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Cape May Stage, South Jersey's premier professional Equity theatre, is thrilled to announce a production of a modern classic: Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog. Directed by Cape May Stage favorite James Reynolds - Co-Artistic Director of the Fremont (CA) Centre Theatre and star of Days of Our Lives - and starring Stephen Rider and Jed Reynolds, Topdog/Underdog opens September 30th at 8pm at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets in downtown Cape May.

Gay Marshall, a BILLBOARD Top World Music Artist, reprises her smashing concert - PIAF: Queen of Heart - at Joe's Pub on Friday, October 1st at 7:00 PM.

The Paley Center for Media will celebrate the life and work of John Lennon starting this October, with panel discussions, screenings, a musical tribute performance, and a photo exhibit that will give Lennon fans never-before-seen insight into his life both before and after the Beatles. To coincide with the week of Lennon's birthday on October 9, our Lennon salute will include major previews of Nowhere Boy and LENNONYC, a performance by the Quarreymen, and special screenings of Imagine and The U.S. vs. John Lennon for John Lennon's actual birthday on Saturday, October 9.

After its extraordinary success in Korea and Hong Kong, Korea's very first English musical The Covenant Journey will launch its 3-week run on Broadway starting on November 5th. The production will then move to Philadelphia and then to Washington D.C. The musical's Broadway debut comes only four years after its first public performance in 2006.

Three desperate souls adrift at sea await a maddeningly cruel fate bestowed on them by an angry God-a comedy which may or may not have absolutely nothing to do with race. (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y) is a slight adaptation of one of Eugene O'Neill's earliest plays, THIRST (1914), written while the playwright was confined to a sanatorium in rural Connecticut. THIRST had a single production in 1916 with the Provincetown Players, in which O'Neill himself originated the role of the Negro Sailor. The play subsequently sank into obscurity. Despite its rough edges, THIRST hints at O'Neill's later experiments with expressionism and American myth, as well as his forays into the dark underbelly of modernity. Creating a new work based on this public domain text, Little Lord exploits O'Neill's wildly imaginative assault on the very nature of performance and the possibilities of the theater. (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y) is at once grotesque melodrama, gothic horror, campy musical theater, and engrossing telenovela- a fantastical mix of No Exit, Waiting for Godot, The Count of Monte Cristo, 'Amos and Andy,' and Open Water.

New York City Theater Subdistrict Council (TSC), City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin announced Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) is among 15 organizations to receive grants totaling $2.1 million for a range of projects that will encourage audience development and foster the creation of new work.

Theatre Development Fund (TDF), the not-for-profit performing arts service organization, has been named as one of 15 organizations to receive grants from the New York City Theater Subdistrict Council (TSC). TDF will receive $200,000 to continue its 'New Audiences for New York' program, which was launched last year with a $150,000 grant from the TSC. The mission of 'New Audiences for New York' is to build new audiences for Broadway among diverse and underrepresented New Yorkers across the city.

The internationally acclaimed one-woman show, Lilia!, about the remarkable life of Oscar-nominated actress Lilia Skala, is to get its London premiere at Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead, from Tuesday October 26 - Saturday November 13.

According to the Internet Movie Database, Emma Stone, who can currently be seen on the big screen in 'Easy A', has officially given up her dream of appearing in a Broadway musical. Having grown up doing regional theatre in Arizona, Stone admits that her voice just could not hold up eight shows a week.

The Music Theatre of Connecticut 2010/11 MainStage Season will open with award-winning cabaret performer Klea Blackhurst, direct from New York in 'Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman.' Klea Blackhurst - hailed as an 'improbably terrific young performer' by the New York Times - will bring her critically acclaimed show, 'Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman' to Music Theatre of Connecticut for a limited engagement with performances beginning October 8. Since its original New York debut in 2001, this knock-out show continues to take the country by storm with Klea delivering bright new interpretations of Merman's signature songs such as 'I Got Rhythm, ' 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' and 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' as well as rarely-performed obscurities including 'Just A Moment Ago,' 'I've Still Got My Health,' and 'World Take Me Back.'

Donis Productions presents 'Friends' by Peter L. Levy, Off Broadway at Theater 3, 311 West 43rd Street 3rd Floor (home of the Mint Theatre company - off 8th Avenue). The play is directed by Jerry Donis and stars Harlan Tuckman and Judy Spiegel. Previews begin on October 7th and the Opening is Thursday, October 14th. www.friendstheplay.com/

According to Variety, Lionsgate recently acquired the rights to the Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart drama Rabbit Hole. The movie is set to premiere in theaters in December.

Today, the Board of Directors of New York City Opera announced that Charles R. Wall was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board effective December 16, 2010. Mr. Wall, who previously served on City Opera's board from 2001 to 2008, will succeed Susan L. Baker, who will step down as Chairman after seven years of dedicated service.

The Philadelphia Orchestra kicks off the 2010-11 season in style with a week of activities, beginning Tuesday, September 21. A free Neighborhood Concert, Opening Night Concert and Gala, spectacular subscription concerts, and a free College Night will welcome back audiences and connect the Orchestra with the Philadelphia community.

Check out this video of Kerry Butler singing 'I Was Blind' from Pandora's Box at Sirius XM Live on Broadway on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.

Wood Street Galleries is proud to present the world premiere of 'Shortplayer,' a new composition by renowned artist and composer Jem Finer. 'Shortplayer' will be performed by Finer leading a group of Pittsburgh's finest musicians at 9:30 p.m. Friday, October 1 at Wood Street Galleries, immediately following the Downtown Gallery Crawl. ('Shortplayer' concert admission is $10/$8 students.) The performance marks the Pittsburgh launch of Finer's acclaimed artwork Longplayer, a 1,000-year-long composition that has played continuously since 1999, and which arrives in Pittsburgh as part of Wood Street Galleries' sound-installation show, Audio Space (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2010).

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Hartford's own HartBeat Ensemble a generous grant as part of its LITA (Learning in the Arts) program.

Writers often meet producers at a party and have two minutes to interest them in their work. Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) offers twenty-two writers a chance to practice their pitching skills with real producers who are looking for new work. TRU's next WRITER-PRODUCER SPEED DATE will take place on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 5:30pm and 6:30pm at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC. Commercial Broadway producers already scheduled to listen and respond to writer pitches include Pam Koslow (Jane Eyre, Jelly's Last Jam, Yank!), Ken Waissman (Grease, Torch Song Trilogy), Jane Dubin (The Norman Conquests revival, 39 Steps), Cheryl Wiesenfeld (Legally Blonde, A Steady Rain, The Exonerated) and Apples and Oranges Productions (Memphis, Hair), with six more to be announced.

According to Deadline.com, Glee, Modern Family, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and Temple Grandin were all recipients of Humanitas Prizes, which were awarded today in Beverly Hills. The prizes are meant to recognize writers whose work 'entertain, engage and enrich the viewing public.'

The spirit and energy of Johnny Cash comes to Central New York in Merry-Go-Round's much anticipated 5th show of the season, Ring of Fire. Featuring songs written and made famous by Johnny Cash including, 'Folsom Prison Blues,' 'Jackson,' 'A Boy Named Sue,' 'Hurt,' and title song 'Ring of Fire.' This show captures the essence of an American tale using the storytelling powers his famous songs.