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The CHOMPetition

  10/04/2008 - 07/29/2009  •  Tickets: $5.00  •  Identity

A weekly improv competition featuring prizes for audience suggestions and winning teams.     more...
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Hospital 2009

  06/11/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $12.00  •  Axis Theatre

A four-part episodic multimedia play that examines the interior life of a man in a terminal coma. This year's edition centers on an astronaut.     more...
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Joan of Arc

  07/09/2009 - 08/02/2009

A new play by Robert Steven Ackerman, presented in a free outdoor production by Gorilla Repertory Theatre.     more...
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Brief Shorts

  06/27/2009 - 07/20/2009

Xoregos Performing Company presents a quintet of danced plays at various parks and libraries throughout the city; performances are free.     more...
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Monstrosity

  07/09/2009 - 07/19/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Connelly Theatre

This epic new play by Lucy Thurber is described as a disturbing retelling of the hero's tale with a girl as the hero and an unheroic ending. Presented by 13P.     more...
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A Bicycle Country

  07/03/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Lion Theatre

The New York premiere of a play by Nilo Cruz about three Cuban refugees on a raft. Presented by east 3rd productions.     more...

Barceloneta, de noche

  07/09/2009 - 07/12/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  Teatro Circulo

A new play written and directed by Javierantonio Gonzalez about an ancient Nazi on his deathbed in a small house on the island of Puerto Rico.     more...
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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

  01/20/2006 - -  •  Tickets: $10.00  •  Kraine Theatre

A program of 30 plays in 60 minutes, presented by the Neo-Futurists.     more...
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Rhesus

  07/09/2009 - 07/11/2009

American Thymele Theater presents a free outdoor production of the earliest undated extant tragedy of Euripides.     more...

Beggars Rain

  03/26/2009 - 08/27/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  13th Street Repertory

A one-man folk musical about the Great Depression, written and performed by Robert Firpo-Cappiello.     more...

Ferocious Spectacular, Episode 1: The Black Death

  07/16/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Chocolate Factory

A macabre sonic adventure and song cycle created and presented by by Jonathan Jacobs a.k.a. The Vintage DJ.     more...
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Miles & Coltrane: Blue(.)

  07/16/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  59E59

Concrete Generation and the Stephen Gordon Quintet explore the genius of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival.     more...
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The Joys of Fantasy

  07/08/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00

Playwright/director Mitchell Polin re-mixes Thornton Wilder's Our Town with literary, theatrical, musical and visual arts innovations to create a wholly original theater experience.     more...
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Hiding Behind Comets

  07/08/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Spoon Theatre

A revival of Brian Dykstra's play about a brother and sister who are visited by a mysterious stranger. Presented by Nicu's Spoon.     more...
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A Wonderland

  07/08/2009 - 07/11/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Ohio Theatre

Lewis Carroll's work is deconstructed by the mind of a modern mature songstress on a journey of self-identity; created by Anonymous Ensemble. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009.     more...
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The Complete Performer

  11/08/2008 - -  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Soho Playhouse

Ted Greenberg's event-driven, mostly one-man comedy, a hit of last summer's FringeNYC, returns with weekly late-night Saturday shows.     more...
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Haunted House

  07/09/2009 - 08/08/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Irish Arts Center

A new play by Daniel Roberts about a family who operate a haunted house in New Jersey. Presented by Audax Theatre Group.     more...
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Adventure Quest

  07/10/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Brick Theatre

A play by Richard Lovejoy in which a hero from an '80s-style computer adventure game has to rescure heroines, destroy monsters, and more. This was part of the Brick's Antidepressant Festival earlier this season.     more...
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I Stand for Nothing

  07/15/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $17.00  •  Ontological Theatre

A theater-collage cobbled out of absurd, sentimental, and lyrical material that explores the contemporary New Yorker's struggle with individuality and authenticity while negotiating the realms of love, politics, and solitude. Written and directed by Eric Bland.     more...
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Untitled Corner

  07/06/2009 - 07/17/2009

A site-specific collaboration examining memory loss, pattern recognition, and perceptual faculties as they apply to the human body in public space. This is part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's annual Sitelines festival.     more...
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Grace

  07/09/2009 - 07/12/2009  •  Tickets: $10.00

A workshop production of a new play by Sanjit DeSilva and Deepa Purohit in which a young law student travels to Africa in hopes to save the world.     more...
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Twisted

  07/09/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Under St. Marks

Five short plays that explore the perversity of our most basic (and sometimes base) relationships. From Rising Sun Performance Company.     more...
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The Amish Project

  06/04/2009 - 07/12/2009  •  Tickets: $35.00  •  Rattlestick Theatre

A new production of Jessica Dickey's solo play that tells the story of a schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community. This show premiered last summer in FringeNYC.     more...
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Caucasian Chalk Circle

  06/25/2009 - 07/11/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Chocolate Factory

Performance Lab 115 presents a 21th century interpretation of the play by Bertolt Brecht.     more...
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Taking Liberties: An Evening of Elvis Costello

  07/09/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Brick Theatre

This is the first volume of a new late night series from DM Theatrics called The Badass Record Collection, desribed as "your music collection come alive."     more...
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The Elephant Man - The Musical

  07/14/2009 - 07/28/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  @Seaport!

A revival of the musical comedy/parody by Jeff Hylton and Tim Werenko in which John Merrick, the famous "Elephant Man," becomes the star of his own Broadway musical.     more...
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The Comedy of Errors

  06/20/2009 - 07/19/2009

A free outdoor revival of Shakespeare's farce of mistaken identity; presented by Boomerang Theatre Company.     more...
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Classically Skewed: An Evening of Three One-Act Comedies

  07/09/2009 - 07/19/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  Theatre 54 @ Shetler

Along with Anton Chekhov's The Bear, Sweetness and Light presents two original works: Shakespeare Lives! by Brett Hursey and Mayor Eddie P. Rex by Melissa Villain.     more...
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No Parole

  07/14/2009 - 07/19/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  59E59

A one-man play written and performed by Carlo D'Amore about a flamboyant con artist mom. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival.     more...
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Therese Raquin

  06/30/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00 - $20.00  •  Atlantic Stage 2

A revival of Neal Bell's dramatization of the famous novel by Emile Zola; presented by Potomac Theatre Project.     more...
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An Evening at the Carlyle

  06/08/2009 - -  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Algonquin Theater

A new musical revue by Albert M. Tapper that takes place at the famed Bemelmans Bar in the Hotel Carlyle.     more...
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Escape from the Women's Wacko Ward

  07/14/2009 - 07/16/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00 - $20.00  •  Duplex

A gender-bending comedy by Sharon Cacciabaudo about a woman's mental institution.     more...

The Bully

  07/06/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00  •  Bleecker Street Theatre

A new production of the musical for children by John Gregor and David L. Williams about a nerd and a bully who accidentally go to the wrong schools for a day.     more...
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The Temperamentals

  04/30/2009 - 08/23/2009  •  Tickets: $50.00  •  Barrow Group

A new play by Jon Marans about Harry Hay and Rudi Gernreich, who co-founded the first gay rights organization in America, the Mattachine Society.     more...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Rock Musical

  07/14/2009 - 07/22/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  59E59

A rock & roll musical based on the famous Shakespeare play. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival.     more...
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NY/XY

  06/18/2009 - 08/06/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Stage Left Studio

A new play by William LoCasto about two gay young men and a lot of questions about sex in New York City.     more...
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Fight Girl Battle World

  07/14/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  HERE Arts Center - Mainstage

A revival of Qui Nguyen's play that tells the story of E-V, the last human female in all the known galaxies, and her quest to find the last human male before alien forces destroy him. Presented by Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company.     more...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

  07/09/2009 - 07/25/2009

TheDrillingCompany presents a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play in the Ludlow Street Municipal Parking Lot.     more...
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Krapp, 39

  01/13/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $29.00 - $39.00  •  Soho Playhouse

A return of the FringeNYC hit written and performed by Michael Laurence about an actor looking back on his failures on his 39th birthday.     more...
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Lavaman

  07/15/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Ohio Theatre

A new punk rock musical by Casey Wimpee about a comic illustrator who expresses his repressed aggression in an unpublished graphic novel. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009.     more...
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The Hunger Artist

  07/16/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  The Red Room

A theatre piece authored by Nick Fesette based on Kafka's short story of the same name. Presented by Human Group.     more...
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Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse

  06/17/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $46.25  •  Beckett Theatre

A new play by Carole Gaunt about a New York family coping with the death of their daughter.     more...

Thank You, But Our Princess Is In Another Castle

  07/02/2009 - 07/17/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  Brick Theatre

Utilizing World of Warcraft, Halo 3, and Grand Theft Auto 4, Machinima theater auteur Eddie Kim presents four classical theater texts, as performed by online video game characters manipulated by gamers live on stage.     more...
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Hamlet

  07/09/2009 - 08/02/2009

Hudson Warehouse presents a new free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play.     more...
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Life is Wonderful

  07/01/2009 - 09/08/2009  •  Tickets: $12.00  •  Don't Tell Mama

A new cabaret show starring Hector Coris that explores the "musicality of mortality."     more...
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Night Lights

  07/06/2009 - 07/08/2009

A play written and directed by Dario D'Ambrosi; this is a site-specific experience called "The Drive-In Stage" where the audience watches the play from cars.     more...
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Suspicious Package: Rx

  07/05/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  Brick Theatre

A unique interactive show in which audience members play all the roles in a suspense thriller that takes them to the streets of Williamsburg, guided by an iPod.     more...
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Fallout

  07/08/2009 - 07/10/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  Manhattan Repertory Theatre

A play by Michael Blumberg about two would-be lovers who are stranded in a cabin during an avalanche. This is part of Manhattan Rep's Summerfest.     more...

Thank You For Being A Friend: The Musical

  05/24/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  Kraine Theatre

A musical parody by Nick Brennan and Luke Jones inspired by a popular 1980s sitcom about four older ladies sharing a Florida bungalow.     more...
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AL - A One Me Show

  06/11/2009 - 07/31/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  78th Street Theatre Lab

A solo show by Al Lubel, who is a standup comedian; in the show he talks about the source of his humor and his pain.     more...
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Levittown

  07/08/2009 - 08/01/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00  •  Theatre at St. Clement's

A revival of Marc Palmieri's drama about a family forced to confront their concealed history.     more...
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Bird House

  07/10/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Theater Three

A new play by Kate Marks described as an upside-down fairy tale of loyalty, loss and growing up under siege.     more...
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The Soap Myth

  07/10/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  @Seaport!

A new play by Jeff Cohen that explores the claim that Nazis manufactured soap from the dead bodies of Concentration Camp victims.     more...
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King Lear

  05/28/2009 - 07/07/2009

New York Classical Theater presents a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play in Battery Park.     more...
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Perfect Wedding

  07/08/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00  •  Bleecker Street Theatre

Vital Theatre Company presents a bedroom farce by Robin Hawdon about a bridegroom who wakes up on his wedding morning in his honeymoon suite to find a gorgeous--and naked--girl in bed beside him.     more...
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Dracula

  07/15/2009 - 08/01/2009

Inwood Shakespeare Festival presents a free outdoor production of a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, in Inwood Hill Park Peninsula.     more...

Seth's Talent Showcase

  06/29/2009 - 08/03/2009  •  Tickets: $10.00  •  Don't Tell Mama

Weekly showcases of new musical theater performers, emceed and accompanied (and produced) by composer/lyricist Seth Bisen-Hersh.     more...
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The White Box Theatre Festival

  07/15/2009 - 08/01/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  The Secret Theatre

A festival of new one-act plays, presented in two different programs in repertory. Presented by The Queens Players.     more...
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The Greenwich Village Follies

  05/03/2009 - 09/26/2009  •  Tickets: $35.00  •  Manhattan Theatre Source

A revival of the musical revue by Andrew Frank and Doug Silver that explores the history and culture of NYC's Greenwich Village.     more...
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Sweet Storm

  06/11/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00  •  Kirk Theatre

A new play by Scott Hudson about a couple who honeymoon in a treehouse in the sky. Presented by The Alchemy Theatre, in association with LAByrinth Theater.     more...
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Line

  02/01/1976 - -  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  13th Street Repertory

Israel Horovitz's one-act dark comedy about a group of people who are waiting on line, though they don't know for what. Now in its 32nd year.     more...
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Death in Mozambique

  07/16/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Cherry Pit

In this new play by Jonathan Alexandratos,set in the aftermath of a long civil war, six people struggle to find hope in an explosive paradise.     more...
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Daydream

  07/04/2009 - 07/26/2009

An adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream specifically for young children. Performances are free and outdoors.     more...
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Art of Memory

  07/16/2009 - 08/02/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  3LD Art & Technology Center

A new version of Company SoGoNo's theatre piece about four librarians who create an elaborately braided narrative about forbidden knowledge and transgressed boundaries.     more...
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Barefoot in the Park

  07/08/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00  •  Manhattan Theatre Source

An intimate revival of Neil Simon's comedy about two newlyweds coping with their tiny Greenwich Village walkup apartment. Presented by Ground Up Productions.     more...
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52 Man Pickup

  07/16/2009 - 07/18/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  59E59

A new production of Desiree Burch's salacious storytelling show. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival.     more...
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Pre-Disposal

  07/08/2009 - 07/25/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00 - $18.00  •  Access Theatre

A new play by John Prescod about three young men meet all looking for something different; presented by EBE Ensemble.     more...
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The Europeans

  07/02/2009 - 07/26/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00 - $20.00  •  Atlantic Stage 2

The U.S. premiere of a play by Howard Barker which takes place in war-ravaged Vienna after the Turkish invasion of the late 1600s, during which Christianity and Islam brutally collided. Presented by Potomac Theatre Project     more...
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Behind the Bullseye

  07/01/2009 - 07/11/2009  •  Tickets: $17.00  •  Ontological Theatre

A new theatre piece by Sponsored by Nobody that fuses elements of theatre, film, journalism, and installation art to examine the shopping habits of Brooklyn residents.     more...
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Jeff Kreisler's Get Rich Cheating

  07/16/2009 - 07/30/2009  •  Tickets: $15.00  •  59E59

A one man show by Jeff Kreisler revealing proven schemes to make you filthy rich and ruin the world. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival.     more...
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D'Arranged Marriage

  03/06/2009 - 07/31/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  Soho Playhouse

A play by Rajeev Varma and Tarun Mohanbhai about an aspiring New Zealand Indian stand-up comic who spends his life working at his father's corner shop and avoiding the issue of an arranged marriage.     more...
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Ruby's Story

  06/12/2009 - 07/19/2009  •  Tickets: $20.00  •  13th Street Repertory

A revival of Ron Osborne's play about a German American family during World War II.     more...

Tamur Lenk

  06/25/2009 - 07/12/2009  •  Tickets: $12.00  •  Theater for the New City

A new play written and directed by Eugenia Macer-Story in which a group of wealthy occultists attempts much too casually to channel the spirit of the great Turkish warrior Tamburlaine.     more...
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Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

  07/05/2009 - 07/12/2009  •  Tickets: $18.00  •  TBG Arts Complex

A revival of Bert V. Royal's play, which is an unauthorized look at what happens to the Peanuts characters when they grow up.     more...
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Con Air

  07/09/2009 - 08/27/2009  •  Tickets: $8.00  •  Peoples Improv Theatre

A return of Elephant Larry's latest sketch comedy show, which is inspired by and set in the continuity of the 1997 Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie of the same name.     more...
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The Toothache of King Farfan

  07/09/2009 - 07/11/2009  •  Tickets: $25.00

Teatro SEA presents a new production of the classic children's operetta.     more...
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