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Yesterday, September 13, David Lindsay-Abaire premiered the film adaptation of his Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Rabbit Hole during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival at the Elgin Theatre. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Diane Wiest, Aaron Eckhart, Tammy Blanchard, and Sandra Oh. The film was adapted by Lindsay-Abaire and directed by John Cameron Mitchell.

Veteran of stage and screen Harold Gould passed away at the age of 86 on Saturday, September 11. According the the New York Times, Gould passed away at his home in Woodland Hills California after a losing battle with prostate cancer.

As Perez Hilton first revealed, Liza Minnelli, Jon Stewart and Martha Stewart will be among the guests on Oprah's last season this year. Sources tell BroadwayWorld.com that it is indeed true and they are now working on a date for Minnelli's appearance. As of 2010, The Oprah Winfrey Show is the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, having run nationally since September 8, 1986, for over 24 seasons and nearly 5,000 episodes. On November 19, 2009, Oprah Winfrey's production company announced that the show will be ending on September 9, 2011.

Patti LuPone's eponymous new memoir, on sale tomorrow, September 15, is a revealing look at her career, bookended by two performances: her first production of Gypsy in junior high school and her award-sweeping turn as Rose in the same show in 2008. The audiobook edition, narrated by LuPone herself, is a particularly intimate version of her story, as told in her own words. Click below to hear the star talk about her book, and professional life, in a recent interview on NPR.

Kathleen Turner is currently starring in the world premiere production of HIGH at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The production is running through October 2, 2010, after which producers are aiming for a Broadway transfer. Click below for video clips featuring Turner and co-stars Evan Jonigkeit and Michael Berresse.

Cirque du Soleil announced today that it will debut a major new acrobatic spectacle next summer at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York. Proudly presented by iShares®, the new show, whose name will be announced in the coming weeks, will be directed by acclaimed film and theatre director François Girard (The Red Violin, Silk). Created especially for the landmark theater, previews will begin for the new production in June 2011, with the premiere date to be confirmed shortly.

Variety reports today that Cynthia Nixon, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, and Robin Wright will join Woody Harrelson, Ice Cube and Ben Foster on the cop-thriller, Rampart, financed by Amalgam Features. Filming is scheduled to begin on October 25 in Los Angeles.

The Associated Press reports that John Malkovich will star as an 'aged' 'Casanova' in the Austrian production of The Giacomo Variations. The production will make its premiere at the Ronacher Theater in Vienna on January 5, 2011. The production, which is described as a cross between a play and an opera, will feature music by Mozart and Austrian baritone Florian Boesch as Malkovich's singing counterpart

Anthony Griffiths' 'Hugh Jackman: The Biography' is set for release on March 11, 2011, according to amazon.com. The 288 pager, out by John Blake publishing, is now available for pre-order through Amazon. The book is an in-depth look at the entertainer's professional and personal life.

Last night, September 13, Jordin Sparks, 'American Idol' winner and current star of the Tony and Grammy Award winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS, visited the nationally syndicated 'The Wendy Williams Show.' Click below to watch the segment in which Jordin talks about what it's like having your own billboard in Times Square!

From October 14 through October 16, Tony award winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Miserables) will star in Songs From A Hotel Bedroom by Kate Flatt and Peter Rowe at Watford Palace Theatre. This new piece of music theatre unfolds through the bittersweet love songs of Kurt Weill's American repertoire (including September Song, Speak Low, I'm A Stranger Here Myself) and the sensuous mischief of tango dance.

Last night, September 13, 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' launched its first ever LNJF Broadway Week. The week will showcase all the biggest hits the Great White Way has to offer, from pounding punk rock to 60s swing. Each night this week, Jimmy will welcome a different Broadway musical to the Late Night studios.

Last night, September 13, the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT joined Green Day onstage for the halftime show of the NY Jets game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, performing a rendition of Green Day's Last Of The American Girls. The performance, which was cut short by ESPN, was aired in full on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Click below to watch the halftime show!

Previews began Friday, September 10 at Kansas City Repertory Theatre for the second production of the musical Saved, directed by Gary Griffin (The Color Purple-Broadway and national tour, Pacific Overtures--London). The first production shots have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look below!

As BroadwayWorld has reported, The New York Philharmonic's SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert, which took place on March 15-16, 2010 at Avery Fisher Hall, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances on PBS on Wednesday, November 24 (check local listings). WNET, Channel 13 in New York City, will air the concert at 9:30 p.m. that evening. Today, it has been revealed that the Image Entertainment will release the program DVD and Blu-Ray on November 16, 2010. The concert includes songs and orchestral pieces from Sondheim musical theater favorites such as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, and Sunday in the Park with George. Today, it has been announced that in addition to the PBS telecast, the concert will be released on DVD in November by Image Entertainment.

Yesterday, September 12, 'Submarine' screened on the third day of the Toronto International Film Festival. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage of the arrivals below.

Yesterday, September 12, Clint Eastwood's 'Hereafter' screened on the third day of the Toronto Film Festival. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture Eastwood and stars Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard as they arrived for the film's screening and presentation.

Yesterday, September 12, Woody Allen's 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' screened on the third day of the Toronto International Film Festival. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you coverage of the pre-screening presentation by Allen and stars Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Freida Pinto, Gemma Jones, and Lucy Punch below. Naomi Watts and Antonio Banderas also star in the film, which will be released on September 22, 2010 in the U.S.

Yesterday, September 12, Woody Allen's 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' screened on the third day of the Toronto International Film Festival. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you coverage of the gala arrivals, including stars Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Freida Pinto, Gemma Jones, and Lucy Punch below. Naomi Watts and Antonio Banderas also star in the film, which will be released on September 22, 2010 in the U.S.

Worst Previews is reporting that the upcoming remake of the 1964 classic My Fair Lady is still in the works, but 'hanging.' Despite recent confirmation from Sony execs that the project was still in play, reportedly with Carey Mulligan in the lead, Mulligan revealed at the Toronto Film Festival that 'I've definitely spoken about it, and I would love to do it if it happens, but it's just not happening right now...I read the script and the script is incredible. Emma Thompson wrote it. It's telling the story again, in another way and not trying to sort of copy anything and not trying to take away anything from that version of it. It's just telling it in a new era to a new generation of people.'