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Sweet Charity celebrated its 100th performance on Friday, the 29 Jul 2005.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

717 Productions presents Pipe Dreams, Nicole Blaine's one woman show, at the Flea Theatre from the 13 - 27 Aug 2005
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Waterwell's The Persians: a comedy about war with five songs, an adaptation of Aeschylus's play, extends its run at the Perry Street Theatre to the 20 Aug 2005
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Thu 28 Jul 2005

The Roundabout announce full cast for their New York premiere of Richard Greenberg’s new comedy A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, directed by Doug Hughes, opening at the American Airlines Theatre on the 6 Oct 2005, following previews from the 13 Sep.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Woman In White, will open at the Marquis Theatre on the 17 Nov 2005, following previews from the 28 Oct 2005.
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Alan Bennett

The National Theatre of Great Britain's production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys is to open on Broadway, with the National acting company, on the 23 Apr 2006. Theater to be announced.
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Lennon re-schedules Broadway opening at the Broadhurst Theatre for a third time. The musical will now open on the 14 Aug 2005, the show is currently in previews. The re-sheduling is to allow time for changes to be made to the opening and closing scenes of the show.
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Shining City, written and directed by Conor McPherson and starring Rufus Sewell and Stanley Townsend, is to open at the Schoenfeld Theatre on the 10 Nov 2005, following previews from the 18 Oct.
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Mon 25 Jul 2005

It has been reported that Matthew Morrison will leave Light In The Piazza on the 28 Aug 2005. The show is currently booking to the 1 Jan 2006
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Primo, starring Antony Sher as Italian chemist and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, extends its limited engagement by one week. The play is now booking to the 14 Aug 2005 at the Music Box Theatre.
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Huey Lewis

Huey Lewis to make his Broadway debut on the 1 Nov starring as Billy Flynn in Chicago, at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Carol Woods

Carol Woods to play Matron 'Mama' Morton from the 26 Jul - 4 Sep 2005 in Chicago, at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Doug Field's comedy I Love Paris, starring Kevin Shinick in the role of Paris Hilton is to close after this evening's performance.
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Sun 24 Jul 2005

Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown plays the role of 'Belle' from the 20 Sep 2005 in Disney's Beauty And The Beast, which is Broadway's sixth longest running show.
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The Roundabout's production of W. Somerset Maugham's comedy, The Constant Wife, extends its limited enagement by one week. The show is now booking to the 21 Aug at the American Airlines Theatre.
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The Blonde in the Thunderbird, Suzanne Somer's one-woman musical show, written and driected by Ken and Mitzie Welch, closed last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after only eight regular performances. The show had been booking to the 3 Sep 2005.
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The Pillowman, which was booking to the 1 Oct 2005, is now booking to the 30 Oct 2005 at the Booth Theatre.
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Sat 23 Jul 2005

Mamma Mia is now booking to the 31 Dec 2005 at the Cadillac Winter Garden.
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Avenue Q is now booking to the 31 Dec 2005 at the John Golden Theatre
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang celebrates its 100th performance with it's 7pm show this evening. The musical is playing at the Hilton Theatre and is currently booking to the 8 Jan 2005.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

The Banger's Flopera - A Musical Perversion, an update (or 'perversion') of the infamous Beggar’s Opera , at the Village Theatre from the 14 - 27 Aug 2005 for five performances only. Part of the ninth annual New York International Fringe Festival.
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Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a mock-u-mentary about the outing of Santa Claus, written and performed by Jeffrey Solomon, at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre on the 31 Jul and the 7 Aug 2005 for two performances only. Part of the Sixth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival.
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The New Bohemia, a burlesque murder mystery musical, at the Village Theatre from the 12 - 28 Aug 2005 for five performances only. Part of the ninth annual New York International Fringe Festival.
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The Mayor Who Would Be Sondheim, a comedy by John Doble, at the Mazer Theater from the 13 - 28 Aug 2005 for six performances only. Part of the ninth annual New York International Fringe Festival.
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Fri 22 Jul 2005

Shannon Durig

Shannon Durig assumed the role of Tracy Turnblad on the 19 Jul in Hairspray, which is currently booking to the the 31 Dec 2005 at the Neil Simon Theatre.
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Edward Albee's Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, starring Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, playing at the Longacre Theatre, will close on the 4 Sep 2005
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Rosemary Harris to star in the MTC's American Premiere of Ariel Dorfman's The Other Side, which opens at NY City Center's Stage 1 on the 6 Dec 2005, following previews from the 10 Nov 2005.
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Beast On The Moon, by Richard Kalinoski, playing at the Century Center, is to close on the 24 Jul 2005, the show had been booking to the 4 Sep 2005.
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Tarot Reading: Love, Sex and Mommy, Kimberlee Auerbach's one-woman comedy show, plays at Collective Unconscious from the 13 - 27 Aug 2005 for six performances only. Part of the ninth annual New York International Fringe Festival.
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Thu 21 Jul 2005

Tickets go on sale today for the Roundabout's New York premiere of Richard Greenberg’s new comedy A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, directed by Doug Hughes, opening at the American Airlines Theatre on the 6 Oct 2005, following previews from the 13 Sep.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

River Huston

Sex, Cellulite & Large Farm Equipment, River Huston's one-woman comedy show, plays at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre from the 24 Jul - 6 Aug 2005 for three performances only. Part of the Sixth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival.
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New World Theatre presents Book Of Days by Lanford Wilson, at the Stella Adler Theatre from the 9 - 27 Aug 2005
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Wed 20 Jul 2005

Off & Off Off Broadway

Drumstruck - the interactive drum-theatre experience, is now booking to the 20 Nov 2005 at Dodger's Stage 2
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Sat 16 Jul 2005

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was booking to the 13 Nov, is now booking to the 4 Dec 2005 at the Circle In The Square
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Avenue Q is now booking to the 24 Dec 2005 at the John Golden Theatre
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Tue 12 Jul 2005

Jill Clayburgh will star in the Roundabout's New York premiere of Richard Greenberg’s new comedy A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, directed by Doug Hughes, opening at the American Airlines Theatre on the 6 Oct 2005, following previews from the 9 Sep.
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Read what the critics' say about Primo, which opened last night, at the Music Box Theatre, to excellent reviews.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

The off-Broadway show Cookin' is to close on the 7 Aug 2005, at the Minetta Lane Theatre, after 632 performances.
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Grieving For Geneiveve, a comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with a wedding, by Kathleen Warnock, plays at the Workshop Theatre's Jewel Box from the 22 Jul - 6 Aug 2005 for six performances only. Part of the Sixth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival.
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Good Opinions, a comedic send-up of the theatrical industry, by Anne Fizzard, plays at the Workshop Theatre's Jewel Box from the 23 Jul - 6 Aug 2005 for six performances only. Part of the Sixth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival.
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Mon 11 Jul 2005

Jersey Boys, the new musical based on Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, announces cast. The show will open at the Virginia Theatre on the 6 Nov 2005, following previews from the 3 Oct.
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Brooke Shields to play Roxie from the 6 sep - 30 Oct 2005 in Chicago, at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Primo, starring Antony Sher as Italian chemist and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, opens tonight at the Music Box Theatre .
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Alison Fraser replaces Patricia Kalember in Terrence McNally's Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, which opens at 59E59's Theater A on the 18 Aug 2005, following previews from the 26 Jul 2005.
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Saint Frances of Hollywood, by Sally Clark, at the Manhattan Theatre Source from the 13 Jul - 6 Aug 2005
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Sun 10 Jul 2005

Avenue Q is now booking to the 18 Dec 2005 at the John Golden Theatre
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Chicago, which was booking to the 2 Oct , is now booking to the 30 Oct 2005 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Jewtopia, at the Westside Theatre (Downstairs), is now taking bookings to the 2 Oct 2005
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Forbidden Broadway, at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, is now booking to 20 Nov 2005
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Altar Boyz,which was booking to the 4 Sep, is now booking to the 30 Oct 2005 at Dodger Stages
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Wed 6 Jul 2005

Steel Magnolias, playing at the Lyceum theatre, is to close on the 31 Jul 2005. The show had been booking to September.
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The Color Purple, the new musical based on Alice Walker's novel, will open at the Broadway Theatre on the 1 Dec 2005, following previews from the 25 Oct.
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Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon will star in MTC's world premiere production of Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Daniel Sullivan, opening at the Biltmore Theatre on the 2 Feb 2006 following previews from 12 Jan [Click here for more details]

Mon 4 Jul 2005

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was booking to the 25 Sep, is now booking to the 13 Nov 2005 at the Circle In The Square
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which was booking to the 6 Nov, is now booking to the 18 Dec 2005 at the Imperial Theatre
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Mamma Mia, which was booking to the 6 Nov, is now booking to the 25 Dec 2005 at the Cadillac Winter Garden.
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Mel Brooks' The Producers, at the St. James theatre, is now booking to 31 Dec 2005
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MTC 2005 - 2006 season: more productions for its upcoming season.
At the Biltmore Theatre:
After Miss Julie by Patrick Marber
At the off-Broadway NY City Center:
The Other Side by Ariel Dorfman
Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Waterwell's The Persians: a comedy about war with five songs, an adaptation of Aeschylus's play, transfers to the Perry Street Theatre for an extended run from the 13 Jul - 6 Aug 2005
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A Safe Harbor For Elizabeth Bishop, by Marta Góes and starring Amy Irving, completes Primary Stages 2005 - 2006 season.
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Signature Theatre Company's 15th Anniversary. Signature have launched a 20 month programme honoring past Signature playwrights that culminates in a series of plays by their next resident playwright, August Wilson.
The Trip To Bontiful by their 1994/95 Playwright-in-Residence Horton Foote, directed by Harris Yulin
Landscape Of The Body by their 1998/99 Playwright-in-Residence John Guare, directed by Michael Greif
Madame Bovary A staged reading of Adrienne Kennedy's adaptation of the classic novel Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
Two Trains Running written by August Wilson and directed by Yvonne Conybeare
How I Learned What I Learned written by August Wilson and directed by Todd Kreidler
10-play/10day August Wilson Marathon (Playreadings)
World Premiere by August Wilson, his first play
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