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Former American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo will join the cast of Broadway's Hairspray as Penny Pingleton from February 7 through May 14, 2006.

The production will star Josh Strickland as Tarzan, Jenn Gambatese as Jane, Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford will alternate in the role of Young Tarzan.

On Sunday, December 4th at 7 PM, THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL will have its final performance at Dodger Stages…unless there is a dramatic increase in business. The show began performances on August 20 and will have played 121 performances by this Sunday's evening performance. A National Tour is in the works, as are productions in London and Las Vegas; with a cast album to be released in mid-December.

Tickets for this year's 'Kids' Night on Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition' -- that once-a year-opportunity for young people, age 6-18, to attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult - are on sale for select shows from now through December 15.

Talent abounds, but a few too many spritzes of megahold have made this stylish do a bit stiff

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will present the return of its unique and second-annual benefit evening 'STORIES ON 5 STORIES' on Monday, November 14.

Rob Evan has been cast as King Solomon in the musical Sheba, which will receive staged readings by the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab as part of the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival

Disney has announced that Tarzan will being previews on March 24, to open on May 10, 2006.

Bruce Vilanch, who has been welcomed to the sixties on Broadway in 'Hairspray' for almost a full year played his final performance on September 4th.

A CD with songs from the first Broadway Unplugged concert, which was held at Town Hall in 2004, will be released on September 12th

Host Star Jones ('The View') and special guest Deborah Cox (Aida) will join Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Big River) and The Broadway Inspirational Voices for the return of BROADWAY GOSPEL CELEBRATION: 11 a special evening of gospel music to benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS on Sunday, October 16 at 8 PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).

CONTEST CLOSED! There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres-and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park. Win tickets to see THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

The cast includes Jill Clayburgh (Bess), Richard Thomas (Jeffrey), Matthew Morrison (Thad), Susan Kelechi Watson (Juliet), James Yaegashi (Bill), Leslie Ayvazian (Elaine) and Ann Guilbert (Sadie).

Sir Elton John, Bruce Vilanch, Wayne Brady and Billie Jean King will serve as hosts and presenters of the Philadelphia Freedom Concert and Ball on July 4th

Theatre fans who have Sprint cell phone plans can now download songs from Broadway musicals

Harvey Fierstein, the multi award-winning comic actor currently winning rave reviews in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway, will host the 50TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

Brooke Tansley, who started her run as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in September 2004 has been extended through September 18, 2005.

MCC THEATER presents its 2005 Spring Gala benefit, MISCAST, a star-studded musical revue featuring some of Broadway's biggest names singing show tunes from roles they would never, ever perform, on Monday, March 14 at Roseland 239 West 52nd Street. The evening, which honors Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of The Shubert Organization, will feature performances by Ana Gasteyer, Jackie Hoffman, Andrea Martin, Steven Pasquale, Bruce Vilanch and Tom Wopat. Scott Wittman (co-creator of Hairspray) will direct.

Wicked was the #1 theatrical production of 2004 in terms of dollar value of secondary ticket sales, according to data released today by StubHub.com, a leading online ticket marketplace. The Lion King and The Producers rounded out StubHub.com's top 3.

Chester Gregory currently stars as Seaweed J. Stubbs in the Broadway hit HAIRSPRAY, and will be performing Monday, December 20, 2004 in a FREE show at K-Lounge.

Broadway singer Glenn Rainey of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will perform classic R&B hits on December 13th, 2004 in an original show called 'Blue-Eyed Soul' at the Triad theatre on West 72nd Street at 9:15pm. This special one night only event will be a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Through the years, the GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION has become one of the hottest and most anticipated tickets of the fall season. New York's most talented 'gypsies,' chorus members from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, join in a competition/variety show as six weeks of intensive fundraising by the community come to a close with the 16th ANNUAL GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. This year's competition will take place at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) on Monday, December 6 at 4:30PM and Tuesday, December 7 at 2:00PM. A limited number of VIP ($350) and Priority ($200) tickets are available. Tickets range from $20-90.