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Agatha Christie, the author whose novels and short stories have found their place on hit television shows and movies worldwide, penned Crooked House in 1949. To date, it remains one of Christie's works that has yet to appear on screen.

According to E! Online, actor and Broadway veteran Mark-Paul Gosselaar is engaged to advertising executive Catriona McGinn.

The global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, based on the songs of ABBA, is planning a series of 10 live events in the New York area over the 10 weeks leading up to the 10th Anniversary on Broadway this October.

GLEE's ensemble of actors already includes Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Mike O'Malley, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Darren Criss, Chord Overstreet, and Jenna Ushkowitz - and the show will add even more to the mix with the introduction of a slew of new characters for the third season.

For more than a decade, Bound for Broadway has been letting audiences know about new shows currently in development. In past years, Bound for Broadway has presented shows like Next to Normal, Avenue Q and The Drowsy Chaperone. Now in its 11th year, according to the Kaufman Center website, the event will feature the following shows.

According to Deadline.com, the Kevin Bacon-produced 'Valentine' was bought by HBO, with Bacon potentially starring in the show.

Exiled from her home by the Old Devil Sea to the inland plains, Anna Christie's life changed forever at just five years of age. Fifteen years later, she is reunited with the father who sent her away and sets sail in search of a new beginning. Eugene O'Neill's epic Pulitzer Award-winning play about love and forgiveness charts one woman's longing to forget the dark secrets of her past and hope for salvation.

The Off Broadway Theatre hosts an improv comedy show for $7, and all proceeds go to support HEARTS AND HANDS IN ACTION.

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, and to celebrate their tenth season Desipina & Co. - a fusion arts company focusing in film and theatre, dedicated to promoting cross-pollinations of artistic, political and cultural dialogues - will present BARRIERS, a play by Rehana Lew Mirza (THE GOOD MUSLIM) about a South Asian family's loss from the 9/11 attacks and the backlash they endure, featuring a cast that includes Pooja Kumar (Miss India USA 1995, 'Flavors') and Sunkrish Bala (ABC-TV's 'Notes from the Underbelly'). Previews of BARRIERS will begin Wednesday, September 7 prior to an official opening date of September 9 at HERE (145 6th Avenue, enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring Street) in Manhattan.

Making War Horse goes behind the scenes of the National Theatre of Great Britain's epic show, now a Tony® Award-winning hit on Broadway with rehearsal and backstage footage, interviews with the original production team, actors and puppeteers, and extracts from show.

JERSEY BOYS opened on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. The show is currently playing in New York; Las Vegas; London; Sydney, Australia; in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour and it will open in Auckland, New Zealand in April, 2012. Check out the current Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS on Access Hollywood below!

As riots in London continued into a fourth night yesterday, several London theatres were forced to close their doors.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, announced its 2011 line-up today, which includes some of the industry's biggest and most notable stars.

In THE DOUBLE, the mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius,' forces Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA operative, to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace), to solve the crime.

Multi award-winning actress Lily Tomlin is set to appear on NCIS this season.

Pump Boys and Dinettes will play the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Country-rock and Broadway collide for finger-licking good BBQ, good tunes and bucket loads of all-star talent for three nights only!

On August 20th, Breaking News - Albany's hottest new rock band - will play Appletinis Cafe.

Producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel in association with the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) are pleased to announce tickets for THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS will be on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers from Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am through Monday, September 5, 2011 at 11:59 pm, at Ticketmaster.com (800-745-3000). Also, Preferred Seating is available to American Express Gold Card, Platinum Card® and Centurion® members. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, September 12th at 10:00 am.

Palm Beach's Colony Hotel has announced the concerts set to play its Royal Room. Paulo Szot will receive a February 7-18 engagment; James Naughton from February 28 to March 3; Melba Moore from March 6 to 17; and Chita Rivera from March 20 through the 31st.

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. (www.UnsungMusicals.org) announced today initial casting for its world premiere of the original score from Gatsby at Signature Theatre's Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street) on September 30 at 7pm and 10pm as part of the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival. The special concert presentation will feature Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde, Tomorrow Morning), Astaire Award nominee Megan Sikora (Curtains, Applause, How to Succeed...) and Max von Essen (Death Takes a Holiday, Les Miserables).