‘Palace of the End, Drowsy Chaperone, Arthouse Cabaret’ Are 2008 Dora Winners in Toronto (Playbill)

Playbill - Judith Thompson's Iraq War-themed The Palace of the End, now surfacing in theatres around North America, won the 2008 Dora Mavor Moore Award as Outstanding New Play at the June 30 ceremony honoring the best of the Toronto performing arts season.

‘Surviving Sex’ Will Get World Premiere in Falcon’s All-Comedy Season in Burbank (Playbill)

Playbill - Producer-director Garry Marshall, who co-founded Burbank's Falcon Theatre with his daughter, Kathleen, announced the troupe's all-comedy 2008-2009 season.

Scuttled by Officials, Suburban Chicago ‘Ragtime’ Might Sing Yet (Playbill)

Playbill - A planned outdoor theatre production of Ragtime that was shut down by park officials in Wilmette, IL, may have a life in that Chicago suburb after all.