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West Side Story will begin preview performances at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) on Broadway on Monday, February 23, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The dynamic theatre marquee for the show is now on full view in Times Square, BroadwayWorld's Pablo Pimienta snapped some shots to celebrate West Side Story's return to Broadway!

The producers of the upcoming Broadway production of Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty held a casting call for real people with real bodies (all shapes and sizes) to be models who will be photographed for the play's advertising campaign (no professional models, please). The open audition was conducted by casting directors Bernard Telsey and Will Cantler on Thursday, January 8th at the casting offices of Telsey & Co. (311 West 43rd St., 10th Fl).

As part of World News America's 'Notes to Obama' series, filmmaker John Waters offers his advice to the president-elect.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the 12th Anniversary of the Millennium Stage on January 31, 2009 with 'Broadway Today'-a star-studded, free concert, produced by Michael A. Kerker and presented in cooperation with ASCAP, in the Opera House as a part of the Center's season-long artistic initiative Broadway: The Third Generation. With the composers at the piano, original cast members and Broadway stars perform signature songs that made these artists household names.

The first joint Broadway project by two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo since their collaboration on the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys, GUYS AND DOLLS will now begin previews on February 4, 2009 at Broadway's newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Opening Night is March 1, 2009.

Reprise Theatre Company is presenting the 'Dream Your Impossible Dream' Contest in conjunction with its upcoming production of 'Man of La Mancha' (February 14-March 1, 2009.) 'Man of La Mancha' is one of the great international hits of the American musical stage. It had a hit single on the charts - 'The Impossible Dream' - one of the most well known songs from any musical. Reprise Theatre Company is now offering the chance for all aspiring singers of this legendary song to turn their dreams into reality.

Brava is excited to present our first musical performance of the season on our main stage February 6 and 7. This February, get ready for an extraordinary concert collaboration bringing together some of the Bay Area's most dynamic musicians! It's Black History month, and Nefasha Ayer is performing at the Brava to the tale of the way in which the African diaspora is still weaving its course throughout the world today.

The Tony Award-winning actress ELAINE STRITCH will honored for her 'achievements and humanity' at Theater for the New City's 6th annual LOVE 'N' COURAGE benefit for the theater's Emerging Playwrights Program, it has been announced by Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director of Theater for the New City. Co-hosted by playwright and actor CHARLES BUSCH and actress JULIE HALSTON, this year's benefit will take place at the beautiful National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South), on Monday, February 9, with cocktails beginning at 6:30pm, followed by dinner and performances.

Luke Macfarlane, Jeremy Gabriel, and Heather Prete will star in the Blank Theatre Company's production of Allan Knee's play THE JAZZ AGE.

A new adaptation of On the Waterfront by Steven Berkoff will make the transfer to the West End this month.

Kirsten Chavez will sing the role of Orfeo in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at the Met on January 14, replacing Stephanie Blythe, who is ill.

The Directors Guild of America announced the Guild's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Documentaries and Commercials for the year 2008. Kenny Leon, received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries nomination for the TV version of A Raisin in the Sun.

Glenn Close while celebrated and known for her film and television work is a stage creature at heart, that is after all where she began her artistic journey, the gifted actress tells Variety that she'd like to balance both with some upcoming projects.

On January 18, the California State Society will hold the Presidential Inaugural Luncheon & Fashion Show at The Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. Larry Wayne Morbitt, who plays the principle role of Ubaldo Piangi in Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, will have the honor of singing the national anthem.

Hairspray Creator and cult film icon John Waters will visit the CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Jan. 14th (Early Thursday) at 12:30am (EST).

The Magic Theatre website has reported it has reached the needed fundraising goal, it will survive to bring theatre to the local San Francisco audience. Magic Theatre raised $450,000 in a little over a week due to the support of the many people who heard the theatre and its pleas for help.

Susan Lucci will headline the 5th Annual 'ABC and SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS' benefit with previously announced co-star and host Cameron Mathison. Mathison chatted about the upcoming event with ABC News, the clip is now available to watch online!

Tony Award-nominee Nancy Opel will be reunited with her Tony Award-winning Urinetown director, John Rando, when she stars in the new musical, The Toxic Avenger. The casting was announced today by the show's producers, Jean Cheever and Tom Polum. Ms. Opel, who created her role in the show's world premiere at George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, New Jersey), plays the mayor of a mythical small New Jersey town (not dissimilar to a real-life former mayor of a small Alaska town).

Academy Award-winners Geoffrey Rush (Shine) and Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) will star in Eugene Ionesco's EXIT THE KING. This production marks Rush's Broadway debut. Translated by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush and directed by Neil Armfield, EXIT THE KING will begin performances Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) and open on Thursday, March 26, 2009. This limited engagement will run for 14 weeks only, through Sunday, June 14, 2009.

N THE HEIGHTS star and Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez and Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis will host AN INTIMATE THEATER EVENING, the 14th annual benefit for the A-T Children's Project which will be held at The Clark Studio Theatre at Lincoln Center (in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building, Seventh Floor, 70 Lincoln Plaza) on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 8pm.