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The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet on May 1st for the fifth and final time to discuss eligibility for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing. The meeting will determine eligibility for Broadway productions which have opened between the date the group last assembled, April 2, and the cut-off date for eligibility, April 30, 2009.

On May 5th at 8:30am EST, Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda will announce the 2009 Tony Awards nominations from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Tickets to the 2009 Tony Awards will go on sale that same morning at 9am EST.

bare plays at the Unicorn theatre April 24th through May 17th with previews on April 22nd and 23rd. The show plays Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm, and Sunday at 3:00pm. New this season is a Saturday Matinee at 3:00pm the first weekend of each run. Stay afterwards for a discussion of the play with the Director and Actors during special talk back performances on April 28th, May 3rd and 5th. Tickets for bare are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 816-531-PLAY, online at www.UnicornTheatre.org, or at the box office located at 3828 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Stage and Screen star Beatrice (Bea) Arthur passed away Saturday, April 25 at age 86. Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details.

Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Caroline, or Change opened at the Guthrie Theater April 24th to a full house and prolonged standing ovation! Tony Kushner and director Marcela Lorca take a bow with the cast. Caroline, or Change is the first of three productions in the Guthrie's Kushner Celebration.

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth's new book, 'A Little Bit Wicked' has made the New York Times' Bestseller List. Having just completed its first week of sales, Chenoweth's book has debuted in the 12th spot on the famed list.

Hollywood and Broadway superstar Hugh Jackman has announced the non-profit organizations Charity: Water and Operation of Hope will each receive $50,000 as part of his Twitter charity pledge.

Valerie Perri will join the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra for LEGENDS OF AMERICAN FILM MUSIC on May 16. The LBSO will be under the baton of noted film and stage musical director, Larry Blank.

Arts Council England will invest an extra £44.5 million in artists and arts organisations over the next two years to help maintain artistic excellence during the economic downturn. These counter-recessionary measures were announced by Chair Dame Liz Forgan, in a speech at an Arts Council sponsored seminar, Maximising the importance of arts and culture through the economic downturn.

OUR HIT PARADE is back Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30pm with Trapper Felides and the cast of Broadway's '13', Jenn Harris, Murray Hill, Larry Krone, Molly Pope, Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad, Adira Amram. OUR HIT PARADE Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30 PM.

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill and The Highline Ballroom, two of the nation's most respected music venues and New York's premier home for Broadway stars and cabaret, present their schedule of performances, with recently added or altered shows.

DETAILS.com has a new interview with Broadway favorite David Hyde Pierce. The Tony award winning actor sounds off on acting, aging, and his appearance in Manhattan Theatre Club's ACCENT ON YOUTH.

PBS has just added a new on-demand streaming video channel to its website, which will aggregate thousands of full-length episodes from the network's top series, along with complete seasons of current shows and full back-catalogues of classic series.

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) and Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin are proud to announce the 2009-2010 season for WTT's Main Stage Series. WTT's thirteenth season promises to entertain and engage audiences with rousing musicals, classic dramas, side-splitting comedies and highly anticipated regional premieres. The season will consist of six fully-staged productions as well as the highly successful Out of the Loop Fringe Festival.

Vanessa Hudgens has been cast in 'Beastly,' a modern-day take on Beauty and the Beast, according to Entertainment Tonight. Hudgens will, of course, be playing the 'Beauty' in the film. British actor Alex Pettyfer ('Wild Child,' Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker') is reportedly in talks to star as the 'Beast' in the film, which is currently scheduled to begin shooting this summer. The film is directed by Daniel Barnz and produced by Susan Cartsonis in association with CBS Films.

This evening's performance of 'Chasing Manet' at Primary Stages has been cancelled as cast member Vanessa Aspillaga rushes out of town to tend to a family emergency. Donnetta Grey, who recently appeared in 'Shipwrecked! An Entertainment,' will appear onstage, book in hand, when performances resume tomorrow evening at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters.

The Department of Film, Video and Animation at The School of Visual Arts in conjunction with Dangerous Ground Productions and with the cooperation of Gena Rowlands and Faces Music, Inc, proudly presents a multimedia adaptation of John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS, conceived, designed and directed by Doris Mirescu. The production's producer and technical supervisor is Chris Newman. The play begins performances Tuesday, May 19th at 7:30PM at the SVA Theater (333 W. 23rd Street, and will play through Friday, May 22nd, the show will play performances Tuesday-Friday @ 7:30PM. Tickets for all shows are $10 General and $5 for students and seniors.

Brooke Shields recently spoke with TimeOutNY Kids about her new children's book, 'It's the Best Day Ever, Dad!,' and in the interview, the actress spoke of her family and diverse career.

Hugh Jackman was immortalized in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on April 21. The Tony Award-winner, and star of the upcoming film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' had his hand and foot prints imprinted in the famous sidewalk.

On April 18th, 2009, nearly 1,000 attendees took part on the Guthrie Theater's Kick Off to Kushner, a community wide event, which featured 70 singers from the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus premiering 'I Want More Life,' a new choral commission with text from Kushner's Angels in America and music by Michael Shaieb. In addition, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak presented a proclamation declaring April 18 'Tony Kushner Day' in Minneapolis.