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After a record setting 19 month award-winning run in Los Angeles, The Marvelous Wonderettes opened to rave reviews from the New York critics, running off Broadway another 15 months there (one of the longest off Broadway runs in history). Now the Binghamton area is one of the first in the country to get a chance to see the hottest new musical in the land.

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is extending it's production of the Midwest Premiere of CHERRYWOOD: THE MODERN COMPARABLE by Kirk Lynn at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan . It will add performances on August 13,14, 15, 19, 26, 27, & 28. Thursdays -Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 on Thursday and Sunday, $20 on Friday, and $22 on Saturday. All shows are selling out so it is advised to reserve and pay on Ticketweb. All tickets are released at 10 minutes to showtime. There is parking available in the Mobil Gas Station across from the theater at a fee determined by Mobil Gas. For more information and reservations call (773) 871-0442.

Filmmakers Josh Badham and Brian Rider will be rereleasing their foul mouthed short film, The Buttercup Project, online and in 3D on Friday, August 13th, 2010.

With 'a little bit of song and a whole lot of humor,' Stephen Schwartz, lyricist and composer of popular Broadway musicals such as 'Godspell,' 'Wicked,' and 'Pippin,' impressed an audience of 400 people at the Civic Theatre on Friday, according to an article from the Kalamazoo Gazette.

In a recent Vermont Public Radio segment, Nina Keck reported that a new musical about Greta Garbo's life, titled 'Garbo and Me,' is in development and will be performed tonight at Rutland's Paramount Theatre.

Redd Tale Theatre Company dives into its seventh season with the classic MACBETH by William Shakespeare and a new adaptation of the French classic THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE by Will Le Vasseur. Both are directed by Artistic Director, Will Le Vasseur. Opening Nights are August 5th and 6th.

CABARET AT THE CASTLE Presents, from London, Mari Wilson on Sunday, August 22 at The Inner Circle at the Magic Castle (Franklin Ave., LA, CA 90028) Tickets cost $25 and are available through boxoffice@magiccastle.com or 323-851-3313 x303

Redd Tale Theatre Company dives into its seventh season with the classic MACBETH by William Shakespeare and a new adaptation of the French classic THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE by Will Le Vasseur. Both are directed by Artistic Director, Will Le Vasseur. Opening Nights are August 5th and 6th.

Over the last 5 years, a number of audience members have expressed an interest in joining our PSC Community Theatre ..and in trying their hand at acting.

Heller Shorts Off, Off Brookside Short Play Festival presents an evening of eight short plays, about 10 minutes each, featuring the theme 'Short Subjects.' Performances are Aug. 12-14 at 8pm and Aug. 15 at 2pm. The performance on Friday, August 13 will include a reception for the audience to meet the playwrights at 7pm and a talk-back with directors and playwrights following the performance. Admission is $7 for seniors and students and $10 for other adults.

Muskogee Little Theatre opens their August Musical Comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE this Friday, August 6th at 8:00 p.m..

On this the 40th anniversary of All Nite Soul, the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter's Church - the Jazz Church - is thrilled to honor National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. The event begins with Jazz Vespers at 5 PM. All Nite Soul starts at 7 PM with over 80 musicians celebrating All Nite Soul and honoring Frank Wess. An 'exhibit wall' in the Living Room of Saint Peter's Church will tell the story of Frank Wess with memorabilia.

Legacy Studio offers semester-long classes for children Ages 5-18. We have classes in acting, improv, musical theatre, and music theatre dance! Each class offers something different! Classes begin August 24th!

Artists Repertory Theatre is delighted to announce it is hosting a very special discussion with Andrew Upton, Director of Long Day's Journey Into Night and co-Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company, and Allen Nause, Artists Repertory Theatre's Producing Artistic Director. Titled 'Dissolving Borders with International Theatre Collaboration,' the conversation will be moderated by Tim DuRoche, Director of Programs, at Portland World Affairs Council.

Coal Creek Community Theater (CCCT) announces auditions for their 3rd show of their 21st season, I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick, directed by Nita Froelich. Auditions will take place on August 30th and 31st from 7-10pm at the Louisville Center for the Arts. Roles available for 3 men and 3 women.

Emma Thompson, who appeared on Broadway in ME AND MY GIRL and THE LIGHT THAT LIES IN WOMAN'S EYES, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Hollywood Bowl cast, featuring Vannesa Hudgens, Wayne Brady, Aaron Tveit, Skylar Astin, Tracie Thoms and more opened last night on Friday August 6 at 8:30 pm. As everyone knows by now, there's (unfortunately) no official filming allowed of productions at the Hollywood Bowl, so BroadwayWorld LA couldn't resist bringing you a few fan-uploaded clips now making the rounds on YouTube.

Reginald André Jackson, a Book-It Company member, actor, director, and adaptor, hasreceived the Distinguished Play Award, with Dramatic Publishing, for his adaptation of Bud, Not Buddy.

A woman tug captain has teamed with a juggling showboat captain to bring two antique vessels to Brooklyn Bridge Park Friday, August 27t- Wednesday,September 1. 'Tug & Barge Week' will feature free public tugboat trips and free barge tours. The Waterfront Museum, housed aboard the 1914 Lehigh Valley Barge No.79, and the 1907 Tugboat Pegasus are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors are encouraged to walk, bike or use mass transit to visit the new dock located in Brooklyn Heights at the foot of Atlantic Avenue behind the new playground.

Legendary soprano Kiri Te Kanawa returns to Ravinia Festival in a rare intimate Martin Theatre recital at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18. This performance also features director of the Steans Music Institute vocal program Brian Zeger on piano. The program includes works by Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Handel, Liszt, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Ginastera, Guastavino and Canteloube.