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New York City Opera General Manager Designate Gerard Mortier will present a production of Mozart's Così fan tutte, directed by Austrian film director Michael Haneke.

Bebe Neuwirth will hoest the second annual Healing the Dancer seminar to be held on May 15 from 3 - 7 pm in New York. The half-day conference, to be held at The New 42nd Street Studios at 229 West 42nd Street, is free of charge to professional dancers and those who serve them.

It was announced today that Tovah Feldshuh will be joining the cast of the Broadway Purim Shipiel benefit.

Weddings, parties, multiple lovers, and one illegitimate child… just a typical day in Las Vegas. At least, it is for the cast of Mamma Mia! who just recently celebrated their five year anniversary performing at the Mandalay Bay, making it the longest running Broadway musical ever on the Las Vegas strip.

To celebrate the official release of FIRST HARVEST, Elizabeth Ward Land performed and signed copies of the CD on March 12 at 6 PM at Barnes and Noble, Lincoln Triangle atNew York, NY as part of the Any Wednesday Series. Joining Liz on stage was John Boswell, piano, and Catherine Porter, additional vocals.

TimeLine Theatre Company to remount its award-winning production of the Musical 'FIORELLO!'

Northlight Theatre's 2008-09 Season includes the Chicago Premieres of: The Tony Award-winning musical 'Grey Gardens'; Theresa Rebeck's 'Mauritius'; Martin McDonagh's 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore'; Jeffrey Hatcher's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'; and the World Premiere Of Kenneth Lin's 'Po' Boy Tango'.

Signature Theatre Company will celebrate 2007-2008 Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee with their 2008 annual gala this Monday, March 10 at 583 Park Avenue (Park Avenue and 63rd Street).

On Monday, March 10th The York Theatre Company presented Amanda Green's 'Does This Song Make My Ass Look Fat?' as part of its NEO Spotlight Series.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, announced the extension of acclaimed actress and entertainer Tovah Feldshuh. After winning rave reviews, her show 'Tovah in a Nutshell!' will now run through Saturday March 22.

The Teen Council at Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced the winners of its annual Target ® Teen One Acts Festival. The winning scripts for 2008 are Perfect Score by 17-year-old Katie Henry of Berkeley and El Soldado by 17-year-old Roxie Perkins of Albany. Now in its sixth year, the Festival is a celebration of teen theatre that unites the talents of youth from throughout the Bay Area. The event is produced entirely by teens and hosted by Berkeley Rep's School of Theatre.

Greasy Joan and Co. has taken on a huge undertaking by bringing Moliere's The Misanthrope to the stage at the Athenaeum Theatre. Billed as Moliere's 'comic masterpiece' the play is translated from its original script which in itself leaves the door open for the expression 'gets lost in the translation.'

American Conservatory Theater conservatory director Melissa Smith and Young Conservatory director Craig Slaight announced casting today for the world premiere production of playwright Amy Herzog's The Wendy Play. Directed by A.C.T. associate artist Domenique Lozano, the production features actors from the graduating class of the Master of Fine Arts Program as well as from the Young Conservatory. The Wendy Play plays March 21 through April 5 at Zeum Theater, located at Yerba Buena Gardens (Fourth and Howard streets). Tickets are $15.50-$20.50 and are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 39th year with a Gala evening on Monday, March 31st featuring a special 'Blast from the Past' concert performance of Mama, I Want to Sing, a star-studded concert of the gospel, pop, and rhythm and blues hit musical that began at Amas in the early nineteen eighties.

In an exclusive three day event at the Mandelstam Theatre of Performing Arts, The Jacksina Company presents 'Fool's Paradise' a new musical by Jim Camacho.

Village Players Performing Arts Center Presents Two Fantastic Summer Camps for Youth: Seussical Jr. & Digital Film Making.

Chicago's record-breaking 'Jersey Boys' places new block of tickets on-sale Friday, March 28th at 10AM.

According to 'US Magazine' a source is stating that Kevin Federline may be set to make his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical 'Legally Blonde'

Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra featuring Laila Robins and Marton Csokas in the title roles and directed by Darko Tresnjak begins previews Saturday, March 22, at 7:30pm for an opening Thursday, April 3, at 6:30pm at The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 West 42nd Street.

Alan Dale joined the cast of Monty Python's Spamalot on Monday March 3, 2008. The show is currently booking through September 27, 2008 at the Palace Theatre, Cambridge Circus, London W1. Show times are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday at 8PM; Fridays at 5:15PM & 8:30PM; and Saturday Matinee at 3PM.

An Evening of Storytelling with a touch of the Irish brought to you by Village Players in the Playground Theater.

Village Players Performing Arts Center Presents: 'You Never Can Tell' by George Bernard Shaw.

New Heights Productions presents The Fiascoes, two-one-act comedies by Frederick Timm, for a limited Off-Broadway run, April 16-26, 2008. The show gives an amusing, yet profound, look at contemporary relationships, which centers upon the deconstruction of the lives of four couples. Featured in this limited-run Off-Broadway production are Philip S. Bartolf, Paul Fiteni*, Christine Laydon*, Linda S. Nelson*, Hank Offinger & Gregory Singleton. Paula J. Riley directs.

The Play Company proudly presents the U.S. premiere of Simon Farquhar's Rainbow Kiss as the next production in its 2007-2008 season. Directed by Will Frears, Rainbow Kiss will play a limited Off-Broadway run from Wednesday, March 12 - Sunday, April 13 at 59E59 Theaters (Theater B / 59 East 59th Street). Official Opening is set for Saturday, March 22 @ 8:15 PM. Rainbow Kiss starts with a kiss and ends in blood. Keith, raising his infant son alone while holding down a dead-end job, stakes his future on a one-night stand with Shazza, an upwardly mobile beautician he meets at a club. She has a master plan and he doesn't belong. Yet she keeps coming back for more. Set in Aberdeen, Scotland's 'Granite City,' Rainbow Kiss paints a stark portrait of life and love on the dark side of the city's oil-fueled boom. Will Frears directs the American premiere of Simon Farquhar's acclaimed debut play, which garnered much attention when it premiered in the Royal Court Theatre's fiftieth anniversary season in 2006.