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Original cast member Christopher Sieber returns to the role of Sir Galahad on 1 May 2007 in Monty Python's Spamalot, which is currently booking to 18 Nov 2007 at the Shubert Theatre.
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The Musical comedy Legally Blonde, which opened last night at the Palace Theatre, is fun, but light entertainment, say the critics.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Radio Theatre presents King Kong, adapted by Dan Bianchi, by exclusive permission of the Merian C.Cooper Estate, at the Red Room from 24 May - 10 Jun 2007.
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The Debate Society presents The Eaten Heart, written and performed by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, at the Ontological Theater at St. Mark's Church from 24 May - 9 Jun 2007.
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Sun 29 Apr 2007

The Roundabout Theatre's production of Prelude to a Kiss Craig Lucas, plays its final performance today. When the show closes it will have played 23 previews and 61 regular performances at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Thu 26 Apr 2007

Harriet Harris

Stephen Bogardus, Diane Davis (replaces Lily Rabe), Corey Stoll, Cynthia Darlow and Gordana Rashovich complete the cast for the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of John Van Druten's comedy Old Acquaintance, playing at the American Airlines Theatre from 1 Jun - 19 Aug 2007.
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Drama Desk Awards 2006 - 2007 nominees announced. The Broadway musical LoveMusik leads with 12 nominations, followed by The Coast of Utopia, Curtains, Legally Blonde and Spring Awakening, which tie with 10 nominations each.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

New Federal Theatre & Caribbean American Repertory Theatre present Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, by Errol John, at Abrons Arts Center Recital Hall from 10 - 27 May 2007.
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NYCity Encores! present Stairway to Paradise, a celebration of half century of Broadway revues, at NY City Center from 10 - 14 May 2007.
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GUTWorks presents No Man's Island, by Ross Mueller, at HERE Arts Center from 9 - 20 May 2007.
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CAP21 presents Pages, a new Musical , by Will Van Dyke and Josh Halloway, at CAP21 from 12 - 23 Jun 2007.
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CAP21 presents Womb with a View, by Debra Barsha, at CAP21 from 22 May - 3 Jun 2007.
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Wed 25 Apr 2007

Gary Mauer is to play the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera from 30 Apr - 19 May 2007, while Howard McGillin takes a 3 week vacation. The musical is currently booking through to 13 Oct 2007 at the Majestic Theatre.
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Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond is to play Gaston in Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast in the show's final performance on 29 Jul 2007.
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Drama League 2007 nominations announced. Award ceremony to be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on the 11 May 2007.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

TCBNYC, LLC - Robert A. Rush an Emilee MacDonald presents Elvis People, by Doug Grissom, at New World Stages' Stage 1 from 6 Jun - 2 sep 2007.
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Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter in association with The Civilians presents Gone Missing, book by the Civilians, music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, at the Barrow Street Theater from 14 Jun - 5 Aug 2007.
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John Montgomery Theatre Company and Horse Trade presents Spitting in the Face of the Devil, written and performed by Bob Brader, at the Red Room from 7 May - 2 Jul 2007.
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The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre presents Tea, by Velina Hasu Houston, at the West End Theatre from 20 May - 17 Jun 2007.
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Tue 24 Apr 2007

Shrek: The Musical which is expected to open on Broadway in 2008, has posted a casting notice for a staged reading to take place in New York from 23 Jul - 3 Aug 2007.
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Gwen Stewart

The Broadway musical Rent is to welcome the return of original cast member Gwen Stewart, who will reprise her original roles, from 29 Apr - 27 May 2007. The musical is currently booking through to 30 Sep 2007 at the Nederlander Theatre.
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The Broadway production of Les Misérables welcomes four new principle cast members this evenuing: Mandy Bruno, Ben Davis, Ann Harada and Max von Essen. The musical, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre, is now booking to 16 Sep 2007.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

The Flea Theater presents I.E. In Other Words, by Mark Greenfield, at the Flea Theater from 17 May - 16 Jun 2007.
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New York Deaf Theatre present Beyond Therapy, a comedy by Christopher Durang, at Actors Theatre Workshop from 2 - 20 May 2007. Performed in American Sign Language, the production is also spoken by two voice actors.
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Vital Children's Theatre production of the children's musical Pinkalicious, extends its run at the Soho Playhouse for a second time. The children's musical will now play through to 27 May 2007.
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Mon 23 Apr 2007

Outer Critics Circle Awards 2006 - 2007 nominees announced. The Broadway musical Mary Poppins leads with 11 nominations, followed by The Coast of Utopia with 9 nominations.
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Manhattan Theatre Club 2007 - 2008 season: the company announce two Broadway and two off-Broadway productions.
Broadway's Biltmore Theatre:
Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
Off-Broadway's NY City Center:
The Receptionist by Adam Bock
Pumpgirl by Abbie Spallen
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Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre last night to excellent notices as Langella gives a triumphant performance.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

John Chatterton presents Admit Impediments , a musical comedy by Duncan Pflaster, at Where Eagles Dare Theatre from 30 Apr - 23 May 2007. Part of the Next Step MITF Developmental Series.
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The DrillingCompany presents Justice, nine new short American plays, at 78th Street Theatre Lab from 9 - 27 May 2007.
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Sun 22 Apr 2007

Mel Brooks' The Producers makes its final bow on Broadway. After 6 years the show will close with this matinee's afternoon performance.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Marissa Chibas

Right Down Broadway Productions presents If Wishes Were Horses, a comedy by Kari Floren, at Altered Stages from 7 - 30 Jun 2007.
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Marissa Chibas

INTAR Theatre presents Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary, a one-woman show written and performed by Marissa Chibas, at DR2 Theatre from 9 May - 2 Jun 2007.
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Sat 21 Apr 2007

Tickets are now on sale for the spoof Broadway Musical of the 1980 mega-flop movie Xanadu, which is to begin previewing at the Helen Hayes Theatre from 23 May 2007.
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Fri 20 Apr 2007

Spider-man: Marvel comics confirm that Bono and the Edge from U2 are to write the music and lyrics for a musical about the Marvel super-hero, Spider-man. The musical, which is having a reading in New York on 12 and 13 Jul, will be directed by Julie Taymor.
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Equus, the play which caused controversy because actor Daniel Radcliffe, he of Harry Potter fame, appears in full nudity, is to open on Broadway in Spring 2008. There has been no confirmation of cast, but it is thought that Radcliffe and the show's other star, Richard Griffiths, will revive their roles for Broadway.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

John Capo Productions presents Mommies' Boys, by Jack Dowd, at Altered Stages from 9 - 20 May 2007.
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Irish Repertory Theater presents Gaslight, a dark, Victorian melodrama, by Patrick Hamilton, at the Irish Repertory Theater from 9 May - 8 Jul 2007.
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Turtle Shell Productions presents Fritz and Froym, a musical comedy by Norman Beim, Mark Barkan and Rolf Barnes, at the Turtle's Shell Theater from 30 - 16 Jun 2007.
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The Milk Can Theatre Company presents The Potluck Plays, a showcase of seven 10-minute plays inspired by recipes, at the Michael Weller Theatre from 3 - 13 May 2007.
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Thu 19 Apr 2007

The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow's comical adaptation of John Buchan's novel, currently playing on London's West End, is to have a Broadway run during the 2007 - 2008 season.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

TheatreworksUSA's 19th Annual Free Summer Theatre Program is a new production of the young audience version of the Broadway musical Seussical, written by Lynn Ahrens (lyrics and book) and Stephen Flaherty (music and book), playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from 16 Jul - 17 Aug 2007
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Small Pond Entertainment presents Lipstick on a Pig, by Linda Evans, at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre from 18 May - 3 Jun 2007.
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Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre presents Bad Blood - Malasangre, by Roberto Ramos-Perea, at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre from 25 Apr - 20 May 2007.
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New Georges presents God's Ear, by Jenny Schwartz, at East 13th Street Theater from 2 May - 2 Jun 2007.
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Symphony Space presents the world premiere of Surface to Air, by David Epstein, at the Symphony Space from 11 Jul - 5 Aug 2007.
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Wed 18 Apr 2007

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence is to make his Broadway debut on 4 May 2007 playing the role of Billy Flynn. Bianca Marroquin and Bernard Dotson join the cast of the Broadway musical Chicago on 23 Apr 2007. The musical is currently booking to 23 Sep 2007 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrates 13 years on Broadway on 18 Apr 2007. The musical opened on Broadway on 18 Apr 1994. The long-running musical is to close on 29 Jul 2007.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Ars Nova presents Dixie's Tupperware Party, a comedy by Kris Andersson and Elizabeth Meriwether, at Ars Nova Theater from 18 Apr - 17 jun 2007.
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No Child, written and performed by Nilaja Sun, will end its off-Broadway run at the Barrow Street Theatre on 3 Jun 2007.
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Greece’s Persona Theatre Company presents Clytemnestra’s Tears, written and directed by by Avra Sidiropoulou, performed by Themis Bazaka, at La MaMa'a First Floor Theater from 17 May - 3 Jun 2007.
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Clubbed Thumb's 2007 Summerworks, which runs from 30 May - 23 Jun 2007, presents three new productions at the Ohio Theatre:
Greedy by Karl Gajdusek
Amazons and their Men by Jordan Harrison
One Thing I Like To Say Is by Amy Fox
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Tue 17 Apr 2007

M0 Rocco

The Broadway musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has a new cast from 17 Apr 2007, and sees Mo Rocco make his Broadway debut as Douglas Panch. The musical is currently booking to 12 Aug 2007 at the Circle In The Square.
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John Glover, Janine LaManna and Jo Anne Worley take to the stage this evening in the Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone. The musical is currently booking to 30 Sep 2007 at the Marquis Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Toy Box Theatre Company presents The Landlord, by Jonathan Barsness, at the Access Theater from 18 - 27 May 2007.
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Ron Livingston, Jason Patricand and Louisa Krause to star in MCC's presentation of In a Dark Dark House, by Neil LaBute, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from 16 May - 23 Jun 2007.
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Stand-Up Girl Productions presents Stand-Up Girl, by Elizabeth C. Gutterman, at Center Stage from 25 - 29 Apr 2007.
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Mon 16 Apr 2007

Off & Off Off Broadway

Ripe Time presents Betrothed, by Rachel Dickstein, at the Ohio Theater from 4 - 26 May 2007.
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Students of the Amas Musical Theatre Academy presents Sprang Thang, a musical comedy written by Goldee Greene, at the Players Theatre from 9 - 19 May 2007.
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Sun 15 Apr 2007

The Broadway musical Chicago is now booking to 23 Dec 2007 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Sat 14 Apr 2007

It has been reported that the full cast is now known for the Broadway musical Xanadu, which is to play at the Helen Hayes Theatre from 23 May 2007.
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Fri 13 Apr 2007

Brian Dennehy and Christopher Plummer raise a storm in Inherit the Wind which opened last night at the Lyceum Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Workshop Theater Company presents Couples, eight short two-character comedies and dramas about love and desire by Rich Orloff, at the Workshop's Jewel Box Theater from 9 - 19 May 2007.
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Musicals Tonight! presents Irene a musical comedy with music by Harry Tierney, book by James Montgomery, Hugh Wheeler and Joseph Stein, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre from 17 - 29 Apr 2007.
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The Mint Theater Company presents The Return of the Prodigal, by St. John Hankin, at the Mint Theater from 23 May - 8 Jul 2007.
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Thu 12 Apr 2007

The The Tony Awards Administration Committee have announced four further decisions about eligibility for nominations.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Kids with Guns presents An Octopus Love Story, by Delaney Britt Brewer, at Center Stage from 2 - 20 May 2007.
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Second Stage Theatre Uptown Festival announces new dates for its two world premiere comedies at the McGinn Cazale Theatre.
The Butcher of Baraboo by Marisa Wegrzyn
Election Day by Josh Tobiessen.
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QED Productions presents Scenes from an Execution, by Howard Barker, at the Hudson Guild Theater from 25 May - 10 Jun 2007.
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LAVA Theater Company presents Tides, an experimental theatre piece, at the Flea Theater from 3 - 27 May 2007.
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Wed 11 Apr 2007

Off & Off Off Broadway

LAByrinth Theater Company presents Pretty Chin Up, by Andrea Ciannavei, at the Public Theater from 15 May - 2 jun 2007.
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Veritas Productions presents Jamie...Another Side of Dean, written and directed by George R. Carr, at the PMT Dance Studio from 19 Apr - 26 May 2007.
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The Abingdon Theatre Company presents The President and her Mistress, by Jan Buttram, at the June Havoc Theatre from 13 Apr - 13 May 2007.
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Tue 10 Apr 2007

Fantasia Barrino

Pop Idop Fantasia Barrino makes her Broadway debut in the role of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple on 10 Apr 2007. The musical is currently booking to 2 Sep 2007 at the Broadway Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

MCC Theater have announced one world premiere and one New York premiere as part of their 2007 - 2008 Season.
Grace by Mick Gordon and AC Grayling
Spain by Jim Knable
The Black Suits by oe Iconis and Robert Maddock
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59e59 present their annual festival Brits Off-Broadway 2007, at 59e59 Theatres from the 3 May - 1 Jul 2007
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Mon 9 Apr 2007

The complete cast has been announced for Disney's new Broadway Musical The Little Mermaid, which is to begin performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from 3 Nov 2007.
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Kevin Spacey is eclipsed by the Broadway debut performance of British actress Eve Best in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten which opened last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

New Victory Danish Festival, a children's theatre festival from 4 - 13 May 2007.
Songs from Above.
Elephant and Crocodile.
The Attic Under the Sky.
Hans Christian, You Must be an Angel.
Diva.
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Sun 8 Apr 2007

Off & Off Off Broadway

Peccadillo Theater Company's production of Room Service, a comedy by John Murray & Allen Boretz, closes early on 08 Apr 2007 at the Soho Playhouse.
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Fri 6 Apr 2007

Terrence McNally's play, Deuce, starring Angela Lansbury & Marian Seldes, makes itself ineligible for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards. The show plays at the Music Box Theatre from 16 Apr - 19 Aug 2007.
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Boublil and Schonberg's The Pirate Queen, which opened at the Hilton Theatre, is ravaged by the critics.
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Wed 4 Apr 2007

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is the first Broadway show ever to play 8,000 performances. The musical is currently booking through to 15 Sep 2007 at the Majestic Theatre
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Tue 3 Apr 2007

Anneliese van der Pol

Anneliese van der Pol will be Broadway's newest, and final, Belle in Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast, when she takes to the stage this evening. The musical is closing on Broadway on 29 Jul 2007.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Take Wing And Soar Productions presents Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Timothy D. Stickney, at the Workshop Theater from 13 - 29 Apr 2007.
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Mon 2 Apr 2007

Off & Off Off Broadway

Lucille Lortel 2007 nominations, 'Spring Awakening' leads with 6 nominations, followed by Stuff Happens and The Voysey Inheritance with 5 nominations each. The winners are to be announced at a ceremony to be held on 7 May 2007 at New World Stages.
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Gretchen Cryer (bookwriter/lyricist) and Nancy Ford (composer) will present their cabaret show Getting Their Act Together Again, at 59E59's Theater C
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Sun 1 Apr 2007

Off & Off Off Broadway

Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson's long running off-Broadway comedy Jewtopia, which recently celebrated its 2000 performance, will close on 29 Apr 2007.
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