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Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), the former Mrs. Steve McQueen, will be auctioning memorabilia and personal effects of her late husband, the legendary actor and movie star icon, Steve McQueen, at Bonhams & Butterfields auction, entitled Classic California and the 'King of Cool,' to be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 25, 2008. In addition to the auction itself, Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), will also be involved with the 25th Anniversary Love Ride, part of California Bike Week, to be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008, with Jay Leno presiding as Grand Marshal.

The Duplex presents The Sum of Our Hearts- An Evening of Songs by 2008 Jonathan Larson Award Winners Jeff Thomson and Jordan Mann on Monday, October 20th, 2008, at the Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, New York.

Greasy Joan & Co. launches its 13th year with the world-premiere comedy CHEKHOV'S LIFE IN THE COUNTRY, from short works by Anton Chekhov, with translations by Paul Schmidt, Ryan McKittrick and Julia Smeliansky, and directed by Interim Artistic Director Libby Ford. CHEKHOV'S LIFE IN THE COUNTRY will play Chicago's Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., November 7 through December 21, 2008.

13P (Thirteen Playwrights, Inc.), the OBIE Award-winning theater company made up of 13 playwrights, in association with Minetta Street Productions, has announced the delay of performances for its New York premiere of Sheila Callaghan's (P#7) 'CRAWL, FADE TO WHITE,' directed by Paul Willis.

Cabrillo Music Theatre kicks off the new 2008-2009 season by announcing that Deborah Gibson, whose successful career spans the worlds of Broadway and Pop Music, will star in Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic, THE KING AND I.

RUTH M. FELDMAN, Director of Education and Accessibility Services at Yale Repertory Theatre, will receive the 2008 RAYMOND E. BALDWIN AWARD from the Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) at the 25th Annual Awards of Excellence ceremony on Friday, October 17, 10AM-12PM, in the Old Judiciary Room of the State Capitol located at 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT.

For the 2008-09 Season, the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) has conjured up an enchanting new fall series exposing the origins of magic, mysticism and the paranormal, headlined by the one and only Ricky Jay.'Abracadabra' will feature top scholars, artists, writers, and performers, and focus on serious superstitions, friendly monsters, enduring spirituality, tradition and more.

To commemorate their 20th Annual Festival of New Musicals, the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) will celebrate with a benefit concert open to the public entitled A Toast to 20! on Sunday, October 19 at Comix in New York.

Named 'Best Kids' Performer' in its 2008 'Best of New York' issue by New York Magazine, and Session I Grand Prize Winner in the Children's Category of the 2008 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, illustrator/songwriter/performer Morgan Taylor continues the autumn run of his multi-media, off-Broadway show, Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Sensation, at the DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th St., NYC, with performances at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. every Saturday through December 6.

Jimmy Smits, last seen on Broadway in 2003 portraying Juan Julian in ANNA IN THE TROPICS, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Nilo Cruz about a Cuban family bringing the cigar business to Florida, is now starring in the Emmy Award-winning Showtime television drama DEXTER. On DEXTER, which stars Michael C. Hall in the leading role, Smits plays the role of the Miami Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado.

The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Simon Jones, Co-Artistic Directors),began its 16th season, with a new production of 'Bedroom Farce' written by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Jenn Thompson at Theatre Row Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street, New York).'Bedroom Farce' began performances on Sunday, October 5, and opens tonight, running through November 5, 2008.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) will open the second production of its 2008/2009 Season, the World Premiere of KINDNESS, a new play written and directed by Adam Rapp (Essential Self-Defense at Playwrights Horizons, Red Light Winter) tonight, October 13th, 2008.

NU Classic Theater presents The Maids at the Green Theater as the new Galapagos Art Space inaugurates its theatrical season. For one night only -- November 24th at 8pm, the NU Classic Theater Company, featuring top recent alumni from Columbia's MFA acting program handpicked by world-renowned actor/director/teacher duo Niky and Ulla Wolcz, will present their stunning production of Jean Genet's The Maids at the brand new LEED-certified environmentally 'green' Galapagos art space in DUMBO. THE MAIDS is directed by famed Romanian-German actress Ulla Wolcz and features NU artists Laura Butler, Kelly Eubanks and Rebecca Henderson.

'Halloween High School,' a new musical, made its world premiere performance at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Billed as the new high energy monster mash musical, the show will play at the acclaimed theater through November 2, 2008.

Back in Pictures celebrates the songs that were originally written for the masterpieces of the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring music from Casablanca, Easter Parade, A Star Is Born, Pennies From Heaven, Disney, Meet Me In St. Louis, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, The Wizard of Oz and many more. Back in Pictures is showing at the Reprise Room, 245 West 54th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, New York, from April 7, 2008 through January 5, 2009.

CUNY will present 'An Evening with The Talking Band' on October 14, featuring Paul Zimet and Ellen Maddow of The Talking Band discussing their work and current production, FLIP SIDE.

The Irish Arts Center has announced the Off-Broadway premiere of CATALPA, written and performed by Donal O'Kelly with live music composed and performed by Trevor Knight. CATALPA is directed by Mr. O'Kelly, based on original direction by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh.

In cooperation with Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic in conjunction with the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, Deutsche Grammophon has released BERNSTEIN: THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, a new double CD featuring Bernstein as both conductor and performer.

The 11th Annual Project A.L.S. 'Tomorrow is Tonight' benefit gala was held at the Waldorf Astoria on October 6, 2008 in New York City. Actor Ben Stiller hosted the event, which raised money and awareness for Lou Gehrig's Disease.