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Alcohol., a new play written and directed by Kyle Bradstreet starring James Fauvell, will have its world premiere September 11 - 27 at the Players Theatre Loft, 115 MacDougal Street.

Tickets for the third season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's live transmissions in movie theaters around the world, go on sale to the general public on Friday August 22.

Plácido Domingo will sing the role of Maurizio in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur on February 6, 10, 13, 21 matinee, 25, and 28 evening, 2009, replacing Marcelo Álvarez, who is now singing the title role in the Met's new production of Verdi's Il Trovatore. Marco Armiliato will conduct Adriana Lecouvreur, replacing Domingo, who was originally scheduled to conduct. The role of Maurizio in the February 17 performance is TBA.

On Monday, August 25, New York Theatre Barn will be presenting its latest installment of its monthly show highlighting new composers, writers and artists, NYTB at the Duplex.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) presents the world premiere Broadway production of Nick Whitby's TO BE OR NOT TO BE. The play, based on the 1942 motion picture To Be or Not To Be, will be directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone, Monty Python's Spamalot).

The Secret Theatre and Artistic Director Richard Mazda are proud to present a CD / Video Launch Party and Concert for 'Fast Train To Memphis', the new CD by The Bramblemen, on September 5, 2008.

For its 17th season, the San Francisco Fringe Festival hosts 12 days'-worth of performers and performances from the Bay Area and the world. This year, it's 48 different shows at the EXIT Theatreplex and 10 additional nearby venues, all in downtown San Francisco, September 3-14.

Bistro Award-Winning Dane Vannatter will present a new cabaret and jazz show, 'Alone Together: A Tony Bennett Album' on four consecutive Saturday evenings in September, beginning September 6th (10PM) at the New York hotspot Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street ~between 5th & 6th Avenues).

The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch - The Rogue Artists Ensemble extends its unique production ('Critic's Choice' - Los Angeles Times; 'A feast for the senses' - Daily Variety) for one week, through September 7.

Street Lights For Obama, a one-night-only benefit concert of Joe Drymala's new hip-hop/pop musical Street Lights, premiered this Sunday, August 17th at 8pm at The Zipper Factory. Ryan J. Davis produces and directs.

There will be major cast changes from Monday 8 September in the smash hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, which recently played its 9000th performance and which will celebrate its 22nd birthday on Thursday 9 October.

The creators of the new musical based off of the trials and tribulations of the popular social networking site MySpace, titled 'Top 8: A New Musical' will be performing selections at the Duplex (61 Christopher Street) in NYC on November 2nd and 3rd, 2008.

The USTA today announced that the Opening Night Ceremony of the 2008 US Open on Monday, August 25, will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of tennis' Open Era with a parade of more than twenty-five former US Open singles champions. The on-court ceremony will be hosted by the Oscar-winning actor/director Forest Whitaker and will feature special musical performances by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Earth, Wind & Fire and the Tony® Award winning Jersey Boys.

Signature Theatre today announced that Will Gartshore will replace George Dvorsky in The Lost Songs of Broadway 1940s - 1950s, a run of cabaret performances playing in The ARK Theatre September 3 - 6.

New York Musical Theater Festival will present the World Premiere of THE ROAD TO RUIN.

Producer Jo Schuman Silver and Director Kenny Mazlow have announced that they will hold open auditions for cast replacements for San Francisco Comany's presentation of Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon on Saturday September 13th at noon. The auditions will be held at Club Fugazi in San Francisco (678 Blanket Babylon Boulevard- Green St btwn Columbus and Powell).

Last night, in the exciting finale of the first annual 'MetroStar Talent Challenge' at The Metropolitan Room, Anne Steele was picked as the event's first grand prize winner.

Cedric the Entertainer will make his long-awaited Broadway debut this fall when he joins award-winning actor John Leguizamo in David Mamet's most powerful play, American Buffalo.

Zap2it.com is reporting that the Shannen Doherty's character on Beverly Hills 90120, Brenda Walsh, will be directing the musical Spring Awakening as the part of the story of one of the upcoming episodes.

Turner Classic Movies will be airing the 1948 film version of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons today, August 20th 2008 at 11:45 am. Check your local listing for showtimes and channel information. The airing is to celebrate the life and work of Edward G. Robinson who starred in the film as Joe Keller.