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Stage Door Records will release two new cast recordings this fall, BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED and OUT OF THE BLUE.

The first national tour of the current Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Omaha. WEST SIDE STORY will be presented at the Orpheum Theater October 19 - 24, 2010 by Omaha Performing Arts and Broadway Across America. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

Barnes & Noble has announced October events for its New York City stores.

Studio 42's blog has announced the casting for the company's upcoming production of THE SPORTING LIFE, a new play by Nick Jones and Rachel Shukert. The production will feature direction by Stephen Brackett, music by Joe Iconis, and choreography by Marlo Hunter.

Anthony Mackie is in talks to appear in the 'cop thriller' 'Man on a Ledge,' Variety reports. The film, which features a screenplay by Pablo Fenjves, is to be directed by Asger Leth and will also star Sam Worthington.

Glamour Magazine has interviewed Lea Michele (GLEE's Rachel Berry) for the cover story of its October 2010 issue.

Rosemary Harris will guest star on 'Law & Order: SVU,' Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reports.

Recorded oral histories of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island will be available online beginning on September 2, the New York Times reports. The oral histories have previously been only available at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The National Park Service began recording the histories in the 1970s.

The a cappella group Straight No Chaser will perform at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville on December 22 at 8pm.

The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra will present 'Barber and Bolero' on September 23 at 7:30pm and on September 24 and 25 at 8:00pm. The concert will feature Fabio Mechetti as conductor and Terrence Wilson on piano.

The Sunrise Civic Center Theatre in Sunrise, Florida will present PETER AND THE WOLF...WITH A DIFFERENCE on September 25 at 2pm.

The Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs, Florida will present Jerry Herman's musical MACK & MABEL through September 26.

The Mosaic Theatre of Plantation, Florida will present COMPLETELY HOLLYWOOD (ABRIDGED) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor (additional material by Dominic Conti) September 9 through October 3. The production will star Antonio Amadeo, Erik Fabregat, and Christian Rockwell.

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts of Fort Lauderdale will present BARE from September 9 to September 18 in the Abdo New River Room.

The Southwest Shakespeare Company of Mesa, Arizona is presenting BLOOD ROYAL, an adaptation of Shakespeare's three Henry VI plays, September 9 through September 25.

The Valley Youth Theatre of Phoenix, Arizona is presenting the classic musical GREASE through September 5.

The Theatre Artists' Studio in Phoenix will present STRANGERS IN THE BEDROOM, two one act plays by Harold Pinter, through September 4. The production will be directed by David Middleman and will include THE LOVER and ASHES TO ASHES.

The Mesa Encore Theatre will present 'Women of MET' at the Mesa Arts Center's Farnsworth Studio on September 1. The performance will take place from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

The Fabian Almazan Trio (pianist and composer Fabian Almazan, bassist Linda Oh, and drummer Justin Brown) will perform on August 31 at 8:30pm at the Cornelia Street Café.

Electro-acoustic artist Cleemann will perform at Spike Hill in Brooklyn on September 20 at 11:00pm. Cleeman, who hails from Copenhagen, is a composer of pop tunes. His unique sound-scape -- subtle acoustic textures and analogue synths blending with electronic beats and loops -- is born out of a passion for vintage instruments and studio equipment. Starting his career in high-gear rock bands in underground Copenhagen, Cleemann is now a solo artist touring the States in support of his solo debut, '45 Minutes Mostly About Caring.'