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As previously reported and confirmed today by Whatsonstage.com, West End's 'Elle Woods' and 'Paulette,' Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny, respectively, will be departing LEGALLY BLONDE on October 23, 2010. It has been rumored that Jennifer Ellison was in talks to take over the role of Elle, in addition to Broadway's original Elle Woods, Laura Bell Bundy.

he Alpine Theatre Project's Summer Season continues with Rodgers & Hammerstein's A Grand Night for Singing (August 11-22) filled with tunes from Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, and State Fair.

New York City's ongoing Upper West Side institution - SING! SING! SING! - heats up AND cools down at its next sing-in, Cool Songs For A Summer Evening on Wednesday, August 4th at 7 p.m. at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street.

Rep Stage, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), kicks off its 18th season with Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's 'Travels With My Aunt.'

The Alpine Theatre Project has announced its summer season, which will feature Barrymore, Hair and Hammerstein's A Grand Night For Singing.

The original London live cast recording of Legally Blonde The Musical starring Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison and Alex Gaumond and coordinated for First Night Records by John Craig, will be released on 16 August 2010.

The original London live cast recording of Legally Blonde The Musical starring Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Jill Halfpenny, Peter Davison and Alex Gaumond and coordinated for First Night Records by John Craig, will be released on 16 August 2010. Recorded at the Savoy Theatre and featuring music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, the Legally Blonde cast album features eighteen numbers from the show including Omigod You Guys, Serious, Whipped Into Shape, Bend and Snap and So Much Better. The cast of Legally Blonde The Musical will be signing the new cast recording at Dress Circle (57-59 Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9DG) on Saturday 21 August at 12noon.

Lillie's Q, aiming to bring award-winning competition BBQ and elevated Southern favorites to the former Aberdeen space in Bucktown, will open to the public at 5pm Thursday, July 29.

Lillie's Q, aiming to bring award-winning competition BBQ and elevated Southern favorites to the former Aberdeen space in Bucktown, will open to the public at 5pm Thursday, July 29.

Sharpen your knives and fire up your stoves! Famed chef Gordon Ramsay's newest culinary competition series, MASTERCHEF, based on the smash international hit, is set to start cooking Tuesday, July 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. After a nationwide search for the best home cooks in America, the series will turn one of 50 hopefuls into a culinary star and America's first-ever MASTERCHEF.

Actress Sheridan Smith will depart the West End's LEGALLY BLONDE on October 23, whatsonstage.com reports. Smith, who plays Elle Woods, made the announcement via her twitter account. As previously reported on BroadwayWorld, Jennifer Ellison is being considered to replaced Smith; however, no official announcement has been made.

Sharpen your knives and fire up your stoves! Famed chef Gordon Ramsay's newest culinary competition series, MASTERCHEF, based on the smash international hit, is set to start cooking Tuesday, July 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. After a nationwide search for the best home cooks in America, the series will turn one of 50 hopefuls into a culinary star and America's first-ever MASTERCHEF.

New York City's ongoing Upper West Side institution - SING! SING! SING! - heats up AND cools down at its next sing-in, Cool Songs For A Summer Evening on Wednesday, August 4th at 7 p.m. at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street.

Actress Jennifer Ellison is in 'talks and talks' to take on the role of Elle Woods in the West End production of LEGALLY BLONDE, The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports. Ellison would replace Sheridan Smith, who is currently playing the role and is to leave in September or October.

The Fugitive Kind (Michael Page, Artistic Director, Laura Caufield & Susan Molloy, Producers), in association with the Barrow Street Theatre, Burton T. Frey Jr., and Heather Levine, will present a new solo show, Gay Blues, by Matthew Cleaver for three performances only: July 2nd & 3rd at 10:00 p.m. and July 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street)

The Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project is proud to announce its 6th Annual Night of Alternative Theatre with Del Shores' SORDID LIVES, Monday, June 28, 2010 at the American Stage Theatre Company, 163 Third Street North, downtown, St. Petersburg. Proceeds from this event will benefit Metro Wellness and Community Centers; an organization that provides services to people living with HIV and AIDS.

The Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project is proud to announce its 6th Annual Night of Alternative Theatre with Del Shores' SORDID LIVES, Monday, June 28, 2010 at the American Stage Theatre Company, 163 Third Street North, downtown, St. Petersburg. Proceeds from this event will benefit Metro Wellness and Community Centers; an organization that provides services to people living with HIV and AIDS.

The Alpine Theatre Project has announced its summer season, which will feature Barrymore, Hair and Hammerstein's A Grand Night For Singing.

The Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project is proud to announce its 6th Annual Night of Alternative Theatre with Del Shores' SORDID LIVES, Monday, June 28, 2010 at the American Stage Theatre Company, 163 Third Street North, downtown, St. Petersburg. Proceeds from this event will benefit Metro Wellness and Community Centers; an organization that provides services to people living with HIV and AIDS.