"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 2," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper, will be released by Dress Circle Publishing Nov. 18, with presale beginning today, Sept. 24.

"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 1," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper and featuring firsthand accounts from actors, directors, producers, stagehands, designers, ushers and more, was released by Dress Circle Publishing Nov. 12.

"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 1," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper and featuring firsthand accounts from actors, directors, producers, stagehands, designers, ushers and more, is released by Dress Circle Publishing Nov. 12.

"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 1," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper and featuring firsthand accounts from actors, directors, producers, stagehands, designers, ushers and more, will be released by Dress Circle Publishing Nov. 12.

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27-year-old Sofya Gulyak of Kazan, Russia has won the 2007 William Kapell International Piano Competition, held in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland at College Park.

After almost a decade of conspicuous and industrious busywork, director Harold Prince finally returned to his Broadway backyard May 3 (specifically, the Biltmore) with LoveMusik — what, in its fashion, is a love-offering to a lady who imbued and inhabited his classic 1966 production of Cabaret: Lotte Lenya, a.k.a. The Widow Weill, in this context.

After almost a decade of conspicuous and industrious busywork, director Harold Prince finally returned to his Broadway backyard May 3 (specifically, the Biltmore) with LoveMusik — what, in its fashion, is a love-offering to a lady who imbued and inhabited his classic 1966 production of Cabaret: Lotte Lenya, a.k.a. The Widow Weill, in this context.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals, featuring Sutton Foster, Bailey Ryon, Christopher Sieber, Barbara Walsh and more, is presented Oct. 17-18 in Manhattan.

Sutton Foster, Bailey Ryon, William Parry and Graham Rowat have joined the casts of the new musicals that will be presented during the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals.

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Try to remember "the fire of September" and you'll find three hot young guys ablaze with talent: Cheyenne Jackson (Altar Boyz), Darren Ritchie (Dracula) and Noah Racey (Where's Charley?).

Try to remember "the fire of September" and you'll find three hot young guys ablaze with talent: Cheyenne Jackson (Altar Boyz), Darren Ritchie (Dracula) and Noah Racey (Where's Charley?).

BETTY BUCKLEY
Congratulations to Betty Buckley for receiving a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her work as Hesione in Triumph of Love. Buckley also received rave reviews for her recent concert work at the Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady. In her review for the Times Union, Michelle Solomon writes, "It would be hard to match the intensity performer Betty Buckley brings to the stage. During a two-and a-half-hour show Saturday night, the Tony Award winner and Broadway diva performed 23 songs ranging from her signature 'Memory' from Cats to Hank Williams' 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' . . . Backed by a highly stylized jazz quartet, 'An Evening with Betty Buckley' was one of the most exceptional musical evenings to pass through Proctor's this year . . . Highlights were her styling of Kurt Weill's 'September Song' . . . and 'With One Look,' in which she transformed herself into Sunset's Norma Desmond, the character she played on Broadway and in London . . .when Buckley was interpreting songs and bringing characters to life, it was the ultimate in musical perfection."

BETTY BUCKLEY
Congratulations to Betty Buckley for receiving a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her work as Hesione in Triumph of Love. Buckley also received rave reviews for her recent concert work at the Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady. In her review for the Times Union, Michelle Solomon writes, "It would be hard to match the intensity performer Betty Buckley brings to the stage. During a two-and a-half-hour show Saturday night, the Tony Award winner and Broadway diva performed 23 songs ranging from her signature 'Memory' from Cats to Hank Williams' 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' . . . Backed by a highly stylized jazz quartet, 'An Evening with Betty Buckley' was one of the most exceptional musical evenings to pass through Proctor's this year . . . Highlights were her styling of Kurt Weill's 'September Song' . . . and 'With One Look,' in which she transformed herself into Sunset's Norma Desmond, the character she played on Broadway and in London . . .when Buckley was interpreting songs and bringing characters to life, it was the ultimate in musical perfection."

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2015 Next Wave Festival continues with the U.S. premiere of Anne Carson's new translation of of the Greek tragedy Antigone on Sept. 24 starring Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2015 Next Wave Festival kicks off Sept. 16 with a line-up that features 32 theatre, dance, music, opera and performance art productions from around the globe, including the U.S. premiere of Antigone starring Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche.

Single tickets are on sale Aug. 10 for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2015 Next Wave Festival, which kicks off in September. The line-up features 32 theatre, dance, music, opera and performance art productions from around the globe, including the U.S. premiere of Antigone starring Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche and a solo show by Miranda July.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has announced its 2015 Next Wave Festival line-up, featuring 32 theatre, dance, music, opera and performance art productions from around the globe. Highlights include the U.S. premiere of Antigone starring Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, a solo show by Miranda July, the latest show from cirque wunderkid James Thierrée and a world-premiere collaboration between Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney and American indie band Other Lives.

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