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While Artistic Director Sean Murray's Sweeney Todd is currently slashing up the Cygnet Theatre stage, final casting has been completed for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Associate Artistic Director Francis Gercke, the cast includes Manny Fernandes, Annie Hinton, Jessica John, Sean Murray and Shana Wride. Private Lives will run May 27th through July 3rd, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.

Syfy remains on the forefront of cutting edge fantasy based digital entertainment with the acquisition of the highly acclaimed web series, Riese, it was announced today by Craig Engler, SVP and GM of Syfy Digital. Syfy Digital has acquired the rights to the entire 10-part series - which is distributed by Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc - with an eye towards development for a broadcast air.

Syndication's top two shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! were renewed through the 2013-2014 season, it was announced today by John Nogawski, President of CBS Television Distribution.

TV Land announced today that it will honor the popular series 'The Love Boat' with the Fan Favorite Award at the '8th Annual TV Land Awards,' hosted by Tim Allen. The show is scheduled to tape on Saturday, April 17 on the historic Stage 15 on the Sony Lot in Culver City and will air on TV Land on Sunday, April 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

"Air Guitar High" is a high-octane stage production about a group of teenagers determined to take their futures into their own hands -- literally -- by becoming "virtual virtuosos" in the competitive world of "air guitar."

This year's Voices of Community series presented by Sandglass Theater is going big! Stretching beyond the walls of their intimate theater in Putney to reach out to the larger community they will present "Live From the Edge" by Universes Theater Ensemble, visiting artists from New York City in larger venues in both Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Universes has crafted a unique and explosive voice with their multi-cultural performance that turns the poem into communal activism. "Live From the Edge" is an evening filled with a blend of slam poetry and theater that looks at life America through the eyes of these New York artists who have created their own brand of fusion theater. Performances will take place Friday, April 9 at the historic Bellows Falls Opera House, and Saturday, April 10 at the New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro.

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, comes to St. Louis for a limited two-week engagement at the Fabulous Fox Theatre May 11-23 for 16 performances only!

Pioneer Theatre Company presents its season finale 42ND STREET, April 23rd through May 8th, 2010.

Retro Productions is proud to announce casting and creative team for their production of The Desk Set. Directed by Tim Errickson (Artistic Director, Boomerang Theatre Company), William Marchant's 1950's office comedy returns to New York City May 7 - 22, 2010.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that Restoration, written by Claudia Shear, and directed by Christopher Ashley, will begin performances Friday, April 30, at 8pm, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery. Opening night is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 7:00pm. The production runs through Sunday, June 13; single tickets are on sale Friday, April 16.

Well-known Las Vegas entertainment family The Scintas bring their one-of-a-kind act back to the Suncoast Showroom for two performances, May 15 and 16.

NCTC is proud to present the West Coast premiere of Boys Will Be Boys, with Lyrics and Dialogue by Joe Miloscia, Music by Kenneth Kacmar, and Directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews May 21 - May 28, 2010 (Press Night is May 28th), opens on Saturday, May 29th and runs through June 26, 2010.

ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters' and 'Damages' star Michael Nouri has been cast on ABC's Emmy Award-winning daytime drama 'All My Children.' The film, television and stage actor will be playing the role of Caleb McGraw, it was announced today by Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group.

NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' has won the week of March 29-April 2 in adults 18-49 and total viewers over all cable and broadcast competition, delivering bigger audiences than CBS's 'Late Show with David Letterman' and ABC's combination of 'Nightline' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in every key ratings category: adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, as well as total viewers. Last week's NBC late-night telecasts on Friday were re-titled due to the Good Friday holiday and are excluded from these averages.

Paper Mill Playhouse will present Smokey Joe's Café, directed by Mark S. Hoebee with choreography by Denis Jones. Smokey Joe's Café performs at the Millburn theater from April 7 through May 2, 2010.

SHOWTIME, Warner Bros. Television and acclaimed Emmy(R) Award-winning television and film producer John Wells (ER, THE WEST WING, SOUTHLAND, WHITE OLEANDER, FAR FROM HEAVEN, SHOWTIME's AN AMERICAN CRIME) are bringing an adaptation of SHAMELESS, the long-running British series, to American premium television starring Emmy(R) Award winner and Oscar(R) nominee William H. Macy (Door to Door, Fargo, Pleasantville, The Cooler), Golden Globe(R) nominee Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera) and guest starring Emmy(R) Award winner Allison Janney (The West Wing) in a recurring role. SHOWTIME has ordered 12 episodes of the hour-long drama tracing the lives of a very unconventional family which will be executive produced by Wells and the series' original creator and Emmy(R) Award-winner Paul Abbott. The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. The series will start production at the end of summer 2010.

ABC News' 'Nightline' placed second among Adults 25-54, Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers for the week of March 29, 2010, according to Nielsen Media Research. Additionally, 'Nightline' is solidly in second place season to date among Total Viewers, with 3.85 million. Compared to the same week last year, 'Nightline' was the only program to grow versus the competition among A25-54, increasing +5%, while NBC's 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno' decreased -26% and CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman' decreased -8%.

Bravo paints the creative competition landscape with 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' premiering Wednesday, June 9 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The exiting new series is the creative synergy between the Emmy-nominated producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz from the Magical Elves ('Top Chef,' 'Top Chef Masters') and Sarah Jessica Parker's production company, Pretty Matches, along with producers Alison Benson and Eli Holzman.

CBS's Wednesday dramas returned with first-run broadcasts led by CRIMINAL MINDS, which posted an increase in adults 18-49 from its last original episode, and CSI: NY, which placed first in its time period, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, April 7.

ABC announced the following finale dates for the 2009-2010 Season.