Rue McClanahan News

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Kathryn Marchand of Stratford and John O'Hern of Westport will star in the premiere of a new comedy, Sweetspot: Confessions of a Golfaholic, written by O'Hern and presented by Playhouse on the Green, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3 at 8PM and Sunday, November 4 at 3PM.

Scores of the brightest lights on stage and screen will turn out in red carpet finery for a celebration of classic Hollywood, Hooray for Hollywood honoring the legendary Oscar winner Patricia Neal, Smith Barney's Shirl Penney and The Count and Countess de Lesseps, Stage 6 at Steiner Film Studios, 15 Washington Avenue at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. The gala evening is slated for November 1, with all proceeds going to The Auditory Oral School of New York, a non profit organization which specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing children to listen, talk, think and socialize.

Emmy Award winner Rue McClanahan, whose acting career has spanned more than four decades, will appear as a benefit for Playhouse on the Green with stories from her memoir, 'My First Five Husbands…and the Ones That Got Away,' on Saturday, October 20 at 8PM and Sunday, October 21 at 3PM at the Playhouse, 177 State St., Bridgeport.

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Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse has announced a star-studded cast of Crazy for You, 'The New Gershwin Musical Comedy,' running July 3-14

Broadway Barks 8!, the latest celebrity-filled installment in the series of fundraising for New York City animal shelters, will take place in Shubert Alley on July 8th

The nominations for the 51st annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced on April 27th, while the ceremony itself will be held on May 21st

On January 10th, Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams and Cristy Candler will join the Broadway cast of Wicked

For the week ending January 1, 2006, WICKED, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, had the highest weekly box office gross of any show in Broadway history: $1,610,934 (the record was previously held by The Producers, which grossed $1,600,243 for the week ending January 4, 2004, during Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return engagement).

Long rumored, the UK press is now officially reporting that Wicked has booked London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it's due to begin performances on September 27, 2006.

According to Variety, Wicked may open at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre in September of 2006

On January 24th, Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgain Lewis will begin performances as Elphaba and Glinda respectively in the Chicago production of Wicked

Wicked has once again broken the house record at the Gershwin Theatre for the week ending November 27th

On January 10th, Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane and Derrick Williams will join the Broadway production of Wicked

All 3 Golden Girls stars having previous stage experience - how could we resist bringing you pictures as they reunited at Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, November 22nd to sign copies of the new Season 3 DVD set? Simple answer - we couldn't!

On November 14th, performers for the Broadway production of Wicked will perform in a benefit for Cabaret Cares

On November 17th, Kristoffer Cusick will chat with fans online

On November 14th, the Chicago cast of Wicked will present a benefit cabaret called There's No Place Like Home that will feature both a live and silent auction

A free Wicked block party on October 30th will feature food, games and the finals of the Be Wicked Singing Contest