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According to a report in the New York Times this morning, members of advocacy groups such the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts - an advocacy group for blind and deaf actors - are none to pleased with the casting of Abigail Breslin as Hellen Keller in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker.

Rolex presents 'AMERICA DANCES! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage - Broadway, TV & Film'- Career Transition For Dancers' 24th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center. Patrick Swayze (1952 - 2009) will be honored posthumously with the 2009 Rolex Dance Award. The Career Transition For Dancers' Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance will be given to Lawrence Herbert and the Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation. The show will be followed by an 'Anniversary Supper with the Stars' at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.

It is not news that technological advancement is the new center of global competition. Indeed, in today's world, we have become accustomed to wanting everything bigger, clearer, louder, and faster - and we want it now. This emerging perspective has led to a number of interesting innovations: music has become digitized such that album creation no longer requires singers to have the talent to stay on pitch or carry a tune; books have become screened via the Kindle; communication no longer requires the use of a voice or pen (when did you last send a letter via post?); and through online money management people can become rich without ever touching a dollar bill. The list goes on.

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater will usher in the Holiday Season with 'Bob Baker's Holiday Spectacular' opening November 14, 2009 and playing through January 10th, 2010. The production features everything from the eight days of Chanukah to a trip to Santa's Workshop.

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust has granted The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center $40,000 to go toward the development of new plays at its 2010 and 2011 National Playwrights Conferences that take place every summer in at the theater in Waterford, Connecticut.

On Monday, November 9, WNYC Radio's The Jerome L Green Performance Space's month dialogue series, 'The NEXT New York Conversation' will host Lemon Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Mary Gaitskill, Jamal Joseph, and John Turturro in a special conversation event entitled 'Breakout: Voices From the Inside.'

Variety reports that Broadway thespian Jeremy Strong join Liv Tyler in the film The Romantics.

Due to overwhelming audience demand, Girls Night: The Musical has been held over at Club Café. An extra four weekends have been added to the engagement, which will now run through December 20th.

The 8-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical will open at the Community Center Theater in downtown Sacramento and will play for 2 weeks beginning Wednesday, November 4 and running through Sunday, November 15.

The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center cordially will host an open house for the new state-of-the-art Knight Theater. The official dedication ceremony will take place on December 5 at 10am followed by a variety of activities for all ages, including karaoke on stage and tours of the theater.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that stage and screen star Oliver Platt is set to co-star opposite Laura Linney in the Bill Condon-helmed dark comedy series 'The C Word' for Showtime.

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company opens its 15th season with an enchanting new production of CINDERELLA. This timeless tale is brought to whimsical, magical life just in time to celebrate the holiday season. Re-set on the bayous of Louisiana, this uplifting re-telling of the classic fairytale, directed by African-American Shakespeare Company Executive Director Sherri Young, features all of the pageantry, hilarity, and charm of the original, but with a soulful twist. CINDERELLA plays December 10 through 27 (press opening: December 11) at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco.

DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN, the longest-running solo play in Broadway history, will perform at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA) Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, December 5 at 5P and 8:30P.

Direct from headlining on Cunard's prestigious Queen Victoria, a tour of Japan, and engagements in his home country of Australia, Darren Willams returns to Metropolitan Room at Gotham with his show 'Not the Boy Next Door: the Peter Allen Songbook' for two shows only. Don Rebic will be musical director with Matt Wigton on bass and Ray Grappone on percussion. The performances will take place on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 and Saturday, November 14 at 9:45.

Singer and actor Linda Eder will present an evening of signature songs and holiday favorites in the first of a series of Rrazz- produced concerts at the Marines Memorial Theatre. Performances of 'All of Me' are Dec 11 and 12 at 8 PM. Tickets are $47.50- $63.50. VIP tickets are $77.50 and include a 'meet the artist' event. Tickets can be purchased at www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com or directly at 415 771 6900.

ZviDance, a company comprised of athletic and lyrical dancers that blends contemporary aesthetics with lush, full-bodied movement, will begin a year-long celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the company with at their Annual Fall Benefit on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Judson Memorial Church.

SecondStory Repertory, Redmond 's only professional theater company, faces the most severe financial crisis of its decade-long life. This beloved theatrical producer and presenter has entertained tens of thousands from its convenient second story home inside Redmond Town Center. Now, in its 11th season, the theater is faced with the daunting challenge of raising $80,000 by December 31, 2009 or entering bankruptcy and ceasing all operations immediately.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present the theatrical spectacular, Aurélia's Oratorio this holiday season. Aurélia Thierrée grew up in the circus and has charmed audiences around the world with this display of stage illusion. The show was conceived and directed by Aurélia's mother, Victoria Thierrée Chaplin, who - along with her husband, Jean Baptiste Thierrée - created Cirque Bonjour, Cirque Imaginaire, and Cirque Invisible, innovative troupes that inspired Cirque du Soleil. Performed in the state-of-the-art Roda Theatre, Aurélia's Oratorio begins previews on December 4, opens December 9, and closes January 24.

HOW TO BE A GOOD ITALIAN DAUGHTER, a play written and performed by Antoinette LaVecchia, will begin its recently-announced 8-week extension Off-Broadway on Thursday, October 29 at 7p.m. at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre in Manhattan. The production is now scheduled to play through December 12, 2009.

Producers have announced the cast for the Los Angeles debut of Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! The Musical, playing at the Pantages Theatre for a limited engagement during the 2009 holiday season, November 10 through January 3. Leading the 24-member cast will be Christopher Lloyd as The Grinch and John Larroquette as Old Max.