On July 24th, the Summer Play Festival and the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting will present two free panels addressing theatre in New York City, including a line-up of theatre professionals

Children's storybooks come to musical life in this witty and delightful collection from TheatreworksUSA.

A new Avenue Q contest is offering fans the chance to create a commerical for the hit Broadway musical

The Chicago production of The Awesome 80s Prom continues at The Ballroom at RadioStar (901 W. Weed Street) in Chicago, where it has played for the past six months

Cady Huffman, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and more will take part in a musical theatre edition of theAtrainplays, which performs on August 2nd

In this edition: MAF in final weekend, Chekhov at Spotlighters, Music Man at Cockpit, The Baltimore Playwrights Festival, plus - a day in New York.

Mary Testa, John Tartaglia, Kevin Cahoon and Farah Alvin have joined the cast of 'Flopz n' Cutz 3,' which will take place on July 30th

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn has joined the line-up of Broadway stars that will participate in 'Broadway Stands up for Freedom!,' a benefit show to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union

Drew Sarich, Doug Kreeger, Megan McGinnis and more round out the cast of Les Miserables, which returns to Broadway this fall

In this edition: Chekhov at Spotlighters, Music Man at Cockpit, The Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Searching for Life at MAF, Footloose & Buddy at Toby’s, Avenue Q in NYC and Broadway Barks 8, plus best bets for the week!

Jenn Colella, Alison Fraser and more will perform hidden gems from musicals on July 30th in 'Flopz n' Cutz 3'

Tony Award-winners Audra McDonald (Ragtime, Carousel), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd, Assassins), and Cady Huffman (The Producers) will be among the many Broadway stars participating in 'Broadway Stands up for Freedom!,' a benefit show to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union that will be held on July 24th

The '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2006' series kicked off on Thursday July 6th at 12:30PM on the Bryant Park Stage with performances by cast members from Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Avenue Q, Hot Feet and Stomp, and BroadwayWorld was there!

On July 6th, Tony Award-winner John Lloyd Young celebrated his birthday at Zanzibar, and BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities!

Drama Desk President William Wolf recently stopped by the BMI New York office to hand deliver the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop's crystal statuette

A starry cast--including Marc Kudisch, Barrett Foa, Brian Murray and Kate Baldwin--will star in Project Shaw's John Bull's Other Island on July 17th

Tony winner Anthony Crivello talks about playing the title role in Phantom--The Las Vegas Spectacular

Avenue Q star John Tartaglia will perform as the special guest star of 'Music Makes the Best Medicine' from July 13th through July 15th

Lord of the Rings plans to cast its spell on London, Chris Carmack and Rosamund Pike plan Summer and Smoke, Trevor Nunn trims Porgy and Bess and a roundup of Avenue Q reviews.

With all guns blazing, the loud, brash, crude puppet phenomenon of Avenue Q hops over the pond to London's West End.

Avenue Q, the 2004 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, opened at the newly re-named Noël Coward Theatre (formerly the Albery Theatre) on Wednesday, June 28th, following previews from Thursday, June 1st

Howie Michael Smith has been announced as the next performer to play purpose-seeking Princeton and fellow puppet Rod in the Broadway production of Avenue Q; he will replace Barrett Foa, who leaves the day before, on July 3rd.

On Sundays, July 9 and 16th at 7pm, The Storefront will salute one of Broadway and the recording world's greatest and most treasured voices, the late Laurie Beechman, with Memories of Laurie: The Storefront Sings Beechman

'Don't Quit Your Night Job' featured an evening of improv, music, original sketch comedy and backstage anecdotes which benefited Wendy Wasserstein's Open Doors program.

Feature a report on 'without you' by Anthony Rapp, 'til the fat girl sings' by Sharon Wheatley, 'Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley' by Jon Krampner, 'The Importance of Being Barbra' by Tom Santopietro and 'TIME STEPS ? My Musical Comedy Life' by Donna McKechnie with Greg Lawrence.