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We at BroadwayWorld are proud to bring you this small reminder of all that we gained and lost in 2008, during the video you'll see the expert work of our photographers. Every opening night, every special event and every final performance you'll find them, active and alive with excitement as they capture each and every moment.

LOOPED tells the story of actress Tallulah Bankhead, the original celebrity bad girl who enters a film studio session to re-record (or 'loop') one line of dialogue for her final film, Die, Die My Darling. What ensues is a showdown between an uptight sound editor and the outrageous legend.

Variety is reporting the sad news that Playwright, screenwriter and actor Greg Suddeth died suddenly on December 19th in Los Angeles. He was 55 years old.

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words continues its sit-down, open-ended at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, on Monday, January 5, at 7:30pm, with a cast that includes Scott Adsit, Will Forte, Richard Kind, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd, and Kristen Wiig.

The Coca-Cola Company's iconic red billboard in New York City's Times Square is going 'green' in time for New York's famous New Year's celebration. Coca-Cola is leading a unanimous eco-friendly shift to wind power among 30 billboards that tower over the world's most recognizable intersection.

Joe's Pub favorite Jackie Hoffman shamelessly retreads her meanest musical hits in an evening of song that's just plain wrong. Jackie Hoffman?s new holiday show, Scraping the Bottom for Chanukah, has added a performance on Monday, January 12, at 7:30pm, at Joe?s Pub.

The box office will open on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. for the new Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY. Directed by multiple Tony Award winner and author of the musical Arthur Laurents, 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.

Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company is adding two additional weeks of performances to its critically-acclaimed production of The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Randall Arney. A new block of tickets for performances February 9 - 22, 2009 will go on sale Friday, January 2 at 11:00 a.m.

Melora Hardin, star of the hit NBC comedy 'The Office,' made her Broadway stage debut as fame-hungry murderess Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning smash hit musical CHICAGO on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). She will play a seven-week limited engagement in the long running merry murder musical, BroadwayWorld's cameras cheered her on every step of the way as she made her splashy Broadway debut!

Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring in the hit Broadway production of EQUUS, will appear on NBC's 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' late Tuesday night, December 30, 12:35 a.m. - 1:35 a.m. (ET). Check local listings. This is a special encore presentation (from August 25) in which Daniel Radcliffe discusses his highly anticipated Broadway debut.

THE 31ST ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, will be broadcast tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 30th (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the sixth consecutive year.

Cast members from the Tony Award- winning Best Musical SPRING AWAKENING, including Hunter Parrish, Alexandra Socha, Gerard Canonico, Matt Doyle, Emily Kinney, Zach Reiner-Harris, Morgan Karr, Frances Mercanti-Anthony and others will appear on ABC-TV's GOOD MORNING AMERICA on Tuesday, December 30th, as part of the 'Warm Coats, Warm Hearts Coat Drive,' from their Times Square Studios. The 2nd Annual 'Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive,' sponsored by Burlington Coat Factory, to benefit the nonprofit organization, One Warm Coat, kicked off its 2nd annual drive last month on the popular morning show. Each of the cast members will bring one or more coats and make a donation. (GMA airs 7am-9am weekdays on ABC-TV).

Horizon Theatre Rep presents the New York premiere of David Greig's celebrated translation of Albert Camus' classic drama CALIGULA -- the plays its final performance at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan on 12/30. Rafael De Mussa directs.

Barbra Streisand guests and talks about her impoverished childhood on CBS' 'The Early Show' today Dec. 30th -- the the network airs the Kennedy Center Honors tonight at 9pm EST.

Variety is reporting that Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Eckhart and Blake Lively have joined the roster of presenters for the Golden Globe Awards. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST)

Footlight Records, which previously transitioned to an online only shop selling theatre related CDs, DVDs, record albums, collectibles and more from around the world and had announced to its closing will survive under new ownership in 2009.

Borders is having a huge post holiday sale with several musical theatre DVDs among the discounted offerings. The clearing house nature of the event is perfect timing in these troubled financial times. You can find all the musical performance items for the Broadway fans everywhere, time to stock up and build your theatre collection!

The Mars Snackfood Company has announced for the first time ever, a very sweet way to wish in 2009. This New Year's Eve the 3 MUSKETEERS Brand is presenting the Times Square New Year's Eve Wishing Wall. So now you can put that wish of seeing the hottest Broadway shows, or playing that dream role you've always wanted to portray out into the universe, Mama Rose maybe? Go make your wish for 2009!

Liza's at the Palace...! opened on Broadway on December 3rd and the raves reviews and cheering hasn't stopped! What also hasn't stopped is the steady stream of starry well wishers who've caught the show and stepped backstage to share in the excitement that is Liza's at the Palace...!

Jeff Marx, the Tony and Grammy winning co-creator of Avenue Q recently debuted a new Kwanzaa song titled, 'White Kwanzaa' on CNN's D.L. Hughley Breaks The News. Jeff and his team sent us at BWW TV the video so we could share it with you too!