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Signature Theatre Company is proud to announce that Ron OJ Parson will direct HOME, by Samm-Art Williams.

The swinging '60's meet Broadway when Robin and the 7 Hoods, a brand new musical comedy, opens in New York during the 2009-10 season, it was announced today by the show's producers (Bruce Charet, Dennis Mastro, Dennis Farina, Billy Campbell; Barry Brown, executive producer)

The Willows Theatre Company opens its Fall 2008 season with the award-winning comic musical Little Shop of Horrors.

Cape Rep will stage Ragtime, the musical by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens in its Indoor Theater on 3299 Rte. 6A in East Brewster.

The '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2008' series continues with the casts of The Lion King, Vanities, Hairspray, Forbidden Broadway, Godspell performing on Thursday July 24th, 12:30 pm at Bryant Park Lawn.

David Gurland and Brian Farley sing the Music and Lyrics of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Hot off sold-out runs in Washington D.C., Chicago and New York, 'Political Idol,' a hilarious spoof of the upcoming presidential elections returns to Off-Broadway's Triad Theatre opening on Wednesday, July 23 (7PM) for a four week run.

The sins of the parents leave a lasting impression, as shown in Lisa Dominique's semi-autobiographic solo work A PERFECT SPECIMEN OF FEMININITY.

Estelle Getty of TV's 'The Golden Girls,' has died.

Despite a few stumbles, North Shore Music Theatre's trip back to the '50s shakes, rattles and rolls in nostalgic good humor

On Monday July 21st, Town Hall continued to present it's series of acclaimed summer concerts with the performance of BROADWAY'S RISING STARS. BROADWAY'S RISING STARS was co-directed by Tony Nominee Emily Skinner and Nightlife Award winning vocalist Scott Coulter. Designed to launch the careers of the next generation of Broadway stars, the show featured 20 of the most outstanding young talents from performing arts schools in New York and across the country. The future stars of the Great White Way were chosen during auditions throughout the spring and come from theatrical institutions including as AMDA, CAP21, Julliard, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Marymount and the New School.

'Broadway Stands Up for Freedom', a concert to benefit the Youth Programs of the NYCLU, took place on Monday, July 21 at 7:30pm at the NYU Skirball Center. Hosted by Seth Rudetsky, the event featured opening remarks by playwright Tony Kushner, both of whom also participated in last years event.

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The 20th Anniversary revival of DAVID MAMET's Speed-The-Plow announces its final cast member.

Francesca Annis, Lisa Dillon, Chris O'Dowd, Dominic Rowan and Catherine Tate are to star in the West End premiere of David Eldridge's Under The Blue Sky which will open at the Duke of York's Theatre on 25 July, with previews from 15 July, and is currently booking until 20 September 2008. Directed by Anna Mackmin, Under The Blue Sky is designed by Lez Brotherston with lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Paul Arditti, and is produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions and Robert G. Bartner. Final casting will be announced shortly.

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Broadway theater owner Rocco Landesman is currently leading a bidding group to buy the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, continues its 2008 season with the comedy The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Fracaswell Hyman.

Chicago's 500 Clown Theater Company has received $28,000 from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant program. The award will support the partnership between 500 Clown and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland, which commissioned 500 Clown's newest production, '500 Clown and the Elephant Deal,' to premiere December 11-14, 2008.

Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and 'American Idol' finalist Diana DeGarmo (Hairspray) will star in the new Broadway production of GODSPELL. The first Broadway revival of the landmark rock musical will officially open on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Previews will begin on Monday, September 29, 2008.

New York Musical Theater Festival's 2007 'Broadway Idol' winner, George Psomas, takes a night off from his role in the acclaimed revival of South Pacific to take the stage in his solo New York concert debut on Monday August 4th (10 PM) - joined by several special guests including Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) and Jim Stanek (Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, staring with Nathan Lane). NYMF Director of Programming Jess McLeod directs, with musical direction by Jana Zielonka, along with musicians Brad Russell and Jay Mack.

Experience the passion, romance and excitement of the most electrifying music ever written for Broadway, when Pittsburgh CLO proudly presents West Side Story August 5 through August 17 at the Benedum Center. This classic musical is filled with jet-propelled dancing, melodious songs and the poignancy of youthful heartbreak.

Escorts, male and female, are everywhere in the press. They are linked to Governor Eliot Spitzer, Governor James McGreevy of New Jersey, Reverend Ted Haggard, and Senator Larry Craig of Idaho. Heidi Fleiss is setting up a male brothel near Las Vegas. Perhaps you can't buy 'love,' but there are many new attempts in this century and that's what 'Escorts' is all about.

John MacDonald & Maggie Maes present Lights and Music by Patrick C. Letterii, directed by Jeremy Quinn, starring Haley Rawson, Lindsay Teed, John MacDonald, Patrick C. Letterii and Nicholas Bonnar

John Barrowman will autograph copies of his new autobiography, 'Anything Goes,' July 23 in Los Angeles.