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Shakespeare's Globe confirms further details of the 2010 Kings and Rogues theatre season, following a record-breaking 2009 which achieved the highest attendance figures ever in its 13 year history, as well as seeing the Globe reach new audiences all over the UK, Europe and the US through touring, and having its productions filmed for the first time.

L.A. Theatre Works presents a major new docudrama about Robert Kennedy's personal and political journey during the civil rights movement. The world premiere production of RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin, a commission for L.A. Theatre Works led by the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, Stanford Lively Arts at Stanford University, and the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond, wraps up a two-month, ten-city national tour with five performances at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles March 17-21.

At last night's WhatsOnStage.com Awards, Gary McQuinn, producer of the Australian hit PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESSERT, announced that the show has planned a Broadway transfer for sometime in 2011, as previously reported by BroadwayWorld. Whatsonstage.com confirmed the statement today.

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner will help make Times Square a little pinker - and all of New York City, in fact - when they present actor Leslie Jordan in his acclaimed solo show, My Trip Down The Pink Carpet, at the Midtown Theater (163 West 46th Street) this Spring.

Alison Pill, currently starring on Broadway in the Helen Keller drama, THE MIRACLE WORKER, recently sat down with New York Magazine to discuss her career and her penchant for playing dark roles.

Broadway vet Martha Plimpton scored big last night in the debut episode of her new HBO's series, entitled 'How To Make It in America.' Plimpton stars as Edie Weitz in the series, a self-made interior designer who believes she is saving the world 300-square feet at a time. 'How to Make It in America' airs on HBO Sundays at 10pm EST.

Tickets are currently available for all American Express customers for Roundabout's upcoming production of LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART. The presale began February 15th for all cardholders and will last through February 20th.

Greta Scacchi and Leslie Caron will lead the cast of the Théâtre du Châtele's production of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in Paris. Scacchi will play prominent actress Desiree Armfeldt and Caron will star as Madame Armfeldt. The production will be directed by Lee Blakeley.

Times Online writer Ginny Dougary recently sat down with famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to discuss his life and his work. Dougary was able to speak to Webber regarding the success of his most famous and long-running work, The Phantom of the Opera, and his expectations for the upcoming sequel, Love Never Dies.

Broadway star Felicia Finley will perform in the upcoming 'Broadway Bears XIII,' to be held at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill. The 13th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction will coincide with the performance in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The New York Times profiles Hollywood producer Robert Evans today, who is the subject of an upcoming Broadway play penned by television writer Jon Robin Baitz, as BroadwayWorld previously reported. The story will surround Evans real life events. In the Times article, Evans discusses how he suffered a stroke and was originally paralyzed on his right side and unable to speak. After much work, Evans has been able to return to his role of successful Hollywood producer.

The national tour of the hit Broadway show GREASE will play its final performance on May 23rd in Cleveland. The tour was originally supposed to hold a limited run in Boston; however, that run has been canceled. The tour will play Cleveland's Palace Theatre from May 11th through the 23rd.

THe Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre will present Jason Robert Brown's musical, 13, beginning March 4th and running through March 21st. The production is both directed and choreographed by Blake Coheley. The cast of thirteen 13-year-olds includes Alexis Bruza, Nicholas Dayton, Caleb Engen, Morgan Laurent, Maddie Mateer, Jonathan May, Chris Newhouse, Rilan Roppolo, Ximone Rose, Catherine Simpson, Sarah Stuckey, Dillon Tauzin, and Dylan Troost.

The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, 'And Then There Were None,' will be read by Westport Country Playhouse actor alumni and audience favorites Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciarán O'Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Mark Silence, Doug Stender and Paxton Whitehead on Monday, February 22, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.

Broadway's Kathy Najimy will join the cast of ABC's 'Ugly Betty' for a guest starring role as Betty's orthodontist in an upcoming episode, TVGuide.com is reporting. Najimy will be looking to remove the title character's braces, in addition to playing a role in Betty's dreams as a guardian angel. The episode is set to air March 24th.

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL will hold its world premiere run at the Kennedy Center from May 8th to May 23rd. The production will star Broadway veteran Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Trixie. The musical is based on the book 'Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.' The play has book and lyrics by Mo Willems and features music by Michael Silversher.

WhatsOnStage.com is reporting Mandy Patinkin will star in the upcoming production of PARADISE FOUND, the new musical co-directed by theatre legends Susan Strohman and Hal Prince. The musical will play the Menier Chocolate Factory from May 19th through June 26th. The show is expected to move to New York sometime following the Chocolate Factory run.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present An Evening with Christine Ebersole on Friday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. The concert will take place in the Center's new, state-of-the-art Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire has announced the schedule for the 2010 Berkshire Theatre Festival season. This season features one world premiere, two musicals, and multiple classics from the theatrical canon. Critically-acclaimed directors David Auburn, Anders Cato, Kyle Fabel, Wes Grantom, Eric Hill, John Rando, and E. Gray Simons III will be charged with bringing this season of theatre that matters to life. Among the actors appearing this year in Stockbridge are Jayne Atkinson, David Chandler, Jeremy Davidson, Richard Easton, Michel Gill, and Randy Harrison.

Tonight episode of 'American Idol' brought the always-entertaining group auditions. The remaining contestants form groups of three to five people, choose from a select list of songs, and choreograph the number to perform in front of the judges. Group auditions always provide for an excellent episode, as it is the only time in the show when contestants are forced to depend on others in their performance.