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Rubicon Theatre Company presents 'My Antonia,' the stage adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winner Willa Cather's classic novel by Stephen and Scott Schwartz.

The New York City Gay Men's Chorus launches Gay Pride month in New York with 'Vibrate!' on Wednesday, June 4th and 5th at 8:00PM at F.I.T.'s Haft Auditorium.

Legally Blonde star Laura Bell Bundy met with Haylie Duff backstage at the Palace Theatre. It was recently announced that Duff will host the MTV reality show the 'Search for the New Elle Woods.'

Taking this action enables SMT to move forward enthusiastically with its four other summer productions - Les Misérables, Backwards in High Heels, Altar Boyz, and Miss Nelson Is Missing.

Director Michael Unger talks about the challenges of recreating an early Kander & Ebb musical for the Signature Theatre's Kander & Ebb Celebration

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers presented the 23rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway on Monday night, May 5, 2008 at the Union Square Theatre.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue the Spring 2008 season with the nightclub debut of two time Emmy and Tony Award-winning performer BEBE NEUWIRTH from May 20 - 31. Her show 'Stories With Piano' will feature songs by of Kurt Weill, Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim and Tom Waits.

Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr. will return to Broadway in Spring 2009 in Nice Work If You Can Get It, a new musical comedy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, and book by Joe DiPietro ( I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, All Shook Up). Two-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town) will direct and choreograph.

The US premiere of David Greig's 'Damascus', part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, postpones first and second previews.

Composer Peter Melnick and lyricist Christopher Durang will join the original cast of the off-Broadway musical 'Adrift in Macao' at a free event at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle on Wednesday, May 14th at 6 PM.

Casting has been announced for the American Musical Theatre of San Jose engagement of Disney's 'High School Musical' which begins June 10th.

Previews begin tomorrow, Tuesday May 6th, for Signature Theatre Company's world premiere production of Edward Albee's 'Occupant' starring Mercedes Ruehl and Larry Bryggman.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/4/2008

The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's Drama Desk Award Nominees was held Thursday, May at Arte Cafe.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Board of Trustees President Heather Randall have announced that William Russo has been named the theatre's new Managing Director effective May 12, 2008.

Village Theatre Village Originals announces the return of the musical, 'The Last Starfighter' as a workshop presentation.

Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'

'Jamie deRoy and Friends' on May 14th with Lucie Arnaz, Ivy Austin, Stephen Bogardus, Donna Lynne Champlin, Penny Fuller, Gay Marshall, and Jane Stroll.

Second Stage Theatre will kick off this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Carly Mensch's 'Len, Asleep in Vinyl.'

The New York Musical Theatre Festival announces the first 12 new musicals selected for this year's fifth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, which will run from September 15 through October 5, 2008.

Since 2001 Piccolo Theatre has delighted and entertained audiences in Evanston and the Chicagoland area.

The 22nd Annual MAC Award Show, celebrating excellence in cabaret, comedy, and jazz, will take place Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30 at B.B. Kings.