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Emerging recording artist and recipient of the Timmy Award for 'Best Singer,' Danny Nova will headline Carnegie Hall in New York City at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2008.

From December 6 through January 10th, The Actors' Gang presents 'Aah! Scrooge Must Die!', a 'rambunctious and very raunchy' retelling of Dickens' beloved classic tale.

International actress, playwright and director Esther Chae continues to conquer her artistic goals by balancing a recurring role on The Young and the Restless and recently attending the Pusan International Film Festival, and touring both North and South Korea as a USC NetKal Fellow, www.netkal.org.

All New, All Spectacular this holiday season: Charles Phoenix's Moonlight Rollerway Holiday Jubilee'

The lights were bright on Broadway on Monday night and the curtains raised at the Hudson Theater with Marvin Hamlisch headlining the Broadway Salutes Arts Horizons 30th Anniversary Gala.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre and the company of SHOGUN MACBETH invites manga, anime, comic and graphic novel enthusiasts to MANGA NIGHT at the Julia Miles Theater (424 W. 55th St. between 9th & 10th Ave.

Acclaimed British playwright Edward Bond, will reunite with acclaimed American director Robert Woodruff for Theatre for a New Audience's New York premiere production of Mr. Bond's Chair featuring Stephanie Roth Haberle beginning previews Friday, December 5, at 8:00pm for an opening Wednesday, December 11, at 8:00pm for a run through December 28 at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street® project, 229 West 42nd Street.

After months of performing in the basement of a NYC's Paris Commune, Ryan Raftery took his 'irreverent solo act' appropriately entitled 'Ryan Raftery & Friends: A Solo Act!' to the West Coast to debut at the Upright Cabaret in West Hollywood resulting in two sold out evenings of pure comedic cabaret!

Joyce Herring, Associate Artistic Director of RIOULT, has been appointed the Company's Executive Director beginning immediately, announced Donald Holley, Chairman of the Board. Ms. Herring and her husband, Pascal Rioult, founded the modern dance company in 1994.

Cameron Mackintosh announces final casting for his new production of Lionel Bart's musical masterpiece 'OLIVER!' starring Rowan Atkinson as 'Fagin', Jodie Prenger as 'Nancy' and Burn Gorman as 'Bill Sikes' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Performances commence on 12 December and the press night is on 14 January.

Sierra Boggess (Ariel), Sean Palmer (Prince Eric), Norm Lewis (King Triton) and Brian D'Addario (Flounder), stars of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, will lead a 3-song medley created especially for the Today Show Halloween broadcast on Friday, October 31st during the 8AM hour.

Casting has been announced for the off-Broadway premiere of the ZINA GOLDRICH and MARCY HEISLER musical, DEAR EDWINA.

Hollywood…Baum/Lebenzon Productions presents a world premiere comedy, SHOCK THERAPY, written by Tom Baum ('The Manhattan Project,' 'Carny'), produced by Diantha Lebenzon and directed by Jenny O'Hara. SHOCK THERAPY will preview on Saturday, November 1 at 8pm; Sunday, November 2 at 7pm; Thursday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. and Friday, November 7 at 8p.m. and will open on Saturday, November 8 at 8:00 pm and is scheduled to run for six weeks through Saturday, December 14th, 2008 at The Lillian Theatre, 1076 Lillian Way in Hollywood.

'The School of Night' by Peter Whelan is a sublime and sensuous political thriller set in the 16th century. The play will open at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum November 9, 2008, and continues through December 17. Previews begin October 30.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the American premiere of HAPPY NOW? by Lucinda Coxon, directed by Liz Diamond, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is October 30 with performances running through November 15th.

On October 30, 2008, Studio 42 will host The Starving Artists Halloween Ball, a celebration of emerging artists, featuring the designation of the Starving Artist Award, a cash grant given to a New York City-based artist of exceptional merit.

DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB, the critically acclaimed comedy variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, welcomes the fall at their monthly home The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Thursday, October 30th at 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 and proceeds go to benefit Wendy Wasserstein's TDF/Open Doors program.

Due to medical reasons, Crystal Gayle will no longer be performing with Laura Bell Bundy in the scheduled Feinstein's show KENTUCKY GIRLFRIENDS, which was set to play October 28th through November 1st. Instead, Bundy will be performing a show titled JUST ME, featuring her Broadway material on October 30th and Nov 1st, 2008.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Itamar Moses' BACK BACK BACK begins performances Thursday, October 30 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street) in preparation for a Tuesday, November 18 opening night

Throughout the years, the GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION has become one of the hottest and most anticipated tickets of the fall season.