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BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present its newest weekly feature, presented in association with and to celebrate the importance of the Actors' Equity Association. 'AEA' or 'Equity', founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members.

In celebration of this historic event, BroadwayWorld.com was afforded the special opportunity to sit down and chat with one of America's true theatrical legends. Our conversation with the stage icon covered not only The Phantom Of The Opera, but also touched upon the current state of the theatre business and exciting news of his next directing effort, the upcoming production of the new musical, Paradise Found.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of After Miss Julie begins previews tomorrow, Friday, September 18th at 8:00PM.

One day before the first performance of Green Day's American Idiot, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that it will extend the show due to record-breaking sales and unprecedented demand for seats. Originally scheduled to close on October 11, this hotly anticipated world premiere has been extended three weeks and will now play through Sunday, November 1.

Sammy, a new musical by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Leslie Bricusse, runs at The Old Globe Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2009.

Rock-It Science Records presents Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 11 (a new title for the newest CD in the series formerly known as Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure). Featuring the incredible talents of stars and casts from virtually every show on Broadway this year, the annual holiday CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).

Neil Patrick Harris will host the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS on September 20th. He will also serve as a producer for the night. You can watch Harris talk about his hosting of the upcoming telecast to Entertainment Weekly right here on STAGE TUBE.

Australia's most honored, beloved, (and Tony-winning) housewife, DAME EDNA EVERAGE, is proud to announce her triumphant return to Broadway in IT'S ALL ABOUT ME, a glorious celebration of everything Edna.

Tune-in Monday, September 21 as the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS join Oprah for a trip back in time to the '60s! Featuring a blast-from-the-past '60s themed set, a studio audience decked out in their best '60s costumes, and appearances by the stars of AMC's hit series 'Mad Men' and some surprise guests, it's a retro hour you won't want to miss.

SIRIUS XM Radio's On Broadway channel will broadcast a rare interview with Green Day about the recent world premiere of their musical American Idiot. The interview will air on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 pm ET, with an encore broadcast on Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 pm ET on On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75.

Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment have unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will premiere in New York at The Beacon Theatre in February 2010.

BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust has announced that that playwrights Bruce Norris, Tarell Alvin McCraney and David Adjmi are the first recipients of the Steinberg Playwright Award.

The cast of BANANA SHPEEL appeared on America's Got Talent Wednesday night, September 16th and brought the crowd to it's cheering feet. You can watch the performance right here on STAGE TUBE!

Press Opening Night is this evening September 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced that rehearsals began on Monday, September 14 for the first Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet. StarringBill Pullman and Julia Stiles and directed by Tony Award winnerDoug Hughes (Doubt), the play is a gripping account of a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students. The Broadway production will begin previews on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) with an Opening Night set for Sunday, October 11, 2009. The cast and creative team took a break from the rehearsal room to meet the press and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there!

BroadwayWorld.com gave the divine Ms. White a FLIP camera so she could share all the behind the scenes action as she prepared for the concert series. Sit back and watch how a real Broadway legend shapes and creates a musical event!

Susan Boyle jetted over to the United States to perform on the America's Got Talent finale show last night, September 16, 2009. The beloved Boyle performed a stirring and emotional version of The Rolling Stones classic 'Wild Horses.'

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA reached another new milestone as musical became the first Broadway show ever to reach 9,000 performances. The occasion was marked with a special presentation during the 2PM matinee's curtain call. Now in its phenomenal 22nd Year, the Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Group, Inc. production, directed by Harold Prince, continues to play at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street), with no end in sight.

On Monday, September 14, 2009, Five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury hosted a memorial for friends and family of Tony and Emmy Award-winning entertainment icon Beatrice Arthur at Broadway's Majestic Theatre (247 W. 44th St.).