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The Cock Tavern Theatre of Kilburn, North London, has announced their upcoming Edward Bond Season, a nine-week program celebrating the work of one of Britain's most celebrated living playwrights.

The 2010 Emmy Awards have released the names of additional actors who will present at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Jon Hamm and Jim Parsons, as well as Eva Longoria-Parker and Blair Underwood have been added to the list of presenters for the 2010 Emmys.

Next month's Stand Up to Cancer TV special will feature several celebrity guests, including cancer survivors Christina Applegate and Maura Tierney, according to a report by TVGuide.com.

TVGuide.com has reported that Bobby Cannavale will join the cast of CBS' police drama 'Blue Bloods'. Cannavale's character, Charles Rosselini, is a talented but rough Manhattan DA with political ambitions.

EOnline.com reports that Stephen Collins is going to appear in the upcoming season of Brothers & Sisters, the ABC original drama.

The 2010 Emmy Awards have released a list of actors who are set to present at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, August 29 at 8pm. The event will take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and will be aired live on NBC.

People.com reports that Chicago star Samantha Harris is expecting her second child with her husband Michael Hess. Harris' first daughter, Jocelyn Sydney Hess, was born in September of 2007.

TVGuide.com has reported that Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier is slated to guest star in an upcoming episode of Bones, the FOX crime drama series. Grier is to play Professor Bunsen Jude the 'Science Dude,' in a role based off of the popular children's TV show host Bill Nye the Science Guy.

The full cast has been announced for The Actors Fund benefit, They're Playing Our Song. The one-night event will take place on Monday, August 30th at 7:30pm and will raise money to help support The Actors Fund.

America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), announces that its new fall, winter and spring season will kick off with a production of Utopia, Limited on Sunday, November 21st (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).

Hugh Jackman has dropped his lead role in 'Avon Man' to start shooting the sequel to 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' reports Deadline. The film 'Avon Man' was originally scheduled to begin shooting in the spring of 2010, but filming was pushed back to October to accommodate Jackman's schedule. Although Jackman will no longer be appearing in the film, he will remain attached to 'Avon Man' as a producer along with John Palermo and Gary Forster, and plans to help find a new male lead for the film.

The kids of 'Glee' are the focus for a new UK radio station, New York Post reports. The station has bypassed all standard radio fare in favor of the 'New Directions' cast recordings of popular songs like 'Don't Stop Believin',' and 'Sweet Caroline.'

Eden Riegel, star of All My Children and The Young and the Restless has been slotted to appear as a guest star in an upcoming episode of ABC's Castle, TVGuide.com reports.

Beginning tonight at the Gershwin Hotel, Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte' receives a high-tech makeover thanks to operamission. The New York Post describes the Mozart makeover as 'part miniseries, part town meeting and part jam session.'

The Triad and the Just A Piano Concert Series presents CARMEN RUBY FLOYD in 'An Eclectic Musical Evening: From Rock to Opera and Her Journey In Between.' Ms. Floyd's credits include Broadway's Tony Award Winning 'Avenue Q,' Disney's 'The Lion King' and Off-Broadway in the original casts of shows such as the critically acclaimed 'Crowns,' 'Little Ham' (about which New York Times critic Bruce Weber wrote'...the swagger and big voice of Carmen Ruby Floyd...provided a shot of star quality and star charisma...') and 'Blind Lemon Blues.' Carmen made her Carnegie Hall debut in the classic recent revival of 'Showboat.'

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has announced their schedule for August 9-15, featuring three distinct Jazz events. For more information about these events and all upcoming events at the National Jazz Museum, please visit http://www.jmih.org/

Carmel Community Players will present its first community-based talent showcase in a cabaret format for three performances from August 13 - 15 at the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace.

On Thursday, September 16th, Cornelia Street Cafe welcomes Po'Jazz to present Vocollaboration, featuring Kendra Shank, Alison Wedding, Kate Richards and Nik Munson. This event is hosted by Golda Solomon and consists of two sets, one at 6pm and one at 7pm. Doors open at 5:30pm for early dining and imbibing. Cost of admission is $15 or $10 for students (with ID) and includes one drink. There is no extra charge for staying for the second set.

Embrace the world of King Edward V11 and experience a traditional high tea surrounded by the Edwardian splendour of His Majesty's Theatre on Sunday 7 November from 3 to 5pm.

ComposersCollaborative, inc's 'subversive night club series' Serial Underground launches its 2010/11 season with a special program, Wednesday September 15, 6:00 PM at the Cornelia Street Café, NYC