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Chichester Festival Theatre has announced that Joseph Fiennes will play the role of Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Trevor Nunn.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and gala co-chairs Carla Crane and Chandra Geiger Gordon are proud to announce A.C.T.'s 2008-09 season gala, Illuminate the Night, featuring an exclusive performance by Judy Kaye, Tony Award-winning star of A.C.T.'s Sweeney Todd and Souvenir. The entertainment for this wonderful evening also includes performances by A.C.T.'s own Master of Fine Arts Program and Young Conservatory students, created and directed by John Carrafa, the Tony Award-nominated choreographer of Urinetown, the Musical on Broadway and at A.C.T.

Variety is reporting that stage and screen star Liev Schreiber is in talks to star opposite Angelina Jolie in the spy thriller 'SALT' for Columbia Pictures. Phillip Noyce will direct the film.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that much rumored third installment of the 'Meet The Parents' comedy franchise, 'Little Fockers', which was first announced two years ago, is finally taking 'baby steps' at Universal Pictures. The big news is that there will be a different creative team guiding this third feature.

ora Ephron and Delia Ephron's new play 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore' will be given six benefit readings on Monday evenings, the event began on February 2nd. The play, directed by Karen Carpenter, is about clothes and the memories they trigger. Tyne Daly, Rondi Reed, Rita Wilson, Samantha Bee and Becki Newton have been announced and confirmed for the February 23rd reading.

As announced last week: The Jewish Alliance for Change (Doni Remba, President) will present'BROADWAY FOR A NEW AMERICA' - Standing Up for Marriage Equality and a Progressive Agenda for Change, on Monday, March 2nd at 7:00 PM, at Peter Norton Symp hony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street). The benefit concert will feature a host of Broadway singers, performers and cast members from leading shows, including Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winners, stars from the worlds of television, film, music, and comedy, plus prominent political leaders, progressive and LGBT activists.

Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Company, a leading producer of premium wines, and a sponsor of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, will provide wines by Sterling Vineyards for the EJAF gala dinner and Academy Awards Viewing Party for the third consecutive year. Additionally, for the 6th consecutive year, Sterling Vineyards will be the featured wine at the Academy Awards' Governors' Ball, the celebration that follows the Oscars' telecast.

David Mirvish has announced that Toronto's longest-running musical, WE WILL ROCK YOU, will run even further! The all-Canadian, Dora Award-winning musical production will extend its run at the Panasonic Theatre through May 3.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce the final production of its 2008-2009 season - the world premiere of Leslie Ayvazian's play MAKE ME, directed by Atlantic associate artistic director Christian Parker. Casting will be announced shortly.

The show will go on, just not tonight and tomorrow as the February 19 and 20 performances of The MCC Theatre's THE THIRD STORY at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, have been canceled due to an off stage injury that Kathleen Turner has suffered. It is expected that Turner will resume performances starting with the February 21 matinee.

Broadway actor Bryan Batt, perhaps most recognized for his role on AMC's Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe award-winning 'Mad Men,' will perform at Theatre Aspen's Spring Benefit this Saturday, February 21st at the Hotel Jerome. In keeping with the 'Zombie Prom' theme of the evening Batt, who appeared in nine Broadway productions, including Saturday Night Fever, Beauty and the Beast and Seussical, will not only perform as part of the evening's entertainment, but will judge the evening's contest for Prom King and Queen.

Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical 'In the Heights' and Spanish Broadcasting System's WPAT-FM 93.1 Amor join forces to support Go Red Corazon, the American Heart Association's movement to educate women about heart health in order to live stronger, longer lives. The program, called 'Hearts in the Heights', will take place the final week in February -- American Heart Health Month.

'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' will make its broadcast debut on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 12:35/11:35c. The New York Post is reporting that acting icon Robert De Niro will be Jimmy Fallon's first guest on the revamped 'Late Night', will be joined by Van Morrison, who'll perform on Fallon's inaugural telecast.

Bill T. Jones, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of Broadway's groundbreaking SPRING AWAKENING, brings his unique vision to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center with 'A Quarreling Pair.' The BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY will perform on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belk Theater.

Brian Dennehy, currently starring as Ephraim Cabot in 'Desire Under the Elms' at the Goodman Theatre, suffered a freak fall Tuesday night on stage during the performance. The show was stopped for a brief period while the actor was attended to and checked by house staff.

Disney Theatrical Productions and Mandalay Bay have announced the award-winning Broadway phenomenon THE LION KING that is coming to the Mandalay Bay Theatre will delay the scheduled opening dates to 'provide additional time for the transformation of Mandalay Bay Theatre to accommodate the spectacular set' according to a press release. THE LION KING was originally planned to have preview performances begin on April 20th and an official opening on May 2nd, 2009. The new opening night is now set for May 15th, 2009 with preview performances beginning May 5th, 2009.

On Monday evening, February 23 at 8:00pm, the Broadway community (and beyond) is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert -- A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights, a one-night only concert event at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st Street). We are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the starry and important event, plus two one of a kind signed posters of the concert!

The New York Times is reporting that Actors' Equity will hold a hearing on February 26th regarding the grievance filed against the actor Jeremy Piven by the producers of the Broadway play 'Speed-the-Plow'.

Bloomberg News is reporting that Spider-Man The Musical will have to wait a little longer for his Broadway debut because of production delays that have troubled the $31.3 million musical featuring songs by U2.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that they have named Andrea Nellis General Manager and Daniel C. Smith Director of Finance. Nellis moves to the General Management position after working for 15 months as The Public's Chief Financial Officer. Smith has been promoted to Director of Finance after serving as The Public's Controller since January 2008.