Lessons in life: If you can make it here, you'll learn to make it anywhere.

Tales of the City, based on Armistead Maupin's best-selling novel, will be a new musical for Broadway it has been announced by producers Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Robyn Goodman, the Tony Award-winning producers of Avenue Q.

'The Leading Men II' concert will take place on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland hosted by John Tartaglia. Tickets: $50.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person) VIP tickets are available for $100.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person) Tickets can be purchased online only: www.BIRDLANDJAZZ.com. ABOUT BROADWAY AT BIRDLAND

The cast of AVENUE Q invite theater goers to kick off Easter Week with the Tony Award-winning musical when it plays a revised performance schedule on Broadway, as follows: Monday, March 17 at 8 pm, Tuesday, March 18 at 8 pm, Wednesday, March 19 at 2 and 8 pm, Thursday, March 20 at 8, Friday, March 21 at 8, and Saturday, March 22 at 2 and 8 pm. (no shows Easter Sunday).

im Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, the leading source for exclusive theater information and live-events tickets nationwide, are proud to announce NATALIE DOUGLAS in 'CAFE SOCIETY' Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:00pm, as part of the long-running concert series Broadway at Birdland.

Disney Cruise Line will turn one of the most beloved animated features of all time into a theatrical musical aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship when Toy Story-The Musical makes its debut at the Walt Disney Theatre this spring. This is the first time the popular DisneyoPixar classic has been adapted for the stage.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) is now accepting entries for its popular online lottery LIVEforFIVE for $5 tickets to its next production, The Drunken City, a new play by 2007 Obie Award winner Adam Bock (The Receptionist, The Thugs, Swimming in the Shallows). A total of 40 tickets will be available for the show via the lottery.

The West Bank Café announces our March, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre

JUST ADDED! Special discount to Pageant! New this week: Toby's nominated for FOUR Helen Hayes Awards! Two Best Bets! New children's shows! New audition notices! News of Theatre Project and FPCT!

A Class Act NY presents a series of workshops for their students: March 2 with Ray Wills and May 4 with Barrett Foa.

'Don't Quit Your Night Job,' the critically acclaimed comedy variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, kicked-off the new year at their monthly home The Zipper Factory on Thursday, February 14 with a special Valentine's Day edition. With Sara Ramirez and Michael McKean among the stars!

The Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre celebrated the opening of its newest musical, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (Or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower), featuring libretto and drawings by acclaimed cartoonist Ben Katchor and music composed by musician Mark Mulcahy, on Tuesday, February 12 at Osso Bucco on Unversity Place.

Broadway Grand Rapids is bringing New York to West Michigan for its 2008-09 five-show series at DeVos Performance Hall. The series will include the Broadway hits Mamma Mia!, Avenue Q, Sweeney Todd, RAIN: The Beatles Experience, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Shrek The Musical will open December 14 at the Broadway Theatre, after beginning previews on November 8, to star Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber and Kecia Lewis-Evans.

The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street) proudly announces the addition of the following to its February schedule: 'Homemade Fusion' by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond on Monday February 18.

'Don't Quit Your Night Job,' the critically acclaimed comedy variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, kicks-off the new year at their monthly home The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues) on Thursday, February 14 at 11:30PM. Tickets are $20

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to announce 'Life on Earth, The Songs of Craig Carnelia.' The evening will feature the work of the acclaimed composer, running for three performances only: Sundays, March 2 & 9 at 9:30PM, and Monday, March 17 at 6PM.

Michael Riedel of the New York Post has left a teasing footnote in his Friday column, declaring that Tony Award-winning actress and Broadway's favorite 'It Girl' Sutton Foster, has been slated to play the princessly role of Fiona in the Broadway-bound Shrek The Musical.

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.

Rosie O'Donnell, the 13-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, television talk show host, author, film, television and stage actress, will cut the ribbon to kick off Kids' Night on Broadway 'Fan Festival' on Tuesday February 5 at 2:45PM at Madame Tussauds

The acclaimed series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' will continue February 18 at 7PM at The Duplex, as some of Broadway's beloved stars come out to celebrate their favorite 'New Voices.'

The 5th Avenue Theatre announces its 2008-2009 season lineup bursting with seven enormously entertaining musicals, five of which are making their 5th Avenue debuts. Includes debuts 'Shrek the Musical' and 'Memphis,' plus tours 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and 'Grease,' and classics 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Sunday in the Park with George.'

REVIEW: Original student musical opens at Johns Hopkins.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce the return of the new talk/variety evening, 'Saturday Night Underground.' The next event on Saturday, February 9 (11PM-2AM), special guests include David Burnham (Wicked), Annie Golden (Xanadu)! Also new to the show is the 'Shot to Sing' promotion where, each evening, audience members can win a free shot by singing a song from a particular theme. The theme on February 9 is 'Stephen Sondheim.'