Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/7/2009

NY Philharmonic Launches New Season of Young Peoples Concerts - 11/7/2009

The first New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert (YPC) of the 2009-10 season will take place Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

Henning Rubsam: SENSEDANCE Performs For Premiere Of IMPENDING VISIT At Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater - 11/7/2009

Henning Rübsam: SENSEDANCE performs a special engagement for its 2009 season with the New York premiere of "Impending Visit" at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater (the original location of the FAME high school), 120 West 46th Street (bet. Broadway & 6th Ave.) NYC.

Magnet Theater Presents The First Annual New York Musical Improv Festival - 11/7/2009

Magnet Theater presents the first annual New York Musical Improv Festival from November 6-7, 2009 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC.

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Loaded, a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts, is set for a limited engagement from November 7, 2009 through January 23, 2010 at Theatre Row. Directed by Michael Unger, this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00PM.

Shane Bertram Baker Returns To The Stage In BIG BUPKIS At The Workmen's Circle - 11/7/2009

Shane Bertram Baker, unquestionably the biggest star in Yiddish vaudeville today, returns in his mega-hit sensation, "The Big Bupkis! A Complete Gentile's Guide to Yiddish Vaudeville" for the first open-run of a Yiddish-related show in twenty years.

Comedy Central Presents 'Gabriel Iglesias The Fluffy Shop' Tour, Tickets On Sale - 11/7/2009

Comedy Central’s electrifying and gifted comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, known to millions of fans as the “fluffy” comic in a Hawaiian shirt, has announced his 2010 tour, "Comedy Central Live: Gabriel Iglesias The Fluffy Shop.” The Live Nation produced tour kicks off on January 14th with a 50 date trek across North America. Tickets go on sale beginning November 7th at LiveNation.com with a fan club presale beginning November 4th.

Carlo Chapelle Debut CD 'Shade of Blue' to be Released Celebration Held At Davenport's - 11/7/2009

LMGPOP is proud to announce the recording debut of Chicago based singer, Carlo Chapelle. "Shade of Blue" recorded over three years in Chicago, Indiana features an eclectic group of songs including several standards.

The Tank Presents FULL - 11/7/2009

"FULL" Saturday, November 7, 2009; 3:00pm - $7, Sunday, November 8, 2009; 7:00pm - $7, Location: The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 A new physical theater piece that investigates the messy terrain between fierce idealism, vitriolic rage, paralyzing pessimism and joyous ecstasy. FULL celebrates the exhilarating torture of knowing how much there is to experience and knowing you will never touch it all.

The Tank Presents New Works: Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith - 11/7/2009

Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith's Blanket premieres at The Tank on November 6th and 7th at 7:30pm.

Shakespeare's Sister Company will present Tony Award-winning actress, Shirley Knight as she works with students on monologues & techniques to use as actors. Shirley KnightS SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOP - "It's Not About the Monologue," will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 2-5pm at the Producer's Club's Grande Theater. Participants must prepare a Shakespeare verse monologue & each will work with Shirley in front of an audience. Observers are welcome to ask questions at the end of the workshop.

Baritone Thomas Hampson will give his first performances as the New York Philharmonic's Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence when he joins the Orchestra, led by Neeme Järvi, for performances of Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony, Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Magnet Theater Presents The First Annual New York Musical Improv Festival - 11/7/2009

Magnet Theater presents the first annual New York Musical Improv Festival from November 6-7, 2009 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC.

Magnet Theater Presents The First Annual New York Musical Improv Festival - 11/7/2009

Magnet Theater presents the first annual New York Musical Improv Festival from November 6-7, 2009 at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC.

SenseDance's IMPENDING VISIT Gets NY Premiere At Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater - 11/7/2009

The world premiere of "Impending Visit" was at the Fiesta Iberoamericana de las Artes at the Tapia Theater in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

JERSEY BOYS Featured On NY1's 'On Stage' - 11/7/2009

Tune in to NY-1's "On Stage" this weekend to watch a segment on the global success of the smash hit JERSEY BOYS. The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical is playing to sold-out houses on 3 continents with 7 productions worldwide: New York, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Las Vegas, Chicago and the US Tour.

SHOW BIZ: Billboard Top Cast Albums Chart - 11/7/2009

Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 11/7/2009.

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/7/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

LGBT Honors Tony-Winning Producer

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will honor celebrated Tony Award-winning producer Robyn Goodman at its 12th Annual Women's Event on November 7 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers.

Ragtime's

Tune in to NY-1 News' "The New York Times Close Up" tomorrow, Saturday November 7th at 10:00PM to watch an interview with RAGTIME's Tony Award-winning book writer Terrence McNally and The New York Times' writer Larry Rohter as they discuss a recent trip with the entire creative team of RAGTIME to Ellis Island, exploring the continuing relevance of this epic American story.

TRU Announces Honorees for 8th Annual TRU Love Benefit Held - 11/8/2009

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) proudly announces the two honorees for their 8th annual TRU Love Benefit, which will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2009 from noon to 4pm at Caroline's on Broadway, 1626 Broadway at 49th Street, NYC. Elysabeth Kleinhans of 59E59 Theatres will receive the TRU "Spirit of Theater" Award for her ongoing generosity towards TRU as well as the off-Broadway producing community in general; and Allan Buchman of Culture Project will be acknowledged with the TRU Humanitarian Award for his dedication to bringing politically and socially conscious works to life in New York theater, and successfully using the arts for social change.

SHREK THE MUSICAL Announces 'SHREKtoberfest' - 11/8/2009

SHREK THE MUSICAL® is excited to announce "SHREKtoberfest," a month-long festival of "OGRE-SIZED" events leading up to and celebrating the production's one year anniversary on Broadway on November 8th.

A QUARRELING PAIR Comes To La MaMa E.T.C. - 11/8/2009

Following revelatory sell-out seasons at La Mama Melbourne and Malthouse Theatre Melbourne, "A Quarreling Pair" by Australia's Aphids returns to its inspirational and intellectual source, New York City, to be presented by La MaMa E.T.C., 74A East Fourth Street from October 29 to November 8.

Henning Rubsam: SENSEDANCE Performs For Premiere Of IMPENDING VISIT At Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater - 11/8/2009

Henning Rübsam: SENSEDANCE performs a special engagement for its 2009 season with the New York premiere of "Impending Visit" at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater (the original location of the FAME high school), 120 West 46th Street (bet. Broadway & 6th Ave.) NYC.

Second Stage Theatre Presents

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) will launch its 31st season this fall with the New York premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's LET ME DOWN EASY. Conceived, written, and performed by Ms. Smith and directed by Leonard Foglia, LET ME DOWN EASY will begin preview performances on Tuesday, September 15 and will officially open on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:45pm.

The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble Make Joyce Theater Debut - 11/8/2009

The Joyce Theater will present a one-week engagement of The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble, a special guest company of the China Festival at Carnegie Hall, from November 3-8.

The 1st Annual Hell's Kitchen Artist Studio Tour To Be Held - 11/8/2009

The First Annual Hell's Kitchen Artist Studio Tour is a free event where dozens of artists open their homes, galleries, and studios for a self guided tour.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Welcomes The Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company - 11/8/2009

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble Make Joyce Theater Debut - 11/8/2009

The Joyce Theater will present a one-week engagement of The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble, a special guest company of the China Festival at Carnegie Hall, from November 3-8.

Acting Favorite

After an acclaimed run at the Walter Kerr as Polish Christian rescuer Irena Gut Opdyke in IRENA'S VOW, Broadway actress and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh is enjoying "An Autumn of Honors."

Scott, Wallach, And Faison Set For Neighborhood Playhouse CONVERSATIONS - 11/8/2009

Eli Wallach, Sherie Rene Scott, Sandy Faison join moderator, Tom Stewart to talk about their training at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the role it played in their careers on November 8th at 2:30PM. All are Playhouse alumni.

The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble Make Joyce Theater Debut - 11/8/2009

The Joyce Theater will present a one-week engagement of The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble, a special guest company of the China Festival at Carnegie Hall, from November 3-8.

The Tank Presents FULL - 11/8/2009

"FULL" Saturday, November 7, 2009; 3:00pm - $7, Sunday, November 8, 2009; 7:00pm - $7, Location: The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 A new physical theater piece that investigates the messy terrain between fierce idealism, vitriolic rage, paralyzing pessimism and joyous ecstasy. FULL celebrates the exhilarating torture of knowing how much there is to experience and knowing you will never touch it all.

PENNY PENNIWORTH Announces One Week Extension - 11/8/2009

Due to popular and critical demand, EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE has announced a 1-week extension of the Off-Broadway Premiere of PENNY PENNIWORTH by Chris Weikel. This spoof of Dickens, directed by Mark Finley, has added performances through November 8th at TADA Theatre. It is produced on Off-Broadway contract.

Butoh Presents FURNACE, An Ensemble Work, At Dixon Place - 11/8/2009

"Furnace," an ensemble work of collective creation led by Tokyo based master Ko Murobushi, director-performer Ximena Garnica and visual artist Shige Moriya, has been commissioned by the 2009 CAVE New York Butoh Festival and will premiere November 5 to 8 at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street, which is co-presenting the piece.

'FAMILY GUY PRESENTS: SETH & ALEX'S ALMOST LIVE COMEDY SHOW' - 11/8/2009

Microsoft Corp. and FOX One have announced an ambitious, unique marketing collaboration that will showcase the best of Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft's operating system that will be available in market on Oct. 22. The cornerstone of the effort is the exclusive Windows 7 sponsorship of an upcoming television event devoted to the comedy of Seth MacFarlane, creator of FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD and THE CLEVELAND SHOW.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Welcomes The Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company - 11/8/2009

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2009-2010 World Stages: Dance series with a performance by the internationally renowned Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm. Direct from Kiev, this spectacular company of 65 dancers and musicians combines classical ballet technique with traditional folk dance in a tribute to the culture, beauty and spirit of Ukraine.

Mind The Gap Theatre Presents BRIT BITS 6 At Manhattan Theatre Source - 11/8/2009

Mind The Gap Theatre returns with their sixth series of new short plays by, for or about the British, November 6-8, 2009 at Manhattan Theatre Source in the West Village.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Celebrates 50 Years with Gala Event - 11/8/2009

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced that the culmination of the union's 50th anniversary year is a gala celebration on Sunday, November 8 at the Tribeca Rooftop.

A STEADY RAIN Supports the Actors Fund: Hosts Benefit Performance - 11/8/2009

A STEADY RAIN, currently playing at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, will dedicate the November 8th performance to The Actors Fund, granting proceeds to the fund in support of their programs and services. The curtain rises at 7:00pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces that Joanna Gleason, Jenny Powers, Fisher Stevens and Ramsey Faragallah will perform at the Ninth Annual TRU Love Benefit.

The New Group Presents CONCEIVING THE KID: Adapting A Book Into A Musical - 11/8/2009

The New Group is proud to present Conceiving The Kid: Adapting A Book Into A Musical as the next offering in its Sunday evening Dark Nights Series. This one-night-only special event takes place Sunday, November 8 at 8:00 PM.

SenseDance's IMPENDING VISIT Gets NY Premiere At Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater - 11/8/2009

The world premiere of "Impending Visit" was at the Fiesta Iberoamericana de las Artes at the Tapia Theater in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

Musicals Tonight! Continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance...TM to be held on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

SHREK Celebrates 1st Broadway Anniversary - 11/8/2009

The cast and crew of SHREK THE MUSICAL®, the Tony Award®-winning production, will celebrate the show's one year anniversary on Broadway with a reception on stage at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, November 8th after the matinee performance. Cupcakes will be provided to the cast by CRUMBS Bake Shop.

JERSEY BOYS Featured On NY1's 'On Stage' - 11/8/2009

Tune in to NY-1's "On Stage" this weekend to watch a segment on the global success of the smash hit JERSEY BOYS. The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical is playing to sold-out houses on 3 continents with 7 productions worldwide: New York, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Las Vegas, Chicago and the US Tour.

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/8/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

Cook, 'Bye Bye Blackbird', Baldwin, Holland and Porter Guest On EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN - 11/8/2009

On Sunday, November 8th, 2009 from 9:00PM-11:00PM on EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN will feature the music of Barbara Cook. Some of the songs from her career that will be heard are "It's Better With A Band" John Bucchino'S "Sweet Dreams" "Close As Pages In A Book" (Sigmund Romberg / Dorothy Fields) of course, "Glitter And Be Gay" and "Give Me The Simple Life" from her new CD Box Set THE ESSENTIAL Barbara Cook COLLECTION released through DRG Records (CD-92500) and more!

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS has announced the exciting news that Broadway star, Tony, Grammy and Golden Globe Award winner, and long-time BC/EFA friend and Trustee Bernadette Peters will perform a special one night only concert "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares" on Monday, November 9 at 8 PM at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (1515 Broadway).

Busch And Halston To Host

Charles Busch and Julie Halston will host this year's Primary Stages 25th Anniversary Gala Benefit to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel (109 East 42nd Street) on Monday, November 9, 2009. This year's "Leading Ladies" Penny Fuller and Isabel Keating are set to perform and will be joined by Elysabeth Kleinhans, and celebrity guests Allison Janney, Marian Seldes and Elizabeth Wilson in helping Primary Stages celebrate their 25th Anniversary Season.

Rivera, Alda, McKechnie Among Talent Roster For Orbach Tribute 'Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage' - 11/9/2009

A host of film and theater celebrities will celebrate the posthumous release of Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage, Jerry and Elaine Orbach's autobiographical memoir recounting their thirty year marriage, at a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the couple's colleagues at The Snapple Theater Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM.

Jim Caruso?s Cast Party is set to present the return of Patrick DeGennaro to the Broadway at Birdland concert series. Patrick DeGennaro will bring "Unbroken" to Birdland on Monday, November 9th at 7:00pm.

LAByrinth Theatre Company Announces Lineup for its 'Barn Series' and 'Live Nude Plays' Reading Series - 11/9/2009

20 new stage works, including plays by John Patrick Shanley and Daphne Rubin-Vega, will be featured as part of the upcoming fall reading series offered by the LAByrinth Theatre Company and hosted by The Public Theatre. The tenth annual 'Barn Series' will run from October 6-30, and 'Live Nude Plays' will follow from October 31- November 9.

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will present the return of its popular benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES on Monday, November 9.

Elijah Wood, Rosie Perez and Amber Tamblyn are a few of the stars confirmed to perform in the 9th annual "The 24 Hour Plays" on Broadway, to be presented November 9 at the American Airlines Theatre. Each year, the event raises money for the Urban Arts Partnership, an organization that brings vital arts education programs into New York City public school classrooms.

Just Announced: Rubin-Vega To Join Burgess, Young and More In 'Cutting Edge Composers' Concert - 11/9/2009

Josh Young and Laura Pietropinto present the second installment of Cutting Edge Composers: A New Generation of Musical Theater Songwriters.

Theater For The New City's Green Roof Benefit Held - 11/9/2009

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Artistic Director, presents "Raising the Roof," an evening of "green" entertainment to benefit its green roof garden project.

Acting Favorite

After an acclaimed run at the Walter Kerr as Polish Christian rescuer Irena Gut Opdyke in IRENA'S VOW, Broadway actress and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh is enjoying "An Autumn of Honors."

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Offers

In-keeping with their series of once in a lifetime auction packages, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA)'s announces an ultimate Broadway Diva package

Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner will be honored by the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) during their 13th annual Courage Awards on Monday, November 9 at the W New York Ballroom, the AVP reports.

Montblanc presents the 9 th annual THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY on Monday, November 9 th 2009 at the American Airlines Theatre. Proceeds benefit Urban Arts Partnership, a not-for-profit organization that brings vital arts education programs into New York City public school classrooms.

LGBT's 'Newsmakers' Launches with GLEE's

On November 9 at 7:00pm, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will launch its Newsmakers conversation series, celebratrating important figures in the arts and politics, with Glee's Jany Lynch.

MARLOWE VS. SHAKESPEARE to Feature James Shapiro,

The Shakespeare Society will host an evening entitled MARLOWE VS. SHAKESPEARE: RIVALRY, IMITATION, & INFLUENCE, which will be held at the Kaye Theatre on November 9th. The evening will feature Broadway's John Douglas Thompson and Matthew Rauch, as well as Columbia University professor James Shapiro. The evening will be a discussion of the Elizabethan authors, Marlowe and Shakespeare, and their works.

Tony Award winner Michele Pawk will star in a private industry reading of a new play with music titled Joan Crawford In..."FLESH AND BLOOD!" presented by Shea Sullivan in Manhattan.

Wiest & Monk Lead STORIES ON 5 STORIES at

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced nine initial performers who will participate in the return of its unique benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES on Monday, November 9. Among those taking part in the special event will be two-time Academy Award winner and two-time Obie Award winner Diane Wiest (Memory House at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway), Tony Award winner Debra Monk (Assassins at PH, Redwood Curtain, Curtains), Obie Award winner Jason Butler Harner (current Stage Manager in Our Town, Hedda Gabler, The Coast of Utopia), Clarence Derwent Award winner Zoe Kazan (100 Saints You Should Know at PH; Come Back, Little Sheba; Things We Want), Theatre World Award winner Cassie Beck (The Drunken City and Prayer for My Enemy at PH), Cristin Milioti (The Retributionists at PH, the upcoming The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter), Sue Jean Kim (The Drunken City and BFE at PH, 365 Days/365 Plays), Carmen M. Herlihy (The Thugs, Crooked) and Greg Keller (Broadway's Uncle Vanya, The Rainmaker). Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Theater For The New City's Green Roof Benefit - 11/9/2009

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Artistic Director, presents "Raising the Roof," an evening of "green" entertainment to benefit its green roof garden project.

Wiest & Monk Lead STORIES ON 5 STORIES at

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced nine initial performers who will participate in the return of its unique benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES on Monday, November 9. Among those taking part in the special event will be two-time Academy Award winner and two-time Obie Award winner Diane Wiest (Memory House at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway), Tony Award winner Debra Monk (Assassins at PH, Redwood Curtain, Curtains), Obie Award winner Jason Butler Harner (current Stage Manager in Our Town, Hedda Gabler, The Coast of Utopia), Clarence Derwent Award winner Zoe Kazan (100 Saints You Should Know at PH; Come Back, Little Sheba; Things We Want), Theatre World Award winner Cassie Beck (The Drunken City and Prayer for My Enemy at PH), Cristin Milioti (The Retributionists at PH, the upcoming The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter), Sue Jean Kim (The Drunken City and BFE at PH, 365 Days/365 Plays), Carmen M. Herlihy (The Thugs, Crooked) and Greg Keller (Broadway's Uncle Vanya, The Rainmaker). Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY - 11/9/2009

Montblanc presents the 9 th annual THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY on Monday, November 9 th 2009 at the American Airlines Theatre. Proceeds benefit Urban Arts Partnership, a not-for-profit organization that brings vital arts education programs into New York City public school classrooms.

CAP21 Monday Night Reading Series Presents SALVATION - 11/9/2009

The Theatre Company at CAP21 presents The Dorothy Strelsin New Works Reading Series -Salvation, a New Comedy by James McLindon. Salvation will be presented Monday, November 9th, 7:30PM.

Tuturro, Bogosian & More Set for 'Breakout: Voices From Inside' Event with PEN Prison Writing Program - 11/9/2009

On Monday, November 9, WNYC Radio's The Jerome L Green Performance Space's month dialogue series, 'The NEXT New York Conversation' will host Lemon Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Mary Gaitskill, Jamal Joseph, and John Turturro in a special conversation event entitled 'Breakout: Voices From the Inside.'

Philbin, Belzer, and Cariou Added To Orbachs' REMEMBER HOW I LOVE YOU Release Celebration - 11/9/2009

Regis Philbin, Richard Belzer and Len Cariou have been added to the roster of celebrities who will celebrate the posthumous release of Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage, Jerry and Elaine Orbach’s autobiographical memoir recounting their thirty year marriage, at a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the couple’s colleagues and friends at The Snapple Theater Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM.

Abingdon Theatre Company, in an ongoing effort to recognize excellence in playwriting, is set to present its 2009 CHRISTOPHER BRIAN WOLK AWARD to author Joel Fields, best-known for writing episodes of TV's "Ugly Betty," "Raising the Bar," "Commander in Chief" and "Dirt," for his new play HOW I FELL IN LOVE, during an award ceremony and staged reading on Monday, November 9 at 7:30pm at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Jules Ochoa to direct.

Goldberg, Wallach, Meara & More Pay Tribute to

Mary Travers, best known as one third of the legendary musical trio Peter, Paul & Mary, died in September at the age of 72 from complications from chemotherapy that she had been receiving to treat leukemia. According to a report in the New York Times, theater vets Whoopi Goldberg, Anne Meara, and Eli Wallach will take part in a public memorial for the singer on Monday, November 9 at Riverside Church at 7pm. Primarily for invited guests only, tickets will be available to the general public on November 9 on a first-come, first-served basis.

International World Theater Hosts Polish Futurism: Bruno Jasienski's Mannequins' Ball - 11/9/2009

Next Monday, Nov 9 at 6:30 p.m. Polish Futurism: Bruno Jasieñski's Mannequins' Ball Presented by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center for Performa 09

B.D. Wong, Anita Gillette and Robert Klein have been added to the roster of celebrities who will celebrate the posthumous release of Remember How I Love You: Love Letters from an Extraordinary Marriage, Jerry and Elaine Orbach's autobiographical memoir recounting their thirty year marriage, at a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the couple's colleagues and friends at The Snapple Theater Center on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM.

KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY 2010 Tickets Go On Sale - 11/9/2009

The Broadway League announced today that tickets for participating shows for the 14th annual KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY (KidsNightonBroadway.com) will go on sale on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 12pm noon EST.

Tickets Go On Sale For Roundabout Theatre Company's PRESENT LAUGHTER - 11/9/2009

Tickets go on sale on Monday, November 9th for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Noël Coward's comedy Present Laughter, starring Victor Garber as "Garry Essendine", directed by Nicholas Martin.

Musicals Tonight! Continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance...TM to be held on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

On November 9, Primary Stages will host 'Leading Ladies,' the organization's 25th Anniversary Benefit Gala, honoring influential women who have contributed to the theater's work over the past 25 years. The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt New York and begins at 6:30pm.

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/9/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

Chalfant, Graff, Sternhagen & More Lead 'Turning Points' Play Festival - 11/9/2009

On November 9, The League of Professional Theatre Women will be present a New Play Festival on at the Cherry Lane Theatre in downtown Manhattan. The festival entitled "Turning Points: Women Have Their Say" is designed to provide a forum for women in the arts to showcase their work.

Rupert Isaacson, Producer and Narrator of THE HORSE BOY To Guest On Rosie Radio - 11/9/2009

On Monday, November 9 at 10:00 am ET Rosie O'Donnell will welcome Rupert Isaacson, producer and narrator of the acclaimed documentary The Horse Boy-which is based on Isaacson's book The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son-for an in-depth interview on her new SIRIUS XM show Rosie Radio.

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS has announced the exciting news that Broadway star, Tony, Grammy and Golden Globe Award winner, and long-time BC/EFA friend and Trustee Bernadette Peters will perform a special one night only concert "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares" on Monday, November 9 at 8 PM at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (1515 Broadway). This event is produced by BC/EFA with proceeds benefiting Broadway Barks and BC/EFA.

Sands, Osnes & Winningham to Star in BONNIE & CLYDE at

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the addition of the world-premiere musical Bonnie & Clyde, to its 2009-10 season, replacing The Big Time. This production features music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). Bonnie & Clyde will run November 10 - December 20, 2009 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre.

'SHREK THE MUSICAL' Welcomes

DreamWorks Theatricals & Neal Street Productions have announced that a new block of tickets are now available for SHREK THE MUSICAL. The award-winning hit new Broadway musical is now on sale through May 30, 2010. Beginning November 10th, Ben Crawford will perform the title role of ?Shrek'. Crawford replaces Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James, who departs after the performance on Sunday, November 8th to appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Time Stands Still.

The Joyce Theater will present the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company for a one-week engagement from November 10 - 14. Appearing on The Joyce stage for the first time since 1996, the company will present the New York premiere of the critically acclaimed Serenade / The Proposition, one of three pieces created by Bill T. Jones in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Serenade / The Proposition was commissioned by The Joyce and had its world premiere at the American Dance Festival in 2008.

Off-Broadway's THAT TIME OF YEAR Cast Album Gets Released - 11/10/2009

The original off-Broadway cast album of the critically acclaimed holiday musical, That Time of the Year is now available on iTunes. The 2-CD album will be released November 10, 2009 from JAY records.

Brits Off Broadway Presents WOLVES AT THE WINDOW At 59E59 Theaters - 11/10/2009

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to host the US premiere of WOLVES AT THE WINDOW (and other tales of immorality), Toby Davis' striking adaptation of 10 short stories by Britain's famous Saki, at the 2009 Brits Off Broadway festival.

Mary McBride's 'Everyday is a Holiday,' Featuring

On November 10, Bogan Records will release Every Day is a Holiday, the new holiday album from singer-songwriter Mary McBride. The album follows McBride's praised 2004 release By Any Other Name and her acclaimed performance of the song "No One's Gonna Love You Like Me" both onscreen and on the soundtrack of the Academy-award winning film Brokeback Mountain. Every Day is a Holiday features "Do You Hear What I Hear," a duet with Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and singer Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, Lakeview Terrace, Angels in America).

The Joyce Theater will present the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company for a one-week engagement from November 10 - 14. Appearing on The Joyce stage for the first time since 1996, the company will present the New York premiere of the critically acclaimed Serenade / The Proposition, one of three pieces created by Bill T. Jones in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Serenade / The Proposition was commissioned by The Joyce and had its world premiere at the American Dance Festival in 2008.

Baritone Thomas Hampson will give his first performances as the New York Philharmonic's Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence when he joins the Orchestra, led by Neeme Järvi, for performances of Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony, Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m.

SDC Extends Deadline For The Zelda Fichandler Award - 11/10/2009

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), has announced that the deadline for The Zelda Fichandler Award has been extended through Tuesday, November 10.

SUPERIOR DONUTS Host 'Superior Night' - 11/10/2009

From superior namesakes to superior pastry chefs to superior audiences, Superior Donuts will be filled with "superior companies" for the first ever Superior Donuts' "Superior Night on Broadway" on Tuesday, November 10th at 7 pm at The Music Box Theatre. Superior Donuts has invited "Superior" companies and donut shops/cafes from all over the tri-state area to attend the show and meet the cast following the show.

Lightyears Gala Honors

Lighthouse International, the 104 year-old leading non-profit organization dedicated to fighting vision loss, will present its annual Lightyears Gala: The Lighthouse Salutes the Arts.

SESAME STREET Celebrates 40 Years, First Lady, Miranda & More to Guest - 11/10/2009

Sesame Street, the world's largest informal children's educator, celebrates its 40th birthday on November 10, 2009, the exact day the series debuted on television four decades ago, with everything you love about Sesame Street and more: new block format, new show open, new nature curriculum and our new First Lady Michelle Obama!

The Irish Repertory Theatre Unveils New Work by Stai

On November 10, The Irish Repertory Theatre will unveil a new work by renowned staiNed Glass artist Peadar Lamb

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/10/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

WINTUK Sneak Peek Event Held At Madison Square Garden - 11/10/2009

In celebration of the return of the smash-hit winter show Wintuk, exclusively at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden from November 11, 2009 - January 3, 2010, Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment will host a sneak peek of the show in front of Madison Square Garden (32nd Street and 7th Avenue) on Tuesday, November 10th at 11:00AM.

LOADED Hosts Benefit Performance For LGBT Community Center - 11/10/2009

Loaded, a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts and directed by Michael Unger, hosts a special benefit performance on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 PM at Theatre Row, with proceeds going to New York's LGBT Community Center.

Comedian Harriet Halloway takes the stage at Gotham Comedy Club on Wednesday, November 11 in a full one-hour stand-up performance. Nationally known for her material, this event will showcase Harriet's old school inspired style. The performance begins at 8:00 PM.

Cody & Hanes Lead

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) is proud to announce casting for On the Town. Directed by Bill Berry with choreography by Patti Colombo, On the Town will run at the Millburn theater from November 11 through December 6, 2009. On the Town is generously supported by a gift from The Ferolito Family.

Algonquin Theater Productions Presents THE ARRANGEMENT - 11/11/2009

Algonquin Theater Productions will present Rick Eisenberg's drama, The Arrangement, the third production in Algonquin's 2009 Intimate Theater season, opening Wednesday evening, November 11, at the Parker Theater, 123 East 24th Street.

Theatre of the Eighth Day's WORMWOOD Makes NYC Premiere - 11/11/2009

The legendary Theatre of the Eighth Day from Poland will premiere Wormwood in New York City in a special two performance event on November 11 and November 12 at the Abrons Arts Center. The play was famously banned in 1985 for its frank depiction of life in Poland under Martial Law. Founded in 1964, Theatre of the Eighth Day was one of the most uncompromising theater groups in Communist Poland and remains so today. It made its US debut to critical acclaim at the MADE IN POLAND Festival in New York City in November 2008, where it presented its 2007 avant-garde docudrama, The Files, based on actual secret police reports between 1975 and 1983 on the Theatre's actors. Wormwood will also play Yale Rep November 5 - November 7.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Alan Ayckbourn and the Stephen Joseph Theatre Company (Scarborough) to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of MY WONDERFUL DAY, written and directed by Mr. Ayckbourn. MY WONDERFUL DAY begins previews on Wednesday, November 11 for a limited engagement through Sunday, December 13.

Cirque du Soleil's Family Show WINTUK Returns To WaMu Theatre - 11/11/2009

Cirque du Soleil, MSG Entertainment and Base Entertainment welcome back Wintuk, an enchanting winter tale for the whole family, presented exclusively at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden from November 11, 2009 - January 3, 2010. Tickets on-sale now!

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/11/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle Hosts Mitchell, McKechnie, Hamlisch & Fitzgerland this Month - 11/11/2009

Continuing its tradition of celebrating the arts, Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle will host Brian Stokes Mitchell, Capathia Jenkins, Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie among others in discussion and performance this month.

PS122 Presents Maria Hassabi's SOLO 9/29 and SOLOSHOW As Part Of Crossing The Line - 11/12/2009

Solo and SoloShow, two new dance works by Maria Hassabi, premiere consecutively this fall at Performance Space 122 as part of Crossing the Line, and a month later as part of Performa 09.

Marionette Theater Presents TWELFTH NIGHT as Part of La MaMa Puppet Series 3 - 11/12/2009

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater will perform "Twelfth Night (or What You Will)," the timeless Shakespearean tale of mistaken identity and misplaced matrimony, November 12 to 29, 2009 as part of La MaMa Puppet Series 3. This three-tea-tray production, adapted and directed by Vít Horejš, will feature 16 eight-inch toy marionettes and three (more or less) live performers.

ZviDance Celebrates 20 Years With Their Annual Fall Benefit - 11/12/2009

ZviDance, a company comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers that blends contemporary aesthetics with lush, full-bodied movement, will begin a year-long celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the company with at their Annual Fall Benefit on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Judson Memorial Church, 239 Thompson Street, NYC.

The Eleventh Hour Presents New Translation Of Aeschylus' AGAMEMNON At La MaMa - 11/12/2009

Historically, English adaptations of Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" have rendered its ancient Greek poetry into proven English poetic forms. The results have been often good and occasionally brilliant. Yet the original Greek meters provide clues as to how a section of a play was performed (sung, spoken or spoken to musical accompaniment).

Theatre of the Eighth Day's WORMWOOD Makes NYC Premiere - 11/12/2009

The legendary Theatre of the Eighth Day from Poland will premiere Wormwood in New York City in a special two performance event on November 11 and November 12 at the Abrons Arts Center. The play was famously banned in 1985 for its frank depiction of life in Poland under Martial Law. Founded in 1964, Theatre of the Eighth Day was one of the most uncompromising theater groups in Communist Poland and remains so today. It made its US debut to critical acclaim at the MADE IN POLAND Festival in New York City in November 2008, where it presented its 2007 avant-garde docudrama, The Files, based on actual secret police reports between 1975 and 1983 on the Theatre's actors. Wormwood will also play Yale Rep November 5 - November 7.

'New York Butoh-Kan Masters' Plays Dance New Amsterdam - 11/12/2009

"New York Butoh-Kan Masters," a series of performances by Ko Murobushi, Daisuke Yoshimoto, Mari Osanai and Yuko Kaseki, will be presented at Dance New Amsterdam from November 12 to 15 as part of the 2009 CAVE New York Butoh Festival--The Butoh-Kan Phase.

Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Presents SECRETS OF SONGWRITING - 11/12/2009

The Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab presents Secrets of Songwriting, a staged reading about four women with nothing in common but a love of music are the unlikeliest of friends. They come together on one special night in Nashville to share their songs, their stories, and their secrets.

WONDER WOMAN! A CABARET OF HEROIC PROPORTIONS! Opens At Fall Eatfest - 11/12/2009

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE, Paul Adams Artistic Director, presents: WONDER WOMAN! A CABARET OF HEROIC PROPORTIONS! WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY ELIZABETH WHITNEY DIRECTED BY Peter Michael MARINO

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents DE NOVO' - Part 1: Lil' Silent - 11/12/2009

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents the first show of the Fall 2009 Season The Art of Justice Series, which integrates the performing arts and issues on justice, "DE NOVO" - Part 1: Lil' Silent, running from November 12-14, 2009 at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is $15 (CUNY Students FREE).

Columbia Stages Presents EURIPIDES' PHOENICIAN WOMEN - 11/12/2009

Columbia Stages presents the Acting class of 2010 in Euripides' Phoenician Women, adapted and directed by Karin Coonrod. War is imminent. The city is held hostage by a conflict in its royal family. The overarching grasp of the individual has triumphed over the community. None of this is lost on the chorus, visitors from the East called Phoenicians. Civilization rests on the virtues of family and city.

ZviDance Celebrates 20 Years With Their Annual Fall Benefit - 11/12/2009

ZviDance, a company comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers that blends contemporary aesthetics with lush, full-bodied movement, will begin a year-long celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the company with at their Annual Fall Benefit on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Judson Memorial Church, 239 Thompson Street, NYC.

ZviDance Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Annual Fall Benefit - 11/12/2009

ZviDance, a company comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers that blends contemporary aesthetics with lush, full-bodied movement, will begin a year-long celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the company with at their Annual Fall Benefit on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Judson Memorial Church.

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E! News reported earlier this month that Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson will be joining the cast of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series "30 Rock" as a regularly recurring character or even potentially as a future permanent fixture.

Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Presents SECRETS OF SONGWRITING - 11/12/2009

The Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab presents Secrets of Songwriting, a staged reading about four women with nothing in common but a love of music are the unlikeliest of friends. They come together on one special night in Nashville to share their songs, their stories, and their secrets.

Gramercy Theater Hosts CONVERSATIONS WITH PENN AND TELLER: 35 YEARS OF MAGIC AND BS - 11/12/2009

On November 12 at 8pm, The Gramercy Theatre will host Conversations with Penn and Teller: 35 Years of Magic and BS. This event will benefit the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation.

According to TVGuide.com, Grey's Anatomy will welcome guest star Joel Grey on next week's episode, airing November 12 on ABC. Gray will play Dr. Singer in the episode, who apparently shares scenes with Katherine Heigl.

The popular columnist RAndy Cohen ("The Ethicist," New York Times Magazine) will share the stage with the two-time Tony-winning actress Judith Ivey -- who portrays the legendary columnist Ann Landers in the hit play THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS - for a talk-back discussion following the 8 p.m. performance of LADY on Thursday, November 12 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.)

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/12/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

Japanese Musical TALK LIKE SINGING Comes To NYC At NYU's Skirball Center - 11/13/2009

Talk Like Singing, a groundbreaking production and the first-ever original Japanese musical to premiere in the U.S. prior to engagements throughout Japan, will have its world premiere in New York City on November 13, 2009 at 8:00 P.M. at New York University's Skirball Center. The show will run through November 22.

'Dare' Film Starring Rossum, Gasteyer, Bernhard, Huffman & Cumming to Premiere - 11/13/2009

Image Entertainment, Inc. a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has acquired all North American rights to "Dare," starring Emmy Rossum ("The Phantom of the Opera"), Zach Gilford ("Friday Night Lights"), Ashley Springer ("Teeth"), Ana Gasteyer ("Mean Girls"), and Rooney Mara ("Nightmare on Elm Street"), along with Sandra Bernhard and Alan Cumming. Image will release the film in theaters this Fall, starting with New York and Los Angeles on November 13, 2009.

New Concert Dates Announced For Tony Award Winner

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth has announced several upcoming concert performances.

WHITE CHRISTMAS Returns To Marquis Theatre - 11/13/2009

The Tony Award® nominated hit musical Irving Berlin'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the new stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, returns to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this holiday season for 61 performances only - guaranteeing New York a white Christmas!

Star of stage and screen Brian Blessed lends his voice to the role of narrator in the production of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ at the New Victory Theatre, November 13-29. This production will feature Sergei Prokofiev’s original composition and a new prequel from Philip Feeney.

The Whole Backstage Theatre In Guntersville To Hold Audition Workshop For High School Students - 11/13/2009

The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville announces a workshop for high school students who are interested in auditioning for a performing arts scholarship. The workshop will be held Friday November 13th from 4:30p.m. – 6:30p.m. and Saturday November 14th from 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. at the Whole Backstage Theatre, 1120 Rayburn Ave in Guntersville.

Actors Playhouse Presents THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PEAGENT EVER! - 11/13/2009

Alternative Theatre Company (Joe Marshall, Founder/Artistic Director; Adrian Maynard, Managing Director) and The Actors' Playhouse present the much anticipated THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! written and directed by Joe Marshall.

TADA! Celebrates Their 25th Season With THE SNEAK PEEK: A MUSICAL REVUE - 11/13/2009

Get a first look at TADA!'s 25th Anniversary Season of Musicals at their delightful Sneak Peek Musical Revue, November 13 and 14.

NYTW Presents THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER - 11/13/2009

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo, and The Acting Company Producing Artistic Director Margot Harley have announced that The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, written by Rebecca Gilman, based on the novel by Carson McCullers, directed by Doug Hughes, will begin performances Friday, November 13, 2009, at 7pm, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery.

Actors Playhouse Presents THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PEAGENT EVER! - 11/13/2009

Alternative Theatre Company (Joe Marshall, Founder/Artistic Director; Adrian Maynard, Managing Director) and The Actors' Playhouse present the much anticipated THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! written and directed by Joe Marshall.

Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Presents SECRETS OF SONGWRITING - 11/13/2009

The Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab presents Secrets of Songwriting, a staged reading about four women with nothing in common but a love of music are the unlikeliest of friends. They come together on one special night in Nashville to share their songs, their stories, and their secrets.

'Pirate Radio' Comes to Theaters Across America - 11/13/2009

Pirate Radio is the newest ensemble comedy from filmmaker Richard Curtis (screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, and writer/director of Love Actually), spinning the irreverent yet fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays whose "pirate radio" captivated and inspired 1960s Britain opens on November 13th.

The Jackson Gallery At The Town Hall Theatre Hosts Evolving Patterns Exhibit - 11/13/2009

It may come as a surprise, but though Darwin did not sketch much, the visual arts did influence his thinking.

The Alliance's Friends of the Arts Party Held - 11/13/2009

The Alliance's Friends of the Arts Party will be held on Friday, November 13 at Christie's from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab Presents SECRETS OF SONGWRITING - 11/13/2009

The Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab presents Secrets of Songwriting, a staged reading about four women with nothing in common but a love of music are the unlikeliest of friends. They come together on one special night in Nashville to share their songs, their stories, and their secrets.

Actors Playhouse Presents THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! - 11/13/2009

Alternative Theatre Company (Joe Marshall, Founder/Artistic Director; Adrian Maynard, Managing Director) and The Actors' Playhouse present the much anticipated THE GAYEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! written and directed by Joe Marshall.

The Civilians Premiere YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS' DIVORCE - 11/13/2009

The Civilians will premiere their latest work, You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents’ Divorce on November 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. at Galapagos Art Space (16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn).

Tony Winner

Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang is set to take part in the Asian American Literary Festival, which will be held November 13th and 14th. The even is presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop.

Alliance for the Arts and NYLPI Hosts FRIENDS OF THE ARTS Party at Christie's - 11/13/2009

The Alliance for the Arts will partner with the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) to host the annual Friends of the Arts Party at Christie's, opening the galleries for an exclusive preview of the much-heralded Latin American Art show, cocktails and music on Friday the 13th of November, 6:30-8:30 pm.

Only Make Believe Charity Auction Features A Steady Rain, Jackman, Radcliffe, Shrek & More - 11/13/2009

Current auctions items include: a photo-op with Hugh Jackman and house seats to the last performance of A Steady Rain; a New York Weekend Escape with two nights at the Carlyle Hotel and haircut by owner of Mark Garrison Salon; Four house seats and backstage tour to Broadway's Shrek; Harry Potter Boxed Set autographed by Daniel Radcliffe; and an exclusive private tour of the Sotheby's Auction House.

Bette Midler, and her tree hugging troop at New York Restoration Project (NYRP), have been cleaning and greening New York City for nearly 15 years. In an effort to put the "fun" back in fundraising, the organization has announced one of its biggest fundraising initiatives to date, with an online auction featuring once-in-a-lifetime celebrity experiences donated by Bette and her famed friends.

A Class Act NY, New York's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens has recently announced a new six week Musical Theatre Scene Study Class with a Broadway actor!

Chicago Dramatists Host A Benefit Evening For A STEADY RAIN Performance In NYC - 11/14/2009

Chicago Dramatists has a speciAl Block of orchestra tickets on reserve to A STEADY RAIN, the hottest upcoming Broadway show starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman and directed by Tony-Award nominee John Crowley. With stars of this caliber, tickets are in high demand, but Chicago Dramatists will be hosting a benefit performance on November 14th. A STEADY RAIN, the smash hit production by Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright, Keith Huff, thrilled audiences during its two critically and publicly acclaimed runs in Chicago and will open in New York City this September.

New Concert Dates Announced For Tony Award Winner

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth has announced several upcoming concert performances.

ZERO HOUR, the one-man show from Jim Brochu, will play a limited engagement in New York City. The show play the St. Clement's Theatre November 14 through Jan. 31, 2010.

Masur And Playten Are 'THE OLDSMOBILES' At The Flea Theatre - 11/14/2009

The Flea Theater will present the World Premiere of Roger Rosenblatt's THE OLDSMOBILES. Directed by Jim Simpson, the production stars Richard Masur and Alice Playten in the title roles. Performances of this Off-Broadway limited engagement begin previews on October 1st with opening night slated for Saturday, October 17th.

SUCH THINGS ONLY HAPPEN IN BOOKS Plays The Clurman Theatre - 11/14/2009

Five years after receiving a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Play for their production of Pullman Car Hiawatha, two short plays by Thornton Wilder, Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Executive Director Wayne Kelton) kicks of their tenth anniversary season with the New York professional premiere of Such Things Only Happen in Books, an evening of short plays by Thornton Wilder directed by Carl Forsman and Jonathan Silverstein.

Magis Theatre to Present Her Name is Vincent: An Evening With Edna St. Vincent Millay - 11/14/2009

Magis Theatre Company, one of New York's most daring young theatre companies, created in 2003 by several alumni from the Columbia University MFA program in Acting, will present Her Name Is Vincent: An Evening with Edna St. Vincent Millay, at The Abingdon Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (6th floor), for a limited run of 17 performances October 29 through November 14, 2009.

Masur And Playten Are 'THE OLDSMOBILES' At The Flea Theatre - 11/14/2009

The Flea Theater will present the World Premiere of Roger Rosenblatt's THE OLDSMOBILES. Directed by Jim Simpson, the production stars Richard Masur and Alice Playten in the title roles. Performances of this Off-Broadway limited engagement begin previews on October 1st with opening night slated for Saturday, October 17th.

The Ensemble Studio Theatre Presents OCTOBERFEST - 11/14/2009

Long before New York had a Fringe Festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, old and developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.

DelanoCelli Productions Presents DOWN RANGE - 11/14/2009

DelanoCelli Productions presents the World Premiere of Down Range, a raw and touching new play by Jeffrey Skinner exposing how returning soldiers survive the war at home. Performances will be held at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor, in New York City from October 28th-November 14th.

Barrow, Naughton Star In EMBRACEABLE ME, Plays Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre - 11/14/2009

Rachel Reiner Productions is proud to present the World Premiere of Victor L. Cahn's EMBRACEABLE ME, directed by Eric Parness. EMBRACEABLE ME will begin performances on Friday, October 23 and will open on Wednesday, October 28, running thru November 14 at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).

PS 122 Presents AMERICANA KAMIKAZE - 11/14/2009

Following sold-out runs at Performance Space 122 in 2008 and 2009 Temporary Distortion return and climb back inside one of their signature box structures to unspool a theatre-cinema hybrid so new it can only be called bleeding-edge as they delve into the world of Japanese ghost stories.

Get caught in a web of murder and lies as Lifetime Movie Network premieres the film adaptation of one of best-selling author Ann Rule's most popular crime books, Everything She Ever Wanted. Gina Gershon (Showgirls, Face/Off, Bound), Ryan McPartlin (TV's Living with Fran, TV's Chuck), Victor Garber (TV's Alias, Milk) and Rachel Blanchard (TV's Clueless, TV's 7th Heaven) star in the two-night, miniseries event. The highly-anticipated production is inspired by the true story of a Southern husband and wife whose storybook wedding signals the beginning of a nightmare marriage that is ultimately upended by greed and violence. Part One of Ann Rule's Everything She Ever Wanted will premiere Saturday, November 14, at 8pm ET/9pm PT, and Part Two will premiere Sunday, November 15, at 8pm ET/9pm PT, on Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime's sister network and the second highest rated women's channel.

ZERO HOUR Gets Off-Broadway Premiere - 11/14/2009

ZERO HOUR, Jim Brochu's award-winning play about the life of theatre legend Zero Mostel will make its Off-Broadway premiere at Theatre at Saint Clement's beginning Saturday, November 14th. Produced by Kurt Peterson and Edmund Gaynes in association with The Peccadillo Theater Company, the show will have its Opening Night on Sunday, November 22nd at 7 p.m. The limited engagement of ZERO HOUR will continue through January 31st.

The Joyce Theater will present the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company for a one-week engagement from November 10 - 14. Appearing on The Joyce stage for the first time since 1996, the company will present the New York premiere of the critically acclaimed Serenade / The Proposition, one of three pieces created by Bill T. Jones in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Serenade / The Proposition was commissioned by The Joyce and had its world premiere at the American Dance Festival in 2008.

ZOMBIE PROM Comes To The Landor Theatre - 11/14/2009

Zombie Prom is a musical comedy by John Depmsey and Dana P. Rowe the amazing creative team behind the musical "The Witches Of Eastwick". The show premiered Off-Broadway in 1996 and in 2006 an award winning short-film was made of the show featuring Ru-Paul.

TADA! Celebrates Their 25th Season With THE SNEAK PEEK: A MUSICAL REVUE - 11/14/2009

Get a first look at TADA!'s 25th Anniversary Season of Musicals at their delightful Sneak Peek Musical Revue, November 13 and 14.

PS 122 Presents AMERICANA KAMIKAZE - 11/14/2009

Following sold-out runs at Performance Space 122 in 2008 and 2009 Temporary Distortion return and climb back inside one of their signature box structures to unspool a theatre-cinema hybrid so new it can only be called bleeding-edge as they delve into the world of Japanese ghost stories.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University Opens Bach And the Baroque Series With BACH AND THE BOHEMIAN GYPSIES - 11/14/2009

Miller Theatre at Columbia University opens its three-concert Bach and the Baroque series with BACH AND THE BOHEMIAN GYPSIES Saturday, November 14, 8:00PM Under the direction of Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice makes its Miller Theatre debut

Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Symphonic Band Celebrates 30th Anniversary with 'Generations' Concert - 11/14/2009

Founded in 1979, the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (Brian P. Worsdale, Artistic Director) will celebrate their anniversary with "Generations: A 30-Year Celebration." This special concert will be performed on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

HIDDEN VOICES Plays John Jay College's Lynch Theatre - 11/14/2009

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College continues the Fall 2009 Season The Art of Justice Series, which integrates the performing arts and issues on justice with HIDDEN VOICES on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC.

DelanoCelli Productions Presents DOWN RANGE - 11/14/2009

DelanoCelli Productions presents the World Premiere of Down Range, a raw and touching new play by Jeffrey Skinner exposing how returning soldiers survive the war at home. Performances will be held at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor, in New York City from October 28th-November 14th.

The Joyce Theater will present the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company for a one-week engagement from November 10 - 14. Appearing on The Joyce stage for the first time since 1996, the company will present the New York premiere of the critically acclaimed Serenade / The Proposition, one of three pieces created by Bill T. Jones in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Serenade / The Proposition was commissioned by The Joyce and had its world premiere at the American Dance Festival in 2008.

Such Things Only Happen in Books - 11/14/2009

The Keen Company delivers a finely nuanced production of five Thornton Wilder short plays, which show the playwright's concern with matters spiritual and secular.

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents DE NOVO' - Part 1: Lil' Silent - 11/14/2009

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents the first show of the Fall 2009 Season The Art of Justice Series, which integrates the performing arts and issues on justice, "DE NOVO" - Part 1: Lil' Silent, running from November 12-14, 2009 at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Admission is $15 (CUNY Students FREE).

CHICAGO Celebrates 13th Broadway Anniversay in Razzle Dazzle Style - 11/14/2009

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the internationally acclaimed revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning, smash-hit musical CHICAGO will celebrate its 13th anniversary on The Great White Way.

ZERO HOUR Gets Off-Broadway Premiere - 11/14/2009

ZERO HOUR, Jim Brochu's award-winning play about the life of theatre legend Zero Mostel will make its Off-Broadway premiere at Theatre at Saint Clement's beginning Saturday, November 14th. Produced by Kurt Peterson and Edmund Gaynes in association with The Peccadillo Theater Company, the show will have its Opening Night on Sunday, November 22nd at 7 p.m. The limited engagement of ZERO HOUR will continue through January 31st.

The Civilians Premiere YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS' DIVORCE - 11/14/2009

The Civilians will premiere their latest work, You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents’ Divorce on November 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. at Galapagos Art Space (16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn).

Tony Winner

Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang is set to take part in the Asian American Literary Festival, which will be held November 13th and 14th. The even is presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop.

Theater Talk, a weekly expose of world theater that airs on PBS Friday nights (PBS/Thirteen) and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV will feature Broadway's best, including the creative team of Fela, Finian's Rainbow master magician, Neil Simon, George S. Kaufman and The Royal Family and more it's upcoming broadcasts this month.

DelanoCelli Productions' DOWN RANGE Finishes Run - 11/14/2009

DelanoCelli Productions presents the World Premiere of Down Range, a raw and touching new play by Jeffrey Skinner exposing how returning soldiers survive the war at home. Performances will be held at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor, in New York City through November 14th.

HIDDEN VOICES Plays John Jay College's Lynch Theatre - 11/14/2009

The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College continues the Fall 2009 Season The Art of Justice Series, which integrates the performing arts and issues on justice with HIDDEN VOICES on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC.