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Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of VENUS IN FUR, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie starts rehearsals today.

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of VENUS IN FUR, the new play by David Ives, directed by Walter Bobbie begins previews tomorrow, October 13 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Two-time Tony Award® winner James Earl Jones (Hoke Coleburn), Tony and Oscar® winner Vanessa Redgrave (Daisy Werthan) and four-time Tony Award® winner Boyd Gaines (Boolie Werthan) will star in the critically acclaimed production of Driving Miss Daisy, at the Wyndham's Theatre from 26 September until 17 December, with press night on 5 October. The play, written by Alfred Uhry and directed by David Esbjornson, enjoyed a record breaking sell-out run on Broadway until 9 April this year. Design is by John Lee Beatty, costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting is by Peter Kaczorowski , music by Mark Bennett and sound by Christopher Cronin. Driving Miss Daisy is being produced in the West End by Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski (Nine), three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara (The Pajama Game), Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother'), Tony nominee Michael McGrath (Memphis), Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and four-time Tony nominee Victor Garber (Present Laughter) leading an all-star cast in a one-night only performance of SHE LOVES ME. The romantic musical comedy features a book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret), music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof).

Victoria Theatre Association presents the first production of the 2011 - 2012 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series - The New Mel Brooks Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - tonight - October 9, at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, in downtown Dayton.

The marquee is up for VENUS IN FUR and BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below!

Ghostlight Records' new Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony-Award winning production Anything Goes will debut at #1 on BILLBOARD's Cast Album Chart!

Anything Goes' Colin Donnell ('Billy Crocker') will be interviewed on WAMC radio's 'The Roundtable' on Wednesday, September 28th at 11:35AM. For WAMC station information: http://www.wamc.org/prog-roundtable.html

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of VENUS IN FUR, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie stars Tony nominee Nina Arianda reprising her acclaimed breakthrough performance and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy (Journey's End, 'The Big C'). VENUS IN FUR will begin previews on Thursday, October 13 and open Tuesday, November 8 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The production will play a limited 10 week engagement with tickets on sale through Sunday, December 18 only.

As previously reported, Roundabout Theatre Company recently announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through April 29th, 2012 for their Tony-winning production of Anything Goes. It was originally scheduled to run through Sunday, July 31st, 2011. The production currently stars 2011 Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin,' and is directed and choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall. Recently, BroadwayWorld checked in with the production to scope out the backstage scene. Click below for a tour of Anything Goes, guided by the show's resident funnyman, Adam Godley, as the company preps for curtain!

Yesterday we brought you a Freeze Frame preview from the press event, and to day we bring you full coverage of stars Nina Arianda, Hugh Dancy, Walter Bobbie and David Ives at the official meet and greet yesterday, September 26.

Ghostlight Records' new Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony-Award winning production Anything Goes was released on September 20th and will be followed today by a Barnes & Noble In-Store performance and CD signing, featuring Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Colin Donnell, Adam Godley and Laura Osnes, as well as an introduction by Kathleen Marshall. The celebrated album features the stellar cast of this year's best musical revival, and is available here.

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of VENUS IN FUR, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie stars Tony nominee Nina Arianda reprising her acclaimed breakthrough performance and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy (Journey's End, 'The Big C'). Check out the show's stars meeting the press below!

The producers of Driving Miss Daisy have just announced on the Tony red carpet that the Broadway production will play a limited engagement in London for 12 weeks beginning in October with the Broadway cast, including James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines. BroadwayWorld will keep you updated as more details are revealed!

Off-Broadway's The New Group proudly presents Burning, written by Thomas Bradshaw and directed by Scott Elliott, kicking off the company's 2011-12 Season. Previews begin October 26 advance of an Official Opening on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM. Burning plays a limited engagement through December 17 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street).

Off-Broadway's The New Group is set to present Burning, written by Thomas Bradshaw and directed by Scott Elliott, kicking off the company's 2011-12 Season.

Off-Broadway's The New Group proudly presents Burning, written by Thomas Bradshaw and directed by Scott Elliott, kicking off the company's 2011-12 Season. Previews begin October 26 advance of an Official Opening on Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM. Burning plays a limited engagement through December 17 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street).

Ghostlight Records' new Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony-Award winning production Anything Goes will be released today, September 20th and will be followed on September 27th by a Barnes & Noble In-Store performance and CD signing, featuring Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Colin Donnell, Adam Godley and Laura Osnes, as well as an introduction by Kathleen Marshall. The celebrated album features the stellar cast of this year's best musical revival, and is available here.