Les Waters Returns to Berkeley Rep for Sarah Ruhl's DEAR ELIZABETH, Now thru 7/7
To conclude its 45th season, Berkeley Repertory Theatre welcomes back a pair of acclaimed collaborators Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters, the creators of Eurydice, Three Sisters, and In the Next Room or the vibrator play, return to Berkeley Rep with another tale of love and longing in Dear Elizabeth.

SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE World Premiere Begins Tonight at the Pasadena Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse, in association with David Shor Productions, presents SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - THE MUSICAL. Performances for the world premiere presentation will begin tonight, May 24 through June 23, with an official press opening on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at 500 p.m. at The Pasadena Playhouse.

THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM Launches North American Tour Today
Producers Steven Van Zandt and Maureen Van Zandt, Marc Brickman, Larry Magid and Base Entertainment have announced that the sold-out Broadway engagement The Rascals Once Upon a Dream will embark on a tour to play venues across North America. The tour kicks off today, May 24, 2013 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters Reunite for Dear Elizabeth at Berkeley Rep Beginning May 24; Mary Beth Fisher, Tom Nelis Star
Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters, creators of Eurydice, Three Sisters and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), reunite for the West Coast premiere of Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth, which concludes Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 45th season. Performances begin May 24.

The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream Begins North American Tour May 24
The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, a new concert event written by guitarist Steven Van Zandt, with music and lyrics by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, begins a North American tour beginning May 24. 

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band Returns to 54 Below May 24; Jason Robert Brown, Nick Blaemire Among Performers
Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returns to the intimate Manhattan venue 54 Below May 24. Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Nick Blaemire and Zak Resnick are among the evening's performers.

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Before There Were Cats on Broadway, There Was Cats on Broadway

Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat: He has a curiously large blowout. He has curiously superhuman (cat?) strength. And he's curiously sexyfor a cat. For all of the afore mentioned reasons, we would

Interviews: In His Eighties, Alvin Epstein is Still the Hardest Working Actor in New York City; But He Cannot Afford to See Theater.

He's never won a Tony Award, but that's no matter. Alvin Epstein, one of the truly great stage actors, has played his share of roles that are better than any award could top. Who else can say that th

Review: The Weir

Theatergoers who live alone or are easily frightened are advised to attend a matinee of Conor McPherson's powerful 1997 drama The Weir, which is receiving a highly accomplished revival at Iri