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The cast of the hit television show GLEE recently met up with E! Online reporters and dished on several spoilers that audiences can expect in the upcoming season.

AMERICAN IDIOT will begin performances at the ST. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and open on April 20, 2010. VMedia featured a story on the making of American Idiot, based on Green Day's album of the same name. AMERICAN IDIOT will be produced on Broadway by Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

The Southwest Shakespeare Company has announced their 2010-2011 season. The season will include four Shakespeare plays as well as a production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

Jacksonville's Players by the Sea opened their production of the classic Eugene O'Neil play, A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN yesterday, March 12th. The production, directed by Gordon Goede runs through March 27th.

A new adaptation of the classic, AESOP'S FABLES will end its run Circle in the Square March 21st. The retelling is a musical adaptation with a book by Michael Milligan and music and lyrics by Joziah Longo. The show is directed by Theodore Mann.

The first readings of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, a new musical, will premiere in New York City May 13th and 14th. The readings will be directed by Simon Phillips and produced by Gordon Frost Productions.

Bobby Cannavale, Paul Giamatti, and Amy Ryan will star in the upcoming 'Win Win' film that will begin primary production March 15th in New York City, Variety is reporting. Giamatti plays plays a struggling attorney who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach. All aspects of his life are thrown in the air when he becomes the legal guardian of a client whose grandson shows up on his doorstep.

Celebration Theatre announces that, Ryan O'Connor will bring his HIT one-man theatrical event, 'Ryan O'Connor Eats His Feelings' to Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood.

Phil Collins will be the recipient of the annual Johnny Mercer Award at the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame. Collins will receive the award on June 17th at a ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Full casting has been announced for Riverspace's upcoming production of Neil Berg's THE 12. The cast will include Ron Bohmer (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Ragtime) as 'Peter,' Jeremey Kushnier (Rent, Footloose) as 'Thomas,' Lawrence Clayton (Dreamgirls, The Civil War) as 'Matthew,' and Sean Jenness (The Civil War, Doug Flutie Band) as 'Bart.'

The Bay Street Theatre has announced they will name their new stage the ANNIE AND ELI, after theatre legends Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach. The 99-seat theatre will serve as a testament to the contribution in theatre by both individuals.

Francesca Zambello will take over as the new general and artistic director of the Glimmerglass Opera after the departure of Michael MacLeod earlier this year. Zambello is currently the artistic adviser for the San Francisco Opera and has worked at a number of other operas around the world including the Metropolitan Opera, the Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera House.

The filming of the Ralph Fiennes helmed 'Coriolanus' will begin next week in Serbia, according to a number of published reports. Vanessa Redgrave will star alongside Fiennes as Volumnia, Coriolanus' mother. The project has been in a standstill for quite some time until producers were finally gathered and a cast put together. Fiennes will direct as well as play the title role in the adaptation by John Logan.

A night with a number of surprises rounded out the final separation of the guys and girls, as America found out the twelve contestants that will make up the finals of "American Idol." Each of the contestants sent home this evening had standout performance within the past three weeks and many contestants who did make it through were shocked at their fate.

"Idol" tonight saw the last separation between the men and women, with the top eight gentlemen performing before learning to the top twelve. The guys gave a solid show, showing versatility and an ability to adapt songs to their personal styles. It seems that, tonight, the guys as a group gave an overall better performance than the women did last night, in a surprisingly strong showing.

Legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS continues to make The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square her performance home in New York City. Rivers presents an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, and award show fashions at The Laurie Beechman Theatre inside the West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street at Ninth Avenue).

The new opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Richard Thomas entitled ANNA NICOLE, will debut at London's Royal Opera House in February of next year. The opera centers around the late actress/model Anna Nicole Smith.

Pittsburgh CLO is set to host the world premiere of 'S Wonderful, the new musical revue celebrating the work of George and Ira Gershwin, running June 17th through September 5th at the CLO Cabaret.

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, has found its ‘Othello' and ‘Iago.' It was announced today that Victor Williams will play the title role and Jesse J. Perez will play ‘Iago' in Othello, under the direction of Joanna Settle this summer.

Barefoot Theatre Company will present the closing event of the 70/70 Project, a yearlong, worldwide festival showcasing 70 plays by the soon-to-be 71-year-old playwright. The celebration features a reading of Unexpected Tenderness, one of Horovitz's most personal plays, live music, a surprise guest host and more. This special evening will take place at the Bleecker Street Theatre (45 Bleecker between Lafayette and Mott streets) on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. Cocktail hour is at 7pm; curtain rises at 8. Tickets are $25 per person.