party.

G-LUC Productions and the HA! Comedy Club is pleased to announce the opening of their new production titled Growing Up 70s with Barry Williams.

WHO: The National Touring Company (Non-Equity) WHAT: Hairspray WHEN: Through 10/21. Wed - Sat at 8PM, SAT at 2PM, Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM HOW MUCH: $24.00 - $69.00, plus a $2.00 per ticket restoration fee TICKETS/INFORMATION: www.broadwayacrossamerica.com