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Tracy Letts' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, winner of the 2008 Tony, Pulitzer Prize, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, is proud to welcome Tony Award-nominee Johanna Day, in the role of 'Barbara Fordham,' and Michael Milligan, in the role of 'Little Charles' to the Broadway company on Tuesday, October 14th.

Members of BroadwayWorld.com can now save on some of the final performances of the Spiegelworld hits Absinthe and Desir. For a limited time tickets to Absinthe and Desir are $10 off (reg price $79) when you visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 212-279 and enter code DSSPT (for Desir) or ABSPT (for Absinthe). Both of the popular shows must close on November 2nd, 2008.

The Broadway Workshop, Manhattan's fastest growing acting program for young artists, has teamed up with TV and movie star Nikki Blonsky, for its next one day musical workshop. THE HAIRSPRAY WORKSHOP will take place November 1, 2008 in New York City

The superstars are staying in alignment when Barb Jungr and Marilyn Maye return to the Metropolitan Room to reprise two of the most well-received shows in recent memory - Jungr's 'I Got Life' and Maye's 'Love on the Rocks.' Both ladies, who appeared in overlapping sold-out engagements during an exciting two-week span in September, are featured at this year's Mabel Mercer Foundation's Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center. They will supplement their appearances there with late-night encores of their two recent Metropolitan Room acts.

The 2008 New York Comedy Festival(NYCF) and The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) unite to present the second annual Stand Up For Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation at Town Hall in New York City at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, November 5. Regis Philbin will host Stand Up For Heroes, which will feature star performances by Ricky Gervais, John Pinette, Bruce Springsteen,and Patti Scialfa. Both Whoopi Goldberg and James Niven of Sotheby's will make a special appearance as the guest auctioneers. In honor of the United States' injured service members, the evening promises unforgettable performances, laughter, and sincere gratitude, with proceeds going to the BWF.

What's On Stage is reporting that actor and comedian Eddie Izzard will be returning to the West End next month to perform his latest stand-up show for twenty-three days at the Lyric Theatre.

Variety is reporting that actor James Earl Jones will be receiving this year's life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.

Casa Mañana's Children's Playhouse presents a new, bolder, funnier retelling of your favorite tale, Sleeping Beauty, at Casa Mañana Theatre, through October 12, 2008. This Sleeping Beauty features some delightful new characters and a slightly different spin on the usual suspects.

If you're reading this, we've made it into America and have probably performed this play about twice. We're unbelievably famous and have all bought lofts in Williamsburg, and we don't have time for you anymore. Thanks for coming.

'Good Morning America' will go behind-the-scenes at Broadway's THE 39 STEPS on Friday, October 3, in a segment running nationally between 8:30 - 9:00 AM. In the New York area, 'Good Morning America' airs on WABC-TV, Channel 7. Check local listings.

Ron Abel, the award-winning composer and arranger, returns to the famous Jazz venue Birdland in New York on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. for an evening of his spectacular original music and special guest appearances! Ron will perform many of his beloved songs, including his newest showstopper, 'Broadway Blond,' with lyrics by Chuck Steffan. To see some of Ron's sold out performance at the historic Pantages Theater in Los Angeles earlier this year, including stage and television star Joely Fisher performing his classic 'All the Good Men are Gay,' visit here: http://www.hwhpr.com/PR/ron_abel/reel/video.html.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) presents the New York premiere of A Body of Water by Lee Blessing. Maria Mileaf (Going to St. Ives) returns to Primary Stages to direct the three-member cast that features Michael Cristofer (Romeo & Juliet, The Shadow Box) as Moss, Christine Lahti ('Chicago Hope,' The Heidi Chronicles) as Avis and Laura Odeh (The Rivals) as Wren.

LESLEY GORE - the singer behind such iconic 1960s hits as 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me' - will return to New York City for a special, one-night-only performance of her new show, 'It's Still Her Party,' in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street) at 7:00 PM, October 31st.

One Glass Productions is pleased to announce 'FilmArtFunction,' a fundraising event benefiting the non-profit docu-series 'Under the Bridges,' profiling artists and creative businesses in the Brooklyn waterfront's DUMBO district who exceed expectations for environmentally sustainable practices and social responsibility. The event takes place on Thursday, October 23rd at Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street in DUMBO Brooklyn, the first cultural venue in NYC to be certified 'green' by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), from 8pm - midnight and features live performances, film screenings and a fine art auction. For information or tickets visit FilmArtFunction.

Black 2: Broadway, the acclaimed production celebrating the contributions of performers of color in the arts, returns with its final production of 2008. Celebrating the life and work of Broadway Veterans BJ Crosby & Adrian Bailey, this exciting evening will feature performances by Broadway's Chuck Cooper, Marva Hicks, Ebony Jo-Ann, Tina Fabrique, Alyson Williams, The Broadway Boys, Chester Gregory, Multi Award Winning Recording Artist Tonex (currently spelled: 'TON3X') and many more on Monday, November 3rd at The Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture located in Harlem.

On Friday, October 3rd, fans Joey Arias, star of Arias With A Twist are invited to come and celebrate as he is toasted after the show on the eve of his birthday. The evening will celebrate the release of his brand new CD from the critically acclaimed, twice-extended show. The performance begins at 9PM with the toast beginning at 10PM.

This week, Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Michael Berresse stopped by Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab to watch themselves be spoofed.

Winner of the 2008 Moss Hart Memorial Award and Trophy, the original musical Chocolate Soup will hold an encore performance on Saturday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zipper Theatre, as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Lend Me A Tenor is a door-slamming, dress-dropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings, compromising positions and hilarious situations. It is set in 1934 at the Cleveland Opera Company, where everyone is going wild over the impending visit of world-famous tenor Tito Merelli. But the tenor takes too many tranquilizers, leaving the promoter and his assistant to assess that Merelli is dead. The assistant decides to impersonate Merelli, but the star awakens and stumbles out of his hotel room, leaving too many tenors afoot.

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is inviting members of the public to apply for a position on the panel that will decide the winners of the 2010 Laurence Olivier awards.