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In the coming year, the Walnut Street Theatre, America's oldest theatre and the State Theatre of Pennsylvania will celebrate its landmark 202nd season of live entertainment and its 28th season as a not-for-profit producing theatre company. Boasting over 56,000 subscribers, The Walnut is not only the most popular theatre company in Philadelphia, but also the most subscribed theatre company in the world.

The producers of LOOPED, the new Broadway comedy, announced today that Brian Hutchison and Michael Mulheren will complete the company. They join Valerie Harper in the Matthew Lombardo comedy, directed by Rob Ruggiero. LOOPED will play the Lyceum Theatre . Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards live on Friday, January 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. This year's event will take place at the Hollywood Palladium and will be hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. For the third year in a row VH1 will broadcast the gala live on the network.

Gerard Butler, Mel Gibson and Sophia Loren have been set as presenters at 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast on NBC (5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET) from The Beverly Hilton.

Real-life husband-and-wife Orson Bean and Alley Mills are set to star in the West Coast premiere of Noel Coward's, A Song at Twilight, from January 16-March 7. James Glossman directs the production.

Celebrated actress Lynn Redgrave will bring her new solo show, Rachel and Juliet, to the Invisible Theatre for two performances only on January 16 and 17, 2010. Rachel and Juliet pays tribute to her mother, actress Rachel Kempson, whose love affair with the role of Juliet and search for her own Romeo lasted her entire life.

Broadway vet Casey Nicholaw, will replace Jerry Zaks at the helm of Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna's ALL ABOUT ME, beginning performances at Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd St.) on Friday, February 19, 2010 and opening on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

Two of Broadway's brightest up-and-coming stars, Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat, will take their turn in the spotlight at Joe's Pub on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 as part of Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records' ongoing concert series. The popular pair currently star as Natalie and Henry in the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal at Broadway's Booth Theatre. The 9:30pm concert will feature the young talents sharing their musical inspirations through duets and solo performances of some of the songs that made them fall in love with music.

The Disney store will be setting up shop a bit closer to its theatrical homes on Broadway. The Disney Store North America announced today that it has signed a lease for the former home of Virgin Records at 1540 Broadway, between West 45th and West 46th streets.

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show on Monday, January 25, 2010 at The Plaza (Fifth Avenue and Central Park South).

Broadway's Talk Radio star and Gossip Girl regular Sebastian Stan will join The Twilight Saga's Ashley Green in the Dark Castle Entertainment supernatural horror film The Apparition, The Hollywood Reporter reveals.

This morning, the Producers Guild announced its nominees for the 21st annual PGA Awards, including the 10 nominees up for the prestigious Producers Guild Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year award. The award, now in its 21st year, honors producers of the standout film of the season. Among the nominees are the producers of An Education starring Carey Mulligan, Lee Daniels and colleagues for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, and Peter Del Vecho for The Princess and the Frig starring Broadway's Anika Noni Rose and Jennifer Cody.

Ken Davenport today announced that his Off-Broadway hit My First Time (www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com) would close Friday January 22nd. It has played over two-and-a-half years, having opened at New World Stages on July 30th, 2007. Davenport says, 'I'm thrilled that my production of My First Time has lasted a hell of a lot longer than my own first time.'

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a musical written by novelist Stephen King with original music written by rock musician John Mellencamp, will get a new lease on life, it seems. The musical was set to premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia from April 15 through May 10, 2009, but script development issues suspended the premiere. Nashville Gab and thatnashvillesound.com are now reporting that the musical will now debut at the Alliance in September 2010, with A book and CD recording of the songs published prior to its opening.

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Twitter Watch shines a BWW spotlight on Neil Patrick Harris, beloved star of stage and screen, currently starring on How I Met Your Mother, which is about to celebrate it's 100th show with a musical episode.

New York's premier play festival, the Summer Play Festival (SPF), is partnering with London's Donmar Warehouse for the sixth year in a row on an international playwriting program for emerging writers. The Donmar Warehouse / SPF Residency Program brings together professional theatre makers from the highly acclaimed Donmar to work with a selected SPF playwright in a focused collaboration of classroom experiments, workshops, and rehearsals, culminating in a full reading of their play. The writer will spend two weeks in London immersed in the local theatre scene, and exchanging ideas and techniques with professional artists. The Donmar staff will guide and support the writer throughout their time in London, offering them a unique insight into the dynamics and complexities of the British theatre industry.

Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd took in a performance of The Lion King over the New Years weekend, giving his 2 young daughters the best Christmas gift any kid could ever get - thier first Broadway show.

FLANAGAN'S WAKE, the interactive Irish wake that has been running 16 years in Chicago, announced today that it has suspended its previously announced New York opening at Sweet Caroline's this month due to the loss of a major investor. The show has been in previews at Sweet Caroline's since November 13, 2009.

MEMPHIS, currently playing at The Shubert Theatre on Broadway starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, will dedicate the January 17 performance to The Actors Fund, granting proceeds to the fund in support of their programs and services. The curtain rises on Sunday the 17th at 8:00pm.