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Today in 2008, A Catered Affair closed at the Walter Kerr Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances. A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, set in 1953 in the Bronx. John Doyle directed the production, which starred Fierstein, Faith Prince and Tom Wopat.

The beauty of a long-running Broadway show is being able to see an iconic role portrayed by more than just one star. Today, BWW is continuing our new series SHOWTUNE SHUFFLE! In this edition, not two, but eight Christines and Raouls sing The Phantom of the Opera's 'All I Ask of You' from start to finish. Click below to watch Ryan Silverman, Marni Raab, Kyle Barisich, Trista Moldovan, Samantha Hill, Jeremy Hays, Julia Udine and Mary Michael Patterson trade off the melody and strut all over the Bryant Park stage!

Dave Thomas Brown, recently of Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages, leads a cast that also includes Wayne Duvall (O Brother Where Art Thou?, Leatherheads), Matt McGrath (Cabaret, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Keith Nobbs(Lombardi, 'The Black Donnellys') and Afton C. Williamson ('Nashville,' 'Homeland') will star in Matthew Lopez's The Legend of Georgia McBride, the first production of MCC's 2015-16 Main Stage Season.

Below, BroadwayWorld asks a slew of stars what they do to wind down after a show. Find out how they answered below!

Below, watch as Jennifer Piacenti, Morgan McCann, Edward Tolve and Yi Han Chang perform songs from Sayonara.

Below, watch as Jeremy Stolle, Jeremy Hays and Julia Udine and the rest fo the cast belt out The Phantom of the Opera, including: 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'All I Ask of You,' and 'The Music of the Night.'

Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program on Thursday - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of BEAUTIFUL, SAYONARA, Kinky Boots AND THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

In honor of Throwback Thursday, BroadwayWorld is celebrating the past with a new series that will take you back in time with some of our favorite vintage video features. That's right- we are opening up the BroadwayWorld Vaults to reminisce on shows are long gone from the Broadway-scene, but have left an indelible mark on the world of theatre as a whole. Today, we bring you a vintage video from 2008. Relive the magic of Encores! DAMN YANKEES below!

Today in 1975, A Chrous Line opened at the Shubert THeatre, where it ran for 6137 performances. A Chorus Line is a musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. With nineteen main characters, it is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical. The show provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers. The original Broadway production received 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine of them, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Happy Birthday Kristin Chenoweth! On Broadway, Chenoweth has appeared in Steel Pier, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Epic Proportions, Funny Girl, Wicked, The Apple Tree, and Promises, Promises. Her Off-Broadway credits include The Fantasticks, Box Office of the Damned, Scapin, Strike Up the Band, A New Brain, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Candide, The Apple Tree, Stairway to Paradise, Love, Loss and What I Wore and many more. She most recently starred in On the Twentieth Century.

Happy Birthday Daniel Radcliffe! Radcliffe is best known for playing the title role in all eight of the blockbuster Harry Potter films. In 2008, he made his Broadway debut to much acclaim in EQUUS. Radcliffe won BroadwayWorld.com's 2009 Theatre Fans' Choice Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in EQUUS. He returned to Broadway in March 2011 with HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and was succeeded by Darren Criss, and later Nick Jonas. He most recently led the Broadway production of THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, which just concluded its limited run at the Cort Theatre.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will be live-streaming eleven concerts this summer from its Out of Doors series and Mostly Mozart Festival, making concerts from the world's leading performing arts center more accessible to fans around the globe. We are excited to bring you one of them right here at BroadwayWorld.  Tonight at 7PM, tune in right here for Randy Newman, Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars and Lil Buck. With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical, plus a host of unforgettable film scores, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Randy Newman has created musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences. Master trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and his jet-setting band will bring their signature sound to a set of New Orleans tunes. And the jaw-droppingly virtuosic Lil Buck starts the evening with the blend of Memphis street style (jookin') and contemporary dance that sparked collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Madonna, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Happy Birthday Alan Menken! For Disney, Menken has scored The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, each of which won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, and Tangled. Menken has collaborated on several occasions with lyricists including Howard Ashman,Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. On Broadway, Menken has composed for The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, King David, Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, and Newsies. His most recent Broadway project, Aladdin, is currently playing at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Below, watch as director Jack O'Brien previews what's to come!

It's time for Him to say God-bye. Don't miss your last chance to see God on Broadway in AN ACT OF GOD, now in its final weeks! JIM PARSONS ('The Big Bang Theory') stars in this miraculously funny new play where God and His devoted angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. The New York Times calls it 'The Most Hilarious 90 Minutes on Broadway!' ?

It's time for Him to say God-bye. Don't miss your last chance to see God on Broadway in AN ACT OF GOD, now in its final weeks! JIM PARSONS ('The Big Bang Theory') stars in this miraculously funny new play where God and His devoted angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. The New York Times calls it 'The Most Hilarious 90 Minutes on Broadway!' ?

Today in 1976, Guys and Dolls opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 239 performances. Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on 'The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown' and 'Blood Pressure', two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably 'Pick the Winner'. Premiering on Broadway in 1950, the original production ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway revivals as well as West End productions.

Brightman recently took part in a series of concert workshops at the Gramercy, which gave fans a sneak peek of the new musical. Now with just months left until the curtain rises at the Winter Garden, he is looping in BroadwayWorld on what he is up to in the meantime. Check out the full interview below!

The beauty of a long-running Broadway show is being able to see an iconic role portrayed by more than just one star. Today, BWW is continuing our new series SHOWTUNE SHUFFLE! And in this edition, not one, but four leading ladies sing Chicago's 'Roxie' from start to finish. Click below to watch Brandy Norwood, Ann Horak, Dylis Croman, and Melissa Rae Mahon trade off the melody and strut all over the Brynat Park stage!

Below,  the two leading ladies bring us a performance straight from Bean's dressing room. Watch as they perform Bashor's big song from THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY- 'Another Life.'