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On the 200th Episode of 'Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show' (Season 11), the cast of MARY POPPINS, led by Caroline Sheen as Mary and Nicolas Dromard as Bert, will perform the show-stopping tap dance number 'Step in Time,' in-studio on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (8:00pm-9:30pm, ET), during a special 90-minute broadcast on the ABC Television Network.

Laura Bell Bundy's major label debut album Achin' And Shakin' was released on April 13 on Mercury Nashville. The infectious lead single 'Giddy On Up' has been described as 'a breath of fresh air' and 'nothing short of a new female anthem' amongst industry critics since the premiere of the music video on January 18. Now, the former Legally Blonde star has been nominated for an ACA (American Country Awards) in the category of 'Breakthrough Artist Music Video of the Year' for 'Giddy On Up.'

On November 6, 2010, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his freestyle group, Freestyle Love Supreme, will take the stage at Le Poisson Rouge. The group, which began with Miranda at Wesleyan University, takes word suggestions from the audience and builds songs around them, entirely improved. The concert begins at 7pm. Click below for a Freestyle Love Supreme preview that premiered on New York 360.

The Stage reports exclusively today that Andrew Lloyd Webber is close to inking a deal with a group headed by Michael Grade, the former BBC and ITV chairman. According to the report: 'The Stage understands that a deal was agreed earlier this week- believed to be in the region of £50 million - for a consortium led by Grade and theatrical agent Michael Linnit to purchase the New London, Palace, Cambridge and Her Majesty's theatres in London....Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group will retain ownership of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London Palladium and its 50% stake in the Adelphi Theatre, which is co-owned with US company Nederlander.'

PBS has announced that Broadway vets Harry Connick Jr., Julie Andrews and Audra McDonald will be among the performers who will be featured in the 2011 Great Performances Series. As a series centerpiece, the network will air Connick Jr.'s Live on Broadway Concert that ran and the Neil Simon Theatre this summer. The broadcast will run in the late winter/early spring of 2011. On New Year's Day, PBS will broadcast 'From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration' with Julie Andrews. Also in the winter, the series will feature Audra McDonald in concert at Carnegie Hall alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham and Emmanuel Ax.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) presents the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif. ANGELS IN AMERICA opens Thursday, October 28 at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street). The play began previews on September 14. Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, the two parts of ANGELS IN AMERICA, alternate in repertory. See below for the just-released video trailer!

Montblanc presents the 10th annual THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY Monday November 15th at The American Airlines Theatre. The one night only performance benefits Urban Arts Partnership, an organization that brings arts education into New York City classrooms. This year's company members, include actors: Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), Claire Danes (Emmy Award winner for Temple Grandin), Guillermo Diaz (Weeds), Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live), America Ferrera (Emmy Award winner for Ugly Betty), Gaby Hoffman (Life During Wartime), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Christopher Meloni (Law and Order: SVU), Diane Neal (Law and Order: SVU), Rosie Perez (Artistic Board Chair of Urban Arts Partnership), Kyra Sedgwick (Emmy Award winner for The Closer), Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Show), Fisher Stevens (Oscar Winning producer of The Cove ), Julia Stiles (Oleanna), Tracie Thoms (Cold Case), Michael Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire), Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Everything is Illuminated); playwrights Kristoffer Diaz (Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), Mike Doughty (Singer, Songwriter-- Sad Man, Happy Man), Rajiv Joseph (Pulitzer Prize finalist for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), Lynn Nottage (Pulitzer Prize and Drama Desk winner for Ruined), Theresa Rebeck (The Understudy); and musical guest M. Ward. Talent is subject to change based on availability.

Last night, October 25, Molly Shannon visited Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to tak about all thing PROMISES and what it's like to make a Broadway debut. Click below for the segment.

Tonight, 26 October 2010, as Ray Meagher, best known on television for playing Alf Stewart in the long running Australian soap Home and Away, officially joins the West End cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical as in Toronto, Canada, the North American production of the show celebrates its opening night.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) presents the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif. ANGELS IN AMERICA opens Thursday, October 28 at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street). The play began previews on September 14. Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, the two parts of ANGELS IN AMERICA, alternate in repertory. See below for a look at ANGELS on stage!

Last week, Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the complete cast of its upcoming production of Bonnie & Clyde a thrilling new musical with book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang); music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel); lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance); Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by John McDaniel; and direction and musical staging by Tony Award- winner Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). The production runs from November 16 - December 19, 2010 on the Asolo Rep mainstage-The Mertz Theatre. The press opening is November 19, at 8 p.m. We're very excited to present the show's first official behind-the-scenes videos of the production, hosted by Asolo Rep's David J. Valdez!

CLICK HERE to check out this newly released sneak peek of Lea Michele singing 'Dorothy of Oz' in an Entertainment Tonight clip! 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.

Signature Theatre Company's production of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, began performances Tuesday, September 14. The first New York revival of Kushner's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play is directed by Michael Greif. The production, originally slated to run through December 19, has been extended a second time through February 20, 2011. Previously, BroadwayWorld has brought you clips of the creative team members discussing their experience with the production. Today, we bring you the latest from the Signature's web series, revisiting original Angels company members. In this clip, Marcia Gay Harden - Broadway's 'Harper Pitt' - revisits how much ANGELS meant to her.

Ghostlight Records celebrates the release of its Original Cast Recording of The Public Theater's Production of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON with a 10/26 Barnes & Noble In-Store performance and CD signing by cast members of the acclaimed Broadway show.

Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continued his multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, 'Broadway Talks,' with Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce yesterday, October 24. Roth and Pierce discussed his current role in La Bête, among other topics, at 92nd Street Y.

Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is exploding at the Heritage Center in Morrisville. The smoldering American classic about exploding passions amid a family crisis performs weekends Oct. 29 - Nov. 14 on the intimate Heritage Center stage. The Actors' NET of Bucks County production about turmoil in the family of a wealthy southern plantation owner in the 1950s stars Doug Kline of Newtown as Big Daddy Pollitt and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as his wife, Big Mama.

TV Guide reports today that it is quite possible everyone's favorite cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester, may be getting married on an upcoming episode of GLEE. According to the report: 'Looking to steal some of the glory away from the over-the-top wedding Kurt's planning for his dad and Finn's mom (think doves and glitter!), Sue (Jane Lynch) announces to the school that she, too, is getting married. To whom, you ask? All I'll say is that it's the only person Sue views as her equal.'

Legendary theater writer Joseph Stein passed away yesterday, October 24, 2010 at the age of 98. Stein leaves behind the musicals Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba, and Mr. Wonderful, to name a few.

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, the 2010 Awards will be presented at the Savory on November 28, 2010. The short list of the 2010 nominees will be released one week prior to the ceremony.

The Town Hall, Broadway's landmark concert venue, (123 W. 43rd Street) announces its 90th Anniversary season lineup. Headliners include Tony Award ®winning Broadway star Ben Vereen; the acclaimed musical comedy troupe Capitol Steps, back by popular demand; Grammy Award® winning singer and songwriter Don Mclean; the world premiere of a new production by the Romulo Larrea Tango Ensemble; Broadway stars Linda Eder and three time Tony Award® nominee Kelli O'Hara; celebrated singers and actors Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff Harner; Grammy and Tony Award® winner Dee Dee Bridgewater and the acclaimed concert series Broadway By The Year®, featuring the years 1921, 1932, 1982 and 1997.