Abingdon Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Jan Buttram's Lost on the Natchez Trace, a new play about a slave auctioneer and the one man who can save his life, began preview performances on Feb. 3.

A compromised slave auctioneer alone in the Mississippi swamps is at the mercy of a runaway slave in the world premiere of Jan Buttram's Lost on the Natchez Trace, opening Feb. 12 in an Off-Broadway world premiere by Abingdon Theatre Company. Previews began Feb. 3.

"Smash," the new hour-long musical drama series created by Broadway dramatists who dwell in the world they're writing about, premieres 10 PM Feb. 6 on NBC. In an era where "Glee" has become a cultural phenomenon, will this tuneful, starry soap opera be a hit? Stay tuned.

Noël Coward's Semi-Monde — the playwright's frank look at gay lives — gets its American premiere in a Feb. 6 one-night-only benefit concert performance presented by TACT/The Actors Company Theatre at the Scholastic Auditorium in Manhattan.

The Tony Award-winning production of Bette Midler's Priscilla Queen of the Desert welcomes Adam LeFevre and Julie Reiber to the Palace Theatre Feb. 6.

The Drama League's annual benefit gala, this year entitled A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Tony and Emmy Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth, is presented Feb. 6 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who starred in the original Broadway production of Romance/Romance, is part of Amazing Sex – A New Revue, by Tony-nominated songwriters Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann, Feb. 6 at Birdland.

Singer-songwriter Jeremy Schonfeld offers a concert celebrating his recently released concept album, "Iron & Coal," a semi-autobiographical rock theatrical song cycle, Feb. 6 at Joe’s Pub.

Blonde Ambition, a one-night-only concert featuring some of "Young Broadway’s favorite blondes," is held Feb. 6 at the Triad in Manhattan to benefit Broadway Barks.

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along rolls back to New York in a City Center Encores! staging Feb 8-19.  Here, we take a look back at the original Broadway Merrily, some subsequent productions and the 2002 cast reunion.

1946 Mary Martin and Yul Brynner play a Chinese couple who separate when the husband goes off on a quest in Lute Song. Raymond Scott composed the score, and Sidney Howard and Will Irwin wrote the libretto based on a Chinese folktale. It will run for 18 weeks at the Plymouth Theatre in New York.

During the Feb. 5 Super Bowl NBC launched its “Brotherhood Of Man” network promo.

The new revival of Godspell, the rock musical that relates parables of Jesus, celebrated its 100th performance at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on Feb 3.

Scandal Productions presents Tokio Confidential, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Eric Schorr, beginning Feb. 5 at Atlantic Theater's Stage 2.

Angelica Page, the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn, used to be known as Angelica Torn. The star of Off-Broadway's Psycho Therapy talks about her lineage — and her next act.