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BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group! This week managing director Michael Maso shares pivotal moments in his theatre career and why the arts matter to him!

Theatre503, London's foremost new writer's theatre, has announced their new season of work starting from 3 January 2012. Highlights include: the European premiere of Man in the Middle, which caused a sensation when it premiered under the title Stainless Steel Rat in Sydney earlier this year about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange;Man in the Middle by Australian playwright Ron Elisha is a co-production between Theatre503 and Cheepuk, running from 10 January to 3 February. Looking at the many faces and fallouts of 'the most dangerous man in the world', Man in the Middle is a Wikiplay that has been sourced from the public domain, and then refracted, redacted and reimagined by the Playwright. Directed by Lucy Skilbeck and starring original Australian cast member Darren Weller as Julian Assange, it tells the story of a man who sought to out the truth at any cost.

The Coterie is proud to present Alistair Tober in an intimate holiday concert performance. Modern Day Crooner and Universal Fontana Recording Artist, Alistair Tober will perform classic Jazz standards, original songs inspired by The Great American Songbook and Holiday favorites backed by his 5 piece band. Special guests to be announced shortly. Alistair Tober: Hollywood Crooner Concert, playing December 12th, is a holiday music event that is not to be missed!

Broadway favorite Michele Lee attended a preview of Off-Broadway's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman this past Tuesday, November 29th. The celebrated stage & film star was the first to leap to her feet at the end of the performance, leading the standing ovation. Check out a photo of Lee with Brochu below!

In observance of World AIDS Day (Thursday, December 1) the Theater District Shake Shack will offer 'The Red Ribbon,' a special concrete with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 'The Red Ribbon' features Shake Shack's dense vanilla frozen custard blended with strawberry & marshmallow sauce, crispy wafers and topped with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar. 'The Red Ribbon' is available only on World AIDS Day (the second year).

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that Justin Kirk will assume the role of Trip Wyeth in its critically acclaimed production of OTHER DESERT CITIES, a new play by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Joe Mantello, on Tuesday, January 10 at the Booth Theatre (222 W. 45 Street).

According to published reports, actress Judy Lewis passed away on November 25 from cancer. She was 76 years old.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Broadway favorites Nathan Lane and Cheyenne Jackson are set to star in a comedy pilot on USA from Douglas McGrath. Lane will also executive produce the still untitled project.

Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables) will headline the December 18th at 3pm and December 30th at 9pm performances of JACQUES BREL RETURNS...The Music of Brel, Blau, Shuman and Jouannest. Joining Cuccioli on December 18th will be Jim Stanek (Lestat, Little Women, …Forum), Arlo Hill (Where's Charley? At Encores! directed by John Doyle), Rick Hip-Flores (who has performed in the pits of Billy Elliot, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular) and Ereni Sevasti (The Bacchae at The Public, Carnival at The Kennedy Center), and joining him on December 30th will be Rick Hip-Flores, Ereni Sevasti and PJ Baccari. Rick Hip-Flores will also serve as musical director for both performances.

GRAMMY Sunday reigns as Music's Biggest Night, but a very close second is 'The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!' - an event that blends one-of-a-kind, GRAMMY-worthy performances with the official announcement of the songs, albums and artists that are in the running for music's greatest golden honor. For the fourth consecutive year, the nominations special was broadcast live on CBS, but a houseful of lucky attendees got to witness the unique spectacle in person on Nov. 30 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

On Friday, December 2, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut legendary playwright Noël Coward's classic comedy of manners, PRESENT LAUGHTER. The show opens at 8:00 p.m. for a five-week run.

Patti LuPone co-hosted the hour-long show with regular hosts Jane Hanson, Sara Gore and Jacque Reid, and Mandy Patinkin appeared as a guest to talk about Broadway's AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN as well as Mandy's hit TV series, 'Homeland.' Click below to check out their appearance!

The Vintage Theatre has built a reputation of ambitious, high-quality productions. Eden visits the company during a final rehearsal for the regional premiere of 'Avenue Q,' where she meets the director and the full cast (including the puppets). Go behind the scenes of the production by clicking below!

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has just announced that award-winning actress, Viola Davis with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award will appear on Friday, January 27, 2012, sponsored by Chumash Casino Resort. She will be honored with a Tribute celebrating her compelling performance in Tate Taylor's The Help at the 27th edition of the Festival which runs January 26 - February 5, 2012, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling.

It's the dawn of a new age as Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Stage Entertainment Touring Productions today announce the launch of Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure, a completely original live entertainment spectacular. The first show of its kind to combine exceptional ice skating, aerial arts, puppetry and film, Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure will take audiences on an awe-inspiring journey with a new story based on the first three films from one of the top-grossing international animated film franchises of all time. The production is slated to premiere early November 2012 at the Wembley Arena in London and continue on a global, five-year tour visiting more than 30 countries around the world.

With Broadway casting details still not announced, Brent Carver has bowed out of the La Jolla run of Stratford's Jesus Christ Superstar and will be replaced by Jeremy Kushnier. Full casting details were announced today, but Carver could not be reached for comment.

Stage and screen star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will be featured on Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People of 2011, alongside 'Modern Family' co-star Eric Stonestreet. Also included in this year's specialare Katy Perry, the Kardashian's, Simon Cowell, Pippa Middleton, Derek Jeter, and Donald Trump.

Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth recently stopped by 'Ellen,' where she chatted about dating, JLo, and her bangs? Click below to check out her full appearance!

Oscar winning Actress Helen Hunt and MacArthur Award-winning director David Cromer triumph in a landmark production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town that is '... probably the only production to enter the theater history books' (New York Times). The Broad Stage itself will be physically transformed, allowing for only 325 seats, to bring Grover's Corners, the play's every town USA, truly home. Forget nostalgic Americana or anything you recall from your high school production. Our Town has been reclaimed as the relevant and urgent work of art about living here and now, reminding us why it is a truly timeless - and timely - masterpiece. KCRW presents this production with Helen Hunt as the Stage Manager leading many of the original Chicago/New York cast in stripping away the myth and artifice to reveal what counts in Our Town and in ourselves.

Principal cast changes have been announced for the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the longest-running show in Broadway history. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Group, Inc. and directed by Harold Prince, the musical phenomenon is in its unprecedented 24th year in New York, playing at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street).