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The Signature Theater in Arlington, Va., has received a $300,000 grant to commission musicals by young composers, The Washington Post reported.

Spike Lee will film the Tony Award-winning musical "Passing Strange," Entertainment Weekly reported on its Web site.

The National Theater of Scotland's playfully irreverent staging of "The Bacchae" keeps you entertained almost to the end.

Summer Brave has been dubbed as the "rewritten and final version of the romantic comedy Picnic" and follows the same basic story of its Pulitzer Prize winning counterpart - with a few distinctions, thus making it a separate work that can hold its own. The setting is a small Kansas town

The Jove's recent appearances include the 2007 Miami Improv Festival opening for The Groundlings from Los Angeles and Upright Citizens Brigade from new york City. It was their third straight year performing at the Miami Improv Festival, a collection of the nation's best Improv comedy troupes. The Jove has also been invited to perform on the main stage at Artigras 2006, as well as countless corporate training and entertainment events all across Palm Beach County, including the Kravis Center, The Maltz Jupiter Theater, Duncan Theater and The Cuillo Centre for the Arts. The group received a 2005 Impy award for best sketch comedy in Palm Beach County. They were also an integral part in raising thousands of dollars for the American Red Cross in 2004 and 2005, donating proceeds from their show to benefit hurricane victims.

Following a highly successful two-week, pre-sale period which grossed more than $1 million, tickets for the new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS will go on sale to all ticket buyers this weekend. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Saturday July 5 and will be available through www.telecharge.com or by calling Telecharge at 212 239 6200. All traditional forms of payment will be accepted on that date.

The Essentials will present "PERFECT HARMONY," a hit of the 2006 new york International Fringe Festival, this summer on Theatre Row.

The playwright Christopher Durang talks about being ahead of the "dysfunctional" curve, tangling with Catholicism and missing Wendy Wasserstein.