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The reading of John Holleman's new play DEAD MAN'S HAND will star John Early, Jessica Frey, and Jordan Lage, the Atlantic Theater Company announced today. The reading will take place March 15th at the company's Stage 2 Theatre.

The San Jose Repertory is hoping to recover from recent financial losses incurred during their last season of productions. The company says it will take necessary steps to reduce costs and increase revenue for their current season.

Nigel Redden, Director of the Lincoln Center Festival, which runs from July 7 through July 25, 2010, today announced the Festival's line-up, which includes ten North American, U.S., and New York premieres, and debuts. The Festival will unfold in seven venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus, including two major theater events on Governors Island-the North American premiere of Peter Stein's 12-hour marathon production of Dostoyevsky's The Demons (also known as The Possessed) and the North American premiere of Toneelgroep Amsterdam's production of Pier Paolo Pasolini's searing Teorema, adapted and staged by Ivo van Hove.

Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire is pleased to announce that Tony® award winner Sutton Foster will be bringing her cabaret performance An Evening with Sutton Foster to Berkshire Theatre Festival on August 22 at 7pm on the historic Main Stage. Tickets for the evening are $25 and $45, with a limited number of VIP tickets at $70. VIP tickets feature prime seating locations and admission to an exclusive post-show reception featuring the artists. This evening of song and laughter, presented with her Musical Director Michael Rafter accompanying, is fueled by Ms. Foster's sparkling wit and incredible voice. Songs for the evening are drawn from her critically-acclaimed debut solo album Wish and from the stage roles that have helped make her famous, such as Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Drowsy Chaperone.

Tony Kushner will be the commencement speaker at the annual graduation ceremony for the New York School of Visual Arts. The Pulitzer Prize winning author will speak to the graduating class on May 14th.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its 2010-2011 Subscription Season, exploring the theme of public/private self. Season subscriptions go on-sale to the public on Wednesday, March 10th at 11 a.m.

Ladies night tonight featured the top eight women remaining on "Idol." On a night that Simon called "the worst night to go" and is widely regarded as one of the more important nights in the competition, several contestants came out strong, while a few made terrible choices that may spell the end of the show for them. It seemed a generally safe night for many of the contestants, but was entertaining nonetheless.

Four members of the remaining "American Idol" hopefuls had to be sent home tonight, and the results shows only grow more emotional each week. The evening began with the top twenty contestants singing the Black Eyed Pea's hit I've Got a Feeling and the song was just, well, awkward. This is not the type of song that lends itself to a group performance and the "Idol" staff showed us exactly why that's the case. The harmonies were odd, the rapping by many of the contestants didn't fit, and the song just sounded odd. Katie Stevens was the standout, as she seemed to actually be enjoying herself and was having fun with the song. (Perhaps this is more the type of song she should be choosing on a weekly basis?)

The women were back tonight and ready to perform after last night's last minute switch. The theme was still Billboard Chart Toppers and the night had some songs that were up to Billboard caliber. Others, however, fell flat, as contestants were again plagued by poor song choices. Of all the judges, Randy seemed most frustrated by the multitude of poor choices. Hopefully this is a skill that will come with time and the contestants will get better. Some of the ladies, however, knew exactly where they wanted to be and were spot on in their selection.

Louis Sachar, Newbery Award winning author of Holes, has adapted his children's novel, Small Steps into a musical that will premiere at the Orgeon Children's Theatre in April. SMALL STEPS will begin performances April 24th and run through May 16th.

London's Royal Court Theatre has announced the full cast for their upcoming production of Laura Wade's new play, POSH. The production will be the world premiere for the play and will run April 15th through May 22nd.

Village Theatre has announced its 2010-2011 Mainstage Season, comprised of five with five diverse stories. Last season, the Village Theatre achieved an all-time high 18,000 subscribers, and hope to build on that number with a season including two Broadway musicals as well as two world premieres.

Tony winner Jennifer Ehle will join the cast of the upcoming HBO series, 'Game of Thrones.' The show is an upcoming medieval fantasy television series based on author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels.

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced the attendees for its upcoming Gala to celebrate its 30 year anniversary. The event will include FELA! star Sahr Ngaujah, who plays the title role in the hit Broadway musical, alongside the FELA! band.

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming production of the Attic Theatre's SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. The five-person cast will include Jenny Ashman, Jennifer Blake, Morgan Duke, Nick Sarando and Joe Donohoe. The show begins performances March 12th.

Broadway vet Carol Kane will guest star on the hit television show 'Ugly Betty' alongside Next to Normal star Aaron Tveit. The episode is set to air March 17th.

Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose will join acclaimed composer Jason Robert Brown for four performances at Birdland in March. The pair will host shows at the club on March 14th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, and will sing a combination of both new and old songs from JRB's repertoire.

"Idol" surprised viewers tonight, sending the gentlemen on to perform instead of the previously scheduled women. At the top of the episode, Ryan Seacrest explained that fan favorite Crystal Bowersox was taken to the hospital and was recommended to not perform by her doctors. "Idol" producers, as well as the guys themselves, were accommodating and decided to go tonight and allow Bowersox the night to rest.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting today for BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, the critically acclaimed rock musical that returns to The Public after a sold-out run last spring as part of The Public's Public LAB season. A co-production with Center Theatre Group and in association with Les Freres Corbusier, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON is written and directed by Alex Timbers and features music and lyrics by Michael Friedman. Previews begin on Tuesday, March 23 and will continue through Sunday, April 25 with an official press opening on Tuesday, April 6.

Matt Doyle, Adam Kantor, and Kristy Cates will join up-and-coming songwriters Kyle Ewalt and Michael Walker for an evening of their songs at 92YTribeca. Authors of Bromance: The Dudesical, Ewalt and Walker will make their first appearance since their sold out show at Playwrights Horizons.