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Carol Lipnik & Spookarama and Jane Lecroy & Transmitting will perform a double bill at The Black Box Theater on Saturday, October 24th at 8pm.

Stars from Broadway's Jersey Boys and Wicked will join the distinctive cast of comedic and dance talent in the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, presented by Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment. Banana Shpeel will perform at The Beacon Theatre for a limited engagement from February 4 through April 30, 2010.

59E59 Theaters hosts the new York City premiere of GOOD BOBBY tonight, October 14. The production has been in previews since October 8. GOOD BOBBY is written by Brian Lee Franklin and directed by Pierson Blaetz and will play a limited engagement through Sunday, November 8. The show is produced by Greenway Arts Alliance (Los Angeles) and Danny Fresh.

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that two-time Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman will star as French impressionist Edward Degas in the world premiere of The Line, by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The production will play at the U.K.'s Arcola Theatre from November 23 - December 12.

In anticipation of the opening Horton Foote's plays The Orphans Home Cycle, The Outer Critics Circle will host a special panel discussion: Horton Foote...The Journey, an exploration of The Orphans' Home Cycle on Wednesday, November 4th (5PM) at Sardi's Restaurant in the Eugenia Room. The event will be chaired by OCC Executive Committee member Rosalind Friedman who will also serve as co-moderator along with OCC President Simon Saltzman.

The Casting Society of America has announced that comedian Janeane Garofalo will host the year's New York 25th Annual Artios Awards® ceremony on Monday, November 2, 2009 at The Times Center, in the newly built New York Times Building (620 Eighth Avenue). The reception will commence at 5:30 p.m. EST). She will be joined by actor Stanley Tucci, who will present the coveted New York Big Apple Award to Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron (their new theatrical production, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, just opened to rave reviews in New York). Simultaneously, the Los Angeles award ceremony will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel (reception will commence at 5:45 p.m. PST).

NYC's Metropolis Opera Project and Broadway's Zachary James present IMBECILE D'AMOUR, an original cabaret act to be produced at Chicago's Gorilla Tango Theatre Sunday, October 25 at 7:00pm. IMBECILE D'AMOUR features the music of Weill, Sondheim, Willson, Holst, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Gounod, Hevner and more, compiled in a story of love to celebrate the week of Halloween. The evening features Jonathon Rose (The Color Purple, South Pacific) on piano and Kiersten Cunningham (Anthology Strings, Group Therapy) on violin.

Variety is reporting that 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane will be teaming up with comedian Alex Borstein (MadTV, The Family Guy), to star in a variety special for Fox next month entitled, 'Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show.' The show will air on Sunday, November 8, at 8:30 p.m.

Loaded, a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts, is set for a limited engagement from November 7, 2009 through January 23, 2010 at Theatre Row. Directed by Michael Unger, this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00PM.

The Town Hall, Broadway's landmark concert venue, presents the fifth annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, October 16th- 18th. This three-concert series, created, written an hosted by Scott Siegel, takes place over one weekend and includes A Tribute to David Merrick, staring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical, on Friday October 16th at 8pm, All of Me staring Linda Eder on Saturday October 17th at 8pm and Broadway Originals on Sunday October 18th at 3pm.

Portland State University School of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of Theater present William Shakespeare's The Tempest, november 20 - November 28. The production is directed by William Tate and Carolyn Holzman. All performances will take place at Artists Repertory Theatre, Morrison Stage.

The London Telegraph is reporting that this week marks the first night in six years, since the fall of Saddam Hussein, that Iraq played a staged a production written, produced and directed by Iraqis.

The 2009 37th Annual American Music Award Nominees have been announced and pop icon, the late Michael Jackson dominates the pool with five nominations, alongside Taylor Swift who garnered six. Green Day, whose show, An American Idiot is enjoying a sold out run at Berkeley Rep, was recognized in the Favorite Alternative Rock Artist category. Broadway's Annie Get Your Gun star received recognition in Favorite Female Country Music Artist category. Music award staple Beyonce Knowles, who starred as Dina Jones in the film version of Dreamgirls is celebrated with three nominations for her album I Am...Sasha Fierce.

Following a sold-out Canadian tour, Michel Legrand returns to New York for a special one-night engagement at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on Saturday, November 21st at 8PM. The multiple Oscar and Grammy-winning pianist and composer will be joined by French singing sensation Mario Pelchat. Five-time Grammy Award winner Dionne Warwick is the special guest star. The trio will be accompanied by a quartet of musicians, including Catherine Michel, the harp soloist at Opera de Paris, for a night of classical film scores by Maestro Legrand, as well as jazz and Hollywood hits, built around the romance and nostalgia of French ‘chanson.'

Hartford Stage has announced that Lisa Emery, Lucy DeVito and Billy Magnussen are among the actors who have been cast in their Brand:NEW fall festival, which begins October 16 and runs through October 20.

Disney's THE LION KING set new box office records during its 6-week premiere engagement, ending October 11, at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage, grossing $6.2 million and entertaining more than 85,000 people, a number equal to approximately 12 percent of the state's population.

On Saturday, October 24, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire, a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, will benefit from the proceeds raised at an unforgettable evening filled with music and performances by some of the hottest and brightest stars on Broadway. The concert will take place at the beautiful OC Pavilion Performing Arts Theater located in Santa Ana on the evening of October 24, 2009.

The Washington, DC engagement of JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the National Theatre for the week ending Sunday, October 11, grossing $1,259,040, beating the previous record of $1,138,472.50 set by Spamalot in July 2006.

NBC Universal has announced that 9 To 5 composer Dolly Parton will take part Carrie Underwood's star-studded holiday, tentatively entitled 'Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Special,' airing on FOX at 8PM EST on December 7. Adam Shankman, director the film version of Hairspray, is co-executive producing and directing the special.

The legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail will be told for the last time Sunday, October 18th, 2009 in Costa Mesa. Monty Python's Spamalot, the 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will end its reign on the road.