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Almost eight and a half million people watched the ABC 'Wonderful World of Disney' presentation of Once Upon a Mattress

The television adaptation of the fractured musical fairy tale 'Once Upon a Mattress' will be presented on ABC today, Sunday, December 18th from 7 to 9 PM

Bernadette Peters will host 'Broadway's Best at Pops' on PBS; the program will feature performances by Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Tommy Tune and others

The telemusical version of Once Upon a Mattress, starring Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman and Denis O'Hare, will air on ABC on Disney on December 18th

Harold Thau will present the New York premiere of ALMOST HEAVEN: THE SONGS OF JOHN DENVER, a new musical opening Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at Off-Broadway's Promenade Theatre (2162 Broadway at 76th Street). Directed by Tony Award nominee Randal Myler (It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues), ALMOST HEAVEN begins preview performances on Friday, October 28.

The Fred Ebb Award will recognize excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a lyricist, composer, or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success. The award is meant to encourage and support aspiring songwriters to create new works for the musical theatre. The prize includes a $50,000 award.

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) are pleased to announce the inauguration of the Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters. The award is named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb.

Stage and Screen star Susan Egan will perform a few songs and sign copies of her latest CD, 'Coffee House' on April 22.

BroadwayWorld.com recently sat down with the New York Post's always controversial theater columnist - Michael Riedel. Read on to hear what he has to say about growing up *not* singing show tunes, Bernadette Peters, the current state of Broadway, and lots more...