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Pippin star and singer-songwriter Matthew James Thomas has released his debut EP, entitled "No Sound At All." The album exclusively features original music by Thomas and is produced by Grammy and Ton

If you weren’t lucky enough to win tickets in our AYT competition to see Music Impossible at St. Paul’s church, then do not fear because we have managed to get three pairs of tickets to see Iris theatre’s next production at St. Paul’s, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Because everyone likes a bit of open air theatre in the summer. See below for a bit more information about the show and then scroll down to enter (pssst…be quick, you’ve not got long!). SHAKESPEARE’S JULIUS CAESAR 26th June – 26th July Mon – Sat at 7.30pm The Republic stands on a knife edge. Chaos and ruin threaten on all sides. Through the fog of war a charismatic leader emerges; but Caesar’s strength is a threat to democracy itself. Brother will turn on brother, freedom fighters will become terrorists, and blood will be spilled. When you play for an Empire, you win or you die. Set in the intimate gardens of this historic 17th century English church, this open-air production will take you into the racing heart of Shakespeare’s vivid political thriller. Iris’ unique participatory approach will bring a new and startling modern sensibility to this grandest of political tragedies. Driven forward by a contemporary soundtrack the audience will play an active role in the story, dancing in the Lupercalian festival, standing judgement in the senate, and maybe even striking against Caesar with the conspirators. Watch trailer | @iristheatre #IrisJC iristheatre.com  Enter the competition To win one of three pairs of tickets for each preview performance (Wed 26th, Thurs 27th, Fri 28th & Sat 29th June at 7.30pm), simply fill in the form below and submit it by 5.00pm on Monday 24 June. [contact-form-7] By entering the competition you agree to have your email added to the A Younger Theatre E-Newsletter. AYT never passes your details onto other third parties – we keep them safe!

The third annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards were presented on Tuesday, June 18 at a ceremony at theater district eatery Sardi's. Honoring outstanding achievement throughout the 2012-2013 season, aw

Erin Cummings (Made In Jersey), Randy Harrison (Wicked), Alexis Molnar (Harbor at Westport Country Playhouse), and Paul Anthony Stewart (The People in the Picture) are set to star in Primary Stages'

Broadway favorite and Tony Award winner Faith Prince will take on the role of mean orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in the Broadway musical Annie beginning July 19. She will steps into the shoes of cur

Even if you think you know everything about world-famous sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, playwright Mark St. Germain (Freud's Last Session) has put it all together in one very appealing package un

A few drops of rain didn't stop the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Comedy of Errors from celebrating its opening night on Tuesday, June 18 at the Delacorte Theater. Joinin

Renée Elise Goldsberry (Good People) is set to star in the 1970s musical I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road for the final Encores! Off-Center presentation of the 2013 season. The

Academy Award nominees Ed Harris (Pollock) and Amy Madigan (A Streetcar Named Desire), as well as Theatre World Award winner Glenne Headly (Balm in Gilead) and Drama Desk Award nominee Bill Pullman (

I did something crazy the other day. I read a newspaper. Not a kindle version.  Not the .com version.  No.  I picked up and read an actual, ink comes off on your fingers, NY Times.  (I didn’t pay for it, however – it came to my hotel room door, so there’s that.) As I turned and folded the big gray pages, I couldn’t help but notice the large section devoted to The Crossword Puzzle.  That sucker takes up a lot of space!  And it’s space that could be sold as advertising.  Certainly they could shrink the puzzle a bit, and squeeze in another 1 x 2. But nope.  The Puzzle, as well as a couple of other word games, just sits there like a big, old, stubborn bull, basking in the sunlight on a warm summer day. Obviously that Puzzle is popular.  Seriously popular.  (And if you don’t believe me, watch this doc.) And, here’s the kicker . . . obviously that puzzle is even more popular in print than online. Let me ask you . . . if you had a choice of doing the puzzle on your computer . . . or by grabbing a pencil (or a pen, if you think you’re a real smarty), and digging in, which would you choose? You’d go with the paper version, wouldn’t you?  You’d choose the live, tactile, problem solving, paper version, over the impersonal, tech version, even if it included clues and easy deletes, and so on, right? Same goes for chess.  Any chess players out there?  Which would you rather play with, a friend . . . a 2-D flat screen computer version?  Or would you rather feel those pieces in your hand, and watch your opponent furrow his or her brow over those 64 squares right in front of you? How about board games?  Or cards? See where I’m going with this? Despite the supreme technological advances over the past 10 years . . . there are certain things that people would still rather do live . . . no matter how much easier they are made for us online.  And that ain’t gonna change. And the theater is the same. Sure, pretty soon we’ll be able to get entertainment beamed to just about any device we want, anywhere in the world, at any time (Google Glass, anyone?). But in my mind, that will only make what we do more rare, and therefore more valuable. We’re just as stubborn as the big, old, crossword puzzle, and I don’t think we’ll ever get out of the paper. Unless the paper disappears out from under us entirely. (Got a comment? I love ‘em, so comment below! Email Subscribers, click here then scroll down to say what’s on your mind!) _ _ FUN STUFF: - VOTE for the 2nd Annual Broadway Marketing Awards!  Click here! - Only 22 performances of Macbeth remain!  Get tix. - Win two tickets to First Date on Broadway!  Click here!