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The new musical romance DOCTOR ZHIVAGO stars Anthony Warlow as the ardent young Doctor Yurii Zhivago; LUCY MAUNDER as the alluring Lara; TANEEL VAN ZYL in the role of his wife Tonia; Martin Crewes as political radical Pasha Antipov; Bartholomew John as corrupt attorney Viktor; and Peter Carroll and TRISHA NOBLE in the roles of Alexander and Anna, Tonia's parents. The cast recently performed a preview of the show and BoradwayWorld brings you photos of the event below!

Producer John Breglio and Broadway Across America announced that tickets for the smash hit musical DREAMGIRLS are now on sale as part of a Broadway Across America 10/11 Season Presentation

Emmy Award winner and GLEE scene-stealer Jane Lynch will host TV'S FUNNIEST HOLIDAY MOMENTS: A PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA SPECIAL airing Friday, Nov. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Lynch will lend her voice as she counts down the small screen's most memorable seasonal moments from the famous Thanksgiving food fight on 'Cheers' to Christmas gone horribly wrong on FAMILY GUY and the hilarious holiday newsletter scene from 'Two and a Half Men.'

As previously announced, both Gwyneth Paltrow will be appearing on Fox's hit series GLEE on November 16, in an episode entitled, 'The Substitute'. Gwyneth will star as a substitute teacher for Will Schuester's Spanish class and glee club when he gets sick. Fox has now confirmed that as part of her appearance, Paltrow will be singing a rendition of Cee-Lo's F*** You. The lyrics will be changed to the more primetime friendly, Forget You, however.

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) present the world premiere of The Break of Noon by Neil LaBute starring David Duchovny, Amanda Peet, Tracee Chimo (Circle Mirror Transformation) and Tony Award-Nominee John Earl Jelks (Radio Golf). Performances began at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on October 28, 2010 and continue through December 12, 2010. An official opening night is set for Monday, November 22, 2010. The Break of Noon is a co-production with the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles (Gil Cates, Producing Director; Randall Arney, Artistic Director; Ken Novice, Managing Director).

In-studio and production drawings from the upcoming 'Dorothy of Oz' animated film have been released by Summertime Entertainment! In the film, the title and beloved role of Dorothy Gale will be played by Golden-Globe nominated actress Lea Michele, star of television's hit series GLEE. Also known for her acclaimed Broadway roles in Spring Awakening and Les Misérables, Lea makes her feature film and animation voice-over debut with 'Oz' and will also be providing vocals on several original musical numbers.

The Broadway community mourns the loss of Jerry Bock, who passed away yesterday at age 81. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory tonight, November 4, at exactly 8:00pm for one minute.

BroadwayWorld has learned that THE MERCHANT OF VENICE has had to push back it's official press opening to accommodate its star, Lily Rabe, who must miss the next several performances for family reasons. Opening night had been set for this Sunday, November 7. A rep for the production states that they are now aiming for a November 15 opening night instead and will be confirming sometime next week.

The Public Theater, with Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel present THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, starring Al Pacino as Shylock and Lily Rabe as Portia at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will play 78 performances only through Sunday, January 9, with an official press opening on Sunday, November 7. See below for a first look at the show's official photo gallery!

The New York Times reports this afternoon that a second SPIDER-MAN performer has come forward to report an injury as a result of the show's complicated stunts. This second performer - who is remaining anonymous - claims to have broken both feet during the same catapult stunt from which Kevin Aubin broke both wrists, as BroadwayWorld reported earlier today.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Dreamgirls co-choreographer Shane Sparks was arrested last year, December 18, 2009, on eight counts of felony child molestation charges. Sparks was arrested at his home in Hollywood and taken to a Van Nuys, California jail. Bail is set at $590,000. Said LAPD spokesman, Richard French, to TVGuide.com, Sparks has been the 'subject of an ongoing child molestation investigation.'

EW.com reports today that the Broadway-bound musical Houdini, starring Hugh Jackman, has a new writer at the helm in Aaron Sorkin. According to EW: 'an impressive creative team has quietly assembled around the project, including playwright Aaron Sorkin, composer Danny Elfman, lyricist Glenn Slater, and director Jack O'Brien - and despite repeated delays, Elfman says work on Houdini is now well underway.'

Veteran stage and film actress Dame Judi Dench recently released her autobiography entitled 'And furthermore' in the UK. 'And Furthermore' was published by Weiderfeld & Nicolson and focuses on Dench's professional career as well as her 30-year marriage to actor Michael Williams who passed away in 2001 after succumbing to lung cancer. The book is set for release in the US in February 2011.

In a stint promoting his Broadway run of The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee himself appeared on WWE's Raw yesterday, November 1, and took on former pro-wrestler, Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin. Click below to watch Pee-wee taunt the daunting fighter and see who wins!

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announce that two-time Emmy Award winner Andre Braugher will appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming New York premiere of the critically acclaimed historical drama THE WHIPPING MAN by Matthew Lopez, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes.

On October 18, the Joel Grey-directed, 25th anniversary staged reading of Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play, The Normal Heart, earned a heartfelt standing ovation at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The reading starred Glenn Close, Victor Garber, Jason Butler Harner, John Benjamin Hickey, Joe Mantello, Jack McBrayer, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Patrick Wilson in the one-night-only event that raised $150,000 for The Actors Fund and Friends In Deed.

WENN News reports this morning that Sienna Miller and Kelly Brook will be among the participants in Kevin Spacey's The 24 Hour Plays in the West End on November 21, 2010. The event, which features plays written, rehearsed and produced in 24 hours, will be hosted by John Cleese. Additional participants include Ronni Ancona, Samuel Barnett and Niamh Cusack.

Weekend movie box office update: October 29-October 31, 2010.

Former 'Saturday Night Live' and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn will move his one-man show Colin Quinn Long Story Short, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, to Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre for an 11-week limited engagement. Preview performances began on Friday, October 22nd and will officially open on Tuesday, November 9th. The production will play through Saturday, January 8th. The first production photos have been released and appear below!

The newest trailer for Burlesque, starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, has just been released!