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The Manhattan Theatre Club production of NIGHTINGALE, the new play written and performed by Lynn Redgrave and directed by Joseph Hardy, is now in previews at New York City Center - Stage I. The first production photos have been released and are viewable below. The show will have an official opening on November 3 and run through December 13.

Two-time Tony Award nominee Liam Neeson will star in the upcoming film, 'Unknown White Male.' Variety is reporting that Neeson will be joined by actresses January Jones and Diane Kruger for the film, which will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, most recently of Orphan notoriety.

Mike Daisey has been called 'the master storyteller' and 'one of the finest solo performers of his generation' by The New York Times for his groundbreaking monologues, which weave together autobiography, gonzo journalism and unscripted performance. On Halloween he'll create a brand-new piece for WNYC and The Greene Space, where he'll tell a dark and hilarious story just right for the season.

Crabby but endearing Gustin Novak reflects on the women he has loved over his 88 years in Noah Haidle's latest play, Saturn Returns, which will make its West Coast premiere on South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage Oct. 23 through Nov. 22.

People's Light & Theatre Company presents SNOW WHITE, by Kathryn Petersen, with music and lyrics written by Michael Ogborn, from November 18, 2009 to January 3, 2010 on the Main Stage. Pete Pryor directs. SNOW WHITE is one of three shows in the Target Family Discovery Series and is sponsored by ING.

The Manitoba Theatre Centre has announced that it will once again be running Good Vibrations, a campaign to encourage theatre patrons to turn off their cell phones. Beginning with the opening night performance of Strong Poison, an announcement will be made prior to every show in the 2009-10 season stating that the Centre will donate $5 to The Actors' Fund of Canada for every cell phone-free performance. If every show in the season is presented without a disruption the total donation could be as high as $1,300. Last year the program raised $895 for the Fund.

Acclaimed folk singer, songwriter, historian, musician and storyteller, John McCutcheon, will perform at McLean's Alden Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. Tickets are $28, $23 for McLean district residents.

Adam Bock's new play, THE FLOWERS, will make its world premiere at the About Face CHICAGO XYZ Festival. The show makes his official opening on October 23rd and will run through November 7th. The cast will include Caron Buinis, Merrina Millsapp, Bruch Reed, Benjamin Sprunger, Brian-Mark Conover and Kieran Kredell.

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced nine initial performers who will participate in the return of its unique benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES on Monday, November 9. Among those taking part in the special event will be two-time Academy Award winner and two-time Obie Award winner Diane Wiest (Memory House at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway), Tony Award winner Debra Monk (Assassins at PH, Redwood Curtain, Curtains), Obie Award winner Jason Butler Harner (current Stage Manager in Our Town, Hedda Gabler, The Coast of Utopia), Clarence Derwent Award winner Zoe Kazan (100 Saints You Should Know at PH; Come Back, Little Sheba; Things We Want), Theatre World Award winner Cassie Beck (The Drunken City and Prayer for My Enemy at PH), Cristin Milioti (The Retributionists at PH, the upcoming The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter), Sue Jean Kim (The Drunken City and BFE at PH, 365 Days/365 Plays), Carmen M. Herlihy (The Thugs, Crooked) and Greg Keller (Broadway's Uncle Vanya, The Rainmaker). Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Artsy Mamas will host a 'Green Gifts Workshop' atthe Edmundson Pike Branch Library on November 14th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The event will be hosted by Jodi Reeves from the creative JAR. Participants will learn how to create recycled arts and crafts that make great gifts for friends and family. Create a 'shemic' piece of art, free standing tree and ornament all out of recycled materials. Also, participants may see examples and learn tips on other recycled creations that can be made by recycling everyday household items.

Pequana Playhouse is having its annual party to celebrate another successful year of entertainment and activities. On Sunday, October 25, 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Brink Center in Baudette. This Halloween Costume Party will be a potluck. The event will include a costume contest.

Queen City Theatre Company announces auditions for the musicals GREY GARDENS and EVITA to be held on Sunday November 15th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Monday November 16th from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. This is an oportunity for actors/singers to be cast in two of the most succesfull shows of all times in one unified audition for both. GREY GARDENS (book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics Michael Korie) and EVITA (music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice) are the award winning Broadway hit musicals and now will be produced in Charlotte by Queen City Theatre Company. GREY GARDENS will be receiving its Charlotte and regional debut with this production.

Rock Hill Community Theatre will hold auditions for its production of CRIMES OF THE HEART by playwright Beth Henley on November 15th and 17th. Call backs will be held November 18th. The production will take place February 12th through 14th and 19th through 21st, 2010.

Four County Players has announced the events for the upcoming weekend. The events include set building and a haunted trail walk. The events will take place in and around Four County.

Little Theatre of Fall River will hold auditions for its next production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF on November 8th and 12th at the Firebarn Theatre in Fall River. Auditions for the Tennessee Williams' play will take place Sunday, November 8th from 2pm to 5pm and Thursday, November 12th from 7pm to 9pm.

FLORA THE RED MENACE, by the Tony Award winning team of Kander and Ebb, is currently playing at the Rising Action Theatre in Florida. The show will end its current run November 22nd.

The Horizon Theatre will open THE SANTALAND DIARIES for its 11th straight season beginning November 27th. THE SANTALAND DIARIES is written by critically-acclaimed author David Sedaris and runs through January 3rd, 2010.

The Atlantic Lyric Theatre has announced their 2009-2010 season. The productions will include RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, THE ALL NIGHT STRUT!, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, A FUNNY THING...FORUM, and HAIRSPRAY.

Cast members of the Tony Award winning NEXT TO NORMAL will debut a new song based on suggestions to their Twitter account at 92YTribeca on October 28th. Cast members Aaron Tveit and Louis Hobson will perform the song at a 7:00pm concert.

The Shakespeare Society will host an evening entitled MARLOWE VS. SHAKESPEARE: RIVALRY, IMITATION, & INFLUENCE, which will be held at the Kaye Theatre on November 9th. The evening will feature Broadway's John Douglas Thompson and Matthew Rauch, as well as Columbia University professor James Shapiro. The evening will be a discussion of the Elizabethan authors, Marlowe and Shakespeare, and their works.