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STRANGE TAILS, BABY TALK, ROLL! and More Set for Ars Nova's ANT Fest, 6/2-9

(5/23/2012) Ars Nova has just released information about its upcoming June 2012 events, all part of ANT Fest, the annual All New Talent Festival. Tickets and more information can be found online at www.arsnovanyc.com.

Philly Film Festival Picks Up Short Film Based on Off-Broadway's MULATTO SAGA, 6/22-24

(5/23/2012) The short film Mulatto Saga starring Juliette Fairley is an official selection of the 2012 Urban Suburban Film Festival (USFF) that takes place in Philadelphia from June 22 to June 24.

New Plays by LaBute, Gurney, Brunstetter and More Set for TBTB's MORE OF OUR PARTS, 6/21-7/1

(5/23/2012) Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB), the renowned Off-Broadway company known for its productions that integrate able-bodied actors with artists with disabilities, presents MORE OF OUR PARTS – its second annual festival of short plays about disabilities and the people affected by them, featuring world premieres by Neil LaBute, A.R. Gurney, Bekah Brunstetter, Bruce Graham, Samuel D. Hunter, and Jeffrey Sweet – with performances to run June 21 through July 1 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). TBTB artistic director and founder Ike Schambelan, Tony-nominee Pamela Birch, Christopher Burris, TBTB company member Christina Roussos, and Russell Treyz, and direct.

National Asian Artists Project to Present CAROUSEL, Helmed by Baayork Lee, 6/4

(5/23/2012) National Asian Artists Project will present a fully staged reading of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL on Monday, June 4th at 7:30pm. This one-night only benefit will take place at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave in New York City. Directed by Baayork Lee (Broadway’s A Chorus Line), the performance will feature an all Asian-American cast of professionals.

New Video from Young Jews Blogging

(5/23/2012) Bill Army and Audrey Lynn Weston of OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES have created a blog - an all-access, backstage pass to the wild and crazy things that happen behind the scenes at the Westside Theatre. Check it out!

InViolet Repertory Theater to Open THIS IS FICTION 6/12 at Cherry Lane Theatre

(5/23/2012) InViolet Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere of THIS IS FICTION by Megan Hart. Richard Masur stars in this dramedy directed by Shelley Butler. Performances run June 12 - 30 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street between 7th Avenue & Hudson Streets).6/

R.Evolución Latina volunteers raised $27,636 to Support its Outreach Programs

(5/23/2012) R.Evolución Latina raised $12,636 from individual supporters for its educational outreach programs. R.Evolución Latina's (RL) leaders, volunteers, and students reached out through social media to friends and families to share the message and mission of the organization.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, May. 22

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Hottest Message Board Topics on BWW for 5/22/12

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Jay Alan Zimmerman's INCREDIBLY DEAF MUSICAL Returns to NYC, 5/31, 6/1-2 & 6/7-9

(5/22/2012) Jay Alan Zimmerman’s Incredibly Deaf Musical, a funny and inspiring autobiographical musical about his own experiences as a composer experiencing progressive deafness that performed as part of the 2010 New York Musical Theater Festival, returns for a limited NYC engagement at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, located at 10 West 64th Street (at Central Park West).

Buy One Get One to see Topher Grace in LONELY, I'M NOT!

(5/22/2012) Limited time offer! Buy One Ticket Get One Free to see Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby in LONELY, I'M NOT, now playing at Second Stage Theatre!

Andrea McArdle, Nellie McKay and More Set for NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS, 6/18

(5/22/2012) The second annual "Night of A Thousand Judys" - the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center - will take place at Playwrights Horizons on Monday, June 18.

Young Jews Blogging: An all-access, backstage pass to the wild and crazy things that happen behind the scenes at the Westside Theatre.

(5/22/2012) Bill Army and Audrey Lynn Weston of OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES have created a blog - an all-access, backstage pass to the wild and crazy things that happen behind the scenes at the Westside Theatre. Check it out!

FREUD’S LAST SESSION to Hold Post-Show Talkback Tomorrow

(5/22/2012) FREUD’S LAST SESSION, the play by Mark St. Germain, will host a special post-performance discussion at tomorrow’s matinee, May 23rd led by one of the show’s producers, Jack Thomas, and the production’s stars, Mark H. Dold (C. S. Lewis) and Martin Rayner (Sigmund Freud). They will also conduct a Q&A session with the audience.

Cady Huffman and More to Headline Prospect Theater Company's NYMPH ERRANT

(5/22/2012) Tony Award winner Cady Huffman will play the roles of Ms. Pratt, Clarissa and Mrs. Bamberg in Prospect Theater Company’s upcoming new production of Cole Porter’s NYMPH ERRANT, featuring the original 1933 Porter score and a revised book by Rob Urbinati. Performances begin July 7 at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row.

Obie Award Winners Announced - Full List Including 4000 MILES, HAND TO GOD & SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE

(5/22/2012) The 57th Annual Obie Awards were given out at a ceremony tonight at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village. The awards were presented by acclaimed stage actors Eric McCormack, Grace Gummer, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Bartha, Leslie Odom Jr., Lily Rabe, Michael McKean, Tonya Pinkins, Topher Grace, and Tracee Chimo.

TRU Hosts TAKING THE LEAP FROM SHOWCASE TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCING Panel & Discussion, 5/22

(5/22/2012) Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its monthly networking panel, Taking the Leap from Showcase to Commercial Producing: A Change of Perspective, Pitch and Priorities, a discussion focused on the transition from producing at the showcase level to the commercial level. The panel will take place at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7:00pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Monday, May. 21

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Hottest Videos on BWW 5/14/2012 - 5/21/2012

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STINKYKIDS, The Musical Plays Last Weekend at Theatre 80, 5/26

(5/21/2012) 2nd Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards’ Best Family Show nominee STINKYKIDS, THE MUSICAL, featuring book and lyrics by Sammy Buck, music by Daniel S. Acquisto, based on the children’s books with the same title by Britt Menzies, and direction by Tim Drucker, will play its last extended performance at Theatre 80 Saint Marks Place in the East Village on Saturday, May 26, at 1 p.m.

Photo Flash: Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Visits Off-Broadway's BRONTË

(5/21/2012) Actor Isiah Whitlock, Jr. who has received high praise for his work on HBO's The Wire, took time out of his busy schedule to catch the Off-Broadway production of William Luce's BRONTË A Portrait Of Charlotte, starring Maxine Linehan as the author of Jane Eyre. Whitlock met both Maxine and her director, Timothy Douglas, pictured below! He is scheduled to begin shooting a new film in New York in June.

Photo Flash: Next Hannibal Lecter Shuler Hensley Drops in on SILENCE! The Musical

(5/21/2012) Shuler Hensley, SILENCE! The Musical’s newest Hannibal Lecter, took his first look at the show this past Saturday evening, May 19th and he visited his new friends afterward. Hensley is set to star in Off-Broadway’s smash hit for four weeks only June 1st through the 24th. See the photos below!

Photo Coverage: TITLE AND DEED Opens at Signature Theatre

(5/21/2012) Signature Theatre is presenting the US premiere of TITLE AND DEED, a new play by Will Eno and directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett, which opened yesterday, May 20. The production, starring Conor Lovett, will run through June 17, 2012 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Company’s new home The Pershing Square Signature Center. The production is presented in association with Gare St Lazare Players Ireland. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the opening night and brings you photo coverage below.

Photo Coverage: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Opens Off-Broadway

(5/21/2012) The new off-Broadway show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES began performances on Tuesday May 1 and opened yesterday, May 20, at The Westside Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the opening and brings you photo coverage below.

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Fran Kranz and More Set for Page 73's SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING Readings

(5/21/2012) Off-Broadway’s Page 73 Productions will present readings of their 2012 P73 Playwriting fellow Max Posner’s play SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING on Monday, May 21 at 7:30pm and Tuesday, May 22 at 3pm at the Roundabout Rehearsal studio (32 East 31st Street, 4th Fl). Trip Cullman (LONELY I’M NOT) will direct.

Eric McCormack & Co Present The Village Voice Obie Awards Tonight

(5/21/2012) Tonight's 57th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards will be presented by Eric McCormack, Grace Gummer, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Juliet Rylance, Justin Bartha, Leslie Odom Jr., Lily Rabe, Michael McKean, Tonya Pinkins, Topher Grace, and Tracee Chimo. The event will feature live performances from David Patrick Kelly of ONCE, Joshua Henry and Sumayya Ali of PORGY & BESS, and Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra of NO PLACE TO GO.

Gregg Edelman, Melissa Errico, et al. Set for Prospect Theater Company Gala Tonight, 5/21

(5/21/2012) Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) presents its annual gala, 2012’s Spring Soirée, in the Harbor View Room at Battery Gardens in Battery Park. This special one-night-only event is tonight, Monday, May 21 with an 8 pm concert performance, featuring performances by Broadway friends as well as Prospect stars.

SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING Continues Page 73 Readings Tonight, 5/21

(5/21/2012) Off-Broadway’s Page 73 Productions presents a series of readings by their 2012 P73 Playwriting fellow Max Posner. Tonight, Monday, May 21 at 7:30pm and Tuesday, May 22 at 4pm at the Roundabout Rehearsal studio (32 E. 31st Street, 4th Fl) will be Mr. Posner’s SNORE AND OTHER SORTS OF BREATHING, directed by Trip Cullman. These readings are free and open to the public; to attend please email info@page73.org.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Sunday, May. 20

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OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Opens Today, May 20

(5/20/2012) The new off-Broadway show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES opens tonight, May 20 at The Westside Theatre.

SISTAS: THE MUSICAL Celebrates 100th Performance Today, 5/20

(5/20/2012) SISTAS:The Musical celebrates its 100th Performance today, May 20th at St. Luke’s Theatre, (308 West 46th St.).

THE RUNNER STUMBLES Concludes Off-Broadway Today, 5/20

(5/20/2012) Milan Stitt's drama THE RUNNER STUMBLES, presented by Retro Productions and The Bleecker Company, in association with The Arclight Theatre at The Arclight Theatre (152 West 71st Street) concludes its limited Off-Broadway run today, May 20. Peter Zinn, who helmed Retro Productions' revivals Michael Frayn's BENEFACTORS and Sally Nemeth's HOLY DAYS, directs.

Photo Flash: SHE'S OF A CERTAIN AGE Opens at Beckett Theatre Tonight, 5/20

(5/20/2012) Cause Célèbre, in association with Mary J. Davis, presents SHE'S OF A CERTAIN AGE, written by award-winning playwright, Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis and Christopher Hart. SHE'S OF A CERTAIN AGE opens today, May 20th at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, West 42nd Street, New York, NY. See photos of Lois Markle, Rosemary Prinz, Drena De Niro and Robert Newman in the production below!

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, May. 19

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Hottest Message Board Topics on BWW for 5/19/12

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BWW Reviews: A MODEST SUGGESTION on Theatre Row, Now thru May 27

(5/19/2012) APPLE CORE THEATER COMPANY (ACTC) is pleased to present the world premiere production of Israeli-American playwright, Ken Kaissar’s new satire - A MODEST SUGGESTION. Directed by Walter J. Hoffman, A MODEST SUGGESTION is in the midst of a limited engagement at the Studio Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, between 9th/10th). Performances continue through Sunday, May 27.

FRECKLEFACE THE MUSICAL to Close Off-Broadway July 1

(5/19/2012) FRECKLEFACE THE MUSICAL, the off Broadway family hit based on the popular children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” by actress Julianne Moore, will close at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC Theatre) on Sunday, July 1st following a long run which initially began on October 1st, 2010 at New World Stages. The musical subsequently closed at NWS on April 24th, 2011 and reopened at the MMAC Theatre on November 8th, 2011.