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Reuters reported Thursday that NASA expects Phantom of the Opera star Sarah Brightman to blast off for a 10-day stay on the International Space Station this October. The trip has been arranged through private American firm Space Adventures, and will cost Brightman $52 million.

The cast of the recent Broadway revival of SIDE SHOW will reunite at 54 Below March 9 to celebrate the acclaimed production with The Cast of Side Show: Bonus Tracks.

The INDY Week's Arts Blog reported today that Raleigh Little Theatre has canceled its planned production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson based on discussions with the area's Native American community this fall.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the musicals of Boublil & Schonberg Mar. 27 - 28 with Do You Hear the People Sing, performed by a cast of talented vocalists led by Tony Award winner Lea Salonga.

Two Paris Theaters, the Theatre de la Ville and the Theatre du Chatelet, will close for renevations for up to two years beginning at the close of the 2016 season, the New York Times reported yesterday.

The Republic reported today a proposal for a tourist attraction based around Oscar Hammerstein's former Philidelphia home. Despite the efforts of his grandson, however, the plan was not well-received by public officials.

The Washington Post reported Ari Roth, artistic director of Theater J for the past 18 tears, was fired Thursday.

This fall, the Maiden High School's production of John Cariani's 'Almost, Maine' was canceled because of one scene in which two young men realize they have feelings for each other. Now students are producing the play off-campus with the help of former local elementary school teacher, Carmen Eckard.

Chance Theater is proud to present the fifth show in its 16th season -- the Tony Award-Winning golden age delight, She Loves Me.

Gerard McCarthy has been cast as the central role of George Bailey in the UK premiere of a stage adaptation of Frank Capra's 1946 film classic It's A Wonderful Life.

Disney invites you to show off your singing skills and your love for the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods" with the online musical contest "Sing Your Way Into the Woods".

The New York Times reported today that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has withdrawn its proposal to remove more than 100 of New York City's historic structures, including 5 Broadway theaters, from its oversight due to opposition from local politicians and advocacy groups.

All over social media, actors and creative team members have been reacting to a Wall Street Journal article by Joanne Kaufman in which she writes, 'I recently saw three Broadway shows in a single week. Actually, as is my unfortunate tendency, I'm overstating things a bit. To be scrupulously honest, I saw half of three Broadway shows. Intermissions came and I went.'

Although the production won the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards just yesterday, The Scottsboro Boys will play its final performance at the Garrick Theatre February 21, 2015.

Addi and Jacq will have a CD release concert tonight, Nov 20th, 2014 at the Snapple Theater Center Broadway at 50th St. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of David Sedaris' thorny Holiday comedy, The Santaland Diaries, for the last time in its ArtStage Studio Theatre.

Today is #LoveTheatre Day in the UK and beyond. Run in partnership by the Guardian Culture Professionals Network, Twitter UK and CultureThemes, #LoveTheatre day is an 'online celebration of British, European and global theatre,' recognizing the work of theatres and theatre-lovers worldwide.

Tony Award winner Lauren Bacall's former Manhattan apartment, where she lived from the 1960s until her death this August, hit the market today with a list price of $26 million.

According to the New York Times, the proposal for the $170 million park, which would be built on a multilevel platform 186 feet off the shoreline of the Hudson River, includes 'a series of wooded nooks and three performance venues, including an amphitheater.' The park, which would be called Pier 55, would replace Pier 54, a flat 875-foot structure that has been gradually sinking into the river.

Dan Mendeloff, Cabaret's stage right props person, celebrated his 2,500th show at Saturday's matinee. Dan worked on the show from the start in 1998 at the Kit Kat Club/Henry Miller, moved the show to Studio 54 in 1999 and stayed with it through the entire run. He has been working on the current revival since the beginning as well.