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Broadway's surprise 'head banging' hit Rock of Ages, is among the celebrated ranks of this year's Tony contenders, earning no fewer than five nominations-including a Best Actor nomination for star Constantine Maroulis. A Season 4 veteran of American Idol, Maroulis is the first contestant from the hit FOX series to earn such a prestigious distinction. But it shouldn't come as such a big shock as the actor attended the The Boston Conservatory of Music, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory of Music and a minor in voice from the Berklee College of Music in 2002.

CNN reports the inspiration story of a plucky little three-year-old girl defied the odds when she woke up from a five-day coma singing 'Mamma Mia.'

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has made it to the finals of Britain's Got Talent. She performed at the semi-finals on Sunday, May 24, 2009 on UK's ITV singing Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Memory' from CATS.

Helen Sjöholm, who originated the title role in the Swedish production of KRISTINA, and internationally renowned tenor Russell Watson, will headline the concert version of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' musical at Carnegie Hall featuring a 50 piece symphony orchestra conducted by Paul Gemignani. Directed by Lars Rudolfsson, the complete 32 member company will be announced shortly.

Tony Nominee Alice Ripley recently talked to the Associated Press about her role the acclaimed new Broadway musical, Next to Normal.

The UK Daily Mail reports that Demi Moore is planning to fly in from the United States to cheer on Susan Boyle in the final of Britain's Got Talent, the Hollywood actress said today. Judge Simon Cowell offered the 46-year-old Ghost star two first class tickets for her and her husband Ashton Kutcher to fly to Britain for the grand final on Saturday night.

Reasons To Be Pretty was recently nominated for 3 Tony Awards, including Best Play, 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, 3 Drama League Awards, including Distinguished Production of a Play and 4 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Play. Now BroadwayWorld.com brings you a 'reason' to be happy with our special discount code for the hit play.

Jude Law and Michael Grandage talk to theatre critic Charles Spencer about their production of Hamlet at the Wyndham's Theatre as part of the Donmar Warehouse's year-long West End season.

Producers Emanuel Azenberg and Ira Pittelman are pleased to announce casting for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS - new productions of two of Neil Simon's most beloved and successful works, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. David Cromer (currently represented in New York with the critically acclaimed production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town) directs THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, which will be performed in repertory at a theatre to be announced.

The UK Sun is reporting that filmmaker Guy Ritchie is reportedly in Hollywood to begin writing a script for a big screen remake of Guys And Dolls.

The New York Post's Michael Riedel is reporting that film stars Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will team up in a new play this fall on Broadway.

Salt Lake City's Deseret News reports that four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and 2009 Tony Nominee Will Swenson are set to star in the Hale Center Theater Orem's production of 110 in the Shade. The production will be a fundraiser for the community theater and will from June 28th to August 7th, 2010.

Adam Lambert is now a household name thanks to his exposure on 'American Idol', the singing sensation has hit New York City and the Season 8 runner-up will be making the media rounds all this week. Lambert taped a performance of 'Mad World' this morning for the CBS Early Show, the segment will air on Thursday, May 28th. Lambert was a true stand out this season, the young Los Angeles based singer usually had the audience in the palm of his hand with one swooning performance after another.

Variety reports that Al Pacino is set to star in the upcoming HBO film, 'Kervorkian' about right-to-die champion Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Barry Levinson is set to direct the film, which will revolve around Kervorkian's construction of his infamous 'Mercy Machine,' his first assisted suicide in the early 1990s and the resulting media frenzy.

The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2008 - 2009 season, which began May 26, 2008 and ended May 24, 2009.

The news today that the musical A Tale of Two Cities will be presented in concert form at the Theater Royal in Brighton, England, in preparation for a future CD and broadcast on the PBS station WGBH-Boston would at present seem premature.

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson announced today that the 2009-2010 Season will feature premieres by Peter Sellars, Richard Foreman, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Mike Daisey, and Suzan-Lori Parks and include performances by John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Willem Dafoe.

Michelle Williams will make her West End stage debut starring as ?Roxie Hart' in the smash hit West End musical 'CHICAGO' at the Cambridge Theatre from Monday 13 July until 22 August. Michelle Williams, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer and actress, rose to fame as one third of Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child, comprising Michelle Williams, Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, is the top selling female group of all time.

Jamie Pugh's 'Impossible Dream' of winning it all on Britain's Got Talent ended last night as he was voted off the program. The singer - who performed The Impossible Dream on the live reality show yesterday - is now set to back to work as a van driver and pizza delivery man.

The new York Times reports that Brooks McNamara passed away on May 8, 2009 at the age of 72. He was most well known and regarded for his role as the founding director of the Shubert Archives. The immediate cause was pneumonia, said his wife in a statement to the Times, Nan. Mr. McNamara had been suffering from sporadic cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative nerve disorder.