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After its record-breaking first run of sold-out shows, the critics confirmed that The Showgirl Must Go On - Bette Midler's over-the-top Vegas show - is a smash hit. According to Midler's official website, the production is adding shows through the end of January. This will include New Year's Eve.

Welcome to the The Varley Factor, BroadwayWorld.com's newest ongoing blog series from Creative Director, Eddie Varley. Look for 'The Factor' to bring you Varley's unique brand of commentary on all things theatrical... Get ready Broadway!

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.

Directed by Tony Award®-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has announced several upcoming concert dates.

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!

GLEE is an uplifting series with biting humor that features a soundtrack of hit music from past to present. The show follows an optimistic high school teacher, WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison), as he tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential.

First Wives Club The Musical is here! Sam Harris brings you to an exclusive behind the scenes look at the production process of a new Broadway bound musical. In this, the final episode, the SamTube team compile the remaining footage from Sam's FWC Vlog diary and the cast and he say their goodbyes. Sam also acknowledges the great support of BroadwayWorld.com by featuring every video from the show, and other content. He also brings up the humorous subject of the BW message boards along with the good, the bad and the ugly comments. Sam closes with his final thoughts on being part of the new musical.

HAIR star Michael James Scott's fashion segments are back on BroadwayWorld.com and bigger and better than ever.

Las Vegas' newest hit production and The Strip's only striptease spectacular is pleased to announce that Holly Madison has extended her run as 'Bo Peep' in PEEPSHOW at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and will continue to dazzle audiences until September 2010.

AMC announced has renewed 'Mad Men' for a fourth season. The news comes on the heels of the premiere of the series' third season, which debuted Sunday, August 16th to unprecedented critical acclaim and attention, and garnered a record 4.5 million viewers. 'Mad Men' star Vincent Kartheiser highlighted his as of yet hidden dance skills in a stand out moment from Season 3 of Mad Men that we thought we needed to bring you right here on STAGE TUBE!

The award-winning new musical Empire, by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull, will hold an industry reading next week in New York City.

It was announced today that producer Jordan Roth has succeeded Rocco Landesman as President of Jujamcyn Theaters, the owner and operator of five major Broadway theatres. Roth, 33, takes over leadership of the organization which Landesman presided over from 1987 until his recent confirmation as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on August 7. Roth is also acquiring a 50% ownership interest in the privately held company.

The Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q celebrated its 6th anniversary on Broadway on Friday, July 31 at the Golden Theatre (252 W. 45 St.) in New York City.

The New York Times is reporting that Michael Feinstein plans a return to Broadway early next year.

Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James will have his very own caricature unveiling at the world famous Broadway eatery, Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street) during a private reception (by invitation ONLY). James' likeness will join the ranks of Broadway royalty who have been honored with a caricature on the famous walls of Sardi's.

Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning play RUINED which recently played its final performance after many extentions for MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street) is headed for a UK run reports London's Daily Mail

Entertainment Tonight is reporting that 'Dancing with the Stars' pro lovebirds Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who recently guest starred in Broadway's BURN THE FLOOR, have split up.

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!

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) will present the world premiere of A.R. Gurney's new play THE GRAND MANNER, directed by Mark Lamos, this spring in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Performances will begin Thursday, May 27. Opening night is scheduled for Thursday, June 24.