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PBS's Great Performances will air the spectacular London concert revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' 1986 cult musical Chess, featuring Reprise Records' Josh Groban and Idina Menzel as Chess in Concert on Wednesday, June 17th at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings).

The Toxic Avenger, winner of 'Best New Off- Broadway Musical' by both the Outer Critics Circle and BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans, is now on sale through February 21st, 2010. The Joe DiPietro/David Bryan penned musical is currently playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). BWW Discounts now brings you even more reason to visit 'Toxie' and gang, the 'TOP TEN REASONS TO SEE THE TOXIC AVENGER FOR ONLY $35!'

YouTube Sensation Miranda visited the critically acclaimed, Five-time Tony Award nominated, ROCK OF AGES on Broadway and lent the cast her many 'talents' via singing lessons.

The New York Times is reporting that screen and stage star Kerry Washington will join the Broadway production of RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet. Washington will co-star with previously announced James Spader and Richard Thomas in this world premiere production on Broadway.

AMERICAN IDOL favorite Adam Lambert gives a candid and witty interview to Parade magazine this week. Lambert chats about his recent public 'coming out', upcoming solo cd and meeting Madonna.

The UK Telegraph is reporting that Susan Boyle is causing sell out performances of Les Miserables in London's West End after her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream for Britain's Got Talent. The sales of tickets for the long-running musical have increased by 46 per cent since Boyle performed the song in the first round of the talent show.

The Canton Comic Opera Company will present the 1902 operetta THE SULTAN OF SULU with music by Alfred Wathall and Book and Lyrics by George Ade on Thursday, July 16 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m. All performances will be at the Canton Jewish Community Center Auditorium, 2631 Harvard Ave. N.W., Canton, Ohio THE SULTAN OF SULU will feature a cast of 30 and a 28 piece orchestra directed by Joseph N. Rubin. Tickets are $15.00 for general admission. To purchase tickets and for more information call (330) 327-2985, or view the Canton Comic Opera Company's website at www.cantoncomicoperaco.com.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced the new plays that will comprise its upcoming 2009-10 season.

Seats in the front two rows of the orchestra will be made available for $20 for every performance of RENT: The Broadway Tour, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, at The Paramount Theatre. The $20 tickets go on sale at the box office, on the day of performance only, two hours prior to the show and are available to anyone, cash only, with a limit of two tickets per person.

Jaradoa Theater is presenting SHAFRIKA, THE WHITE GIRL, a new musical, through June 28 at the Dimson Theatre at The Vineyard, 108 East 15th Street (between Union Square East & Irving Place). Performances began on June 12. Written by Anika Larsen, SHAFRIKA, THE WHITE GIRL is co-conceived and directed by April Nickell.

FMPAT will be holding auditions for the youth role of Tina in Ruthless! The Musical on Tues June 16 at FMPATheatre.

Long-time castmember Jeremy Kushnier departs the Toronto Cast of the hit musical Jersey Boys at the end of the week, and Daniel Robert Sullivan is joining this very talented cast in the role of Tommy DeVito, beginning June 16th, 2009.

Paper Mill Playhouse's (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) Rising Star Awards are modeled after the Tony® Awards and Paper Mill's program serves the entire state of New Jersey with 100 entered productions from public, private, and parochial high schools. On Tuesday, June 16th at 7:30pm the nominees perform and the award recipients are presented with a crystal award from Rising Star Award partner Tiffany's & Co.

A private reading of the new Peter Gabriel rock musical ?US? will be held today, June 16th; US tells a universal story about relationships, loss and love.

BROADWAY BARES 19.0: 'CLICK IT!' is pleased to announce a few of the special guest stars who will join over 200 of New York's sexiest dancers at Broadway's hottest night in an event produced by and benefitting Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.

New York City is filled with lovely parks. There's a particularly charming one tucked into a triangle on 106th Street and Broadway. It's planted with daylilies, impatiens, lacecap hydrangeas and dogwoods. One end of this peaceful oasis is dominated by a recumbent bronze sculpture which sits atop a flowing fountain. The park is dedicated to the memory of Isidore and Ida Strauss, the loving couple who perished together on the Titanic in 1912. Therefore it's appropriate to meet Victoria Clark for an interview at a café only a short distance from Strauss Park. After all, Ms Clark originated the role of Alice Beane in Maury Yeston's Tony Award winning musical TITANIC and sang Adam Guettel's 'Statues and Stories' in LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, which won her the 2005 Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical. This fine lady is never really far from statues, stories and the Titanic.

The 65th Annual Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2008-2009 theatrical season were held at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, in an invitation-only ceremony, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist.

On the cusp of their 100th toe-tapping performance in the Geffen Playhouse's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, the team behind the hit musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sarhara announce another five-week extension. The 100th performance, which occurs Saturday evening June 13, is a landmark show in a unanimously acclaimed run, which will now continue through Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Fresh off her restful stay in London's Priory mental-health clinic, 'Britain's Got Talent' runner-up Susan Boyle returned to the concert stage to thousands of screaming fans. After a day of doubts when not even tour officials knew whether she would perform, the Scottish singing sensation stepped out before an audience of more than 10,000 and sang the song that made her a global star two months ago I Dreamed A Dream from the musical Les Miserables. She then followed that up with a strong and solid version of Memory from Cats.