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A star studded production of Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy's newest musical, MONTE CRISTO, recently received its premiere production at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea. The production stars a number of Korean stars in the new musical based on the classic Alexandre Dumas novel.

Alan Cumming will soon begin performances of his one man cabaret show at Feinstein's later the month. The New York Post recently sat down with the actor, who is famous for another cabaret role: Cumming starred as the Emcee in the 1998 revival of Cabaret, a role that would prove to be his big break in musical theatre.

During a recent interview, EVERYDAY RAPTURE star Sherie Renee Scott said the failure of the show to make it to Broadway directly following its acclaimed off-Broadway run 'hit me hard.' Renee said she was shocked when she learned Roundabout was considering her show as a replacement for LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART, and said she wanted to avoid getting invested until the deal was finalized.

Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway. This event will celebrate ERS's success with Frances McDormand (Burn after Reading, Fargo), Lili Taylor ('Six Feet Under'), Fred Armisen ('Saturday Night Live'), Frankie Faison ('The Wire'), and ERS company members in a one night only performance of loved, banned and mythologized American fiction. Authors include Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and Edgar Allan Poe. Readings will be accompanied by ERS's unique signature sound design.

Due to illness, the previously announced performance dates for Cutting Ball Theater's productions of Eugenie Chan's BONE TO PICK and DIADEM will be pushed forward two weeks to allow actress Paige Rogers, who is featured in the one-woman plays, adequate time to get well. The shows will now start previews June 4 and will open June 10.

CURIOUS FROG THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce their production of Jean Genet's THE MAIDS, directed by Tracy Cameron Francis. THE MAIDS will play a three-week limited engagement at Studio 606 (300 W. 43rd @ 8th Avenue, 6th Floor). Performances begin Saturday, April 24 and continue through Saturday, May 8.

New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' continues its nineteenth season of provocative, adult, alternative musical theatre with the St. Louis premiere of Andrew Lippa's rowdy, raunchy, jazz musical THE WILD PARTY, running April 22-May 15, 2010.

The Crossroad Theatre Company has announced the Dollar Days program for their current production of THE LAST FALL from April 29th through may 2nd. The deal allows those with the code DDAYS to, on the purchase of one ticket at full price, purchase a second ticket for $1. The deal is valid for all productions April 29th to May 2nd.

Music superstar Cher has announced plans for a tour following her 2010 engagement of 'Cher the Colosseum.' The singer will release an album later this year featuring the single 'Already Been There' and will be seen later this year in the film 'Burlesque' with Christina Aguilera and Julianne Hough. The tour will be the first since her 'Farewell Tour.'

Bret Michaels, who suffered a brain hemorrhage last night and was rushed to the hospital, is still in critical condition, Michaels' manager Janna Elias.

The Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, New Jersey has announced an evening with the legendary Liza Minnelli on June 18, 2010. Performing in a benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County, Liza will sing sensational American standards in a glamorous and intimate concert.

In a recent study by Telegraph Online for their 2010 Rich List series, theatre stars comprised of two of the top 5 richest music moguls. Andrew Lloyd Webber was placed number three on the list, coming in at a net worth of £700 million, followed closely by Cameron Mackintosh at number four with £ 635 million. At number eight is Sir Elton John with £185 million.

As BroadwayWorld speculated earlier this week (courtesy of BroadwayGirlNYC), Green Day made a surprise appearance at the performance of AMERICAN IDIOT on April 22.

Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY is a staple of the opera repertoire and the most often performed opera in the United States. The Opera Memphis production featured a modern yet traditionally Japanese costume and scenic design by renowned ceramic artist Jun Kaneko. A live simulcast of the opera took place at the Levitt Shell in midtown's Overton Park during the April 20 performance. The night also featured the last public performance of Michael Ching as Opera Memphis Artistic Director.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs has announced that The 24th Annual MAC Awards Show will be held on Tuesday, May 4th at 7:30 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. MAC will be announcing the winners and handing out awards in 24 categories to honor the best in live performance, recordings, songs and shows in cabaret, jazz, and standup comedy from the past year.

Burn the Floor, the international touring ballroom dance show that originated in London, will return this summer for a limited West End season at the Shaftesbury Theatre, beginning performances July 21 (prior to an official opening July 26) for a run through Sept. 4. The show recently played Broadway's Longacre Theater for a successful extended run in 2009-2010.

Kelsey Grammer recently sat down with late night host David Letterman to discuss his currently running Broadway show, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, and how he balances his work and family life.

With a wink and a nod to both naughty and nice, you will be transported back to a hot August night at the Gay 90s in 1953 where the drama in the ladies' dressing room is rivaled only by the dancers' sizzle on the stage. Stand up comics and girls with boas draped over just the right places make for a provocative night of music, dance, and laughter. Featuring classic burlesque dance numbers juxtaposed with the lives theses working women lived off-stage in the dressing room and beyond.

The Seeing Place Theater will present WAITING FOR LEFTY June 9 - 26 at ATA's Sargent Theater. Inspired by the 1934 Taxi Strike, this powerfully moving classic has become one of the most important plays of the modern American theater. Set in the Depression era and dealing with the cynical exploitation of the working classes, Lefty Costello (Joseph Mancuso) leads a group of disgruntled cabbies to fight for the rights they deserve.

Stage and screen star Kelsey Grammer recently discussed his career and how he made it to the Broadway stage. Grammer discussed his choice to leave the hit television show 'Fraiser' to bring Macbeth to the Broadway stage, where he famously fell flat with audiences and critics.