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Alec Baldwin, Kevin Bacon, Sigourney Weaver, and Chandra Wilson are just a few of the presenters announced to join host Neil Patrick Harris at Emmy Awards on Sunday.

Alec Baldwin, Kevin Bacon, Sigourney Weaver, and Chandra Wilson are just a few of the presenters announced to join host Neil Patrick Harris at Emmy Awards on Sunday.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced the U.S. premiere of the groundbreaking production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter has been extended by popular demand through Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Broadway leading lady and three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara will open fall season at the legendary Café Carlyle. Before returning to the Broadway stage in the revival of South Pacific (October 13) following the birth of her first child this summer, Ms. O'Hara will offer encore performances of her sold out debut in a two-week engagement beginning Tuesday, September 15th (and playing through September 26th).

David Leveaux's critically acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's multi award-winning play Arcadia, which recouped its production costs this week, will complete its run as scheduled at the Duke of York's Theatre on 12 September 2009.

Broadway leading lady and three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara will open fall season at the legendary Café Carlyle. Before returning to the Broadway stage in the revival of South Pacific (October 13) following the birth of her first child this summer, Ms. O'Hara will offer encore performances of her sold out debut in a two-week engagement beginning Tuesday, September 15th (and playing through September 26th).

The Tony nominated cast of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE have extended their contracts through November 15. The entire production took a 6 week summer hiatusto allow the cast to fulfill previously scheduled family commitments. The production, starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances tonight, Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Sunday, November 15 with the current award winning ensemble.

Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times talks to all four members of the show's starry cast about the projects that they've been working on (or not working on) this summer during the show's hiatus. The answers range from sewing to filming... Click here to read the feature story.

According to Telecharge.com, GOD OF CARNAGE is now selling tickets through February 28th, 2010. No other information is listed on the extension and there has been no official annoucement as of yet.

Following a critically acclaimed inaugural year, theater and Academy Award-winning film director Sam Mendes will again direct a transatlantic company of actors for the second season of The Bridge Project, a unique three-year series of co-productions by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Old Vic, and Neal Street Productions devoted to producing large-scale, classical theater for international audiences.

David Leveaux's critically acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's multi award-winning play Arcadia, which recouped its production costs this week, will complete its run as scheduled at the Duke of York's Theatre on 12 September 2009.

Hope Davis, who stars in Broadway's Tony Award-winning hit play GOD OF CARNAGE, is featured in the Los Angeles Times. She talks with LA Times writer Choire Sicha about acting on stage in GOD OF CARNAGE and playing Hillary Clinton for television.

The Tony nominated cast of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE have extended their contracts through November 15. The entire production will take a 6 week summer hiatus beginning after today's performance to allow the cast to fulfill previously scheduled family commitments. The production, starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances on Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Sunday, November 15.

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, the 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Play, will play one last series of inspired performances today. The Old Vic's critically acclaimed production of Alan Ayckbourn's comedy trilogy, directed by Matthew Warchus, ends its strictly limited engagement today, Sunday, July 26 at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street).

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) launches its exciting 2009-10 season with the U.S. premiere of the runaway U.K. hit, Kneehigh Theatre's groundbreaking production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted for the stage by Emma Rice from the words and music of Coward.

Broadway?s hottest new play God of Carnage is featured in The Daily News. Joe Dziemianowicz writes about how the Tony nominated cast members plan to spend their summer vacations. The Tony award winning Best New Play starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden will resume performances on Tuesday, September 8 and continue through Saturday, November 14.

The award-winning cast of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS; Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter and Amanda Root gathered together at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street) on Wednesday, July 15th to have a 'spot of tea' and bid Broadway farewell. BroadwayWorld.com was there to share some tea before they have to say 'Cheerio' to New York City.