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Cleveland Play House, in partnership with Cleveland State University and PlayhouseSquare, have announced a new initiative to move to a newly-renovated site in downtown Cleveland,trade paper Variety reports.

Entertainment Weekly columnist Michael Ausiello is reporting that ABC has confirmed the final episodes of Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money will air on consecutive Saturdays beginning May 30 an ending August 8.

On April 7, ArkivMusic released eight long-unavailable cast recordings on cd for the first time. New releases include DisinHAIRited, Hazel Flagg, Jimmy, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Let It Ride!, New Faces of 1952, New Faces of '56, and The Threepenny Opera.

Katie Holmes, Diane Weist, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laurence Fishburne will be featured in the annual National Day Memorial Concert, broadcast live from the Nation's Capital. The special will air on PBS stations around the country May 24 beginning at 8 PM ET.

Christopher Durang's comedy WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM opened at The Public Theater on Monday April 6. This world premiere, directed by Nicholas Martin, began previews March 24 and will run through April 26.

Laura Benanti is relishing the relish the challenge of 'being the not-crazy person in a crazy world.' Benanti stars in the new Christopher Durang comedy WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM, which opened on Monday.

Broadway favorite Sherie Rene Scott is not the 'Sherie Rene Scott' diva character appearing in EVERYDAY RAPTURE, but that doesn't mean everyone knows that yet.

Veteran actor Sir Michael Caine is quick to point out that he is 'too old' to appear on Broadway.

Marilyn Bergman, three time Academy Award-winning Songwriter, is stepping down as president and CEO of ASCAP. 82-year old Bergman has led the organization for 15 years, and will remain on the board of directors. Her successor will be elected during a board meeting later this month.

In a joint interview with Reuters alongside her 'The Mysteries of Pittsburgh' film co-star Peter Sarsgaard, Actress Sienna Miller admited that she is 'scared obviously, but really excited' to be making her Broadway debut this fall in Patrick Marber's 'After Miss Julie.'

Laura Osnes and David Pittsinger joined the cast of Lincoln Center's SOUTH PACIFIC on March 10. The pair took over for Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot in the Tony Award-winning Rodgers & Hammerstein musical.

Actor, Writer, Producer and former adult film star Jack Wrangler, died Tuesday at age 62. Wrangler had been struggling with complications from lung disease.

Kristin Chenoweth has donated a variety of items to her official fan club for their fifth annual 'Kristin's Closet Auction' to raise money for AIDS Walk NY, which will be held on May 17.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced new initiatives to help the city's 40,000 cultural, health and social service nonprofit organizations survive the economic crisis.

Actors' Equity Association has purchased its own building in Chicago, which will house the headquarters of Equity's Central Region, an office that covers all Chicago theaters as well as such active theater cities as Minneapolis and Milwaukee. The building is located at 557 W. Randolph Street, just west of the core of the theater district.

Al Pacino will star as Napoleon Bonaparte in the screen adaptation of Staton Rabin's children's book 'Betsy and the Emperor,' trade paper Variety reports.

SISTER ACT, the new musical comedy, has released two new songs on MySpace; 'Raise Your Voice' and 'Take Me to Heaven.'

Shirl Bernheim, best known for originating the role of 'Frieda' in Charles Busch's THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE, passed away on March 30. She was 87.

Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. is facing a number of subpoenas over alegations of forcing fans to purchase marked-up tickets being sold through Ticketmaster's resale wing, TicketNow, for two recent Bruce Springsteen concerts.

Former Theatre Critic-turned-Playwright Nicholas de Jongh's first full-legth play, PLAGUE OVER ENGLAND - currently running at the Duchess Theatre through May 2 - will be moving to the big screen. de Jongh will pen the adaptation.