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Liv Ullmann, living legend of cinema and theater, has just directed a production of A Streetcar Named Desire that stars Cate Blanchett and opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in November. While Ullmann was preparing that production, a documentary, The Sealed Orders of Liv Ullmann, captured her mentoring young actors through scenes from this same Tennessee Williams play. The Paley Center will premiere this film by four-time Academy Award nominees Kirk Simon and Karen Goodman, on December 14 at 6:30pm at The Paley Center for Media.

Coca-Cola in association with Fifth Third Bank and Olympia Entertainment is donating tickets to distressed families to holiday shows at the Fox Theatre. Vouchers for Christmas favorite, Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits tour are available to families experiencing economic hardships at the Fifth Third Bank Warren branch today, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 from noon to 5 p.m.

So You Think You Can Dance is down to the 8 finalists, determined this week after Noelle Marsh and Nathan Trasoras were eliminated on Tuesday night. This week's results show also featured performances by Snoop Dogg with Quest Crew, who debuted his new single, 'I Wanna Rock,' as well as by LXD (Legion of Extraordinary Dancers).

173 live-action feature films (105 dramas and 68 comedies or musicals), 15 animated feature films, 133 television series (79 drama and 54 comedies), 33 mini-series or telefilms and a record 69 foreign language films have been qualified for 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' consideration honoring 2009 achievements, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Matt Weaver & Scott Prisand, two of ROCK OF AGES' lead producers and co-owners of the LA-based Corner Store Entertainment, have two films in the top dramatic category at Sundance Film Festival. The films, which star a host of stage stars, are SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS (Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis) and HESHER (Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon Levitt).

U.K.'s The Stage is reporting that, in keeping with the times, West London's Bush Theatre launched a pioneering social networking website, Bush Green, allowing playwrights to post their scripts online for producers and directors to read in the hope of getting commissioned. The site is running at www.bushgreen.org.

Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television today released select songs on iTunes featured in this week's episode of GLEE, including cast versions of Van Halen's 'Jump,' Lily Allen's 'Smile' and Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile.'

Variety reports that the hotly anticipated Rob Marshall-helmed NINE will open the Dubai Film Festival on December 9.

Imagem Music, the Number #1 independent music publisher in the world, has acquired the worldwide stock and amateur rights to the 2008 Tony Award winning Best Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS, with a Tony Award winning score by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a Tony Award nominated book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Stage and screen thespian Philip Seymour Hoffman has teamed up with There Will Be Blood writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson on a new drama in which Hoffman plays the founder of a new religious organization in the 1950s. The projects banner, Universal, will decided whether or not to pull the tirgger on the estimated $35 million dollar film after Anderson delivers the final script.

Tonight, December 2 at 6:00pm, Broadway Impact will host a gathering on the TKTS steps in Times Square, rallying for marriage equality in America. Calling on everyone to contact their state Senators, the organization is hoping to put pressure on policy makers to vote 'yes' to marriage equality bills.

Following an acclaimed original sold-out run, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) proudly announces a limited return engagement of the company's recent World Premiere production of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, the new hit play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday). Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - The New York Times), the original engagement opened Tuesday, October 13 to across-the-board rave reviews and was ultimately extended twice by critical and audience demand through Saturday, November 21. The return limited engagement will begin performances Tuesday, December 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with tickets on sale through Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Acclaimed British playwright Clare McIntyre, whose Thickness of Skin recently made its American premiere in New York City this fall, passed away last Friday, November 27th of multiple sclerosis. She was 57.

California Institute of the Arts' (CalArts) School of Theater will host the fifth annual Arts in the One World conference from Thursday, January 21 through Sunday, January 24, 2010.

NINE will have a limited release on December 18th in New York and Los Angeles and will then go on wide release on December 25th. Today, yet another sneak peak production photo has been released of Penelope Cruz.

The Kimmel Center will present a newly revised version of Frank McCourt's The Irish...And How They Got That Way from January 7 - February 28.

The smash hit revival of WEST SIDE STORY announced today that Matthew Hydzik will officially take over the role of 'Tony,' beginning Tuesday, December 15. After having understudied the role since performances began on Broadway on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Broadway's Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway), Mr. Hydzik will star as 'Tony' opposite Tony Award nominee Josefina Scaglione. Jeremy Jordan (Rock of Ages) will play the role of 'Tony' on Wednesday evenings and Sunday matinees.

Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) has been added as the third and final judge on NBC's upcoming a cappella singing competition series, 'The Sing-Off,' a four night holiday event premiering Monday, December 14 (8-10 p.m. ET). Hosted by multi-platinum recording artist Nick Lachey, the one-of-a-kind battle of voices will continue on December 15 and 16, culminating in a live finale on December 21 (each night 8-10 p.m. ET). Scherzinger joins previously announced judges Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men).

The Actors Fund's Auction of 1000 Stars Holiday Edition is live for bidding online through December 10. The event will raise money to support the entertainment charity.

Ruthie Henshall will return to 'CHICAGO' to reprise the role of ‘Roxie Hart' from Monday 14 December for nine weeks only (14 December - 28 February). Ruthie Henshall originated the role of ‘Roxie Hart' in 1997 - for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award - when 'CHICAGO' first conquered the West End. As Ruthie Henshall is contracted to other commitments for selected performances between 28 December - 2 January, Bonnie Langford will play the role of ‘Roxie' for these performances. Bonnie comes to London direct from playing the role of ‘Roxie' on Broadway.