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Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater and Middletown Commission on the Arts presents The 29th Annual Children's Circus of Middletown: ANOTHER CIRCUS HISTORY OF MIDDLETOWN.

The Tempest will be performed at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St. by the Teen Company opening on January 26th and closing on February 4th.

The Tempest will be performed at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St. by the Teen Company opening on January 26th and closing on February 4th.

'Outside the Wire,' a social impact theater and media company, will present dramatic readings of Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes at Teachers College, Columbia University on July 27, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The performance of 'Theater of War' will be followed by a panel and audience discussion about the physical and psychological challenges faced by service members, veterans, their families, caregivers and communities.

Red House Arts Center launches its annual Shakespeare in the Park Tour with Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare in the park tour performances are free, open to the public, family friendly productions at various outdoor venues throughout Central New York.

The Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY closes its Main Stage Season with Ragtime, May 5-21.

The Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY presents two enchanting classics in an alternating schedule: Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and Stephen Sondheim's 1987 musical INTO THE WOODS.

The Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY presents two enchanting classics in an alternating schedule: Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and Stephen Sondheim's 1987 musical INTO THE WOODS.

Red House Arts Center is proud to open its 2015/16 LAB Series with "Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens," a musical celebration of lives lost to AIDS told through free verse, rock, jazz and blues. Bursting with humor, rage and hope, Elegies will be presented for three performances, October 2 - 4. Don't miss this unique production the Glasgow Herald says will leave you "glowing!"

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Laura Heywood, aka Twitter phenomenon @BroadwayGirlNYC, hosting Broadway Trivia: Back to School tonight, September 25 at 11:30 PM. Special guests will include Broadway's JENNIFER MUDGE (Rocky) and CHRIS COFFEY (Bronx Bombers), with contributions from cast members from Hamilton, Les Miserables, Dames at Sea, Finding Neverland, School of Rock and more. 

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Laura Heywood, aka Twitter phenomenon @BroadwayGirlNYC, hosting Broadway Trivia: Back to School on Friday, September 25 at 11:30 PM. Special guests will include Broadway's JENNIFER MUDGE (Rocky) and CHRIS COFFEY (Bronx Bombers), with contributions from cast members from Hamilton, Les Miserables, Dames at Sea, Finding Neverland, School of Rock and more. 

Red House Arts Center presents 13: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn, playing in its MainStage theatre from July 30th through August 8th. In this production, following a move from New York City to small-town Indiana, young Evan Goldman grapples with his parents' divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school. 13: the Musical focuses on the fun-filled adventure of navigating through a world of cool kids & nerds, jocks & cheerleaders, first kisses & heartbreak. Will Evan come to understand how to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life? 

Red House Arts Center will present the Syracuse Premiere of The Penguin Tango, an original comedy by Stephen Svoboda. The show will run from today, October 23rd through November 1st.

Red House Arts Center will present the Syracuse Premiere of The Penguin Tango, an original comedy by Stephen Svoboda. The show will run from October 23rd through November 1st.

NEW DRAMATISTS, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, just honored five-time Tony Award winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman with their 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 65th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute. Among the Stroman collaborators offering tributes was Theatre World Award winning actor Jason Danieley (Next to Normal, Curtains, The Full Monty, Candide) and New York City Ballet's Tiler Peck performing a selection from Little Dancer, Taylor Mac performing a selection from The Last Two People on Earth, Tony nominee Marin Mazzie performing from Bullets Over Broadway; and Contact collaborator John Weidman, Karen Ziemba performing a selection from Crazy For You, and cast members from The Scottsboro Boys: John Cullum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Shavey Brown, Max Kumangai, James T. Lane, Deandre Leatherbury, J.C. Montgomery, Justin Prescott, Clinton Roane, and David Bazemore. The event co-chairs are Letty Aronson, Roy Furman, and Julian Schlossberg.

NEW DRAMATISTS, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, just honored five-time Tony Award winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman with their 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 65th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute. Among the Stroman collaborators offering tributes was Theatre World Award winning actor Jason Danieley (Next to Normal, Curtains, The Full Monty, Candide) and New York City Ballet's Tiler Peck performing a selection from Little Dancer, Taylor Mac performing a selection from The Last Two People on Earth, Tony nominee Marin Mazzie performing from Bullets Over Broadway; and Contact collaborator John Weidman, Karen Ziemba performing a selection from Crazy For You, and cast members from The Scottsboro Boys: John Cullum, Brandon Victor Dixon, Shavey Brown, Max Kumangai, James T. Lane, Deandre Leatherbury, J.C. Montgomery, Justin Prescott, Clinton Roane, and David Bazemore. The event co-chairs are Letty Aronson, Roy Furman, and Julian Schlossberg.

Second Stage Theatre's 35th Anniversary Gala celebration just honored Carole Rothman, Artistic Director of Second StageTheatre, for her 35 years of supporting new works and artistic development in New York City theatre. This year's rock n' roll themed gala was attended by over 250 Second Stage Alumni who have worked at Second Stage Theatre during the past 35 years, from Brooke Adams and Polly Draper who appeared in the very first season, to cast members from the currently running The Substance of Fire and the upcoming American Hero which will make its New York premiere this summer at Second Stage Uptown. Special guests participating in the evening's festivities include Lynn Nottage, Cynthia Nixon, Tony Goldwyn, and more. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special evening below!

Today the talented actor speaks exclusively to BWW about making his Broadway debut as legendary sports hero Joe DiMaggio in BRONX BOMBERS.

Casting is set for the upcoming one-night-only world premiere performance of selections and music from Shaving, a new musical by writer/performer Alex Davis, at Joe's Pub tonight, January 25, 2013 at 7pm.

Casting is set for the upcoming one-night-only world premiere performance of selections and music from Shaving, a new musical by writer/performer Alex Davis, at Joe's Pub on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7pm. Based on his one-man-show, Alex Davis: Man of the Year, seen a year ago at the famed Knitting Factory Brooklyn, Shaving is a powerful rock musical memoir about love and self-transformation with music & lyrics by Alex Davis and a book by Alex Davis & Miranda Russo. Directed by Joseph Hendel and featuring a live band under the musical direction of Kris Kukul, Shaving features a cast of 7.