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Andrea Marcovicci the celebrated singer and actress will perform her new show 'Andrea Marcovicci Sings Rodgers & Hart,' for the first time in New York at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street) from November 13, 2007 to January 12, 2008. The show features music director Shelly Markham on piano and Jered Egan on bass. Please call 212-419-9331 for reservations.

MTV premieres Legally Blonde The Musical, based on MGM's hit film Legally Blonde, on Saturday, October 13 at 1PM ET/PT. Reinventing the Broadway experience for television, MTV offers viewers who normally would not have the opportunity to see one of the hottest shows the best seats in the house.

Hundreds of Broadway, TV and film stars crowded the sidewalks of Shubert Alley at the 21st Annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market and Grand Auction on Sunday, September 23.

The Lerner and Loewe 1951 hit Broadway musical, Paint Your Wagon, will be launched by co-producers Christopher Allen, D. Constantine Conte (48 Hours, Persido), and Larry Spellman (Say Goodnight Gracie), for a cross-country tour to open on Broadway followed by a London production starting with Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company September 28 thru October 13, 2007.

The Color Purple, The Musical about Love, announces that tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 23 at 11AM for the Los Angeles engagement of the first North American touring production at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center for 12 weeks only, December 13, 2007, through March 9, 2008.

On Sunday, September 16, thousands upon thousands of fans of Broadway assembled in Times Square for the 16th Annual Broadway on Broadway Concert presented by Continental Airlines and hosted by Hairspray's Lance Bass. BroadwayWorld brings you photos backstage with stars from such shows as Les Miserables, Curtains, Chicago, Mary Poppins, Rent, Legally Blonde, The Drowsy Chaperone and more!

On Sunday, September 16th, thousands upon thousands of fans of Broadway assembled in Times Square for the 16th Annual Broadway on Broadway Concert presented by Continental Airlines and hosted by Hairspray's Lance Bass. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of on-stage performances from the concert.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

The 2007 Super Summer Theatre begins performances of Johnny Guitar on Thursday, September 13

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2007-2008, including the two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and the four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street).

This week: Best Bet: Rep Stage's Mrs. Farnsworth! Spotlighters goes dark! BPF to perform at the Kennedy Center! News of The Wedding Singer and My Fair Lady tours!

San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater will present 'Kiki & Herb: Alive from Broadway,' created and performed by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, July 13 through July 29.

On behalf of the Kleban Foundation, New Dramatists presented the 17th Annual Kleban Award for the most promising musical theater librettist to Jeremy Desmon, and the Award for most promising lyricist to Joe Iconis. The presentation of the awards took place June 13, 2007 at a private ceremony at BMI.

The Geffen Playhouse will conclude its 2006/2007 season with George Gershwin Alone, written and performed by actor, playwright and Steinway Concert Artist Hershey Felder

The internationally acclaimed performance troupe Mayumana is holding open call auditions on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre

A new block of tickets for Off-Broadway hit Mayumana are now available for performances through Sunday, September 2, 2007.

13, written by Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown and Dan Elish, will be brought to a Broadway stage by producer Bob Boyett

Director Stephen Daldry today announced the four Australians actors who will alternate the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical, which opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, on December 13, 2007.

'Hairspray' film Featured on Oprah and Travolta Calls His Performance an Homage to Baltimore.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/13/2007

BroadwayWorld.com's Long Running Show Stats updated on 5/13/2007.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 5/13/2007. Updates include: Ruben Brache, Marc Bruni, Chuck Caruso, George Costacos, Michael Gruber, Kristin Huxhold, Constantine Maroulis, Olivia Oguma, Rebecca Robbins.

Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee who star as Mary Poppins and Bert, respectively, in the hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins will be featured guests on WABC-TV (Channel 7)'s 'Eyewitness News This Morning' this Sunday, May 13 between 9:30am and 10:00am.

An array of stars attended the film premiere of Dori Berinstein's documentary ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway on Tuesday, May 1st at the Film Center Cafe, and BroadwayWorld was there!