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After starring on the Broadway stage in mega-hit Chicago , Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), continues to shine as the lead, "Biggie," in the 1976 Tony Award-winning revival of Lamp Post Reunion. The play, set to open on November 7, 2008 has already sold out its run at the Arclight Theater. The play also stars Ricky Aiello, whose father Danny originated the award-winning part of "Biggie" on Broadway.

Whats On Stage is reporting that London's Evening Standard newspaper has published the list of nominees for the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, the first awards of the UK season.

Nuncrackers; The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed for the holidays at The Willows Theatre.

Brian Hutchison, who recently appeared as George in "Of Mice and Men" at Westport Country Playhouse, and Andrea Maulella, who last August appeared in the Playhouse production "Tryst," will join Shuler Hensley ("Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical"), Keir Dullea ("The Good Shepherd") and other actors for a reading of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "They Knew What They Wanted," directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, November 10, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director).

Richard O'Brien's new production of the Rocky Horror Show celebrated its world premiere at the Admiralspalast in Berlin on October 31.

Tony Award winner Cherry Jones will be appearing in the season premiere of the FOX drama '24' titled 'Redemption' on January 11th and 12th as President Allison Taylor.

The Adelaide Cabaret Festival has announced the 2009 headline act, stage and screen star Bernadette Peters.

Barbra Streisand is scheduled to undertake a six station call-in radio tour to get out the vote before polls close in four key eastern swing states on election day (November 4 .) This follows a four state call-in tour by the artist activist on Monday.

The San Francisco Playhouse is offering FREE tickets to their production of SHINING CITY to anyone who votes today, November 4th. While their election day performance has been cancelled, voters can go to the box office and show their voting sticker to receive a free ticket for them and a friend to see the play before it closes on November 22nd, 2008.

Tickets for Westport Country Playhouse's (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) five presentations of "Our Town," community gatherings to celebrate the life of Paul Newman, were sold out in a matter of hours yesterday (Monday, November 3).

The New York Public Library honored playwright Edward Albee, children's author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, screenwriter and essayist Nora Ephron, and novelist Salman Rushdie at its annual Library Lions black-tie benefit on Monday, November 3, 2008, at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

Feinstein's at Lowes Regency has announced additions to their upcoming winter lineup.

Kids adore Horrid Henry. Currently, he's one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and is coming to the West End in Horrid Henry - Live and Horrid! opening at the Trafalgar Studios on 21 November for a limited Christmas run until 11 January.

The Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 200th anniversary season with HAIRSPRAY. This all-new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show explodes onto the Walnut stage with toe-tappin' hits including 'You Can't Stop the Beat' and 'Welcome to the 60s.' HAIRSPRAY brings big songs, big hair and even bigger dreams to life this holiday season.

The producers of Blithe Spirit are pleased to announce the show will play The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday, January 26, 2009 with the first performance on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

Yma Sumac, a Peruvian singer died on Saturday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with colon cancer. She was 86 years old.

Now through December 14th, 2008 members of BroadwayWorld can purchase tickets to 13, A New Musical for as low as 46.50. To purchase special discount tickets click HERE or call 212-947-8844, and mention special code 13BWW29.

Members of BroadwayWorld can now puchase 'Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, A documentary by Jeffrey Schwarz'. From porn legend to theater icon, his wild life is something you have to see to believe.

Kimberly Guerrero has been playing Broadway's most popular Native American character for almost a year now as Johnna, the new housekeeper to the Weston family, in August: Osage County.

Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, has announced a series of talkbacks and special events for its production of the first major New York revival of Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead, directed by Joe Calarco.