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The Tony Awards are over - but that doesn't mean the final word has been spoken as to who YOU think deserves to be recognized this year. The most comprehensive theater site on the net brings you this years 2008 Fans' Choice Awards - the largest open voting contest of its kind! In 2007, over 300,000 had their say - now it's YOUR turn!

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) is proud to announce a historic decision and a new partnership with the Township of Millburn. In March of 2007, Paper Mill Playhouse Management approached members of the Millburn Township Committee to engage in a financial partnership with the not-for-profit theater. After months of negotiations, the Millburn Township Committee voted unanimously last night to pass an ordinance allowing the township to purchase the land and buildings situated on Brookside Drive from Paper Mill Playhouse for nine-million dollars.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, continues its 2008 season with the A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

THE WAR OF THE ROSES returns for two shows only - Saturday June 21 at 8 & 10pm!

Long Island's premiere professional Equity musical theatre, continues its 59th season with the multiple award winning, 'Forbidden Broadway' June 18 - July 6.

Join Alec Mapa, 'AMERICA'S GAYSIAN SWEETHEART,' for an uncensored, unbridled evening of hilarity! Alec will be dressed by Project Runway's Malan Breton. At Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on Saturday, June 28th (9:30 PM) and Sunday, June 29th (9:30 PM).

Rising Sun Performance Company is currently preparing for its production of 'Perceptions' An Evening of One Acts.

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater continues its 2008 season of critically acclaimed stage-work with Avant GardARAMA! Like Cutting Ball's 2004 edition of Avant GardARAMA!

Cyd Charisse died Tuesday at the age of 86.

LaBute's 'Reasons To Be Pretty' Set to Move to Broadway.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) 2008 Summer Gala honored Public Theater Board Member David Rockwell for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the institution for the past 20 years.

Fresh on the heels of the Tony Awards, Broadway's new season will open with much fanfare when the first show of the season, [title of show] -- an original musical about the making of an original musical -- holds a 'Box Office Grand Opening Ticketganza' on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45 St.).

The critically acclaimed musical comedy by Scott Brown and Anthony King, 'Gutenberg! The Musical' will make its Chicago premiere at The Royal George Theatre on June 19.

3LD Art and Technology Center will present a workshop of Reid Farrington's performance installation 'The Passion Project' beginning June 19th.

LaKisha Jones, a stand-out on American Idol season six, will be performing at the 2008 Governor's Service Awards on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

The singer talks about Broadway, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the songs that define changing times.

Sarah Uriarte Berry, Tony winner Chuck Cooper, award-winning vocalist Scott Coulter, and Broadway favorites Jason Graae and Max von Essen joined Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Terri Klausner, Noah Racey, Lorin Latarro and Melinda Sullivan at The Town Hall to present the final production of its 2007-2008 Broadway by the Year series, Broadway By The Year 1979 on Monday, June 16th. Broadway By The Year is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, now in it's 8th season.

No election year would have been complete without the irascible, irreplaceable and incomparable Jackie Mason - whose 8th and truly final all-new, one-man comedy tour de force, JACKIE MASON - THE ULTIMATE JEW, opened at New World Stages, March 18th to rave reviews and unprecedented demand. Jackie will play his final New York stage appearance on Sunday July 20th. Jackie has long said this would be his final NY one-man show, and unlike many of his colleagues (Streisand, Cher, etc) - he means it!!

The Barrow Street Theater (New York City's hub of eclectic theatrical adventures) will present a very special weekend preview engagement of 'Satellites - The Unbearable Lightness of Being Taylor Negron.'

Kurt Deutsch, President of Ghostlight Records, is pleased to confirm that sales of the Original Cast Recording for 'Legally Blonde The Musical' have exceeded 100,000 copies, as of this week. This is yet another milestone for Deutsch's independent label, which also saw their double-CD release of the OCR 'In The Heights' debut at #1 on Billboard Magazine's Cast Album Chart, and then jump into the Top Ten of Amazon.com's overall CD sales ranking following the production's Tony Award win for Best Musical.

This Saturday, Academy Award winning actor Tim Robbins and members of The Actors' Gang head for the sunny California coastal hamlet of Blue Lake, home of Dell'Arte International, to receive the 'Prize of Hope'.

The House Theatre of Chicago is pleased to welcome six new company members, including Debbie Baer, Cliff Chamberlain, Lee Keenan, Chad Kenward, Kat McDonnell, and Joey Steakley. With the addition of these talented individuals, The House now has a total of 34 company members skilled in a variety of technical and artistic disciplines.

Rosemary Prinz will star in Kari Floren's new drama 'Voices of Swords', directed by Spider Duncan Christopher, presented by Right Down Broadway Productions at off-Broadway's Urban Stages (259 W. 30th St.) for a strictly limited engagement from June 18 through 22.

Broadway In Chicago, in partnership with the City of Chicago, is pleased to present the BROADWAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT IN THE PARK, a fantastic, free event featuring Broadway's hottest shows during the city's legendary Taste of Chicago festival.