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The Maltz Jupiter Theatre highlights its 'We Create Art' season campaign with the Emerging Artist Series in Musical Theater Playwriting. Funding for this new program was granted by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, from the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and the Roy A. Hunt Foundation.

Hip hop theater artist Will Power's fierce new coming-of-age tale infused with classic 70s funk has its world premiere tonight (Friday, October 24) at The Children's Theatre Company (CTC). FIVE FINGERS OF FUNK, created by Power in collaboration with composer Justin Ellington and director Derrick Sanders, runs through November 16 on the Cargill Stage as the first show in the ctc4teens season.

Ever dream of being Elvis for the day? From November 1 through December 6, The Marriott Theatre invites all Chicagoans to show their love for the King of Rock 'n Roll by wearing their Blue Suede Shoes, sequins and leisure suits to the hit musical ALL SHOOK UP.

Friday, October 24th, THE AFTER PARTY will welcome CBS' 'The Amazing Race' and The Fantasticks' NICK SPANGLER, The Fantasticks' LEWIS CLEALE, as well as the cast of LIKE YOU LIKE IT. The show will also feature special guest pianist STEVEN SILVERSTEIN.

Stage 13 (Dan Fogler, Sarah Saltzberg, Bjorn Thorstad; artistic directors) presents the New York Premiere of THE RISE AND FALL OF ANNIE HALL at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row for three weeks only, October 24-November 9.

Grammy Award-winner and actress Ashanti, The View's Joy Behar, Sex and the City's Mario Cantone, Academy Award-nominated actor/writer/director Buck Henry, Ugly Betty's Mark Indelicato, Jersey Boys' Daniel Reichard, Gossip Girl's Matthew Settle, and Cheers' George Wendt will be among the cast of THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD NOT TAKEN, a one-night-only benefit performance celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Broadway smash WICKED.

Theatre at the Center presents the popular, charming holiday musical A Wonderful Life, running November 13 through December 21 at Theatre at the Center 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Press opening will be November 21. Offering a new spin on the classic holiday film, A Wonderful Life is the musical stage version of the Frank Capra film classic 'It's a Wonderful Life.'

Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman; Executive Director Wayne Kelton) will present its first holiday offering, perfect for all audiences, Beasley's Christmas Party.

'Desperate Housewives' star Gale Harold has been released from the intensive care unit at Los Angeles hospital and is improving daily after a motorcycle accident last week.

The producers of the Broadway production of American Buffalo are offering a Vote American (Buffalo)! special offer for a select group of performances. For all performances between Friday, October 31 and Monday, November 3, purchase one ticket and receive the second for one nickel.

Nederlander Worldwide Productions and The Eastern Shanghai Cultural Film and Television Group will partner to present the China on Broadway production of 'Soul of Shaolin,' a new Chinese martial arts spectacle, which will begin previews on Tuesday, January 13 and open Thursday, January 15 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

Acknowledged as one of the great classics of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge, opens at the Duke of York's Theatre for a limited season from 22 January 2009 with the press night on 5 February.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Tony Award winner James Naughton, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).

Following sold-out performances at Carolines in September and October, adult sketch comedy troupe FUCT (www.fuctnyc.com), has been invited to perform at both the New York Comedy Festival, 11/5 at 7PM, and LA Comedy Festival, 11/14 & 11/15 at 9:30PM, 11/16 at 8:30PM. Winners of the 2008 SkitSkat Comedy Festival, FUCT will also be at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival 11/21 and the Charleston Comedy Festival in January of 2009.

Page 73 Productions has announced that it will produce a work-in-progress presentation of Sextet, written by 2008 P73 Playwriting Fellow Tommy Smith and directed by Davis McCallum, on Friday, October 24, at 3pm and Saturday, October 25, at 2pm.

Broadway's THE 39 STEPS, the Tony Award-winning quick change comedy, will welcome Halloween next Friday, October 31, with a special ticket offer and the Hitchcock-themed '39 Shrieks Halloween Costume Contest'. THE 39 STEPS is currently playing at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues).

Variety is reporting that SOUL OF SHAOLIN, a Chinese martial arts show is now booked at Broadway's Marquis Theater from January 13th and January 31st, 2009 with an opening night on January 15th, 2009. The show will fill the theater in between IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS and 9 to 5.

DODY GOODMAN REMEMBERED will take place on Oct 27 at 7pm at SAINT PETER'S CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue, NYC (entrance on 54th Street).

WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE has announced a new series of shows to their current lineup.