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Thyestes' Feast, a new Greek tragedy based on fragments of lost plays written and directed by Peter Wing Healey, will have its world premiere when it opens at the Whitmore-Lindley Theater Center in Los Angeles on October 26, 2008.

A Class Act NY (ACA) is offering an on-camera commercial workshop at Creative Arts Studio in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York on October 11, 2008 for children ages 7-14.

The 2008-2009 season of Dance at the Music Center opens with the return of Miami City Ballet led by Artistic Director Edward Villella, performing the much anticipated West Coast premiere of NIGHTSPOT, a Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello collaboration, October 24-26 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The 2008 National Arts Awards were held in New York City on October 6th, 2008. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Dame Julie Andrews.

Joe's Pub at the Public Theater celebrates its 10th Anniversary from September through December. The 10th Anniversary Weekend kicks off the celebration on Friday, October 9, with the 10th Anniversary Gala: Tribute to Judy Collins featuring Judy Collins, Eric Andersen, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Mary Gauthier and John Martyn.

Westchester Broadway Theatre (WBT) in Elmsford, New York, will be holding non-union children's auditions for their upcoming production of A Wonderful Life, a musical adapted from the Frank Capra film It's A Wonderful Life.

Irene Dailey, a Broadway, film and television actress, died on September 24 at the age of 88 from colon cancer in Santa Rosa, California.

Polish playwright Michal Walczak receives US premiere with his two comedies SANDBOX/THE FIRST TIME at 59E59 Theaters in New York, produced by Immigrants' Theatre Project, part of MADE IN POLAND: A Festival of New Polish Plays.

Wait Until Dark, the sixth production of the Covina Center for the Performing Arts' premiere season, opens Thursday, October 30, for a three-week run, closing on Sunday, November 16. Directed by Mack Gilliland, Wait Until Dark is presented by the Covina Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) with all new design in a completely original production.

Dancers Over 40 kicks off the second season of its popular series of panels and performances saluting Broadway and film director/choreographer Jack Cole with 'Jack Cole: Alive and Kicking' on Monday, October 13th at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space in New York. It will be hosted by legendary television talk show host Dick Cavett. There will be clips of Cole's television and film work, with special guests DO40 advisory board members Chita Rivera and Marge Champion.

The Los Angeles production of 'Wicked' announced today that as part of the national celebration of Wicked Day, 'Wicked' fans will be encouraged to commit to a green environment with a Wickedly green, Wickedly fun Scavenger Hunt through Hollywood on Sunday, October 26. Wicked Day is celebrated around the world in the cities where the hit musical is performing.

SpotCo founder Drew Hodges weighs in on advertising in a multi-platform world through a heated Presidential election and tough economic times. SpotCo, which represents nearly half of the shows running on Broadway, continually breaks convention with inventive, often irreverent campaigns which help catapult productions such as Rent, Phantom, Chicago, Avenue Q, In the Heights and Xanadu into some of the most successful musicals of all time. The company has represented 62 Tony nominations this year alone, which resulted in 14 Tony wins, including Best Play and Best Musical. Over the past decade SpotCo's shows have won six Pulitzer Prizes, including one this year.

Splash Bar presents another diva-licious edition of Scott Nevins' 'Curtain Call' with XL STAR winner, 'After Party' co-host and cast member of the recent William Finn revue 'Make Me a Song' Alysha Umphress.

Presented by Shstrng Producions, the 2nd Annual One-Minute Play Festival features 90 plays, 40 actors and nine directors. Each play will be one minute in length. Curated by Dominic D'Andrea, the festival displays the talents of over forty emerging American playwrights and will be mounted at Barrow Group Arts Center in New York on Saturday October 25th at 8PM and Sunday, October 26th at 2PM and 8PM. The 2008 One-Minute Play Directors include Carlos Armesto, Dylan McCullough, Kim Weild, Claire Lundberg, Dominic D'Andrea, Lou Moreno, Shelley Butler, Jacob Krueger, & Michael Gardner.

New York's Zipper Tavern presents a fall lineup of featuring music, parody, spoken word, cabaret, including performances by Lauren Cregor, Vermillion Lies, Brother Joscephus, Brad & Lori, Kathy Morath & Christopher Stephens, Kim Schultz, Karen Kohler, Ryan Bogner, Randall Shreve, The Goddess Perlman, The World Famous Bob and more.

'All My Sons' stars John Lithgow and Katie Holmes spoke to Scott Simon on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday following a performance last week at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre.

'Collector and museum quality' items from the life, career and estate of the legendary Bob Hope will be sold during a live televised and real-time online auction conducted by Julien's Auctions in October 2008. Mr. Hope's extraordinary career spanned Vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television and film, and his numerous USO tours to entertain U.S. military troops earned him the admiration of generations of fans around the world.

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America announced new performances of 'The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights' throughout 2008 and into 2009. The national touring production will visit 30 new venues beginning Oct. 7 in Champaign, IL and stopping in Los Angeles; St. Louis; Salt Lake City; and Seattle; among other top markets.

The Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) was featured on National Public Radio this weekend in a story discussing this season's dedication to the works of the historic Negro Ensemble Company (NEC). The feature includes interviews with James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Associate Artist for the season and director of 'The First Breeze of Summer.

Josephson Entertainment, Erich Jungwirth/VoiceChair Productions and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd present the off-Broadway premiere of 'Basic Training,' a new comedy created by and starring Kahlil Ashanti. 'Basic Training' is a hilarious story based on one soldier's outrageous experience in the U.S. Air Force. Performances began at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow St. at 7th Avenue, 1 block south of Christopher Street) on Friday, Sept. 26th with an official opening on Monday, October 13th.