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Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Sammy, a new musical based on the life of Sammy Davis, Jr. with book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, and additional songs by Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Directed by Keith Glover with choreography by Keith Young and music supervision by Ian Fraser, Sammy will run in the Old Globe Theatre Sept. 19 - Nov. 8. Previews run from Sept. 19 - Oct. 1. Opening night is Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.

A STEADY RAIN stars Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig dropped by to welcome her back to Manhattan! You can watch them surprise her right here on STAGE TUBE!

A reinvention of the original Oscar -winning hit film, Fame follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting fame...the kind that comes only from talent, dedication, and hard work. FAME opens in theaters on September 25, 2009.

BroadwayWorld favorite Barrett Foa will be starring on the upcoming show 'NCIS: Los Angeles.' The series debuts this Tuesday, September 22nd at 9pm on CBS. 'NCIS' star and rap icon LL Cool J recorded a song and created a special rap video for the crime drama, Barrett himself makes a cameo in the vid around the three minute mark.

Famed actress and author Carrie Fisher, the creator and star of the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, broke one of the most important rules of modern celebrity, she 'Goggled' herself.

Having directed and produced over 50 Broadway productions, Hal Prince has left an indelible mark in the New York theatre history books. He set foot on the scene directing his first musical in 1955, the Tony Award-winning The Pajama Game. In the coming decades, Prince would collaborate with some of Broadway's legends, including Stephen Sondheim, John Kander and Fred Ebb and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Tony winning legend Liza Minelli joined Paula Abdul on stage during the 'VH1 Divas' telecast on Thursday, September 17th.

Welcome to BroadwayWorld TV's weekly video series, BroadwayBeat's Priceless Spotlight. The program presents special moments by some of theatre's past, present, and future greats!

The New Group's upcoming reading of The Kid, a new musical based on Dan Savage's book The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant (slated as the third show of the company's current 2009-10 season).

During the 'VH1 Divas' concert telecast Paula Abdul hit the crowd dressed as Ellen DeGeneres, you can watch the segment right here on STAGE TUBE!

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.

In celebration of this historic event, BroadwayWorld.com was afforded the special opportunity to sit down and chat with one of America's true theatrical legends. Our conversation with the stage icon covered not only The Phantom Of The Opera, but also touched upon the current state of the theatre business and exciting news of his next directing effort, the upcoming production of the new musical, Paradise Found.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of After Miss Julie begins previews tomorrow, Friday, September 18th at 8:00PM.

One day before the first performance of Green Day's American Idiot, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that it will extend the show due to record-breaking sales and unprecedented demand for seats. Originally scheduled to close on October 11, this hotly anticipated world premiere has been extended three weeks and will now play through Sunday, November 1.

Sammy, a new musical by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Leslie Bricusse, runs at The Old Globe Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2009.

Rock-It Science Records presents Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 11 (a new title for the newest CD in the series formerly known as Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure). Featuring the incredible talents of stars and casts from virtually every show on Broadway this year, the annual holiday CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).

Neil Patrick Harris will host the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS on September 20th. He will also serve as a producer for the night. You can watch Harris talk about his hosting of the upcoming telecast to Entertainment Weekly right here on STAGE TUBE.

Australia's most honored, beloved, (and Tony-winning) housewife, DAME EDNA EVERAGE, is proud to announce her triumphant return to Broadway in IT'S ALL ABOUT ME, a glorious celebration of everything Edna.

Tune-in Monday, September 21 as the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS join Oprah for a trip back in time to the '60s! Featuring a blast-from-the-past '60s themed set, a studio audience decked out in their best '60s costumes, and appearances by the stars of AMC's hit series 'Mad Men' and some surprise guests, it's a retro hour you won't want to miss.

SIRIUS XM Radio's On Broadway channel will broadcast a rare interview with Green Day about the recent world premiere of their musical American Idiot. The interview will air on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 pm ET, with an encore broadcast on Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 pm ET on On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75.