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Directed by Mark Waldrop, with choreography by Vince Pesce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will run at Paper Mill Playhouse's Millburn theater from March 16 through April 10, 2011. The company gave a performance preview in New York yesterday and BroadwayWorld brings you photocoverage below!

Singer/songwriter Katie Thompson recently celebrated the release of her third album 'Private Page'. Beginning last year this album was originally set to release two songs per month but was stopped by Katie's back surgery.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL stepped onto Broadway in high style when performances began on Monday night. Luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik has unveiled his exclusive silver patent leather Mary Jane high heel adorned with a Swarovski crystal button as the official stiletto of the production - marking the first time in history Manolo's iconic shoe has been inspired by a Broadway musical. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.

Veteran humorist and playwright, Justin Moran, launched 'Spiderman Smackdown', a guerilla theatre project to write, rehearse, and perform a fully realized musical based on the character Spiderman in under 30 days with a budget of $0. Set to open one day before the $65 Million Broadway musical 'Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark' on March 14 (assuming it's not delayed again), Moran's musical will be the first Spiderman Musical to officially open in New York City. Last night. BroadwayWorld was invited inside the rehearsal room for a first look at this new Spidey Project in development and brings you photo coverage below!

This year's 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards, scheduled to take place in May, will undergo a major overhaul designed to enhance its national visibility and outreach and provide all segments of New York Theater a larger national footprint than ever before. Announcement of those changes were made public yeterday, February 24, at a News Conference in the Inc Lounge. As reported, one of these changes includes the televising of the ceremony on Ovation, hosted by Harvey Fierstein.

Yesterday, February 22, Actor Equity joined in a New York City rally in support of the workers embroiled in the Wisconsin union battle. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the rally and brings you photo coverage below.

On Friday, February 18, The Town Hall presented Tony Winning stage and screen vet Ben Vereen in a concert, coinciding with the release of his new CD 'Stepping Out With Ben Vereen' on the Ghostlight Records label. Vereen's concert highlighted his stage career as well as American Standards. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and post-celebration and brings you photo coverage below!

Love, Loss, and What I Wore welcomed its newest cast members: Katrina Bowden ('30 Rock'), Sabrina Le Beauf ('The Cosby Show'), Orfeh (Legally Blonde), Barbara Rhoades (The Goodbye Girl) and Kim Zimmer ('One Life To Live') last night, February 17. They were cheered on by well-wishers including Grizz Chapman and Kevin Brown (Grizz and Dotcom on '30 Rock'), plus producer Daryl Roth, director Karen Carpenter, and original book-writer Ilene Beckerman. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration and brings you photo coverage below.

Yesterday, February 15, Yellow Sound Label released the debut CD of acclaimed Broadway's Christopher Jackson on iTunes, Amazon.com and other online outlets. The album hits stores on March 19. In the Name of Love is a new album of soulful and melodic contemporary R&B written and co-produced by Jackson. In honor of the online release yesterday, Jackson was joined by Lin-Manuel Miranda and other In The Heights alum at The Canal Room for a special concert. He was also joined by special guests Arthur and the Geniuses. Jackson co-produced the album with Michael Murphy, Bill Sherman and Michael Croiter.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) is pleased to announce the 'De-Lovely' box office opening for Anything Goes on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) on Monday, February 14th, 2011 at 12PM. The box office will officially open at 12PM with tickets on sale to the general public.

In honor of the show's 100th Broadway performance last night, February 10, original Driving Miss Daisy star Morgan Freeman took in a production of the current Broadway show starring James Earl Jones. The pair, along with playwright Alfred Uhry, met backstage following the performance and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op!

Judith Light has received rave reviews for her performance as Marie Lombardi opposite Dan Lauria as the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi in the new Broadway play LOMBARDI. In honor of her performance and career, Light was presented with her Sardi's caricature yesterday, February 10. Lauria's Sardi's caricature was also brought out for the occasion. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and brings you photo coverage below.

Rehearsals are underway for Roundabout Underground's The Dream of the Burning Boy, a new play by David West Read directed by Evan Cabnet. The Dream of the Burning Boy will feature Reed Birney (Larry), Josh Caras (Dane), Matt Dellapina (Steve), Jake O'Connor (Kyle), Jessica Rothenberg (Chelsea), Kristie Dale Sanders (Andrea), Alexandra Socha (Rachel).

GHETTO KLOWN will play a 12-week Broadway engagement, beginning previews on Monday, February 21 and opening on Tuesday, March 22. This marks John's fifth one-man play and his third on Broadway. Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens makes his Broadway directorial debut with the show. The marquee is up and BroadwayWorld brings you a look below!

Preview performances of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by David Leveaux, will begin on Saturday, February 26 at 8PM at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) on Broadway. The official opening is Thursday, March 17. The marquee is up and BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below!

John Guare's THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES stars Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Directed by David Cromer, the production will open on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The strictly limited 16-week engagement will begin previews on Monday, April 4, 2011. The marquee is up and appears below!

On Feb. 7, 2011, composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver released his first published songbook of 20 songs from his musicals Darling, 35mm, and more.

Each year, The Drama League's one-night-only gala concert boasts an incredible roster of Broadway's biggest and brightest stars, performing favorite songs from Broadway seasons past and present. This year, the show included performances highlighting Patti LuPone's unequalled stage career.

Two presentations of METHTACULAR! took place in the Studio Theatre at Theatre Row on Monday, January 31st. The readings, presented in association with Justin Brill, were open to the public and occured at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM on the 31st. Theatre Row Studios is located at 410 West 42nd Street. Seating was extremely limited and reservations were required.

Yesterday, January 30, an all-star roster of CHICAGO alumni celebrated CHICAGO's 'Facebook Fan Day,' a one-of-a-kind performance marking the first time in Broadway history that a production has given away its entire house to Facebook fans for FREE. Participants included Tony Award winner Chita Rivera (Broadway's original Velma Kelly), Vincent Pastore (Amos Hart), Tony Award winner Lillias White (Matron 'Mama' Morton), Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba (Roxie Hart), Brent Barrett (Billy Flynn), Rob Bartlett (Amos Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Carol Woods (Matron 'Mama' Morton) and many more, plus current CHICAGO stars Bianca Marroquin (Roxie Hart), Leigh Zimmerman (Velma Kelly), Colman Domingo (Billy Flynn), Robert Creighton (Amos Hart) and LaVon Fisher-Wilson (Matron 'Mama' Morton). Also in attendance were producer Barry Weissler, special guest hosts Julie James and Seth Rudetsky of SiriusXM Radio's 'On Broadway' channel, and over 1,000 of CHICAGO's top fans, all of whom are attending this very special performance for free. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.