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Broadway's Aaron Lazar will guest star on the Thursday, December 4th episode of the ABC hit sitcom 'Ugly Betty', he'll be playing the role of 'Claudio'. The episode airs at 8pm (EST).

Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr. presents his holiday musical, The Happy Elf starting today, November 28th at Milwaukee's Todd Wehr Theater.

Stephanie J. Block (9 to 5) and lyricist David Zippel (Pamela's First Musical) joined the throngs at Birdland to kick off the holiday season with Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch's opening night. The duo will run through Saturday night, with shows at 8:30 and 11pm.

The Actors' Gang puts the 'X' in Xmas with Aah! Scrooge Must Die!, a rambunctious and very raunchy retelling of Dickens' beloved classic tale. Leave the kids at home - this one is uproariously NC-17. Performances take place Saturday, December 6 through January 10 at The Actors' Gang in the Ivy Substation at 9070 Venice Blvd. in downtown Culver City.

Skyline Theatre Company is bringing Broadway to Bergen County this holiday season with Jim Stanek starring in their benefit staging of It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Saturday December 13th, 7:30pm at the Hermitage's Jaqua Hall, 335 N. Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus.

Camp Broadway, under the direction of Artistic Director Tony Parise, has been selected to perform the parade's closing number, 'I Believe in Santa Claus' with music written by Wesley Whatley and lyrics by Bill Schermerhorn, Macy's Creative Director.

Camp Broadway, the award-winning theater arts education and audience development company and American icon, Kermit the Frog, will lead 300 performance-loving kids, ages 10-17, in an original Closing number 'I Believe in Santa Claus,' live in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be televised on NBC-TV on November 27, 2008 beginning at 9am. BWW Special Correspondent Liz Maurer had a secret meet and greet with Kermit where he clued her in on all the holiday fun!

On the November 29th episode of NY1's 'New York Times Close Up', The director and choreographer Martha Clarke and Times drama critic Charles Isherwood discuss her highly praised 'Garden of Earthly Delights,' now at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

The Tuesday, December 2nd, 8pm performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL at The Broadway Theatre has been taken off sale and cancelled. Currently in previews, the official opening remains set for Sunday, December 14th. No other performances will be affected.

Gerald Schoenfeld, the Chairman of the Board of the Shubert Organization, perhaps the most well-known owner and operator of live-performance theaters in the U.S. died on November 25, 2008. His passing brought sadness tears to the Rilato yesterday, but with such a profound legacy behind him it wasn't long before he was paid tribute to by the theatre community and it's brightest lights.

Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring in the hit Broadway production of EQUUS, will appear on Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio this Monday, December 1 at 8 p.m. (ET). Check local listings. Hosted by James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo television channel.

NBC's hotly anticipated new variety special 'ROSIE LIVE!' starring multiple Emmy? Award winning actress / comedienne Rosie O'Donnell airs tonight at 8pm.

Fox News is reporting that the talk of the AUSTRALIA movie premiere the other night was the exciting 'news' that the film's star, Hugh Jackman, is all set to 'reappear' on Broadway in original musical, HOUDINI in the spring of 2010.

Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant was filled to the brim with two sold-out star-studded audiences as Valarie Pettiford took to the stage with her new show inspired by the things she is thankful for in her life; including her well deserved Tony Nomination in 'Fosse', her family whom she said 'filled her life with music' and of course, her fans who have supported her on her journey from her first job in the legendary film 'The Wiz' to her work in UPN's 'Half and Half.'

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) and Druid will reteam in presenting Academy Award? winner and four-time Tony Award? nominee Martin McDonagh's play THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, directed by Tony Award? winner Garry Hynes, following an acclaimed UK tour.

The hit Off Broadway transfer production of Atlantic Theater Company's critically acclaimed world premiere of David Pittu's comedy WHAT'S THAT SMELL: THE MUSIC OF JACOB STERLING is now enjoying a much buzzed about run uptown at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Liza Minnelli has revealed in a recent interview in Billboard magazine that a studio version of the show's CD has already been recorded with legendary producer Phil Ramone. It will be available at the theater during the run of the production and then for sale in stores in February.

Gerald Schoenfeld, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Shubert Organization, Inc., passed away suddenly at his home in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 25th. Mr. Schoenfeld was 84 years old.

In the quest to be more environmentally responsible in the production of entertainment, the Broadway theatre community announced today the launch of BROADWAY GOES GREEN, an industry-wide initiative to reduce Broadway's carbon footprint, adopt environmentally sustainable practices and promote environmental awareness in the creation and presentation of Broadway shows.

Rosie's Gala: Building Dreams for Kids took place on November 24, 2008 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. BroadwayWorld's cameras shared in the night of fun for a great cause!