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Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces that the 2010 recipient of the 'TRU Spirit of Theater' Award will be producer Patricia Flicker Addiss. Given to a member of the theater community who has demonstrated exceptional generosity of spirit, and a willingness to support emerging artists and producers, the award will be presented at the annual TRU Love Benefit on Sunday November 14 at Caroline's on Broadway, 1626 Broadway between 49th and 50th Streets, NYC. There will be a cocktail hour at noon with passed hors d'oeuvres, a three-course luncheon at 1pm followed by entertainment and the awards ceremony.

Last night, September 7, Ellen DeGeneres made a surprise cameo in PROMISES, PROMISES as the 'Nurse' in Act 1, performing alongside Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. The cameo was orchestrated as a promo for the upcoming season of her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres show. In a move that surprised everyone, her walk-on was kept under wraps until her debut last night, with media not being alerted until midnight following the performance.

Check out this clip of Katie olmes on The Late Show with David Letterman, where she tells a story of Vick's Vaporub gone wrong from one of her performances in Broadway's ALL MY SONS.

Talk Show Listings for Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, September 6, 2010.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Talk Show Listings for Friday, September 10, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, September 9, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, September 6, 2010.

On Saturday, September 5 at 2 pm, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molskey (in her Tanglewood debut) will tape their popular radio program, 'Radio Deluxe,' at the festival for later broadcast on more than 60 stations nation-wide.

Hailed by The New York Times as 'the master storyteller' and 'one of the finest solo performers of his generation,' Mike Daisey's extemporaneous monologues skewer, illuminate, and ultimately celebrate our world with equal parts humor and heart. Texas Performing Arts is proud to present Mike Daisey, performing the Texas premiere of his acclaimed monologue, The Last Cargo Cult, September 21-22 at the McCullough Theatre.

The Brick Theater, Inc., announces the performance schedule and lineup for the upcoming 2010 New York Clown Theatre Festival, performing September 3-26 at The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This year's festival will feature diverse clown theatre artists from around the world and across the United States. Cabarets, special events, and clown workshops to be announced shortly.

Michael Hartney's one man show So I Like Superman: A One-Nerd Show and Chris Kelly's (The Onion News Network) show Oh My God, I Heard You're Dying are paired together tonight at 8:00 PM at the UCB Theatre NY(307 W. 26th Street, NY, NY 10001). Tickets are $5 and are available at the door

You may recognize Aisha Tyler from her appearances in a number of TV shows, including E! Entertainment's Talk Soup, Friends, Ghost Whisperer, 24 and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Leslie Meisel (30 Rock) and Megan Neuringer (Best Week Ever) come back to the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre(307 W. 26th Street, NY, NY 10001) with their show, Love Can Suck a D*** . . . and So Can I!, September 1st at 8:00 PM.

Talk Show Listings for Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

Producer Scott Sanders has announced additional cast members for the upcoming Broadway engagement of the highly anticipated stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show.

Comedy and animal lovers will unite on September 16, 2010 at 7PM at Broadway Comedy Club in New York City for a 90-minute, hilarious show benefitting Bideawee, one of the country's oldest and most respected animal welfare and pet adoption agency.