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Tune in to watch RELATIVELY SPEAKING star Marlo Thomas on NBC's 'The Today Show' tomorrow morning, Friday, October 28, in the 8:00am half hour. 'The Today Show' airs on NBC Channel 4 in the New York metropolitan area. Check local listings for your area.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2011 Awards for Excellence. Awards will be presented at the Eight Season Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, November 6th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm. As previously announced, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will also be honored for their work in bringing musical theatre to a worldwide, pop-culture audience.

The three one-act comedies that comprise Relatively Speaking are said to be connected by their common theme of finding humor blossoming from the family tree.  But really, don't be bothered with any themes or messages in this one.  All that matters is that playwrights Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, director John Turturro and a company loaded with top-notch comedy actors have whipped up a solid evening of laughs that just gets funnier and funnier as the night goes on.

On October 22, ABC-7 aired a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin, Hugh Jackman ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVATE LIVES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING and VENUS IN FUR. To watch the special, 'Broadway Backstage: Fall Preview,' click below.

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The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING - three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro - opened last night October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Broadway Beat was on hand for the opening night, and takes you inside the after party below!

This weekend, ABC-7 will air a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN, HUGH JACKMAN ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVATE LIVES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING and VENUS IN FUR. The special will air Saturday, October 22 from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more! For last week's biggest events: visit THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: October 8-14.

The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING- three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro- opened last night October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening, and brings you full coverage of the arrivals and first, official curtain call below!

The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING- three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro- opened last night October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening, and brings you full coverage of the opening night party below!

The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING - three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro - opened tonight October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

Justin Timberlake is among the upcoming guest on next week's TODAY SHOW on NBC

The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING- three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro- opens tonight October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Click below for a sneak peek of the production onstage!

The world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING, three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro, opens tonight October 20 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

This weekend, ABC-7 will air a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN, HUGH JACKMAN ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVATE LIVES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING and VENUS IN FUR. The special will air Saturday, October 22 from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Producers Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson present the world premiere production of RELATIVELY SPEAKING, three one-act comedies by the prolific writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, and directed by John Turturro.

KATHIE LEE AND HODA LIVE FROM SEATTLE, KEVIN SPACEY, SUSAN BOYLE, STING, COLDPLAY, JOHNNY ENGLISH, ROWAN ATKINSON, STEPHEN LANG, FELICITY JONES, ANTON YELCHIN, ELIZABETH OLSEN, CHRIS ISAAK, PAT MONAHAN among guests to appear on the TODAY SHOW.

The world premiere of three one-act comedies, together entitled RELATIVELY SPEAKING, about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children, written by four-time Oscar winner Ethan Coen (True Grit, Fargo), two-time Oscar nominee Elaine May (Heaven Can Wait, The Birdcage) and Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), is currently in previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today that producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, will be honored for their work in bringing musical theatre to a worldwide, pop-culture audience at the Eighth Annual Season Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, November 6th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm. Neil and Craig are currently represented on Broadway with How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying are currently producing the new NBC television drama 'SMASH' about the behind-the-scenes creation of a Broadway musical. 'SMASH' premieres on NBC on February 6th.