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Gerard McCarthy has been cast as the central role of George Bailey in the UK premiere of a stage adaptation of Frank Capra's 1946 film classic It's A Wonderful Life.

Yesterday Michael C. Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch composer/lyricist/co-creator Stephen Trask and punk rockers Tits of Clay (the off-stage alter ego of the band performing as the Angry Inch in the current Broadway production of the show) returned to the site of the show's genesis- the world-famous Don Hill's, now re-opened as The Hills NYC- to play a special Hedwig-themed tribute to legendary booker, promoter and club owner Don Hill.

Disney invites you to show off your singing skills and your love for the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods" with the online musical contest "Sing Your Way Into the Woods".

The hottest emerging stars of film, television, music, fashion, social media and literature convened at Kimpton's Surfcomber Miami, South Beach last night to kick off Art Basel in Miami at Logo TV's '2014 New Now Next Awards.' The event will premiere on Logo TV on Sunday, December 7 at 8pm ET/PT and MTV on Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

The New York Times reported today that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has withdrawn its proposal to remove more than 100 of New York City's historic structures, including 5 Broadway theaters, from its oversight due to opposition from local politicians and advocacy groups.

All over social media, actors and creative team members have been reacting to a Wall Street Journal article by Joanne Kaufman in which she writes, 'I recently saw three Broadway shows in a single week. Actually, as is my unfortunate tendency, I'm overstating things a bit. To be scrupulously honest, I saw half of three Broadway shows. Intermissions came and I went.'

Although the production won the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards just yesterday, The Scottsboro Boys will play its final performance at the Garrick Theatre February 21, 2015.

Addi and Jacq will have a CD release concert tonight, Nov 20th, 2014 at the Snapple Theater Center Broadway at 50th St. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of David Sedaris' thorny Holiday comedy, The Santaland Diaries, for the last time in its ArtStage Studio Theatre.

Today is #LoveTheatre Day in the UK and beyond. Run in partnership by the Guardian Culture Professionals Network, Twitter UK and CultureThemes, #LoveTheatre day is an 'online celebration of British, European and global theatre,' recognizing the work of theatres and theatre-lovers worldwide.

Tony Award winner Lauren Bacall's former Manhattan apartment, where she lived from the 1960s until her death this August, hit the market today with a list price of $26 million.

According to the New York Times, the proposal for the $170 million park, which would be built on a multilevel platform 186 feet off the shoreline of the Hudson River, includes 'a series of wooded nooks and three performance venues, including an amphitheater.' The park, which would be called Pier 55, would replace Pier 54, a flat 875-foot structure that has been gradually sinking into the river.

Dan Mendeloff, Cabaret's stage right props person, celebrated his 2,500th show at Saturday's matinee. Dan worked on the show from the start in 1998 at the Kit Kat Club/Henry Miller, moved the show to Studio 54 in 1999 and stayed with it through the entire run. He has been working on the current revival since the beginning as well.

Addi and Jacq will have a CD release concert on Nov 20th, 2014 at the Snapple Theater Center Broadway at 50th St. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Original Hedwig star John Cameron Mitchell dispelled rumors that he may be returning to the show when Michael C. Hall ends his Broadway run on January 4, 2015.

Team StarKid, the musical theater troupe and YouTube phenomenon, debuted their newest musical, ANI: A Parody this summer, and now the full performance is available to watch online.

High schools in Connecticut and Pennsylvania made national news this year when their principals canceled productions of 'controversial' musicals Rent and Spamalot. Now the National Coalition Against Censorship is honoring those who stood up for the shows' performances on their list of Top 40 Free Speech Defenders of 2014.

Alan Cumming and the cast of Cabaret are kicking off the six weeks of fundraising that will lead up to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's 26th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition on Monday, December 8 and Tuesday, December 9 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The event, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares, is the culminating chapter of fall fundraising efforts by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies.

Just last week, On the Town returned to Broadway in a revival directed by John Rando, which is running at the Lyric Theatre. Before Alysha Umphress and Jay Armstrong Johnson took on the iconic roles of Hildy and Chip, Lea DeLaria and Jesse Tyler Ferguson played them in the 1998 Broadway revival. Watch them perform showstopper 'I Can Cook Too' on The Rosie O'Donnell Show in the video flashback below!

More than 100 of Miami's arts and community leaders attended a reception October 21st at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU in honor of Dr. Carol Damian's farewell, celebrating her leadership and contributionsas she steps down as director and chief curator at the end of this month. In keeping with Dr. Damian's passion for art from the Americas, the event also served as the launch of the Frost's new endowment for Latin American and Caribbean art, announced by museum benefactor Tony Ulloa, who established the new endowment with his lead contribution.