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The New York Times has reported the sad news that Eric Blau, who created one of Off Broadway's most enduring hits, 'Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' died on Feb. 17th in Manhattan. He was 87 years old, the cause of his passing was pneumonia after a stroke, according to his son Matthew

Recently, Upright's Chris Isaacson attended the opening night of 'Minsky's' at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

WALL-E won the Oscar for Best Animated Film, Andrew Stanton discussed the film backstage in the Winners Room.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live by the ABC Television Network. Here are a number of backstage interview snippets with the winners!

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live by the ABC Television Network. Sean Penn won Best Actor for his performance in the film MILK, here is his acceptance speech.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Jerry Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on February 22, 2009 during the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Here is his emotional acceptance speech.

Kate Winslet gives her Oscar Night Acceptance Speech.

Here is the next round of collected 2009 Oscar Acceptance Speeches.

Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black was interviewed backstage at the Oscars, here is his full Q&A to share with you here on BWW.

West Side Story returns to Broadway as it begins preview performances tonight, Monday, February 23, 2009, in a new production directed by its two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents. West Side Story will open at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The original Jerome Robbins choreography will be restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

John Treacy Egan ('Little Mermaid'), Alison Fraser ('Gypsy'), Kate Shindle ('Legally Blonde'), Amy Justman ('Company'), John Bolton ('Curtains') and Jim Weitzer ('Phantom of the Opera') -- will perform the new musical EINSTEIN'S DREAMS, based on Lightman's best-selling novel, for one performance only on Monday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St.) in New York City.

Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black was interviewed backstage at the Oscars, here is a brief snippet that we wanted to share with you here on BWW.

Here are some collected 2009 Oscar Acceptance Speeches

Acceptance Speech Best animated short film for, La Maison en Petits Cubes.

Penelope Cruz won the 2009 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Woody Allen's Vicki Christina Barcelona. Here is her acceptance speech!

WALL-E has won the Oscar for Best Animated Film, we've got Andrew Stanton's Oscar Acceptance Speech.

Dustin Lance Black's emotional Oscar Acceptance Speech for Original Screenplay for MILK.

The Metropolitan Opera today announced the winners of the 2009 National Council Auditions. They are: Paul Appleby of South Bend, Indiana; Anthony Roth Costanzo of Durham, North Carolina; Sung Eun Lee of Seoul, South Korea; and Nadine Sierra of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Selected from eight finalists who performed arias with the Met Orchestra, conducted by Patrick Summers, at the Grand Finals Concert on February 22, each winner takes away a cash prize of $15,000.

WALL-E Wins Oscar for Best Animated Film!