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Argentine stage star Elena Rogers is confirmed to star in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Sondheim's Passion, as she revealed yesterday on the Susana Gimenez Show. The Susana Gimenez Show is Argentina's highest rated variety show. As previously reported, the Donmar Warehouse will be celebrating 80 years of Sondheim with a special production of the legend's 1994 Passion in the Spring of 2010.

The cast of the upcoming Maury Yeston film 'Nine' will be featured in an upcoming exclusive interview with 'Nightline' host Cynthia McFadden on Thursday, December 10th. The interview will discuss the upcoming film, including the discoveries the actors made during filming about both themselves and their characters, their experiences with director Rob Marshall, and their favorite moments during the shoot.

It is with great reluctance but enormous panache, given the expanding parameters of the production, that All About Me announces a new first - it moving theatres even before opening. The production will now begin performances at Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd St.) moving two blocks from one of the New York's prime theatres - and the originally announced - The John Golden Theatre. Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna's newly joint venture All About Me will begin previews Friday, February 19, 2010 and opening on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

The season finale of GLEE ended on a high note last night, with 8.1 million viewers tuning in. Overall, the season has been a rousing success, becoming FOX's top grosser and generating 2 chart-topping albums, not to mention making stars of it's cast.

Frost/Nixon star Frank Langella will join Liam Neeson, January Jones and Diane Kruger in 'Unknown White Male,' the Dark Castle thriller, Variety reports.

Kristin Chenoweth has not had to suffer the burden of unemplayment long since her recent Emmy win for Pushing Daisies this fall. The actress has since had guest spots on GLEE and recently starred in the Lifetime flick 12 Men of Christmas, which aired Deecember 5. She will be returning to the Great White Way in the spring to star alongside Sean Hayes in Promises Promises, and last night, December 7, she appeared on Carrie Underwood's All-Star Holiday Special on FOX.

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, winner of the 2007 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event, will return to New York, producer Dan Whitten of TIGER Theatricals announced today. The one-weekend only event will play from January 8-10, 2010, at the Theatre at Saint Peters.

Variety reports that Fela!,will get big screen treatment by Hunger director Steve McQueen. Like the musical, the film is based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti as written in the book, Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon, by Michael Veal.

The New York Times is reporting that Nicholas Martin, the artistic director of the Williamstown Theater Festival, will step down from his post following his third season. The search for his replacement has begun by the Festival's board. Spokesman Rick Miramontez comments that Martin's reign at the Festival was always expected to be short-lived, given his outside directing obligations.

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BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to purchase tickets at a very special price to one of the most celebrated productions since 2008 - HAIR - Tony winner last season for Best Musical Revival.

For one festive night only, Broadway will come to Urban Stages to ring in the season with special arrangements of favorite holiday tunes. The concert will be held at Urban Stages on Sunday, December 13 at 9:30pm.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of Ordinary Days will play its final performance on Sunday, December 13th at 7:00 PM. Ordinary Days features Lisa Brescia as 'Claire,' Hunter Foster as 'Jason,' Jared Gertner as 'Warren' and Kate Wetherhead as 'Deb.' This production marks the first musical presented in the Black Box Theatre.

Nick Spangler, winner of the thirteenth season of the Emmy Award-winning reality television series The Amazing Race, will play his final performance as Matt in The Fantasticks this Sunday, December 13, 2009. Erik Altemus, last seen as Frankie Epps in the Musical Theatre Guild of Los Angeles's production of Parade, takes over the role on December 14.

The producers of BURN THE FLOOR announced today that Mary Murphy of FOX's 'So You Think You Can Dance' will now perform in Broadway's sizzling dance show from December 22nd through January 10th, joining current stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kym Johnson of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' on stage for the holidays. BURN THE FLOOR will now end its Broadway engagement on January 10th. The show had previously announced that its final performance would be on February 14th.

In an interview out today, the forces behind GeekDad.com sat down with GLEE co-creator Brad Falchuck to talk about the hit show and how, in an environment where shows are being cancelled left and right - even good ones - GLEE has managed to keep an audience.

The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE two-night season finale airs Tuesday, Dec. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Dec. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, and AMERICAN IDOL's Adam Lambert is set to take the stage. Lambert will sing his latest track, 'Whataya Want From Me,' in his first appearance on the network since the AMERICAN IDOL season finale in May.

Acclaimed actors Martin Sheen and Olympia Dukakis, legendary rock musician Ray Manzarek of The Doors, and poets Michael McClure and Anne Waldman are set to join Judith Malina and other artists for a one-night-only gala to benefit The Living Theatre on Friday, December 18, beginning with cocktails and dinner at 6pm, followed by a program of music and performance at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan.

Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, Saltimbanco takes spectators on an allegorical and acrobatic journey into the heart of the city.

Crain's New York is reporting that The Actor's Fund, a nationwide human resources organizations that supports entertainment professions, is preparing to launch the Actors Fund Housing Development Corp., a non-profit that intends to build low-income housing units throughout urban areas in the United States. The first project is a 160 unit building in Newark New Jersey, anticipated to be announced next month. Sites for developments in New York City and Los Angeles are also being scouted, and will additionally include assisted living and nursing facilities.