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The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) will present a Developmental Lab of Judith Shubow Steir's new musical ONLY A KINGDOM, directed by David Glenn Armstrong, on November 9-12, 2010 at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street).

This weekend, ABC launched a special celebration of Broadway, toasting the Fall 2010 season with the help of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC star, and Broadway legend Bernadette Peters. Click below for the segment, in addition to highlights of LA BETE and COLIN QUINN'S LONG STORY SHORT!

Judy Craymer, producer of the global smash hit stage production and movie MAMMA MIA!, will be honored with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's® (BCRF) 2010 Humanitarian Award for her longstanding commitment to raising awareness of breast cancer around the globe and lifesaving funds for research.

In anticipation of the November 2, 2010 release of The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack and Blu-Ray film, the classic movie musical is being celebrated where it all began - in movie theaters across America. NCM Fathom, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presented THE SOUND OF MUSIC SING-ALONG EVENT: A 45th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION on October 19 and will again on October 26 in over 500 select movie theaters in over 150 cities. BroadwayWorld stopped by the Manhattan screening to find audiences raving about event.

A BROADWAY CELEBRATION: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE was broadcast nationwide this week on PBS. The sixty-minute television special was emceed by Nathan Lane and includedIdina Menzel, Brian d'Arcy James, Audra McDonald, Chad Kimball, Elaine Stritch, Marvin Hamlisch, Karen Olivo, Tonya Pinkins, Assata Alston and a youth ensemble from the Joy of Motion Dance Center and Duke Ellington School of the Arts, with Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli.

On October 19 this week, Broadway and screen vet Patrick Wilson visited Yankee stadium to open the Yankee/Rangers game with his rendition of God Bless America in honor of the U.S. troops overseas. Click below for his performance!

Since 1985, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles has been a vibrant hub of unique programs and events designed to make Shakespeare accessible and engaging in Los Angeles. At last April's annual 'Simply Shakespeare' fundraiser, Helen Hunt read the role of Beatrice in 'Much Ado About Nothing.'

New York's Archbishop Dolan has taken issue with the off-Broadway production of the DIVINE SISTER, or more specifically, the New York Time's response to the production by running a questionable production photo which, he feels 'offends Catholic sensitivity' by 'making fun of Catholic consecrated women.' For the ongoing dialogue, click here.

THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis will make its world premiere on Broadway starring Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vázquez. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, the production will open on Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street, New York City). The strictly limited 14-week engagement will begin previews on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

In light of the recent attention on suicide amongst gay youth driven by bullies, actors, musician, politicians and more have been teaming up with the Trevor Project for the 'It Gets Better' campaign, encouraging gay or questioning youth to hold their heads high and seek help. In the following video, President Barack Obama delivers a message to the LGBT community that 'It Gets Better,' and that there are caring adults available to help.

Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 10/23/2010.

The New York Times reports today that Robin Williams may be returning to the Great White Way in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, an Iraq War play - a Pulitzer Prize finalist - written by Rajiv Joseph that last had a critically successful run in Los Angeles. The production could open as early as the Spring of 2011 assuming that a deal can be reached with Williams and producers Robyn Goodman and Kevin McCollum.

Happy Days star Tom Bosley has passed away in his home in Palm Springs. He was 83 years old.

On a recent episode of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance, famed choreographer Mia Michaels choreographed this piece to the Rent tune, 'Will I?' Click below to watch!

La Cage star Kelsey Grammer will appear on an upcoming episode of 30 Rock, playing a man of questionable morals who robs a Carvel. Click below to hear Grammer talk '30 Rock' below and get a sneak peak of Grammer on set with Jane Krakowski.

Just in time for Halloween, Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show, was released on Tuesday October 19. Paying homage to Richard O'Brien's cult musical masterpiece, the Glee cast injects their distinctive style to such Rocky Horror Show classics as 'Time Warp,' 'Damn it, Janet' and 'Whatever Happened to Saturday Night,' 'Touch A Touch A Touch A Touch Me'. This special Rocky Horror Show themed episode airs Tuesday, October 26 at 8:00 pm et/pt on FOX. Want to hear all the songs? Click here! For a full photo preview, see below!

On October 18, Kristin Chenoweth visited Yankees Stadium to open the Yankee/Rangers game with her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Click below to hear her performance!

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company of the new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell,' at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St.). The cast will also feature Dana Ivey as 'Miss Prism,' Paxton Whitehead as 'Reverend Chausible,' Santino Fontana as 'Algernon Moncrieff,' David Furr as 'Jack Worthing,' Tim MacDonald as 'Merriman,' Paul O'Brien as 'Lane,' Charlotte Parry as 'Cecily Cardew,' and Sara Topham as 'Gwendolyn.'

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, A BROADWAY CELEBRATION: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE will premiere tonight, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS stations nationwide, followed by an encore presentation at 10:00 p.m. The sixty-minute television special is emceed by Nathan Lane and includes Idina Menzel, Brian d'Arcy James, Audra McDonald, Chad Kimball, Elaine Stritch, Marvin Hamlisch, Karen Olivo, Tonya Pinkins, Assata Alston and a youth ensemble from the Joy of Motion Dance Center and Duke Ellington School of the Arts, with Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli.

Jacques Brel RETURNS ...The Music of Brel, Blau, Shuman and Jouannest en Cabaret announced that Bob Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) and Natascia Diaz (The Capeman) will join the cast for the remainder of the run at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street, NYC. Presented by Dan Whitten, Mark Beigelman, Peter Martin and Tiger Theatricals, Jacques Brel RETURNS... is a new cabaret production featuring highlights from Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris as well as Brel songs not in the original score.