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inventionREinvention a multimedia group show presented by Art House Productions as part of the 19th annual Jersey City Art Tour

What do you get when you have an unruly classroom and a teacher on the edge? Miss Margarida's Way explores the balance of power in Bay Street's next production at Baystreet@The Parrish Art Museum. Featuring café-style seating for a 99-seat audience, this new second space allows Bay Street to present works in development for their Workshop Series, sponsored in part by the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

Fresh from the January 2009 inaugural working-visit to South Africa, the new not-for-profit Broadway in South Africa announces its Second Annual Benefit Concert. This star-studded evening will feature a guest performance by South African hit recording artist and producer Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse. Like the first, this concert will also feature world-premiere songs created by Broadway and New York composers, like Jeff Bowen, performed by Broadway stars like Shoshana Bean and Eden Espinosa. Through the support of honorary chairs and board members, like award-winning singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Cox, this benefit concert will raise awareness of and celebrate the work Broadway in South Africa does to provide artistic and educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. The concert will take place on Monday, October 5, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at Peter Norton Symphony Space, located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. VIP guests will enjoy pre- and post-concert events.

Ryan Black's 88's Cabaret paid tribute to Stephen Sondheim with a cabaret of his music Monday, August 17th 2009, called Sondheim Summer: A Tribute To Stephen Sondheim.

Tom Sherak was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (8/18) by the organization's Board of Governors.

The box office for the Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf's new American play 'Superior Donuts' will open today, August 19. 'Superior Donuts' will begin previews at the Music Box Theatre beginning Wednesday, September 16, 2009, with an official opening set for Thursday, October 1, 2009.

The international smash hit musical CABARET, directed and choreographed by Jeff Award winner Jim Corti, who also understudied Joel Grey on the National Tour of the Broadway revival, previews August 13, opens August 19 and runs through October 11 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace.

The Diversity Players of Harlem aka DPOH Entertainment, the producers that brought you the Stage Play Die Laughing starring uptown Kevin Brown of the Emmy award winning NBC's 30 Rock, now brings you He Said, She Said: A Romantic Comedy by Shawn Luckey. Performances will be at the Roy Arias Theatres for one week only, August 19 - August 23, 2009.

For their final summer production, Cortland Repertory Theatre revisits one of Central New York's favorite musicals 'Forever Plaid', with three weeks of performances from August 19 - September 4. This hilarious family-friendly musical with vocal arrangements by James Raitt and a book by Stuart Ross began in a small Off-Broadway cabaret in 1990 and has grown over the years to become a huge international hit.

Two Cookies is proud to present THE GREEN MANIFESTO as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. THE GREEN MANIFESTO began August 14th and has remaining performances the 19th and the 24th.

On September 15, Loudon Wainwright III will perform a unique concert at the Highline Ballrom highlighting tracks from his new double-album, 'High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project' (Aug 18 / 2nd Story Sound Records). Loudon will be joined by the wonderful singers Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Maggie Roche, Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche, and Dave Roche.

Former Hairspray star Kathy Brier will appear with fellow ABC Daytime soap stars Kassie DePaiva and Bobbie Eakes in The Divas of Daytime, a free 45-minute concert at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth on August 22.

The Canadian production of JERSEY BOYS in Toronto will celebrate its 1st Anniversary August 20, 2009, and you're invited to join the celebration!

Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, opens the Rep's 2009-10 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Broadway director Moisés Kaufman will direct.

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office (236 West 45th Street) opens Thursday, August 20, at 10am, for the strictly limited 12 week Broadway engagement of Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman in A STEADY RAIN.

World renowned human rights activist Cleve Jones is calling for a National March on Washington D.C. on OCTOBER 11, 2009, to demand full equality for all people in all matters governed by civil law. As tax paying citizens working within the largest tourist industry in New York City, it is now time for the members of our great theatre community and all of our fans to realize the power our collective voice holds and use it to call out to the world.

It was announced yesterday on the QVC Shopping Channel Web Site that Barbra's Collaborator and Co-Director, Richard Jay-Alexander, will be appearing on QVC on Friday August 28 at 10pm, for the introduction of Barbra's new recording, in a very personal way.

BURN THE FLOOR sizzles away at the Longacre Theatre on West 48th Street and the heat is now engulfing the street. Its across-the-street neighbor is spreading the word too; The Walter Kerr Theatre marquee is now lit up with signs pointing the way to BURN THE FLOOR, marking the first time a Broadway theatre has advertised the show of a neighboring house.

Broadway's Danny Gurwin will perform Broadway favorites with a Jewish theme with MIRACLE OF MIRACLES September 10. The performance will take place at Jewish Community Center's Handleman Hall in West Bloomfield, MI.

The National Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children. The show will play the Olivier, running September 9 through December 8.