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A few years ago, a playwright, a director, and seven actors sheltered together in a disused bank vault far below Wall Street.

Yonkers, NY is city just north of the Bronx, where playwright Neil Simon was born on the 4th of July, 85 years ago.

During the winter months, when tourists and snow birds flock to South Florida, the arts calendar is filled with theater, music and dance performances; but once Passover and Easter pass, a little culture can be scarce.

Seth MacFarlane announces the nominees at the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 10, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards , celebrating achievement in the Off-Broadway and off-off Broadway theater, were given out at a ceremony tonight at Webster Hall.

Children at a storytelling workshop wear what they imagine would be the expression on their characters' faces during the most exciting moment of their story, for a picture being taken by Ann Shapiro, director of the Connecticut Storytelling Center at Connecticut College.

If you didn't think Henrik Ibsen's work was sexy and racy, you'll be pleasantly surprised by BAM's production of "The Master Builder," which embraces a whole new interpretation of that classic 1892 tragedy.

Producers said Monday that Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez will headline the new romantic musical comedy "First Date" by "Gossip Girl" writer Austin Winsberg.

The following was provided by the Village of Oswego : Oswego Playhouse's next production is a dinner theatre show "Death By Chocolate" by Paul Freed.

The idea came screeching into director Justin Lin's fuel-injected imagination in 2009: a fiery escape scene featuring a muscle car that crashes out of an airplane during takeoff.

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NEW YORK The slow, lingering demise of 'Smash' has felt more like a punch to the gut to the folks on Broadway.

Gathering in a group and listening to a well-trained voice tell a story is probably the mellowest, not to mention most ancient, of our social pleasures.

A 1931 Mack firetruck was parked on streets wet from rain Sunday morning outside a building that once housed Victory Theater.

Seeking African-Americans for webisode series, "The Greek Chronicles," that follows the Greeks and wannabes of fictitious Bindford College.

Three couples, an indiscretion, a cover-up, accusations and crumbling alibis on overlapping sets all lead to confusion and uproarious comedy in the Hampton Theatre Company's revival of Alan Ayckbourn 's "How The Other Half Loves," opening on May 23 for a three-week run in Quogue.

Leeper did an amazing acting job with a wonderful piece of theater . Leeper is alone on stage for 90 min as he plays 5 different GLBT characters.

"After the game was over, John ran over and hugged me because he was happy I could be at his game.

See the new movie, 'Star Trek Into Darkness' playing at GTC Cherokee 16 in Woodstock and Carmike Riverstone 15 Cinemas in Canton .

"I love solo shows and multiple characters. That's the kind of stuff that's so rich and it gets to the core of people's humanity.