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Patrick Swayze made his debut in the West End revival of Guys and Dolls as marriage-dodging gambler Nathan Detroit. Swayze made his Broadway debut as Danny in Grease, has also appeared on Broadway in Goodtime Charley and Chicago (as well as in that show's tour).

Patrick Swayze has lost his long battle with cancer. The actor's family was at his side for his passing.

Lifetime Television's break-out hit of the summer, Drop Dead Diva, scored its highest ratings ever among Women 18-49 (2.0), a 25% increase over its season-to-date average, and Women 25-54 (2.3), a 28% increase over its season-to-date average. The one-hour original comedic drama starring Brooke Elliott has built upon its audience for three consecutive weeks among the key demographics.

According to the Fall Preview Section of the Sunday edition of The New York Times, the upcoming Broadway revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES will play Broadway's Longacre Theatre (which is currently home to the limited run of BURN THE FLOOR).

The Associated Press has reported that actor Patrick Swayze has lost his long battle with cancer. This sad news has just broke, we will update with more details as they become available.

Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment have unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will premiere in New York at The Beacon Theatre in February 2010.

Moviehole.net reports that 'Mamma Mia!' star Amanda Seyfried has shot down rumors a big screen sequel to movie musical Mamma Mia! is in the works, insisting there's 'no point' trying to replicate the success of the 2008 hit.

BWW TV caught this great video on YouTube of Constantine Maroulis, Kerry Butler, James Carpinello and the rest of the Rock of Ages Broadway cast singing 'Don't Stop Believing' at Broadway on Broadway 2009. We thought it was 'totally rad' and 'face melting' enough to run right here on STAGE TUBE!

The Village Voice's Michael Musto has announced on his La Daily Musto blog today that beloved stage star Angela Lansbury, though not officially announced yet, is indeed joining the upcoming A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC revival with Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Presented by the all new 2010 Buick LaCrosse and Continental Airlines, the official airline of The Broadway League, the annual free outdoor concert brought together stars and performances from current and upcoming Broadway productions to celebrate the beginning of the new Broadway season. The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance produced the annual event which was hosted this year by Superior Donuts' star Michael McKean.

The 2010 summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival will be in full celebration mode throughout a wide-ranging schedule announced today by Ravinia President and CEO Welz Kauffman.

American Theater Company (ATC) kicks off its 25th season with the Chicago Premiere of Yeast Nation (the triumph of life) with music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann and book & lyrics by Greg Kotis. The production is directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli, with Musical Direction by Mark Elliott, and will run September 10 - October 18, 2009 at American Theater Company, 1909 W Byron St, Chicago.

Kids brainstorm for Broadway this September! As part of Kids' Night on Broadway during Back2Broadway Month in September, Camp Broadway and members of the Broadway League's Kids Advisory Board are proud to present the first-ever Kids' Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, September 15th from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. The one-hour meeting will be moderated by 2009 Tony Award Winner, Gregory Jbara, from BILLY ELLIOT, who will encourage kids to share their opinions, ideas and experiences on a variety of Broadway related topics. The information collected from the attendees will be shared with the Broadway community to enhance audience development programming.

Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd and Richard M. Parison, Jr., announced today that the acclaimed world premiere production of Mark St. Germain's new play, Freud's Last Session, will now perform a FINAL EXTENSION from September 23 through October 4 at BSC's Stage 2 theatre ( 36 Linden Street , Pittsfield ).

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 a fun little CBS promo for the upcoming telecast right here on STAGE TUBE.

David Mamet has revealed the basic plot details of his upcoming new Broadway play RACE in an essay for The New York Times.

The All New 2010 Buick LaCrosse 'performed' live on Broadway with the help of some the best dancers in town. The spirited group broke out with a energetic performance of HAIRSPRAY's 'You Can't Stop The Beat.'

Madonna opened the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with a speech in memory of Michael Jackson. Madonna called Jackson a 'hero,' a 'king' and a 'human being' as she paid tribute to the King of Pop before introducing his sister, Janet Jackson's performance.

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 New York Musical Theatre Festival presented the World Premiere of Clear Blue Tuesday, a musical movie by Elizabeth Lucas on Thursday, on September 10 at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Theatre (333 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues).