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As the economy continues to struggle, attending live performance has become a luxury for many people in Chicago, but for fans of New Millennium Theatre Company, high quality late night theatre remains accessible at an affordable price. New Millennium (NMTC) has always prided itself on being accessible both in price and content to all types of audiences, but with their latest production, Police Academy: Insurgency Emergency, NMTC has gone even further with discounts that make a night on the town even more affordable.

The Emergent Arts Company presents an evening of comedy March 26 through 29 at The Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti.

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), called by The New York Times 'A national treasure when it comes to the art of song,' will present musical stars Tyne Daly, Amanda Green, Walter Bobbie, Darius de Haas, Jason Danieley and surprise guests in its 21st-Season Gala, titled CARRIED AWAY (with the Lyrics of Comden & Green), a celebration of legendary musical comedy writers Betty Comden and Adolph Green, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.

The Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) production of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies, a story-telling adventure suitable for all ages from the author of Sight Unseen, Collected Stories and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends, in its New York Premiere, ends its limited engagement Saturday, March 7, 2009.W

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set to appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble to celebrate the release of her upcoming memoir, 'A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages,' at 7:30 PM April 15th, 2009.

Broadway leading lady Rachel York, most recently seen in the world premiere musical Turn of the Century at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, has added several new engagements to her symphony concert schedule. Now through July, the versatile stage, screen, and recording artist will be a guest soloist performing the works of Bernstein, Sondheim, Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Andrew Lloyd Webber with major orchestras across the country.

Splash Bar is proud to present a very special edition of Scott Nevins' Curtain Call with the return of the outrageously brilliant 'XL STAR' winner Emily McNamara directly following the video madness of Musical Mondays.

Jennifer Hudson has announced that she'll be kicking off her first solo tour. Hudson and R&B singer Robin Thicke will co-headline a five-week tour which will kick off April 2 in Philadelphia and concludes May 8 in Houston. The Concert will play the Fox Theater Thursday, April 23rd 8 PM.

Stage and screen star Cheyenne Jackson is featured inside the latest HX magazine available at various outlets now, in the issue Jackson discusses his ever growing career and his cabaret debut.

The Tribeca Film Festival will herald Woody Allen's return to making his films in New York City by debuting his new movie, 'Whatever Works' on the festival's opening night April 22nd, 2009.

The New York Times is revealing that while the current Broadway revival of 'Guys and Dolls' opened on Sunday night to widespread negative reviews, the producers held discussions today about the show's future and have decided to keep it running as they believe in the quality of the production. The first step post opening is to focus on advertising and marketing as the reviews give those department less than helpful quotes to nab for media attention.

Mixed Blood Theatre's eleventh bilingual production is a crazed comedy about a quincea?era: the definitive event in the life of a young Latina. Sweet 15 (Quincea?era ) opens March 13th and runs through March 22 at the History Theatre in downtown St. Paul.

The Detroit News Online is reporting that city Parks and Recreation officials pulled the plug on the spring-slated show, RENT: School Edition, just weeks after organizers of the city-funded Taylor Teen Youth Theatre bought the rights, held auditions and cast about two dozen teen actors.

On February 27th, Foster performed and signed CDs at an In-Store appearance at Barnes and Noble Lincoln Center and BWW joined the beloved Broadway starlet as she wowed the crowd!

Katie Holmes enjoyed the success of her Broadway debut in All My Sons and proved skeptics wrong by handling the pressures of performing on the Great White Way with passion and ease, she spoke to GLAMOUR magazing about her life, family and Broadway.

Beloved stage icon Angela Lansbury is featured in a short, but wonderful Q&A in the current New York magazine.

Whats On Stage revealed that Oliver Ford Davies spoke to the Sunday Telegraph in regards to a much requested film of the David Tennant led HAMLET, according to the actor it would appear that the project is indeed going ahead.

What's On Stage reports that producers have just announced that High School Musical 2 Live on Stage! will receive its UK premiere this summer, opening at south London's New Wimbledon Theatre on August 22nd 2009 before setting out on a four-and-a-half month summer regional tour.

The Broadway League reports that those Monday night performers, The Phantom of the Opera, Impressionism, Chicago, Avenue Q and West Side Story are all set and scheduled to run tonight, in spite of the snowstorm that continues to hit the city.

IMBD has the news that Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street is leading the nominations for the 2009 Empire magazine film awards.