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THE BOOK OF MORMON's tour stars Nic Rouleau and Ben Platt just announced via Twitter that they will soon join the Broadway company, replacing Matt Doyle (Elder Price) and Cody Jamison Strand (Elser Cunningham) respectively. Rouleau wrote: 'Thrilled to announce that Heavenly Father is sending me back to Broadway to serve another mission at @BookofMormon in January!!' Platt wrote: 'Bursting with excitement to finally announce that I will be joining the Broadway company of @BookofMormon this January!! #DreamComeTrue #NYC'

TONY and EMMY Award nominee Ron Raines returns to Broadway as Daddy Warbucks in the new Broadway production of ANNIE at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets). He will begin performances on Tuesday, December 10. Australian superstar Anthony Warlow will play his final performance as Daddy Warbucks on Sunday, December 8.

Big West End showstoppers Once, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Book of Mormon are leading the way, with the competition just as tight for the fringe categories - Chichester's The Pajama Game and Southwark Playhouse's Titanic are also garnering the votes at the moment.

For the second time, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awardsincluding Best Musical, has broken the house record in Austin, TX for the week ending October 13 at Bass Hall grossing $1,643,268.00. THE BOOK OF MORMON first broke the record the week ending October 6.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON,winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announced today that single tickets will go on sale Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 10 AM. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 6 PM on October 30 through 6 PM on November 1. Tickets will be available at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), by visiting www.ppacri.org or by calling (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Group orders of 20 or more may be placed by calling (401) 574-3162.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins tonight, October 15 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans and plays a limited two week engagement through Sunday, October 27. In New Orleans, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office before each performance, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 each, cash only.

The First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, will play a strictly limited nine-day, 11-performance engagement from today, October 12 through Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Orpheum Theater, 409 South 16th St., Omaha, Nebraska.

October is Adopt-a-Dog month, and ANNIE on Broadway is celebrating by showing support for those who adopt shelter dogs. From October 15 through 31, at participating shelters around the city, individuals who adopt a dog from a participating shelter will receive a voucher for two tickets to see ANNIE in November, while supplies last. ANNIE has partnered with a select number of shelters and rescue groups in NYC, all of which are members of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, to participate. Participating shelters include The Humane Society of NY, New York Animal Care & Control, Animal Haven, Sean Casey Animal Rescue and Louie's Legacy. More shelters will be announced via social media.

Team StarKid veteran A.J. Homes is set to join the cast of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, when it hits Omaha's Orpheum Theatre tomorrow, October 12. Holmes' credits include Frederick in Young Frankenstein (National Tour), and Henry in Next To Normal (Arizona Theatre Co. & SJ Rep.). A.J. composes for the Chicago-based theatre group StarKid Productions (A Very Potter Musical, Me And My Dick, Twisted). He is a graduate of University of Michigan.

Voting opened this week for the 2013 BWW:UK Awards - and we've already had a record number of votes in!

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins October 29 at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre and plays a limited two week engagement through November 10. In Orlando, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.

The producers of the national tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical DPAC announced today that single tickets will go on sale October 26 at 8 AM at the DPAC Box Office only and at 10 AM online and on phones. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 10 AM on October 23 through October 24 at 11:59pm. Tickets will be available at the DPAC Ticket Center at 123 Vivian Street/Durham, N.C., all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting DPACnc.com, or by calling 1.800.982.2787. Group orders of 15 or more must be placed by October 22 by calling 919.281.0587.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) just announced that two time Tony nominee Linda Emond and four time Tony nominee Danny Burstein will return to Roundabout Theatre Company to join the cast of CABARET as Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Saturday, October 12, at Omaha's Orpheum Theater and plays a limited nine-day, 11-performance engagement through Sunday, October 20, 2013. In Omaha, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery on each performance day at the Orpheum Theater box office, 409 S. 16th St. A limited number of tickets will be available at $25 each, cash only.

ANNIE, the critically acclaimed new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, celebrates one year on Broadway with this evening's performance. ANNIE began preview performances at the Palace Theatre (Broadway and 47th Street) on October 3, 2012, and opened on November 8, 2012.

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announces a lottery ticket policy today. Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON which played a record-breaking three-week run in the fall of 2012 returns for a limited engagement October 22-November 24 at The Buell Theatre.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in San Antonio, TX for the week ending September 29 at the Majestic Theatre grossing $1,510,630.50.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, Oct 1 at Bass Concert Hall and plays a limited two-week engagement through Sunday, October 13. In Austin, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the Bass Concert Hall box office located at 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.

Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing present the highly anticipated new musical Beautiful-The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter. Beautiful will have its pre-Broadway World Premiere this fall at the SHN Curran Theatre from September 24 - October 20, 2013. Tickets go on sale for the SHN engagement at 10am on Friday, August 16th. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at rehearsals and more!