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In celebration of the Tony-winning revival of Hair's cast recording release, company members will perform from and the creators will discuss this groundbreaking musical. The event will take place at 5pm on Thursday, August 20 at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway at 66th St), 3rd Floor. The event is free and open to the public. Priority seating with CD purchase.

The Marriott Theatre continues its highly acclaimed 2009 season with HAIRSPRAY, the show the New York Post calls 'A great big fat gorgeous hit!' This all-new production of the Tony Award-winning international phenomenon explodes onto the Marriott Theatre stage September 23rd. Direct from Broadway, where it played for over 2,500 performances, the production begins previews September 23rd, opens Wednesday, September 30th at 8 p.m., and runs through December 6th, 2009.

From the Actor and Obie Award-Winning Playwright Toni Morrison Says is 'Lovely, Hilarious, and Seriously Thought-Provoking' comes 'Essays By Wallace Shawn'

When Cornell Gunter's Coasters take the stage, get out of the way. This steamroller of good shtick - and song - leads you down its path of oldies with such energy and vigor, you'll be singing along in no time. They are teaming up with legendary Motown marvels The Platters. Together these groups offer a blast from the past that will jolt you out of your seat.

Stew, composer of the score for Shakespeare on the Sound's summer 2009 offering of A Midsummer Night's Dream, is making two appearances at Lincoln Center in New York this week.

Superstar entertainer Michael Jackson is set to be buried on the singer's birthday, August 29. On that date, Jackson, who passed away June 25, would be 51 years old.

Legendary Broadway star, actress/singer Betty Buckley will continue her successful Song Interpretation Workshop hosted by Imagination Celebration in September and October 2009. The Fort Worth native will assist aspiring young artists and experienced performers and educators in the craft of singing, acting and storytelling.

Monty Python founding members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin will gather for a reunion event at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on October 15, according to published reports.

ANYA GARNIS and PASHA KOVALEV of TV's 'So You Think You Can Dance' join the company of Broadway's BURN THE FLOOR tonight Tuesday, August 18 at the Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48 Street. This will mark the Broadway debut for both. BURN THE FLOOR, Broadway's sexy new hit, has broken office records at the Longacre for two consecutive weeks.

Red Bull Theater has announced the Revelation Readings 2009-2010 schedule.

Mo Rocca hosts a new weekly webcast, 'The Tomorrow Show,' for CBSNews.com, according to Variety. The new feature was officially launched Monday, August 17, 2009.

Legally Blonde The Musical makes its Detroit debut at the Fisher Theatre for a limited engagement October 15 - November 1, 2009. Tickets go on sale August 28.

New York City Opera today released full casting details for the 2009-2010 season, its first under the new leadership of General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel. The company will present five operas in 2009-2010, in fall and spring seasons, in the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater (formerly the New York State Theater).

The Metropolitan Opera has reason to celebrate; $2.5 million worth of tickets were sold on Sunday, the first day of sales, through its box office, telephone call center and Web site, up from $2 million on the first day of sales last year, according to the Associated press.

Big Idea theatre presents Alice Through the Looking Glass. The production will be directed by Cheryl Thomas.

Following the sell-out success of its first two productions, CandyKing Theatre is proud to return to the Greenwich Playhouse to present Ibsen's most famous play A DOLL'S HOUSE, in the premiere of a new translation by Ida Forde, directed by Maria Chiorando.

The finalists for 2009 HUMANITAS Prize were announced August 17 by John Wells, HUMANITAS Prize President. A total of $95,000 in prize money will be handed out at the annual luncheon on September 17th in the Crystal Ballroom at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

The smash-hit show will continue with its current 'Calendar Girls' - The current cast have extended and will now remain with the production until Saturday, 31st October. CALENDAR GIRLS stars Gemma Atkinson, Jill Baker, June Brown (aka Dot Cotton), Sara Crowe, Anita Dobson, Jill Halfpenny, Jerry Hall and Jack Ryder.

The creators of the highly acclaimed play The Laramie Project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in America, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece. Entitled THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER, the play will be performed in New York at Lincoln Center, over 100 other theaters across the country on October 12, 2009.

Two-time Tony-nominated singer and actor Tom Wopat comes to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Booth Playhouse Oct. 20 - 25 to perform songs from his recently released eighth studio album, Consider It Swung.