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Wordmonger presents the World Premiere of THE INVITATION by Brian Parks beginning September 5 at The Ohio Theater in SoHo.

Berkshire Theatre Festival presents Samuel Beckett's classic tragicomedy Waiting for Godot, directed by Anders Cato, at the Unicorn Theatre.

On today, July 29th, 2008 the new Idina Menzel Fan Club was launched.

According to What's On Stage, The Kinks' Ray Davies is confirmed for the lead in the world premiere of his musical Come Dancing, which will have a limited run from 24 September to 25 October 2008 at east London's Theatre Royal Stratford East.

Basement Boy Productions is proud to present THE BOY IN THE BASEMENT as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

A month into its third year, LA's premier Cabaret Supper-Club, Sterling's Upstairs located at the legendary Vitello's Restaurant in Studio City, CA has been cited by the LA Daily News as presenting the Best Cabaret Entertainment in Los Angeles.

Pittsburgh CLO to Hold Auditions For I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and the Return of the Gong Show. Who: Comedians, singers, actors, magicians, puppeteers, variety acts, ventriloquists, stupid human tricks and any other worthy talent What: Auditions for Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret's The Gong Show When: Auditions by appointment only Where: Performance held at 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Cabaret Theater 655 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Requirements: All performers must: · Bring with them anything necessary to perform their act · Be available August 15 at 10:30 p.m. for the show · Keep acts PG-13 · Perform act without nudity, swearing or live animals Additional audition information: Open auditions will be videotaped and held by appointment only. To schedule an audition time, please email mflynn@pittsburghclo.org. Please describe your act.

Cape Rep stages Ragtime, the musical by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens in its Indoor Theater.

From Tin Pan Alley to Motown, Dane Vannatter will present a new cabaret and jazz show, 'Alone Together: A Tony Bennett Album' on four consecutive Saturday evenings in September, beginning September 6th (9:30PM) at the New York hotspot Metropolitan Room .

On Monday, August 11th at 11:30pm, 'Scott Nevins' Curtain Call' will host Broadway's Leslie Krtizer at Splash.

A Contemporary Theatre's production of the brilliantly constructed social comedy Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn will run from August 15-September 14. Exploring the consequences of our tiniest everyday decisions, this laugh-out-loud farce mines the space between the lives we hoped for and the lives we have. Two actors, Seattle favorites Marianne Owen and R. Hamilton Wright, play six characters whose crucial decisions determine the course of the story on any given night. Four possible endings and without-a-net acting make Ayckbourn's riotous investigation of fate and free will a blast for audience and cast alike. 'Ayckbourn has created in very human terms a description of how capricious fate is,' said ACT Artistic Director Kurt Beattie. 'It's a dazzling tour de force for great comedic actors. And a hilarious description of our chaotic universe. It is one of Ayckbourn's greatest plays and speaks to us vividly about a lack of emotional and spiritual compass that most of us experience today.' Written by one of the world's most popular and prolific professional playwrights, Intimate Exchanges is comprised of eight plays generated from a single opening scene. At the end of each scene, a choice is made and the play divides into its various permutations from this, leading to a basic structure of one prologue; two first scenes; four second scenes; eight third scenes and sixteen fourth scenes. Although there are 16 different permutations, the play is split into eight distinct plays, each of which has an alternate ending. 'The female character makes a decision in the first few lines of the play and from that two quite different scenes develop. The play is about those tiny decisions we all make in our lives that lead to bigger consequences. It's a huge concept and is very difficult as there are just two actors playing a total of ten roles. All the characters are very different and it is a feat of memory for the actors to learn about 16 to 17 hours worth of dialogue. After a production like this you don't have a nerve in your body because it can't get any worse!' said Ayckbourn in an interview with Scarborough Evening News, January 4, 2006. Intimate Exchanges is rarely performed featuring all 16 storylines due to the inherent challenges of navigating the quick-changes necessary to keep the momentum of the play, not to mention the need for two actors capable of convincingly playing multiple characters-all with different dialects, looks, ages and emotional states, and often occupying disparate physical spaces. ACT will stage two possible story lines, each with two possible endings for a total of four different plays. Four set scenarios are being designed, along with 24 costumes showcased in more than 30 changes averaging 30-seconds each! All carried out by a master team of dressers and the stellar acting talents of Owen and Wright. 'It's a great challenge for the director and actors because it needs to move speedily and with nuance,' concluded Beattie. Audiences will have an opportunity to see all four versions based on a pre-determined schedule (see below) which will be made available online and in the lobby space. Director Kurt Beattie, the cast and production team members are available for interviews. Pre-production photos will be available by August 1. To learn more about the playwright, visit Alan Ayckbourn's official website: www.alanayckbourn.net. For more information about ACT's production or to arrange interviews, please contact Jacquelyn Rardin at (206) 292-7660 ext. 1327 or jacquelyn.rardin@acttheatre.org.

Cape Rep has announced the final addition to its critically acclaimed 2008 Season. dirty BLONDE by Claudia Shear will open in Cape Rep's Indoor Theatre on September 18 for a run through October 19.

Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.

The final concert in Town Hall's Summer Broadway Festival, ALL SINGIN'! ALL DANCIN!' took place on July 28th at 8PM. The production of ALL SINGIN'! ALL DANCIN'! featured well known Broadway showtunes sporting brand new choreography exclusively created by Joshua Rhodes and danced by the talented Broadway hoofers of today, including Kendrick Jones, Megan Sikora, Melinda Sullivan, Lisa Gadja and Lorin Latarro.

The seventh episode of the showbiz-themed web series 'The Battery's Down,' which chronicles the life of a young performer in New York City, will feature two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street), and Tony Award nominees Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia!, Parade), Daphne Rubin-Vega (RENT, Les Miserables), and Andrea McArdle (Annie, State Fair). Also appearing in the episode are Broadway's Tyler Maynard (The Little Mermaid, Altar Boyz), Celisse Henderson (Godspell), and Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof). Additionally, expect an appearance by R Family Cruise team member Colin Sheehan.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off the 2008/09 Subscription Season with Peter Shaffer's award-winning drama, Amadeus, staged by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin.

America's longest running professional summer theatre, The Cape Playhouse, will proudly present the 1940's comedy Born Yesterday as their fifth summer offering. The production will star Leslie Kritzer as the dim-witted showgirl, Billie Dawn, along side Michael McGrath as the shrewd tycoon, Harry Brock. Born Yesterday opens on Monday, August 18th.

'Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at least the greater Los Angeles area): The Musical' is running August 8th through August 24th at the New York International Fringe Festival (a production of The Present Company).

Five Performers picked for Metrostar Talent Challenge semifinals.

According to Whatsonstage.com Samantha Barks has become the latest former I'd Do Anything contestant to get a leading musical role. It has been announced that Barks will play Sally Bowles in the upcoming national tour of Rufus Norris' production of Cabaret.

Producers of a homegrown musical version of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice want to engage the local community in its journey to Broadway with an exclusive local 'first look' on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the upstate city's historic Eastman Theatre.

The fourth year of the acclaimed series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' will continue on August 18th with special guest host Donna Lynn Champlin, who recently stared in John Doyle's Broadway revival of Sweeny Todd.

Simon MacCorkindale will star as 'Captain Von Trapp' opposite Summer Strallen playing 'Maria' in the smash hit West End musical 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' at the London Palladium from Monday 25 August.

Miami's Home for Improv and Sketch Comedy is offering South Florida's first ever Improv Summer Camp