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Former ballet and Broadway dancer Carolyn George D'Amboise has passed away at the age of 81. The stage star passed away at the Manhattan home she shared with her husband, New York City Ballet star Jacques d'Amboise, on Tuesday after a long struggle with primary lateral sclerosis, a rare neuromuscular disease.

Jet Set Go!, a sell-out show at last year's Edinburgh Festival, touches down in London for three weeks at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 18 April 2009. Press notes state that you'll 'Take to the skies with a tantalisingly tuneful team of fun-loving cabin crew in this brandnew British musical. With romance rampaging in the sky, a lustful stopover in New York sends sexual tensions spiralling high. Fasten your seatbelts for this exhilarating London premi?re, with an original score by Notes for the Stage finalist, Pippa Cleary'.

Broadway's cuddliest friends kick off a new year with the 12th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42 St.), in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 40 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a daily sneak peek of some of the wonderful creations that await you at BROADWAY BEARS XII, you 'can't stop the beat' with the 'Broadway Bear' from HAIRSPRAY!

Broadway, film and television leading man Cheyenne Jackson is featured in a fun little Q&A in New York Magazine's DAILY INTEL column. Cheyenne reveals his favorite cocktail, favorite New Yorker and what he thinks of Donald Trump and much more

UK Theatre website WhatsOnStage.com has revealed that producer David Ian tipped off his plans to bring the popular former Broadway, now US Touring musical, Xanadu to the UK. Speaking on Radio Five Live, Ian hinted that a UK transfer will be 'coming to a stage near you in August' - by which WhatsOnStage assumes is the West End.

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) continues the 2008-2009 season with The Widowing Of Mrs. Holroyd by D.H. Lawrence which opened on February 4th.

The 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company season continues with the classic international hit 'Man of La Mancha,' starring Brent Spiner as Cervantes/Quixote. Julia Migenes, the renowned opera and theatre performer, will play Aldonza/Dulcinea; Valerie Perri will play the role of Aldonza/Dulcinea at matinee performances; and Tony nominee Lee Wilkof will play Sancho Panza.

A group of 40 high school students from Therrell High School in Ben Hill are exploring Shakespeare by producing their own version of Romeo and Juliet, under the guidance of a resident professional theatre company. Their final performances on March 5th and 8th will be the culmination of an intensive ?Shakespeare Residency,' an education program run by the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, the company that performs at the Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta. Residencies involve the students in after-school rehearsals at least five days per week for eight weeks, during which students explore Shakespeare's text with help from professional actors. Participants also learn specialized skills, such as safe stage combat with swords, from certified theatre practitioners.

For the first time in its history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is inviting the public to vote on an element of its annual Oscar(R) Show telecast. In 'Oscars Designer Challenge,' seven up-and-coming fashion designers are vying to have their original evening gown worn by one of the Awards escorts during the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22.

February 10, 2009 - Quilters from Gee's Bend, AL, an African American community internationally known for its quilts, are visiting the Seattle area February 17-22. Special events will be held at Taproot Theatre Company, Greg Kucera Gallery and Tacoma Art Museum, which are celebrating the history, stories and art of the Gee's Bend community. The people of Gee's Bend have a rich history going back to the days of slavery, when the peninsula was the site of a plantation established by Joseph Gee in the early 19th century. Fast-forwarding nearly two centuries, many residents are descendants of former Gee's Bend slaves. Throughout the years they became sharecroppers and land-owners and marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. (their mules even pulled his casket after he was assassinated).

Starpulse reports that Tony Winner Dan Fogler has signed on to play the heavyweight film genius in 'Number 13' - alongside British stars Ewan McGregor and Emily Mortimer.he film is based on the set of Hitchcock's lost and unfinished 1922 movie of the same name, and centres on the death of a lead actor and a love triangle featuring the director and two crew members

Cutler Majestic Theatre brings the combined power of a kickin' rock concert, a classic silent film and the live drama of musical theater to the stage in the East Coast premiere of Vox Lumiere - The Hunchback of Notre Dame running March 25, 27-29, 2009.

LOST star Daniel Dae Kim will departs the island of Hawaii for the spotlight of the London stage this coming summer to star in a new production of musical The King and I. The Korean-born Kim was a guest on 'The View' this morning and spoke about his taking on the iconic role of the 'King of Siam' for the UK mounting. He explained that it would be produced in the UK, 'It's actually going to be in London at the Royal Albert Hall. We start rehearsals start in May'.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced ten finalists for the prestigious playwriting award, now entering its fourth decade. The awards are given annually to recognize women from around the world who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.

Broadway playwright Robert Anderson has passed away at the age of 91. The author, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease in recent years, died of pneumonia at his Manhattan, New York home on Monday February 9th.

Various online sources, including mega website PerezHilton.com is reporting that High School Musical star Zac Efron will host Saturday Night Live on April 11th, 2009. Efron has a new film coming out, '17 Again' and a SNL hosting gig is an ideal platform to showcase the release.

The Manhattan Theatre Club's (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and Goodman Theatre's (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director) acclaimed co-production of RUINED, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Kate Whoriskey began previews last week at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). The limited engagement opens tonight, Tuesday, February 10.

Betty Buckley's 'Broadway By Request' opens tonight for a four-week run at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency.

Monday, February 23 at the Gershwin Theatre marks another momentous occasion for multi award-winning music master Marc Shaiman, with the Broadway premiere of his Prop 8 - The Musical,' as a special part of the 'Defying Inequality- The Broadway Concert, A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights.' Shaiman is at right work right now on an all-new version of the internet sensation, (first created by FunnyOrDie.com and to date has logged over 3.5 million hits).

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a daily sneak peek of some of the wonderful creations that await you at BROADWAY BEARS XII, so it is time to 'sing out' with the 'Broadway Bear' from GYPSY!