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HERE LIES LOVE is set to close at the Public Theater's downtown home on Sunday night, and the theater company is looking into 'design options for an array of theater spaces and negotiating with Broadway and downtown theater producers about remounting the show in the near future,' according to The New York Times. Oskar Eustis told NYT that an announcement about the show's future could come as early as next month.

BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) and Dulaang UP, University of the Philippines' (UP) resident theater company, are giving away a pair of tickets to Dulaang UP's 38th theater season opener, 'Adarna.' Those lottery tickets will be accepted on Thursday, August 1, at 7 p.m. at UP's Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater.

The stars of FOX's GLEE have been making individual statements regarding the death of their co-star Cory Monteith. Charice Pempengco, who played Sunshine Corazon in season two of the show, recently wrote the following words about Monteith for CNN.

Ejay Yatco, 22-year-old musical theater arranger, composer and pianist from the Philippines, whose recent works for American musicals 'Little Shop of Horrors' and 'Edges' and Filipino rock musical 'Sa Wakas' received critical acclaim, has made it to the 17th annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) final, where he is set to compete with two other adult instrumentalists: Jonathan Saw, an electronic violinist from Singapore and Stepan Mezencev, a classical violinist from Russia. The winner will be declared Instrumentalist of the World.

Seasoned thespians Lynn Sherman ('The Lynn Sherman Show,' 'Rent'), Robie Zialcita ('Peter Pan,' 'Sweeney Todd') and Joel Trinidad ('Defending the Caveman,' 'The Graduate') lead the cast of theater company Trumpets' new original musical, 'The Bluebird of Happiness,' based on Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's 1908 play 'The Blue Bird.'

E!Online reports exclusively that FOX will add two new characters to its cast in the wake of the recent loss of GLEE fan favorite Cory Monteith. The actor died of an accidental drug overdose on Saturday, July 13th.

In the video below, get a sneak peek at LES MISERABLES rehearsal with the cast singing 'One Day More.'

On this morning's GOOD DAY NEW YORK on FOX, Peters introduced to TV hosts Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto some of the dogs that will be up for adoption at this year's BROADWAY BARKS.

On this morning's THE VIEW on ABC, Bernadette Peters introduced adorable puppies that will be up for adoption at this year's 'Broadway Barks' event. Check out the appearance below!

'The Bluebird of Happiness,' theater company Trumpets' ('The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,' 'The Little Mermaid') take on Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's 1908 play 'The Blue Bird,' featuring book and lyrics by Jaime del Mundo ('The Little Mermaid,' 'N.O.A.H.') and music by Rony Fortich ('N.O.A.H.' 'Stages of Love'), has just released the new musical's first video teaser.

Cameron Mackintosh, who recently announced that a new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's legendary musical 'Miss Saigon' is set to open at Prince Edward Theatre in May 2014, is also holding auditions for East and Southeast Asian actors, singers and dancers today, July 1 and Tuesday, July 2.

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser.

'Tarzan is the most challenging role for me...Playing Tarzan could also help me get over my fear of being too exposed onstage. In 'Broadway Bares' [a modern-day burlesque fundraiser] every year, those actors and dancers are going crazy taking their clothes off. I have so much respect for people who can do that.' - Dan Domenech

'Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen until now are very hands-on. They're very instrumental in putting on 'We Will Rock You' [WWRY, a jukebox musical featuring the immortal songs of the rock band Queen]. They like quality control. They want to make sure that they're happy with the presentation of their music onstage. WWRY is their baby.' - MiG Ayesa

According to an open audition notice posted last Thursday, June 20, on The Stage, Cameron Mackintosh, who recently announced that a new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's legendary musical 'Miss Saigon' is set to open at Prince Edward Theatre in May 2014, is also holding auditions for East and Southeast Asian actors, singers and dancers on Monday, July 1 and Tuesday, July 2.

Vincent M. Tanada, Philippine Stagers Foundation's (PSF) artistic director and writer/director of the theater company's latest production, 'Bonifacio: Isang Sarswela,' tells entertainment journalist Robert Silverio that 'Bonifacio,' which is a tribute to Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897), is Tanada's darkest play so far.

Visiting Broadway actor Dan Domenech ('Rock of Ages,' 'Glee') suffered minor injuries, including bruises to his left hand, during last night's (June 21) performance of Disney's Broadway musical 'Tarzan' at Meralco Theater.

BroadwayWorld.com confirmed exclusively back in December 2012 that a highly anticipated revival of the mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' was in the works by producer Cameron Mackintosh with auditions taking place for the lead role of 'Kim' (a part created by Lea Salonga). Today, Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post that the show will open in 2014, likely in Mackintosh's Prince Edward Theatre (currently home to 'Jersey Boys'). Riedel also confirms our previous reports that directing the revival will be Laurence Connor, who also co-directed the revival of 'Les Miserables' that is now touring and which will hit Broadway in 2014.

Putting together on one stage Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, and Sierra Boggess sounds such a completely stellar idea; but, when examined closely, it is quite tricky. Given the varied theater credits under their names, one would have to carefully consider what type of show--in a concert form--would showcase their vocal abilities in a way that they need not upstage one another. To make things more interesting, or complicated, what if you would include Japan's very own TV and theater star Yu Shirota in the already mixed bag of performers? How will he fit in?

'4 Stars: One of Broadway Musicals Concert' headliners Sierra Boggess ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), Lea Salonga ('Miss Saigon,' 'Les Miserables'), Ramin Karimloo ('Love Never Dies,' 'Les Miserables'), and Yu Shirota ('Prince of Tennis,' 'Sailor Moon') posed for a snapshot for Jeffrey Aguiman and Tin Samson, BroadwayWorld.com correspondents from Manila, backstage at Aoyama Theatre (5-53-1 Jingumae, Shibuyaku-ku) earlier today.