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Deadline.com reports today that Carey Mulligan will join Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby McGuire in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby remake in the role of Daisy Buchanan. DiCaprio and McGuire will play the roles of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway respectively. The roles were last made famous on screen by Robert Redford, Sam Waterston and Mia Farrow in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation, directed by Jack Clayton. Luhrmann is co-writing this new adaptation alongside Craig Pearce. Luhrmann, of course, will also direct.

ROCK OF AGES, the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® nominated Broadway musical, which continues to play to packed houses on Broadway, across the United States in its first national tour and in Toronto, will open at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

Bells Are Ringing will open the Encores! 2010-11 season on November 18, 2010. With music by Jule Styne and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the production will run through 21, 2010 at New York City Center. Bells Are Ringing is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, features music direction by Rob Berman and stars Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase.

NBC has picked up its Emmy Award-winning comedy '30 Rock' (Thursdays, 10-10:30 p.m. ET) for another season through 2011-12, it was announced today by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

Weekend movie box office update: November 12-November 14, 2010.

On November 13, the National Museum of American Jewish History hosted their opening gala with the help of Jerry Seinfeld and Bette Midler in Philadelphia. Barbra Streisand was also on hand to support the new attraction.

The awards season has begun as the Gotham Film Awards have just announced their 2010 nominees.

Tomorrow, November 16 on GLEE, Gwyneth Paltrow makes her debut appearance at McKinley High as Mr. Schuester's substitute. Click below for mashups of Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag and Umbrella / Singing in the Rain!

The acclaimed Broadway revival of David Hirson's Olivier Award-winning comedy LA BÊTE starring Tony and Olivier Award winner Mark Rylance, Tony and Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce, and BAFTA Award winner (and star of 'Absolutely Fabulous') Joanna Lumley will play through Sunday, January 9th, 2011 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street), capping off a limited 16-week Broadway engagement. LA BÊTE began previews on Broadway on September 23rd and officially opened October 14th. The Broadway run immediately follows a critically and commercially successful engagement at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. LA BÊTE will have played a total of 23 preview performances and 101 regular performances on Broadway.

With eye-popping sets, fierce costumes, and an electric young cast, Julie Taymor and Bono bring Spider-Man, the $60+ Million rock musical, to Broadway. Contributing Editor Adam Green goes backstage at the Foxwoods Theatre to give Vogue readers an advance peek at the new production in the December issue (on newsstands nationwide November 23rd).

As BroadwayWorld previously reported on November 2, award-winning Leslie Jordan, celebrated as one of the funniest men in Hollywood, is set to take the West End by storm in 2011 with the transfer from New York of his acclaimed one-man show, MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET. We have now learned that the show will play the Apollo Theatre in February.

BroadwayWorld.com has just learned that Driving Miss Daisy star, Vanessa Redgrave, will be returning to the show tonight after missing several performances this week due to a case of the flu.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) announced ticket information today for the third Public Forum event, 'The Public Forum: Sondheim/Kushner,' held at the New York University's Skirball Center on Monday, November 29 at 8 p.m. Curated by Jeremy McCarter, The Public Forum is an exciting new series of lectures, debates and conversations that showcase leading voices in the arts, politics and the media. Tickets are $25 and currently on sale to Public Theater members. Any remaining single tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, November 17.

Full versions of several Christmas classics that appear on the 2010 GLEE Christmas album have surfaced online and BroadwayWorld brings you a listen below!

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the special debut engagement of living legend JOAN COLLINS from November 16 - 27. In 'One Night With Joan' Ms. Collins will share the stories and secrets of her celebrated career as one of the world's most glamorous and intriguing personalities. Broadway Beat recently caught up with the star to talk about her upcoming engagement and more!

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company of The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, by Tennessee Williams, directed by Michael Wilson. The cast will include Curtis Billings (Giulio), Elisa Bocanegra (Simonetta), Olympia Dukakis (Flora Goforth), Edward Hibbert (Witch of Capri), Maggie Lacey (Frances Black), Darren Pettie (Christopher Flanders).

Chris Jones reports in the Chicago Tribune that the Whoopi Goldberg-produced White Noise may be getting its pre-Broadway try-out in Chicago sometime in the very near future. White Noise director Sergio Trujillo tells the Tribune: 'I think we're going to get it up in Chicago...Soon.'

Bells Are Ringing, the opening Encores! production of the 2010-11 season, with music by Jule Styne and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, will run November 18-21 at New York City Center. Bells Are Ringing is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with music direction by Rob Berman and stars Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase.

Stephen Sondheim's much anticipated book, 'Finishing the Hat', compiles his lyrics from the past 50 years and give readers a look into his personal life as well as his remarkable productions. The book hit stores on October 26, 2010. In anticipation of it's launch, Sondheim recently hosted a book party at Chartwell Booksellers in Manhattan with some of his closest friends. Click below to see the stars honor Sondheim.

Film and television icon Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) brings his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special limited engagement of the acclaimed stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show. The production began previews October 26 at the Sondheim Theatre and opens tonight, November 11. BroadwayWorld brings you a photo album from the show below!