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Steven Caras of Palm Beach has been named as the new Director of Development at West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks. A highly regarded member of the international arts scene, Caras has watched the company's recent growth and recognizes its continued emerging fiscal and artistic strength as a vital part of the cultural landscape of South Florida. (more...)

Dancap Productions has finally sealed a deal to take over the mainstage space at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. (more...)

Cheyenne Jackson To Star In New York Inspired Film

In his first prominent role since being cast as lead character Sonny in Broadway's runaway hit Xanadu, stunning young actor Cheyenne Jackson has just signed on to appear in Director Chuck Griffith's highly anticipated, New York-inspired film, Shifting the Canvas. (more...)

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with playwright Paul Rudnick, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28). (more...)

Known for his thrilling live performances and irreverent style, recording artist, vocalist, pianist and Rockland resident David Yazbek will bring the house down at Riverspace on Thursday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)

MTC Announces World Premiere of 'To Be Or Not To Be'

Manhattan Theatre Club will present the world premiere of the play 'To Be Or Not To Be' based on the film this fall. (more...)

Madeline Lee Gilford, an actress and producer who was married to actor Jack Gilford for 40 years, died Monday April 14 in her Greenwich Village apartment at the age of 84. (more...)

On the occasion of The Broadway League's Annual Industry Conference, AUDIENCE REWARDS has been named the official national patron loyalty program for Broadway. (more...)

Perry Street Theatre Company (David Elliott/Martin Platt, Co-Directors) is proud to present the World Premiere of A Dangerous Personality, a new play by Sallie Bingham. (more...)

Win FREE tickets to Junie B. Jones

Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, continues its 47th season with a return engagement of the hit musical based on Barbara Park's best-selling books, Junie B. Jones, for a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, New York City), now through Sunday, May 4, 2008. (more...)

Tony® Award-winning film and stage actor Matthew Broderick and Oscar® and Tony®-nominated actor Liam Neeson will be presenting the awards at PENCIL's 2008 Spring Gala. Business leaders, companies and school principals who have demonstrated their commitment to transforming public schools through PENCIL partnerships or outstanding leadership in the educational community will be honored. (more...)

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC), this year celebrating its 25th Anniversary, will present a live performance showcase of the nominees for the 22nd Annual MAC Awards in the 'Outstanding Song' & 'Outstanding Special Material' categories, on Tuesday, April 6th at 6:30pm, at the Music Box at Broadway Baby Bistro. The showcase, at which the ten nominated songs will be performed, is open to the general public. (more...)

BWW TV: Broadway Beat - South Pacific, Dan Goggin & Sherie Rene Scott

This week on Broadway Beat catch Opening Night of South Pacific, Dan Goggin getting his caricature at Sardi's and Broadway Diva, Sherie Rene Scott in her solo concert, 'You May Now Worship Me' - only right here on BroadwayWorld.com! (more...)

The culmination of a five month program by Early Stages, Spring Reckoning, is an evening of original poetry and movement by students from Beacon and University Heights high schools that will take place at The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street) on Monday, April 14 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door and all proceeds go to benefit Early Stages. (more...)

New York: Barnes & Noble and The Actors Company Theatre to celebrate Tennessee Williams as he continues takes over New York. This event is free to the public and will take place on Tuesday, April 15 at 7PM AT Barnes & Noble (2289 Broadway @ 82nd - 212-362-8835). (more...)

The great American playwright Edward Albee reflects on his 50-year career with one of his leading ladies, the award-winning actress Marian Seldes. (more...)

The Tony nominated actress and singer Sharon McNight is poised to unleash a star-shower of erudite show business fun in her new one-woman show 'Gone, But Not Forgotten.' The New York premiere of 'Gone, But Not Forgotten' plays two only, Friday and Saturday April 25 and 26 (both at 10pm), at The Metropolitan Room, marking the much-anticipated return to New York of the West Coast-based McNight. (more...)

Soho Think Tank will present Kirk Wood Bromley's latest play, Me, directed by Alec Duffy. Performances will be at the Ohio Theater, located at 66 Wooster Street, between Spring and Broome Streets in Soho. Performances will begin on Saturday, May 3rd, continuing through Saturday, May 24th. (more...)

Emmy-winning actress and singer Megan Mullally, who is currently playing Elizabeth in Mel Brooks' musical version of Young Frankenstein on Broadway, will be hosting the 2008 Actors Fund Gala in New York on May 5th. The event, which is being held at Cipriani 42nd Street, will honor Alec Baldwin, Renee Fleming, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley. (more...)

Oscar nominated Chazz Palminteri, writer and star of A BRONX TALE along with Rondi Reed, Madeleine Martin, and Amy Morton, current stars of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and JERSEY BOYS choreographer, Sergio Trujillo, will present the awards (more...)

Soho Think Tank will present Kirk Wood Bromley's latest play, Me, directed by Alec Duffy. Performances will be at the Ohio Theater, located at 66 Wooster Street, between Spring and Broome Streets in Soho. Performances will begin on Saturday, May 3rd, continuing through Saturday, May 24th. (more...)

Cabaret performer Pieter-Dirk Uys satirizes the impending elections in the U.S. and his native South Africa (more...)

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation has taken New York by storm and has extended its run to include two more performances on Mondays, May 5 & 12th (7:30PM) at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). Produced by Angelo Fraboni, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel and Peter Martin, the show continues to draw top talent to its rotating cast and bold -faced names to its sold-out audiences. (more...)

Internationally acclaimed performer Wu Hsing-Kuo, will be giving a unique presentation at American Conservatory Theater on Sunday, April 13 at 5 p.m. Recognized for his unique interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear, in which he plays all ten roles himself, Wu's multimedia presentation will focus on interdisciplinary elements, including Chinese opera styles, Buddhist chanting, contemporary music and electronics, Western performance styles, and traditional theater. The event is free and unticketed. For further information, please visit www.act-sf.org/koret. An international cultural treasure, Wu Hsing-Kuo began his training at age 11 with the Fu-Hsing Chinese Opera School, subsequently entering the Chinese Culture University and studying Shakespeare and other Western classics. After graduation, he performed leading roles for the Cloud Gate Dance Theater. Keenly aware of the decline of traditional Chinese Opera, Wu and a group of friends founded the Contemporary Legend Theatre to revitalize the art form by adapting classical Western plays to the style and technique of Peking Opera. He is a three-time winner of the Military Golden Award for Best Actor, and in 1992, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in New York and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Actor. Wu has also acted in films, playing the leading roles in Ho Ping's Eighteen and Tsui Hark's Green Snake. In 2005, he was commissioned by the Asian Cultural Council to reconstruct traditional theater in Cambodia. In 2007, he directed and performed A Taoist's Dream with Kunqu actress Qian Yi. Wu won the 1994 Hong Kong Film Award as Best New Actor for his role in The Temptation of a Monk directed by Clara Law. As part of a generous partnership with A.C.T., Koret has made a three-year commitment to support A.C.T.'s audience programs, including artist panel discussions and A.C.T.'s regularly scheduled Audience Exchange and Prologue discussions. The Koret Visiting Artist Series features exciting talks with acclaimed artists from the American theatrical community, moderated by A.C.T. artistic staff. Held at the American Conservatory Theater before and after select performances throughout the season, the discussions are designed to illuminate the ways in which a theater affects and strengthens a community, the responsibilities of the artist in modern society, and the challenges of the creative process. About Koret An entrepreneurial spirit guides Koret in addressing societal challenges and strengthening Bay Area life. Investing in strategic, local solutions, Koret helps to inspire a multiplier effect-encouraging collaborative funding and developing model initiatives. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Koret adds to the region's vitality by promoting educational opportunity, contributing to a diverse cultural landscape, and bolstering organizations that are innovative in their approaches to meeting community needs. With roots in the Jewish community, Koret embraces the community of Israel, especially through Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF). Koret believes that economic stability and free market expansion offer the best hope for a prosperous future. At Koret, we understand our responsibility to make an impact-to honor the legacy of our founders, and to find long-lasting solutions that improve people's lives. (more...)

Photo Flash: Our Dad is in Atlantis Opens 4/8

Working Theater, the New York-based theater company that has been devoted to producing new plays since the company began in 1985, including the popular plays Tabletop (Rob Ackerman), Hold Please (Annie Weisman) and I Am a Man (OyamO) -- presents the Off-Broadway premiere of Our Dad is in Atlantis by Mexican playwright Javier Malpica, with an English translation by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas (Blind Mouth Singing). (more...)