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The Elton John AIDS Foundation honored former President Bill Clinton, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Sharon Stone, and Lily Safra with Enduring Vision awards this past Monday night, November 16. The event was held in New York City.

Variety has reported that writer Ray Bradbury has signed a deal with White Oaks Films to develop a new miniseries entitled 'The Bradbury Chronicles,' based on six of Bradbury's short stories of his choosing.

Matthew White is to direct the Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Sweet Charity previews from November 21 with press night on December 2, and runs until March 7, 2010.

DRG Records is releasing a recording of Jane Krakowski's nightclub debut at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. The recording is set to be released on March 23 and will be available in all major online and retail outlets. The show, which played the famed Fienstein's at Lowes Regency from October 6 through October 17, featured songs popularized by female performers who have inspired her such as Anita O'Day, Ann-Margret and Eartha Kitt.

The New 42nd Street and The New Victory Theater Present Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen. Winner of the Herald Angels, Total Theatre and Fringe First Awards at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Once and For All...will be presented by The New Victory as part of the 2010 Under The Radar Festival and will run at The Duke on 42nd Street from January 8 through January 17, 2010.

The Radio City Rockettes, dressed in dazzling holiday costumes, participated in a lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in celebration of the opening night of the 2009 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the stars of the legendary holiday production, the Radio City Rockettes, lit the Empire State Building in green, white and red.

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz). Steppenwolf Associate Artist Jessica Thebus (Intimate Apparel, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sonia Flew) directs. Andrew Resnick (A Civil War Christmas at Long Wharf Theatre) provides musical direction of beloved holiday music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters (Tony and Grammy Award nominee for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk). The Huntington's production will be enhanced by local choirs caroling from the stage before each performance.

What's on Stage has reported details of the BBC's 'Over the Rainbow' audition process to find the perfect Dorothy (and Toto) for Andrew Lloyd Webber's upcoming revival of The Wizard of Oz in the West End.

Laurence O'Dwyer will assume the role of Henry from previously announced Terrence Currier in Arena Stage's production of The Fantasticks.

On Monday, November 23, 2009 The Players Foundation will present a Benefit/Celebration to honor the life's work of Jerry Tallmer, the legendary, prolific NYC theater journalist and critic who was a founder of the Village Voice and creator of the OBIE Awards. Artists and admirers will gather to toast the man whose inquiring intellect and visionary writings started many careers.

Gavin Creel and his songwriting partner Robbie Roth are set to appear at Symphony Space on December 7th for two all-acoustic shows highlighting some of Roth's original songs and some of Creel's Broadway favorites.

Playwright Edward Albee, best known for Who's Araid of Virginia Woolf?, gave a rare public interview at the Sydney Theatre Company, and had not too many complimentary things to say about the state of theater production today, according to a report in moreintelligentlife.com.

Inspired by Steve Rich's newly published Theatre Monkey, in a recent feature out in the U.K. Guardian Molly Flatt showcases uncomfortable charms London natives have become accustomed to in the West End and assesses how long the old fashioned venues that provide such archaic offerings will be sustainable.

Marvin Hamlisch, composer extraordinaire of A Chorus Line fame, first achieved success composing for the big screen, winning Oscars for his work in The Way We Were and The Sting back in the 1970's. For the first time in over a decade, he has returned to cinematic roots, composing the score for Steven Soderbergh's The Informant, starring Matt Damon, in a big splashy way.

Nicholas Brendon will star in The Blank's limited engagement of David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES, directed by Michael Matthews. THE SANTALAND DIARIES is the first offering of The Blank's 'Great Writers' season which begins performances on Friday, November 20 and opens on Friday November 27 at The Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre in Hollywood.

Amas Musical Theatre is throwing its first ever Hanukkah Party at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Tuesday, December 15. to support their production, Signs of Life. The party begins at 6:30 and will last until 9pm.

The Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island will present the Long Island Premiere of W.S. Gilbert's play 'Sweethearts' at 8:00pm Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Ethical Humanist Society.

On December 6, Paul Hutcheson returns from Canada for a one-night-only reprise of On Second Thought. A 2009 FRIGID Audience Choice Winner, On Second Thought is a comedic one-man show based on the crazy situations we end up in during our lives that force us to question how we got there. From skydivers and high school teachers to porn renters and landscapers, one full grown male explores it all.

Custom Made brings Harry Chapin's ('Taxi', 'Cat's in the Cradle') 'Cotton Patch Gospel' to the Next Stage (attached to the historic Trinity Church). 'Cotton Patch' is a progressive and musically joyous look at the Jesus story through a very modern lens. Using 26 songs, one amazing actor, three gorgeous singers, and a bluegrass band, 'Cotton Patch Gospel' is for everyone who wonders if the peace and love promised by the gospels is still possible in our modern world.

The Marsh presented the premiere of Ann Randolph's new solo show LOVELAND in October and has now been extended through December 12. Join Randolph as she takes audiences on the irreverent, hilarious, and deeply human journey of Franny Potts. Facing up to the greatest loss of her life while flying from LA to Ohio surrounded by strangers, Franny stumbles her way from awkward confusion through the mystery, tragedy and beauty that unite all us.