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The Elliot Norton Awards, which honor theatrical achievement in Boston, have announced nominations for the 2010 season. A ceremony will be held on May 17 at 7PM at the Paramount.

The Irish Classical Theatre Company will present Engaged beginning April 23. The month-long run will end on May 23 and will feature direction by Fortunato Pezzimenti. Tickets are $32-42 and can be purchased by visiting www.irishclassicaltheatre.com.

On May 14 and 15 the Heller Theatre will present Bertolt Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors/students, and can be purchased by calling 918-746-5065 or visiting www.hellertheatre.com. The Heller Theatre at Henthorne Park is located at 4825 S. Quaker Street.

In the upcoming weeks, top morning program 'LIVE! with Regis and Kelly' will welcome some of today's most popular Broadway entertainers who are known to light up both the stage and screen. Plus, 'LIVE's' Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will present the always-exciting 'Broadway Week' during the week of April 26th. Each day, the hosts will feature some of today's most exciting musicals, with the hosts themselves taking part in some of the productions.

According to a report by Variety, the recent union dispute surrounding Broadway's Come Fly Away has caused American Guild of Musical Artists to try to play a bigger role in the Broadway community. Alan Gordon, AGMA exec director, expressed interest in representing dancers not ony in dance-heavy shows like Come Fly Away, but other productions as well. Gordon stated, 'We think that down the road it's better for dancers appearing in anything, including Broadway shows, to be represented by AGMA.'

According to Variety, Peter Mills and Barry Wyner will be awarded the 2010 Kleban Prize in Musical Theater on June 21. Each will receive a prize of $100,000 at the ceremny which will be held at ASCAP.

According to Variety, Viola Davis will star in DreamWorks Studios' 'The Help,' an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel. Davis, who is currently in previews for Broadway's Fences also starring Denzel Washington, will play Aibileen.

Five-time Emmy Award-winner John Larroquette will make a stage appearance this spring, joining Johanna Day, Monica Raymund, and Michael Zegen in the cast of Elizabeth Meriwether's new play OLIVER!, in its world-premiere by the Off-Broadway theatre company the stageFARM, with previews starting May 9 prior to its official opening night May 17 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.) in Manhattan.

A collection of authors and actors including Stephen Colbert, young adult novelist Libba Bray (winner of the 2010 Printz Award for Going Bovine), Artistic Director of the Public Theater Oskar Eustis, novelist Jayne Anne Phillips (National Book Award finalist Lark & Termite) and novelist and Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen read from and discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird at Symphony Space's Thalia Book Club on April 28 at 8:00 p.m. The event, which takes place on the 84th birthday of author Harper Lee, marks the 50th anniversary of the watershed work. The evening will include readings, discussion and an audience Q&A. Tickets are $24, $20 for members.

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts will begin its Summer in the Arts with two summer voice camps with Mary Gatchell. Mary comes back from NYC to teach two exciting camps in voice and joins mother, Elaine, to teach one amazing two week musical theater camp.

Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce that A Minister's Wife, Writers' Theatre's musical adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Candida, will be produced by Lincoln Center Theater in the 2010-11 season. The original musical was conceived and directed by Michael Halberstam, adapted by Austin Pendleton with music by Joshua Schmidt and lyrics by Jan Tranen. The Lincoln Center production will be directed by Halberstam. Performances begin on Thursday, April 7, 2011 and opens on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street, New York City).

After opening last July, the 33 Club, 1419 N. Wells Street, has quickly become one of the city's hottest dining destinations to sip, savor and be seen. To launch the onset of spring, the 33 Club now offers Brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and invites Chicagoans to enjoy its upscale, yet affordable, American fare on its outdoor patio. The 33 Club's fresh take on familiar favorites combined with its distinct 1930s iconic style and high energy has afforded the richly appointed venue a reputation of the grandest quality. From signature menu items that easily match the price to being the premier destination for area events, the 33 Club has established itself as a unique and contemporary alternative to the 'Old' Town scene.

This year, the popular Identification Day at the American Museum of Natural History is being held on May 22 to celebrate the International Day of Biodiversity. In addition to identifying shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and artifacts brought by visitors, the day will also feature presentations from Museum scientists highlighting the importance of biodiversity. Entomologist Louis Sorkin will discuss and display many of the insects and arachnids housed at the Museum, ornithologist Paul Sweet will speak about why continuing to collect specimens is crucial to our understanding of avian biodiversity, and ichthyologist Radford Arrindell will discuss documenting fish biodiversity.

Miracle Theatre Group, with support from Oregon Humanities, presents a series of three Quijote-inspired conversations with humanities scholars, artists and community leaders to investigate ways in which the characters of the Cervantes classic novel still resonate today, including leading second lives in virtual words; the qualities required of good leaders; and the influence of Don Quijote on contemporary culture. The conversations, which are free and open to the public, begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 12, 19 and 26 at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland). Due to limited seating, reservations are suggested by calling 503-236-7253, ext. 114 or visiting alejandra@milagro.org.

The Modern Stage presents MIRACLE DAY, a new play written and directed by TOM SIME, Writer in Residence at 45 Bleecker in New York. This romantic comedy-drama is a bittersweet story about extreme happiness-and what comes after. The action is interwoven with an original rock score composed and played live by Vern Woodhead and Yana Davydova of the Brooklyn band The Epicures.

Tonight, April 14, the Landon Knoblock Trio will be performing at the Cornelia Street Cafe at 29 Cornelia Street. the performance takes place at 6PM and admission is $10.

According to the New York Times, Rocco Landesman, Broadway theatre producer and chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts requested a budget of $161 million for 2011. Landesman argued to the House subcomittee that the cutting budget would help support the arts as an economic stimulus. With the new budget the American Masterpieces program will be cut, however the Big Read, a more popular program, will not.

Broadway's Kevin Crewell will be producing Sing For My Sister: A Benefit Concert on May 10. The event is to feature the talents of Donna McKechnie, Mary Beth Peil, Paige Davis, Will Chase, Aaron Lazar, Felicia Finley, Dan Reichard, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Steven Goldsmith, Shonn Wiley, Michael Cunio, and Michael Ingersoll.

Susan Boyle, of 'Britain's Got Talent' mega-fame, has expressed interest in collaborating with Lady GaGa, contactmusic.com reports. In reference to Lady GaGa's Telephone music video, say Boyle, 'I think Lady GaGa is a wonderful artist and completely original and I like her costumes. Love it! Yes, I'd love to do a duet with her, complete with telephone hat too!'

Joe's Pub will be featuring a line-up of numerous Broadway stars this April and May including: Anthony Rapp, Sutton Foster, Billy Porter, Kevin Chamberlin, Justin Bond, Nora York, Jeffrey Johnson, Galt MacDermott and the Hair tribe.