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Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film WEST SIDE STORY returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental production not only featured the timeless lyrics from master American composer Stephen Sondheim, but a brilliant score from Leonard Bernstein, and beautiful direction from Robert Wise. WEST SIDE STORY: 50th Anniversary Edition boasts hundreds of hours of restoration, new 7.1 digital audio, and a collection of bonus features spotlighting the harmonious songs and elaborate dances of the original film.

According to EW.com, Broadway veteran Alfred Molina, will star in a multi-episode arc on NBC's 'Harry's Law' in the show's second season.

As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, this July, PlayhouseSquare returns to collaborating with acclaimed New York based producing agency The Dodgers, Carl Levin and Michael Minarik, to present a rare glimpse into the creation of live theater with Fat Camp. BroadwayWorld has confirmed online reports that Carly Jibson, Michael Buchanan, Janet Dickinson and Kate Loprest will all star in the developmental production.The show will run July 13-24.

After a breif hiatus, ROCK OF AGES re-opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway on March 24. The five-time Tony Award nominated musical played its final performance at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, January 9, 2011. In the videow below, catch up with the cast of the Broadway production backstage at the Helen Hayes!

The Broadway premiere of Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play The Normal Heart will play the final performance of its limited, 12-week engagement this Sunday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m., as scheduled. Produced by Daryl Roth and directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart began performances on Tuesday, April 19 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) and opened to rave reviews on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) convened a record-breaking 1,100 theatre practitioners from around the world at its 21st National Conference June 16-18 in Los Angeles, hosted by LA Stage Alliance.

Culture Project's Women Center Stage just opened the New York premiere of MoLoRa, the stunning Farber Foundry production based on the ancient Oresteia Trilogy, adapted and directed by Yael Farber. Performances began at the Ailey Citigroup Theater at The Joan Weill Center for Dance (405 West 55th Street, NYC) on June 30th and will continue through July 24th, 2011, for 22 performances only.

This year's Tony host, Neil Patrick Harris recently chatted with Gold Derby's Chris Beachum about his double Emmy win last year. Click below to check out what he had to say!

According to TVGuide.com, stage veteran Jamie Lynn-Sigler is set to star in the season finale of Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva.' Sigler will play a woman with cardiac disease in the episode, which airs September 18.

According to NY Magazine, Lisa Lampanelli is busy creating a one-woman Broadway show with the help of Alan Zweibel. Lampanelli commented: 'It's something that I haven't done yet. I'm scared to death because I have to talk about the real stuff. Like, no stand-up; there's not one line of stand-up ... it's pretty much going to focus on my two main obsessions in life, which are men and food. And now that I'm married I only have one obsession, food, so I'm going to stick to that.'

SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, began performances June 24th at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (between First & Second Ave.) The official opening is this Saturday night, July 9th and the limited engagement is set to run through August 13th.

Tony Award winner Faith Prince and other company members from the touring cast of the hit Broadway musical BILLY ELLIOT, plus Tony winner John Lloyd Young, cabaret star Shawn Ryan and other special guest stars to be announced, will be joining together to present a one-time, one-night only benefit to raise funds for The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This exclusive 'One Night Only Cabaret' event features cast members performing song selections of their own choice to present an original evening of upbeat, high-energy music, dance and comedy.

Broadway and TV favorite Tituss Burgess makes his Bitter End debut at the legendary Greenwich Village venue Tuesday, July 12th at 9:30 PM. Having previously wowed Broadway audiences with his vocal prowess in Jersey Boys, The Little Mermaid, and Guys and Dolls, Burgess's own music steps into the spotlight as he sings his all new material. This one-night-only event will feature original work by Burgess that will be featured on an upcoming solo album. 'This will be a very intimate evening, featuring just a guitar and piano,' says Burgess.

Last month, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN released a new promo video for the show, which featured leading man Aaron Tviet, his female co-stars, and the music of Adele! Now the show has launched a video contest that gives fans the opportunity to win tickets to the show! To enter, sinply use the footage of Tveit and his lovely ladies and pair it with a song of your choosing. Then post your video creation to Youtube and post it on the show's Facebook page.

The Arvada Center presents the first regional production of 'Hairspray the Musical,' and Eden takes us to the final days of rehearsal to meet two of the stars. Megan Kane plays Tracy Turnblad, and Jim J. Bullock plays Tracy's mother, Edna. PROJECT RUNWAY star Mondo Guerra tells Eden about returning to the Arvada Center as a guest costumer designer for this production. And the Arvada Center Artistic Producer Rod Lansberry shares the experience of doing double duty as the productions director.

As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, rocker and former Poison frontman Bret Michaels has filed a lawsuit agains the Tony Awards, stating that a near-fatal brain hemorrhage that he suffered is related to the injuries he received at the 2009 ceremony. The suit was filed on March 25th in Los Angeles, against Tony Awards Productions, White Cherry Entertainment, Inc, Richard Kirshner, Glen Weiss, Alan Wasser Associates LLC, Alan Wasser, Allan Williams and CBS Entertainment.

After years of planning and negotiating, MAMMA MIA! the global smash hit based on the songs of ABBA, will be staged by a Chinese company in a new translation under the direction of the creative team who oversee the musical in London. This marks the first time a blockbuster contemporary musical has been presented in Chinese in China.

Following on from the Menier Chocolate Factory's acclaimed productions of Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, Road Show opened last night, July 6. This production is directed and designed by the Tony Award Winning John Doyle and features David Bedella, Michael Jibson, Jon Robyns, Gillian Bevan and Glyn Kerslake.

The cast of SILENCE! The Musical discusses their favorite lines from the movie.... and filthiest lines from the musical. Check it out below!

BABY IT'S YOU!, Broadway's golden oldies musical, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square, and in honor of the occasion the cast of BABY IT'S YOU! will ring the Opening Bell. The event will take place at NASDAQ MarketSite- 4 Times Square (43rd & Broadway) Broadcast Studio on Friday, July 8th at 9:15 a.m.