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Paulette Randall will direct the British premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf running at the Tricycle from 2 October - 1 November, with press night on 6 October at 7pm. Radio Golf is designed by Libby Watson with lighting by Matthew Eagland and sound design by Al Ashford.

On October 4th, 2008 at 8PM The 2008 Mason Street Warehouse season will present Broadway performer Klea Blackhurst as she brings her one-woman show, 'Everthing The Traffic Will Allow, the Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman' to Saugatuck for one night only.

Today, IDEAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. will present two staged presentation of WRAPPED as part of New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYFM) Reading Series.

Tuna Does Vegas, the hilarious new installment from the legendary 'Greater Tuna' creative team, rolls into the Bass Performance Hall for a one week only engagement October 21 - 26, 2008.

The 92nd Street Y officially opens its new downtown arts and entertainment center, 92YTribeca, on October 18 with nightlife, daytime programming and an eco-healthy café. The venue is located at 200 Hudson, at the corner of Canal.

At a rally on the steps of City Hall this morning, The Center for Arts Education sounded a call for the preservation of disappearing arts spaces in New York City's public schools.

Polydor Records celebrates the 60th birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber, indisputably the most successful composer of our time, with the release of '60'. This amazing 3 CD, 60 track set spans the whole of Andrew's illustrious career and includes hits from all of his most famous musicals - Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and of course The Phantom Of The Opera.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the American premiere of HAPPY NOW? by Lucinda Coxon, directed by Liz Diamond, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), October 24-November 15. Opening Night is October 30.

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, the four-time Grammy Award winner and iconic star of the film GREASE, has partnered with CURVES, the world's largest fitness franchise for women, to launch an international campaign to distribute 1 million units of the LIV AID, a breast self-exam aid that assists women to exercise breast exams correctly, during 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month.' Newton-John will join the Broadway cast of GREASE on stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre immediately following the Tuesday, October 7 performance and present a LIV AID kit to every female audience member.

Merkin Hall celebrates American musical theater old and new with the Broadway Close Up series, which offers backstage insights from the theater's top professionals and inside look at the world of musical theater. The next Broadway Close Up features Jones & Schmidt on Monday, October 06, 2008 at 8:00 pm.

Lyric Stage, Dallas County's only locally produced professional musical theater company, continues its sixteenth season with FIORELLO!, October 10-25, 2008. Performances are Thursday-Saturday evenings @ 8:00 PM with matinees on Sundays @ 2:30 PM. There is also a matinee on Saturday, October 25 @ 2:30 PM.

The award-winning VITAL THEATRE COMPANY, is pleased to announce that its 2008-2009 Family Programing will include 4 original musicals for children and families, performed by adults, 'DAISY IN DISGUISE,' 'THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER,' 'THE PRINCESS OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE,' and 'THE FROG AND THE WITCH.' Public performances run Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00am and 1:00pm, October 11, 2008 through April 26, 2009.

The Flea Theater announces the World Premiere of THE FOOTAGE. Written by Joshua Scher and directed by Claudia Zelevansky, previews of this online gaming drama begin October 23 with opening night scheduled for Saturday, November 8.

The MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS & CLUBS (MAC) and ASCAP present a musical showcase celebrating women songwriters on Wednesday, October 15th at 6:00PM at The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd Street, NYC(212) 465-2662 for reservations or email RSVP@macnyc.com).

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Wojtunik as Artistic Director. Wojtunik, who last year directed Proof for APAC, brings a wealth of talent and experience plus an influx of humor, passion for storytelling, generosity and inspiration to the new season line-up.

Syracuse Stage announces today that Anwar Robinson-Top Ten Finalist in the fourth season of American Idol, Recording Artist, Broadway and Film Actor-is confirmed to play the role of Jesus in the upcoming holiday production of Godspell, directed by Stage's Associate Artistic Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj. Featuring popular hit songs and multi-media projections, Godspell is a collaboration between Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.

It's been an amazing thing to watch the growth of Broadway Idol (yes folks, don't be fooled by the name change due to copyright infringement fears!) over the past three years. Though it began as a kitschy idea concocted after a few gin and tonics with my good friend Lily Hung (now NYMF's Development Director) our little contest has actually grown into an exciting showcase for uber-talented and undiscovered musical theater performers. (Did you hear last year's winner, George Psomas, made his Broadway debut this year in SOUTH PACIFIC?)

On the dark nights of Force Majeure, InViolet Repertory Theater will present The Dark Night Play Series, a series of five play readings, over a three-night period, by up & coming playwrights. The readings will be at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor & is FREE & open to the public!

Something BIG, GREEN, and MEAN is coming to the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport this October! It's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, running October 2 - November 9, 2008.

After her 8 pm performance at 'In The Heights' on Columbus Day, October 11th, Andréa Burns will be doing a LATE show of her club act 'A DEEPER SHADE of RED' at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Café. The show will being at 11PM and there is a $25 cover.