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On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, the eagerly anticipated new stage production of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL -- with Melissa Gilbert as 'Ma' -- kicks off a two-year, 26-city national tour at The Ordway Theatre in St. Paul.

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke on the arts at her appearance with fellow first ladies at a high school in Pittsburgh, where Obama touted her commitment to the creative arts.

Aubrey O'Day began performances on September 21st as the newest addition to the PEEPSHOW cast at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. O'Day, who appeared in the hit Broadway production Hairspray, is a Playboy Cover Model (March 2009) and former member of the girl group, 'Danity Kane.' She has taken to the Las Vegas stage as the mistress of ceremonies, the 'Peep Diva,' which was most recently played by Broadway star and recording artist, Shoshana Bean, and previously played by pop superstar, Mel B.

NYMF is the flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization.

Clay Aiken attended a production of DRIFT last night at The Kennedy Theatre in Raleigh where Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy's production of DRIFT is playing it's final week. DRIFT was the first production to grace the new Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre at Barton College and ran from September 12-20, followed by a current run at The Kennedy Theatre at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh from September 23-27 to close the season.

BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present its newest weekly feature, presented in association with and to celebrate the importance of the Actors' Equity Association. 'AEA' or 'Equity', founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members.

Ashanti, who recently starred as Dorothy in the City Center Encores! production of THE WIZ, joined Empire State Building officials to 'flip the switch' and light the world-famous icon's tower lights green to celebrate the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, and the September 29 Blu-ray and DVD release of The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Editions.

Disney Studios, which acquired the motion picture rights to a new rendition of 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' to be written and directed by David Mamet, has put the project in turnaround after rejecting the proposed Mamet take on the material reports TheWrap.com.

In what promises to be a once-in-a lifetime thrill for a hundred of her luckiest fans, Barbra Streisand will celebrate the release of Love Is The Answer---her new album of jazz standards and classics--- by singing a selection of these songs at New York's legendary Village Vanguard on Saturday, September 26, where she last performed in 1961 as the opening act for Miles Davis.

Phantom Fans from all around the globe gathered in Las Vegas to take part in the first ever Phantom Fans Week. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the most well known musical masterpiece of all time like never before was not to be missed. BWW TV's Audra Stafford slipped 'behind the mask' to bring you all the 'PHANTOM' filled action!

The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that actor Erich Bergen, one of the Vegas 'JERSEY BOYS' has left the hit show. Bergen played Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio.

Dae-woo's been saving his first kiss for someone like Mi-Na but is she as perfect as she seems? Things get weird for a naïve professor when he realizes his new girlfriend may be a seductive serial killer. Based on the hit Korean film and featuring the cast of the award-winning Seoul production, this darkly unpredictable romantic comedy knows that love and trust should go hand in hand... even when there's a severed limb hiding in the kimchi fridge. Performed in Korean with English supertitles.

AMERICAN IDOL favorite, actor and singer Justin Guarini is set to marry Reina Capodici this Saturday, September, 26th in a small and intimate ceremony in Pennsylvania. Guarini will also become stepdad to Capodici's 4-year-old daughter Lola.

Aubrey O'Day began performances on September 21st as the newest addition to the PEEPSHOW cast at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. After her debut performance, the singer/model called in sick and had her understudy perform. On her personal blog she posted a video in which she blamed the photos that were illicitly taken of her during her premiere in PEEPSHOW for her absence. You can watch her video here on STAGE TUBE.

LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's initiative devoted to producing work of new playwrights, directors and designers, has announced that Opal Alladin, Mia Barron, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Lynn Hawley, Ronete Levenson and Ellen Parker will be featured in its world premiere production of WHAT ONCE WE FELT, a new play by Ann Marie Healy, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, the first of LCT3's three productions during the 2009-2010 season.

Presenting a behind-the-scenes perspective, ENCORE gives audiences rare insight into a troupe of Broadway dancers preparing to go on the road under the pressure of a fastidious and demanding choreographer

The producers of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q, transferring from its 6-year run on Broadway to New World Stages (340 West 50 Street) in New York, with previews set to begin October 9, have announced casting for the Off-Broadway production along with the official opening night, now scheduled for October 21, 2009. A Rush Ticket policy for all performances is also announced.

In an Oprah.com exclusive, watch as music and film legend Barbra Streisand performs her Oscar-winning song 'Evergreen.' Barbra Streisand wrote the classic love song for her 1976 film A Star Is Born. You can watch the Oprah exclusive peformance right here on BWW TV.

BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

The 'Dancing with the Stars' pro dancers paid tribute to the legendary dance career of the late Patrick Swayze by performing a medley of his signature numbers.