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Goodspeed Musicals takes to the high seas with the new musical Amazing Grace. This tale about a slave trader who sees the light and dedicates himself to ending slavery will run from May 17 through June 10, 2012 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works. Amazing Grace is sponsored by Essex Savings Bank.

Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including "Two Lost Souls" and the sultry favorite, "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones.

TNT has announced the series premiere or season return dates for nine different shows.

Acclaimed writer Jeffrey Hatcher's newest play, WHAT'S THE WORD FOR, was developed as part of Illusion Theater's 2011 Fresh Ink series.

On the Square Productions has announced an NYC actors' networking event for 8:30pm on March 7 at The Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages (340 W 50th St. New York, NY 10019).

As first reported on Deadline.com, actress Kearran Giovanni will be co-starring in the upcoming TNT series MAJOR CRIMES, a spin-off from the cable network's popular series 'The Closer'.

Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix LLC today announced its Jimi Hendrix - The Complete Experience App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The app, developed by Universal Mind, comes just in time to commemorate the iconic artist's birthday on November 27th.

Producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland, currently represented Off-Broadway with the hit play Freud's Last Session, has assembled a starry cast for today's (November 14th) special invitational presentation of the original new musical AMAZING GRACE, with music & lyrics by Christopher Smith and book by Mr. Smith & Arthur Giron, at the New 42nd Street Studios.

Producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland, currently represented Off-Broadway with the hit play Freud's Last Session, has assembled a starry cast for the upcoming special invitational presentation of the original new musical AMAZING GRACE, with music & lyrics by Christopher Smith and book by Mr. Smith & Arthur Giron, on Monday, November 14th at the New 42nd Street Studios. This will be only the second public reading of AMAZING GRACE, which has been in development for the past three years. Under the direction of Gabriel Barre, the cast will feature Josh Young (Judas in Broadway's upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar) as John Newton, Laura Michelle Kelly (Olivier Award winner for Mary Poppins), Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Side Show), Alan H. Green (Sister Act, Spelling Bee), Chris Hoch (Spamalot, Shrek), and Harriett D. Foy (Mamma Mia!)

The Winter Play Season at [Inside] the Ford kicks off with Lonnie Carter's OBIE award-winning The Romance of Magno Rubio in English - plus the world premiere of Ang Romansa ni Magno Rubio, a new translation into Tagalog. PAE Live! presents five performances each week, three in English and two in Tagalog, with both versions directed by translator Bernardo Bernardo. The Romance of Magno Rubio opens on November 4, and Ang Romansa ni Magno Rubio follows on November 5.

Look out Betty, Cloris and Colin - there's a new Bickerman in town! Horror icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger/Nightmare on Elm Street) will star in the upcoming Syfy Saturday Original Movie Lake Placid: The Final Chapter, it was announced today by Thomas Vitale, Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy.

Producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland, currently represented Off-Broadway with the hit play Freud's Last Session, has assembled a starry cast for the upcoming special invitational presentation of the original new musical AMAZING GRACE, with music & lyrics by Christopher Smith and book by Mr. Smith & Arthur Giron, on Monday, November 14th at the New 42nd Street Studios. This will be only the second public reading of AMAZING GRACE, which has been in development for the past three years. Under the direction of Gabriel Barre, the cast will feature Josh Young (Judas in Broadway's upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar) as John Newton, Laura Michelle Kelly (Olivier Award winner for Mary Poppins), Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Side Show), Alan H. Green (Sister Act, Spelling Bee), Chris Hoch (Spamalot, Shrek), and Harriett D. Foy (Mamma Mia!)

Park Square Theatre takes you back to New York City in the early 1900s, the world of Tin Pan Alley, bustling with popular tunes, folk songs, blues, jazz, Yiddish theatre, cantor chants, and opera . 'Song-pluggers' like George Gershwin sold sheet music and the sound of their pianos could be heard on the street.

The Red Tie Mafia, New York City's best short form improvisation comedy group, is pleased to announce their Fall 2011 season. They can be seen every Tuesday evening at 8:30pm at Triple Crown, 330 7th Avenue, NYC.

The company of Any Given Monday - Lauren Ashley Carter (Night Sky), Michael Mastro (recent Broadway includes Twelve Angry Men, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Hillary B. Smith ('One Life to Live') and Paul Michael Valley ('Another World,' 1776), playwright Bruce Graham and director Bud Martin - celebrated their opening night performance on Wednesday, October 12 at Bistro 60.

The company of Any Given Monday - Lauren Ashley Carter (Night Sky), Michael Mastro (recent Broadway includes Twelve Angry Men, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Hillary B. Smith ('One Life to Live') and Paul Michael Valley ('Another World,' 1776), playwright Bruce Graham and director Bud Martin - celebrated their opening night performance on Wednesday, October 12 at Bistro 60.