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Marilyn Maye, 54 Sings Sara Bareilles, and more Coming Up at 54 Below

Next Week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Chilina Kennedy Returns to BEAUTIFUL on Broadway; Kara Lindsay Joins the Cast Next Week

Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing announced today that Kara Lindsay, who mostly recently starred as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, will join the company of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, playing the role of Cynthia Weil from September 12 - December 31, 2017.
Photo Flash: First Look at Milwaukee Rep's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Milwaukee Rep is excited to present a new, family friendly adaptation of Charles Dicken's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, written by Rep Artistic Director Mark Clements, featuring the same traditional story and characters you love. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Free Reading Of 99 WAYS TO F*CK A SWAN With Arison, Beck Held 5/18 In NYC

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of: 99 WAYS TO F*CK A SWAN by Kimberly Rosenstock and directed by Shira Milikowsky. The cast includes Amir Arison, Cassie Beck, Jesse Hooker, Jennifer Ikeda, Greg Keller, Natalia Payne, and Brian Sgambati.
stageFARM Offers FREE Tickets to SPIN for Britney Spears Fans 11/3-8

Due to a recent controversy that has erupted over one of the plays in the production of SPIN, currently on stage at the Cherry Lane Theatre, the stageFARM has announced that it will offer a limited number of free tickets to performances of the show to Britney Spears fans who will be in the New York area next week (through November 8).
Photo Flash: Opening Night of SPIN at Cherry Lane Theater

On October 11, stageFARM (Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director and Carrie Shaltz, Founder / Executive Director) mounted the world premiere of SPIN, a series of new short plays (commissioned on the timely topic) by Adam Rapp, Gina Gionfriddo, Judith Thompson, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Mark Schultz at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York
Photo Flash: SPIN at Cherry Lane Premieres New Plays by Rapp, Shultz and More

the stageFARM (Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director and Carrie Shaltz, Founder / Executive Director) has announced complete casting presents world premiere of SPIN, a series of new short plays (commissioned on the timely topic) by Adam Rapp, Gina Gionfriddo, Judith Thompson, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Mark Schultz. With direction by Alex Kilgore and Evan Cabnet, the cast of SPIN will feature Patch Darragh (Crimes of the Heart, SAFE), Rebecca Henderson (U.S. Drag, VENGEANCE), Jesse Hooker (Some Men, Iphiginia 2.0), David Ross (VENGEANCE) and Dreama Walker ('Gossip Girl'). SPIN begins performances Friday evening, October 3, 2008, for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, November 8, at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street between Barrow & Bedford Streets). Opening night is Saturday evening, October 11, 2008 at 8:00PM.
Ars Nova to Present FREE Reading of 'OOHRAH!' 9/22

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of OOHRAH! by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Leigh Silverman. OOHRAH! will be read by Aya Cash, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jesse Hooker, Molly Ranson, Armando Riesco, and Will Rogers.
Ars Nova to Present FREE Reading of 'OOHRAH!' 9/22

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of OOHRAH! by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Leigh Silverman. OOHRAH! will be read by Aya Cash, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jesse Hooker, Molly Ranson, Armando Riesco, and Will Rogers.
Darragh, Hooker and More Cast in stageFARM's 'SPIN' Series

the stageFARM (Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director and Carrie Shaltz, Founder / Executive Director) has announced complete casting for the world premiere of SPIN, a series of new short plays (commissioned on the timely topic) by Adam Rapp, Gina Gionfriddo, Judith Thompson, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Mark Schultz. With direction by Alex Kilgore and Evan Cabnet, the cast of SPIN will feature Patch Darragh (Crimes of the Heart, SAFE), Rebecca Henderson (U.S. Drag, VENGEANCE), Jesse Hooker (Some Men, Iphiginia 2.0), David Ross (VENGEANCE) and Dreama Walker ('Gossip Girl'). SPIN begins performances Friday evening, October 3, 2008, for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, November 8, at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street between Barrow & Bedford Streets). Opening night is Saturday evening, October 11, 2008 at 8:00PM.
New Location For Shanley's 'Veronica' At Powerhouse Announced

The location for the reading of Veronica written and directed by John Patrick Shanley will now be in the Martel Theater, in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, at 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 3. The reading is free to the public, however reservations are strongly recommended.
New Location For Shanley's 'Veronica' At Powerhouse Announced

The location for the reading of Veronica written and directed by John Patrick Shanley will now be in the Martel Theater, in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, at 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 3. The reading is free to the public, however reservations are strongly recommended.
'The Scariest' Creeps onto Off-Broadway; Opens March 6

The Exchange (formerly Jean Cocteau Rep) takes on some of the greatest horror stories in history with the Off-Broadway premiere of The Scariest. This evening length collection of new plays by Kristin Newbom, Laura Schellhardt, Mark Schultz, and Gary Sunshine is based on the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, W.W. Jacobs, Hans Christian Anderson, and 'The Book of Revelations.' Opening Night is March 6.
Iphigenia 2.0: Not Getting Married Today

Playwright Charles Mee and director Tina Landau adapt a play by Euripides into an abstract pageant that not-so-subtly questions current American foreign policy, amidst some good laughs, some interesting visuals and some scantily clad boys and girls.
Mulgrew Replaces Clark in Mee's Iphigenia 2.0

Signature Theatre Company announced today that Kate Mulgrew will replace the previously announced Victoria Clark in Charles Mee's Iphigenia 2.0, directed by Tina Landau
Photo Flash: The Potomac Theatre Project's 21st Season

The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) is presenting its 21st repertory season (and its first in New York), which includes three of Anthony Minghella's early works in an evening entitled Politics of Passion: The Plays of Anthony Minghella, and Howard Barker's provocative No End of Blame
Victoria Clark is Clytemnestra in Mee's 'Iphigenia 2.0'

Signature Theatre Company announced today the casting for the first play in the Charles Mee Series, Iphigenia 2.0, starring Victoria Clark
Photo Preview: Potomac Theatre Project Plays in NYC

The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) will present its 21st repertory season (and its first in New York) that includes three of Anthony Minghella's early works in an evening entitled Politics of Passion: The Plays of Anthony Minghella, and Howard Barker's provocative No End of Blame
PTP Season Includes Plays by Barker and Minghella

The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) will present its 21st repertory season (and its first in New York) that includes three of Anthony Minghella's early works in an evening entitled Politics of Passion: The Plays of Anthony Minghella, and Howard Barker's provocative No End of Blame -- the story of a political cartoonist whose pen is dipped in poison.
Second Stage Extends McNally's Some Men to April 22

Due to popular demand, Second Stage Theatre has extended its production of Terrence McNally's Some Men, directed by Trip Cullman. Some Men, which opened on March 26 and was originally scheduled to close on April 15, will play an additional week of performances and will now close on April 22

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