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Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman proudly announce that Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy at New World Stages which recently played its 1500th performance, will begin Wednesday evening performances on October 15th. The new schedule will be Monday, Wednesday through Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm and Sunday at 3 pm and 7 pm.

Two-time Tony Award nominated Broadway favorite, MAMMA MIA! star Carolee Carmello paid tribute to cancer survivor Kathy Brinkman on 'The Today Show' with a special performance on Kathie Lee Gifford's and Hoda Kotb's 'Everyone Has a Story' series.

Variety is reporting that actors Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep will be starring a new romantic comedy (as of now untitled) written and directed by Nancy Meyers. The film is set to start shooting in February. Meyers will be producing the film along with Scott Rudin.

William Ayers, Jimmie Briggs, Ruby Dee, Alvin Epstein, Melissa Fitzgerald, Maxine Greene, Margie Gillis, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill T. Jones, Herbert Kohl, Francis Lucerna, Leonard Lopate, Winter Miller, Tom Oppenheim, Rosie Perez, John Prendergast, Phylicia Rashad and Anna Deavere Smith are among the many artists that will be participating in the upcoming Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts.

Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) today announced the ten leading arts organizations that will participate in a landmark, $15.125 million initiative designed to explore new business and funding models for the sector.

Jim Creighton, David Haig, James Hayes, Doon Mackichan and Javone Prince will join previously announced Matt Di Angelo in Joe Orton's Loot, directed by Sean Holmes at the Tricycle Theatre. Loot will run from 11 December - 31 January with press night on 15 December.

Andrea Marcovicci will present Marcovicci Sings Movies II from October 14-November 2 at San Francisco's The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko.

The Dramatists Guild of America announces the continuation of their popular DuoLogues seminar series with a conversation between celebrated playwrights Peter Shaffer and John Guare, on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 5:30 p.m., at the Dramatists Guild's Frederick Loewe Room, 1501 Broadway (between 43rd and 44th Streets), Suite 710.

A man steals a credential, sneaks into the White House, and while there gets a job working as a volunteer, before becoming a homeless heroin addict, going to prison, and getting clean. Yes it is a true story.

THE PEARL THEATRE COMPANY (Shepard Sobel, Artistic Director; Shira Beckerman, Managing Director) is pleased to announce the inaugural production of its 2008/2009 Silver Anniversary Season, a world premiere translation of Sophocles' The Oedipus Cycle by two time PEN Literary Award finalist Peter Constantine.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) presents the New York premiere of A Body of Water by Lee Blessing. Maria Mileaf (Going to St. Ives) returns to Primary Stages to direct the three-member cast that features Michael Cristofer (Romeo & Juliet, The Shadow Box) as Moss, Christine Lahti ('Chicago Hope,' The Heidi Chronicles) as Avis and Laura Odeh (The Rivals) as Wren.

The 2009 season at the Almeida Theatre will include five premieres, two major revivals and a Shakespeare.

Disney Theatrical Productions premiered BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Moscow's MDM Theatre on October 11, 2008.

PRODUCE!, a one-day workshop for non-conformist performers determined to take their vision from the page to the stage, will be presented by TeatroStageFest (teatrostagefest.org) , HOLA (hellohola.org) and CUNY Grad Center in association with CUNY and Instituto Cervantes The workshop will feature a panel discussion with notable actors and writers who have seen their work produced On or Off-Broadway, and break-out groups that will provide instrumental tools to seeing one´s work produced: development, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and more.

Alley Theater will present A New Biomedical Thriller 'Secret Order' by Bob Clyman, directed by Charles Towers.

Tony-Award-winning actress Michele Pawk will make her New York directing debut at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre with Carapace Isle, a world premiere play by Jon Courie.

Variety is reporting that Broadway veteran Carla Gugino will star with Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt will star in the upcoming drama 'Every Day'. The film will be written and directed by Richard Levine.

Joe Traina, who currently manages the Cort Theatre on Broadway will team up with nine other musicians to present and evening of music at the Iridium Jazz Club. They will play the venue on December 9th at 8:30 and 10:30 PM. The sets will feature music from Traina's upcoming CD 'Ten by Ten' and arrangements composed by Grammy nominated Pete McGuinness.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA will present the premiere of Magnetic North, by William Donnelly, directed by Bud Martin. The show will begin preview on October 21st, 2008 and officially open 24th. I will play through November 16th, 2008.

Broadway actor John Halbach, known best for his performances in Roundabout Theatre Company's 'Tartuffe' and Off-Broadway in Irish Repertory Theatre's 'Beowulf,' has been cast as the male lead role of Paul in 3S Theatre Collective's upcoming performance of 'The Affair in 22B.'