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NYTB at the Duplex is a monthly series produced by New York Theatre Barn which highlights the latest work from new composers, lyricists and performers.

Two time Golden Globe Award nominee Chris Noth (Sex and the City), Bistro Award winner Tony DeSare and actress Traci Jai Edwards (Legally Blonde) have been added to the roster of talent for third annual Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS benefit evening 'Salon: Six Degrees of Broadway Cares' scheduled to take place Monday October 27th.

Visionary director Martha Clarke brings Hieronymus Bosch's provocative painting to life in Garden of Earthly Delights, exploring heaven, hell, and the beauty and sins amid, beginning performances Saturday, November 8 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane.

American Conservatory Theater presents the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh and directed by acclaimed Bay Area director and actor Domenique Lozano.

After a long absence STEVE ROSS, THE CROWN PRINCE OF NY CABARET returns to Los Angeles to perform at L.A.'s renowned Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant, 861 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Itamar Moses' BACK BACK BACK began rehearsals on October 2nd, 2008. This New York premiere will begin performances Thursday, October 30 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street) in preparation for a Tuesday, November 18 opening night.

Just in time for Christmas, Clancy Productions presents THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA, a new play with music by Tony Award Winner Greg Kotis (Urinetown). Directed by Obie Award winner John Clancy (Americana Absurdum, Fatboy), previews of this refreshingly apocalyptic holiday tale begin December 3 at The Kraine Theater. Opening night is slated for Saturday, December 6 at 8pm.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) invites the community to 'Our Town,' a joyful gathering for the community to celebrate the life of Paul Newman followed by the film of Westport Country Playhouse's 2002 production of Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' with Mr. Newman as the Stage Manager, on Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., at the Playhouse.

Intiman Theatre announces the addition of Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Artistic Director Bartlett Sher, to its 2009 schedule. This will be Sher's first production of Shakespeare's tragedy and his fourth production of a Shakespeare play at Intiman, where he has been Artistic Director since 2000.

Last night Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a benefit concert celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's legendary double album held at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theater raised over $1,000,000 in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Friends in Deed

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director and Sandra Coudert, Managing Director) continues its 14th anniversary season with the World Premiere of Geometry of Fire, a new drama by Stephen Belber, directed by Lucie Tiberghien (The Pavilion).

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that Bartlett Sher has been named Resident Director of the Theater. As Resident Director Mr. Sher will have an office at LCT, consult with Artistic Director Andre Bishop on artistic matters and direct one LCT production each year.

The Union Theatre will present Sweeney Todd beginning Wednesday 12 November through Saturday 6 December 2008.

Multi-award-winning leading lady Maria Friedman returns to the West End for one night only to headline this year's instalment of Christmas in New York, the annual celebration of classic carols and seasonal show-stoppers, at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday 7 December 2008, alongside Avenue Q's Julie Atherton, Wicked's Oliver Tompsett and Ashleigh Gray, Spamalot's Michael Xavier and a full supporting cast including Adrian Hansel, Zoe Rainey, Richard Reynard and Lorna Want.

Today, the Jefferson Awards announced the winners among the 150 nominees in 35 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2007 and July 31, 2008. Beginning with this season, the Jeff Awards is acknowledging the work of Large and Midsize theatres in separate categories for productions and technical elements.

The close-up conjurer and storyteller Eric DeCamps will pop up at The Metropolitan Room every Sunday at 4pm beginning November 9 in 'Pure Magic.'

500 Clown Theater,, founded in 2000 and made a non-profit in 2007, presents its holiday hit '500 Clown Christmas' for a limited holiday 2008 engagement during the first season of programming at North Central College's Meiley-Swallow Hall.

Fishamble's Artistic Director, Jim Culleton, will direct the British premiere of Robert Massey's Rank running at the Tricycle from 3 November until 29 November with press night on 5 November.

The New Group has pushed back the first preview of the U.S. premiere of Kevin Elyot's Mouth to Mouth directed by Mark Brokaw, to October 22nd for technical reasons. Mouth to Mouth will open the New Group's season and run through December 27

Straight from a sold out run in New York, Dane Vannatter will bring his new cabaret and jazz show, 'Alone Together: A Tony Bennett Album' to the Gardenia Room (7066 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood) on Wednesday, November 12th (9PM) and make his West Coast cabaret debut.