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The Hollywood reporter has confirmed that stage and screen star Laura Dern will be the newest member in the world of Focker, as she will be joining the cast of the latest 'Meet the Parent's' sequel.

Last week it became apparent that, despite appearances, the the Cirque du Solei really can't do everything, immune to injury at least. Last Friday, one such performer was critically injured in Canada while rehearsing for a performance. According to a report in the Los Angele Times, the Russian performer fell off of a trampoline during a stunt, causing serious injuries to his head.

Kirby THEATER COMPANY will present Alan Ball's Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Duo Theatre. Previews begin October 29. Opens November 5.

Due to sustained audience interest and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will extend the off-Broadway run of 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' until October 25.

Estimated Weekend Movie Box Office: October 16 - October 18, 2009

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces a new block of tickets are now on-sale through April 25th for the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie. This is the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre.

Rogue Artists Ensemble has announced that it is extending it's Gogol Project through November 8 at the Bootleg Theater.

On October 2, 1959, a unique television series was launched: Rod Serling's inimitable The Twilight Zone. Fifty years later, the Paley Center in association with Food For Thought Productions will present a star-studded staged reading of 'The Masks,' a classic episode from the series that originally aired March 20, 1964.

Liza Colon-Zayas, Sol Frieder and Elaine Kussack will join Sam Waterston in the world premiere of Athol Fugard's Have You Seen Us?, taking place at Long Wharf Theatre from Nov. 24 to Dec. 20.

Broadway's Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies: October 16, 2009

The Caped Crusader faces a new villain in the upcoming Batman: The Brave & The Bold episode, 'Mayhem of the Music Meister!' The episode, from Warner Bros Animation, features the voice of Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) as the Music Meister, a menacing villain who is able to exert powerful mind-control through song. Producers and cast members received a standing ovation following a sneak-preview at Comic-Con this past July and, after much anticipation, the episode will finally air Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, October 17th to the general public and the Walter Kerr Theatre box office opens on Monday, October 19th for the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. The production stars Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury, and is directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn. The production begins previews on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 and opens on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Rehearsals begin on Monday, October 19th.

In a collaborative effort, the Actors' Fund of Canada will be receiving support from four of Canada's most highly regarded theater establishments: The National Arts Centre English Theater, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Prairie Theatre Exchange, The Theatre North West, and Western Canada Theatre. Each of these theaters will be donating proceeds from their respective productions to benefit the fund.

The 92YTribeca will present Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn's You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up in a one-night only engagement on November 5. Tomato is the pair's look at love and relationships, inspired by their own thirteen-year marriage.The play is adapted from their upcoming memoir of the same title, which will be released in February 2010.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! celebrates eight years on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre this Sunday, October 18th, 2009.

Toronto's The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has revealed the principal casting for its 2010 season. The stars include Christopher Plummer, Nikki M. James, Chilina Kennedy, Juan Chioran, Michael Therriault and Geraint Wyn Davies for the Festival's productions of The Tempest, Evita, Peter Pan and Do Not Go Gentle.

Alexi Kaye Campbell is the 2009 recipient of the U.K.'s national playwriting prize, the Whiting Award, for 'The Pride.' Campbell was bestowed the honor, that recognizes excellence in original playwriting, in a ceremony at The REP Theatre yesterday evening. The 2009 Whiting Award, supported by the Peter Wolff Trust, took place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In addition to the honor, Campbell was awarded a prize of £6000.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has announced the 60th anniversary of its founding. It is one of the oldest actor training schools in the country, founded by the legendary Stella Adler in New York City in 1949. Over the years, the Studio has trained many of the industry's preeminent artists including Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Salma Hayek and Susan Sarandon and today is nurturing the next generation of artists.

Theaters Against War (THAW) is launching a new initiative to expose the current effects of the 'war on terror' in eroding human rights and civil liberties here in the US. In a call out to artists, activists and the general public, the organization will be hosting the initiative, 'No Guantanamos at Home or Abroad,' a series of vigils beginning Monday, October 19 from 6 - 7pm and every Monday thereafter at the Metropolitan Correctional Center at 150 Park Row (at Pearl Street) in lower Manhattan, a federal penitentiary that has been mirroring many of the abusive practices detainees face at Guantanamo upon actual American citizens according to THAW.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce that due to popular demand, the Manhattan Theatre Club production of George S. Kaufman's and Edna Ferber's THE ROYAL FAMILY has been extended an additional two weeks at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). This marks the second extension for the production, which is directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt, Mauritius). Tickets are now on sale through Sunday, December 13.