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Long before Paris Hilton, there was the notorious Evelyn Nesbit. Long before television soap operas, there was Michael Morton's The Yellow Ticket. The Story of 42nd Street: The Theatres, Shows, Characters and Scandals of the World's Most Notorious Street chronicles the rise and fall of America's most important entertainment center.

Crain's New York Business is reporting that the Off-Broadway hit IRENA'S VOW could be headed to Broadway in March 2009.

More than a century ago, composer Richard Wagner conceived his epic four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen as a festival event that completely engaged the city of Bayreuth, Germany. In 2010, LA Opera will join forces with more than 50 cultural and educational institutions in Los Angeles to stage Ring Festival LA

Broadway's Peter Pan, Cathy Rigby, will star as Mrs. Claus in "The Magical Spirit of Christmas", a fully staged and costumed musical extravaganza which culminates in the lighting of the nation's tallest decorated Christmas Tree, November 20-22 in Newport Beach, California.

The Theatre Museum presents'The New York Theatre Scene From the Box Office to Backstage,' a panel discussion, reception and meet the author book signing.

The Wilma Theater continues its 30th Anniversary Season with the U.S. Premiere of Schmucks, directed by the Wilma's co-Artistic Director Jiri Zizka. A comic fantasy by Roy Smiles -who returns to the Wilma for a second consecutive season - Schmucks is a tale of a fictitious meeting between two comic icons, Groucho Marx and Lenny Bruce.

Now entering its 6th year on Broadway, the musical blockbuster WICKED will welcome new cast members in the coming week. Beginning performances Tuesday, November 11, MARCIE DODD will assume the role of Elphaba and ALLI MAUZEY will assume the role of Glinda. Also joining the company are KEVIN KERN in the role of Fiyero and BRYNN O'MALLEY as Nessarose. ALEX BRIGHTMAN will assume the role of Boq on Tuesday, November 4.

Gerald Schoenfeld, Chairman of The Shubert Organization, will present Theater Development Fund (TDF) with The Acting Company's John Houseman Award on Monday, November 10 at Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall Street at William.

The Irish Repertory Theater (132 West 22nd Street) will present CONFESSIONS OF AN IRISH PUBLICAN, with Des Keogh in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre beginning November 5, 2008 until November 30, 2008.

The Brick Theater and Third Lows Productions continue Season Two of their innovative theater series Penny Dreadful on Saturday, November 15 at 11:00 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM with the premiere of Penny Dreadful Episode 8: Caldwell and Viernik vs. the Creatures of the Night.

Andrea Martin, Michael Cumpsty and Tony Yazbeck have been cast in On the Town, the opening production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running November 19 - 23. On the Town, the first Broadway musical written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green with a score by Leonard Bernstein, will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Todd Ellison and choreography by Warren Carlyle.

The YORK THEATRE COMPANY (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is proud to announce that its acclaimed production of ENTER LAUGHING: THE MUSICAL will return for a limited seven-week engagement to accommodate the demand.

Lafayette College in Easton, PA will host the creators of the Broadway-bound musical CALIGULA, beginning Wednesday, November 5 through November 17 for an on campus series of script development sessions.

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Daniel J. Travanti ('Hill Street Blues') returns to the New York stage in a revival of the Eugene O'Neill classic A TOUCH OF THE POET as Con Melody -- a role he has played previously to acclaim in Boston, Washington and Denver -- with previews to begin December 2, prior to an official opening December 7, at The 14th Street Theater (344 East 14th Street) in Manhattan.

The Broadway Theatre in Catford is staging a special intimate concert celebrating the music of the legend that is Jerry Herman/ Tickets are priced as just £15 and all proceeds are being donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust. Tickets have just gone on sale, and as there are only 150 seats.

East of Doheny has announced that it will present a special invitation-only reading of the new musical Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm today, Monday, November 3, 2008.

Free-of-charge tickets can start being reserved via phone or in person as of 10 a.m. today (November 3) for 'Our Town,' a joyful gathering at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director.

Barnes and Noble Bookstores has announced their initial lineup of special events and performers for November 2008.

The New Group proudly announces a benefit evening honoring Ethan Hawke with the third annual Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Theater.

Landmark on Main Street presents Maude Maggart in concert on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8 PM.