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According to Variety Michael Shannon who recently starred in OUR TOWN at the Barrow Street Theatre is set for two forthcoming films.

Adam Welsh is set to direct an urban adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London beginning July 14. The production will star Esther Smith and Kyle McPhail as Juliet and Romeo respectivly. Providing new original music will be Neil Layton with musical supervision by Michael Kantola.

Celebration Theatre in association with David Elzer presents the Los Angeles Premiere of the Broadway sensation, [title of show], with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen; Book by Hunter Bell, musical direction by Greg Nabours (The Women of Brewster Place, A New Brain), choreography by Ameenah Kaplan; directed by Celebration Theatre Artistic Director Michael A. Shepperd and produced for Celebration Theatre by Jim Halloran and Tijuana Gray.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of THAT FACE by Polly Stenham, directed by Sarah Benson (Blasted, Artistic Director of Soho Rep), will begin its final week of performances, tomorrow, Tuesday, June 22 at 7 PM at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).The production will play the final performance of its limited engagement on Sunday, June 27 after playing 48 regular performances and 21 previews.

Grammy Winner Michael Feinstein has been appointed the Artistic Director of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, IN. The center will also be the base of the Michael Feinstein Foundation.

According to The New York Times Blog the next season of American Idol will allow hopefuls as young as 15 to audition for the show. The max age remains 28. In past seasons the youngest contestants have been 16.

In a recent interview with Courant.com Chita Rivera chatted about her long career.

According to WhatsOnStage.com REBECCA The Musical based on the 1938 novel by Daphne Du Maurier could be headed to the West End in 2011 following PRICILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at The Palace Theatre.

BURN_THE_FLOOR_20010101 Five finalists from 'So You Think You Can Dance' will join the U.S. tour of BURN THE FLOOR. Janette Manrara, Ashleigh Di Lello, Karen Hauer, Ryan Di Lello and RObie Kmetoni will join the tour beginning in Portland, OR on September 7. Hauer and Kmetoni are signed on for the entire tour, the Di Lellos are scheduled through January 2011. Manrara is scheduled through November 2010.

Jamie deRoy brings her show back to the Metropolitan Room July 14 at 7pm with special guests Natalia Zuckerman, Alexandra silber, Martin Vidnovic, Pamela Myers and Benjamin Levy. Barry Kleinbort will direct the concert, with musical direction by Christopher Danny.

The forthcoming TV Land series 'Hot In Cleveland' has signed on a line-up of guest stars of the show's first season. Guests include Susan Lucci, Hal Linden, Huey Lewis, Juliet Mills, John Schneider, Carl Reiner, Wayne Knight and Amy Yesbeck. 'Hot In Cleveland' premieres June 16 at 10pm on TV Land.

Complete casting has been announced for the Signature Theatre's staging of CHESS, joining the previously announced Jill Paice, Jeremy Kushnier and Euan Morton will be Eleasha Gamble, Russell, Sunday. Chris Sizemore, Christopher Bloch, Jamie Eacker, Christopher Mueller, Gregory Maheu, Rachel Zampelli, Jonathan Atkinson, James Gardiner, Katie McManus and Bayla Whitten.

MY CUSTOM VAN, Michael Ian Black's one man show is set to reture to the Drilling Company Theatre July 1 through 10. MY CUSTOM VAN is based on Black's book 'My Custom Van... 50 Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Mind All Over Your Face.' Also appearing in the show are Amanda Byron, Joshua Tussin, Brian Sell, Gino Costabile, Ruark Downey, Brian Frank, Laura Dillman, and Andrew McLeod. Joe Jung directed this production. Lighting design is by Chad Lefebvre, scenic desgin by Francois Portier and J.J. Bernard and costume design by Jessi Blue Gormezano.

Paul Lucas Productions and Richard Jordan Productions today announced a special one-week limited engagement of Pop-Punk/Electro-Clash and Comedy sensation Die Roten Punkte, the international award-winning hit of the Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto and Spoleto Festivals. Performances of the group's hugely-successful Robot/Lion Tour 2010 will run at Barrow Street Theatre, New York from June 23 through June 28, with performances Wednesday to Saturday at 10pm and Monday June 28 at 8pm (no performance Sunday).

June 23rd, 8:30pm and 10pm, at Cornelia St. Café, marks the debut concert performed by musicians Anupam Shobhakar, (sarod) and Joel Harrison, (steel guitar). This collaborative project is the first of its kind, uniting jazz and blues with the rhythmic 'stringed styling' of traditional Indian music.

The Off-Broadway show MURDERED BY THE MOB is celebrating its 14th year playing at Arno Ristorante.

Jimmy Smits is set to host 'A Capitol Fourth' for PBS on July 4. This year will be the 30th Anniversary of the special 4th of July celebration. The show will include a concert and fireworks.

As reported by the Daily News the Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is 'cracking down' on scalpers selling the free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park this summer. All tickets to the Shakespeare In the Park productions are free, tickets are distributed on a first-come first-served basis usually beginnning in the early afternoon. Last summer patrons were linned up as early as 4am to secure their spot in line for the free tickets.

The Cape Cod Theatre Project presents a staged reading of Guidance by Daria Polatin July 8 through 10. Headlining the reading will be Jason Butler Harner and Tony Nominee Johanna Day. The reading will take place at the Falmouth Academy at 8pm. The director is to be determined. GUIDANCE tells the story of a new high school guidance counselor gets caught up in the lives of his students. Not even his Advil addiction can save him in this comedy about love and life in a complex world.

According to Deadline.com Award winning playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah is working on a script for a biopic about 1970s soccer star Laurie Cunningham. The film is entitled 'Black Flash.' Cunningham was the first English player to join Real Madrid, the most successful soccer team from Spain. Cunningham was also the first black player to represent England at any level (under 21), and the first to represent the full England side in a competitive match, although Viv Anderson had appeared in a friendly before him to be recognised as the nation's first black full international.