This August is shaping up to be one of the steamiest on record -- at Off-Broadway theatres, that is. An incendiary school pageant about the 16th president, a feverish production from the world's hottest comedy juggling troupe, an interactive musical featuring the hottest radio hits of the 80s, as well as a sultry cast at Second Stage, a sizzling drama at Primary Stages, and a scorching look at an undiscovered chapter in the history of baseball, race and feminism... Off-Broadway is on fire this month!

	4PLAY: THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS A unique blend of music, comedy, dance, theater, and juggling that will appeal to young and old alike, 4PLAY features The Flying Karamazov Brothers, New York's lunatics at the apex of their ambidextrous and alliterative ability. Their show is a combination of humor, both physical and verbal, ranging from high brow to low brow to mono brow. Watch the Flying K's as they prove with each performance that chaos and unexpected events in our lives are the best part of being human. Minetta Lane Theatre. Now in previews, opens August 9.
	ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIG GAY DANCE PARTY A fourth-grade Christmas pageant in Lincoln’s rural Illinois hometown sets off a firestorm of controversy when it calls into question Honest Abe’s sexuality. A thought-provoking, laugh-out-loud funny, and uniquely American story unfolds, offering surprises at every turn. Each of the three acts lets the audience see the story from a different character’s viewpoint – and at each performance the audience decides in which order the acts are performed, creating a Rubik’s Cube-like theatrical event. A truly democratic theatergoing experience! What could be more American than that? Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row. Now in previews, opens August 12.
	ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS is a tale of racism, deceit and betrayal after the coach of an all-Negro female baseball team goes missing in 1945 Chicago. The drama captures an era in American history when women were called on to keep baseball alive as the men went off to fight in World War II. Layon Gray, the writer and director of the long-running Off-Broadway hit Black Angels Over Tuskegee, continues to expand African-American theatre with ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS, his latest work. Actors' Temple Theatre. Previews begin August 4, opens August 25.
	POWER BALLADZ The arena rock extravaganza you’ve been waiting for - part hilarious comedy, part sexy love story, and 90 minutes of wicked rock featuring some of the greatest anthems ever written by man, woman, or beast. The formula is simple - take some awesome rock singers and give them a full band, tons of lights, a killer fog machine, a video projection screen, and lots of leather and long hair. In POWER BALLADZ the band knows how to rock, but when the high school sweetheart of one of the band members stumbles into the concert after over ten years apart - will he be man enough to finally score the girl of his dreams? Midtown Theater at HA! Comedy Club. Previews begin August 5, opens August 19.
	SECRETS OF THE TRADE In show business, it's all about who you know. Or is it? Andy Lipman, a smart, ambitious kid from Long Island, dreams of a career on Broadway and hopes that his idol, theater legend Martin Kerner, can give it to him. Will Kerner open Andy's door to success, or will their complicated relationship force him to question a life in the theater? Primary Stages at 59E59. Now in previews, opens August 10.
	TRUST Harry is rich. Harry is married. But when Harry doesn't trust any of it is enough, he looks to find something real in the most unlikely of places. TRUST - a new play by Paul Weitz, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of About a Boy and director of the film American Pie, explores the corrosive effect of power on relationships. Starring Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale, Sutton Foster and Ari Graynor. Second Stage Theatre. Now in previews, opens August 12.