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Following a sold-out performance, iconic funny man Bill Cosby brings his signature comedy back to the Treasure Island Theatre November 23 at 8 p.m.

The Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of DISGRACED, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Kimberly Senior, has been extended through Sunday, December 2 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street). The production, which features Heidi Armbruster, Erik Jensen, Aasif Mandvi, Omar Maskati and Karen Pittman, was originally scheduled to run through November 18. DISGRACED is produced by arrangement with the Araca Group.

Signature Theatre's GOLDEN CHILD, by David Henry Hwang, begins performances tonight directed by Leigh Silverman. All tickets for the initial run of the production are $25 as part of the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access. Tickets for the already announced, one week extension are $75. The production runs from October 23 through December 9 and opens November 13 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues).

Cincinnati Music Theatre (CMT), now celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season, will present Company, by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, featuring a brilliant and energetic score with many of Sondheim's best-known songs, including "Another Hundred People," "The Ladies Who Lunch," and "Being Alive." This landmark "concept" show is considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre. Company is as contemporary and relevant as ever.

Berkshire Theatre Group today announced that The Colonial Theatre is a recipient of the New England Theatre Conference's 2012 NETC Regional Award for Excellence in Theatre.

Casting has been announced for the San Francisco return engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. San Francisco's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the SHN Orpheum Theatre stage from Thursday, November 1, 2012 to Sunday, January 13, 2013. THE LION KING returns to San Francisco for the first time since its triumphant 43-week run at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in 2004.

OY VEY! THE PLAY will begin performances on Friday, November 23rd at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). This new comedy, which runs through December 16th is written by David Silberg and directed by Sue Lawless. Tickets are $19.25 and are available by visiting www.telecharge.com or by calling at (212) 239-6900 or (800) 432-7250.

Fiesta Navidad, the fun-filled evening of folkloric songs and mariachi holiday music by Grammy® Award-winning ensemble Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano returns to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m.

A 2011 Kennedy Center honoree and one of popular music's greatest soprano voices, her impressive career spans over 50 years from Broadway ingenue to legendary recording artist. On Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30pm, join McCarter Theatre Center in celebrating Barbara Cook's 85th birthday through an awe-inspiring performance of Broadway and American Songbook classics.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Fall 2012 season with the return engagement of film, television, and theatre star PETER GALLAGHER. For his one-man show, "How'd All You People Get In My Room?," Gallagher will share real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York, to working with legends like Jack Lemmon, Tom Stoppard, Mike Nichols, Robert Altman, Peter O'Toole and more. Joined by his four-piece band, Gallagher brings his experiences to life with songs ranging from Broadway, to music from the hit television show "The OC," to classics from Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne, Burt Bacharach and Van Morrison. When Gallagher debuted at the club in 2007, The New York Times raved that "he inhabits a song so comfortably that it flows directly out, a fusion of his own personality and the character he is playing." His new show will run from November 13 to 17 at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (http://orlandoshakes.org) reveals its lineup of new play readings, special networking events, and panel discussions for PlayFest! The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays. Running November 2-4, 2012 at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street), PlayFest is a prime opportunity to converse with PlayFest artists, establish lasting connections, and catch groundbreaking new pieces in only three days.

Broadway In Detroit is bringing the holiday classic DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL to the Detroit Opera House, December 18 - 30, 2012 with a special Kids Night on December 19 (more details to follow). Tickets for the Detroit performance of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL will go on sale Sunday, October 28 at 10 a.m. at the Detroit Opera House box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-982-2787, online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.broadwayindetroit.com and at 12 Noon at the Fisher Theatre box office.

The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts will welcome the return of Cirque Éloize and their critically acclaimed production, iD. The Toronto Star raved "You're not going to find a more energetic, mind-blowing, roof-raising piece of entertainment than iD", and now, after two years, the show finally returns to Toronto, Thursday, November 1 - Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts for four performances only.

Barbara Cook and the Los Angeles Philharmonic launch the 2012/13 Songbook Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday, November 14 at 8:00 PM to celebrate the legendary Broadway lyric soprano's 85th birthday. For their first performance together at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cook and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will explore the American songbook and timeless classics. The evening's performance also marks the first time the LA Phil performs a concert in the Songbook Series.

The Center for Puppetry Arts' beloved holiday adaptation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ is soaring back into town to once again charm Atlanta audiences this holiday season. Adapted and directed by the Center's Artistic Director, Jon Ludwig, the production is based on the classic 1964 stop-motion animated special and provides the audience with the opportunity to experience the timeless tale of Rudolph and his misfit friends live on stage.

Even before its latest hit heads to Hong Kong, Berkeley Repertory Theatre is enjoying another season in which its shows travel far and wide. American Idiot has crossed the Atlantic, Black n Blue Boys / Broken Men is in the Windy City, and soon Emotional Creature begins an off-Broadway run in Manhattan. This month, plays born at Berkeley Rep are popping up in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Chicago, and New York - with Dublin and London close behind.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, broke records in Los Angeles for the week ending October 21. The show broke the house record at the Pantages Theatre, grossing $2,246,093 for the week ending October 21, 2012 and achieving the highest gross in Los Angeles history for a standard 8-performance week.

'Tis the season to conclude Fox Valley Repertory's 2012 theater series with the nostalgic holiday musical of the 60's by Roger Bean, THE WINTER WONDERETTES. Directed and choreographed by Patrick Stinson with music direction by Ken Jones, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; box office 630-584-6342).

Following last season's reinterpretation of Federico Garcia Lorca's classic The House of Bernarda Alba, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami's Department of Theatre Arts are partnering once again to present a fresh rock musical, GIRLS VS. BOYS, written by the creators of The Sparrow and Death and Harry Houdini - Chris Mathews, Jake Minton, Kevin O'Donnell and Nathan Allen of the renowned House Theatre of Chicago. Playing November 1 - 18, 2012 in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House), GIRLS VS. BOYS is a captivating, dramatic story about the struggles of teen life set to a rocking, soul-bearing score. The musical is part of the Arsht Center's Theater Up Close series in the Carnival Studio Theater which features artistic collaborations from stellar local theater ensembles and nationally acclaimed theater companies.

The Second Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) kicks off Friday, November 16th at the Mount Sinai Medical Center (Leo C. Stern Theater). The 2012 IPRHFF will showcase pioneering, historically significant films and documentaries, contemporary shorts and features, and other innovative films. Every film will either focus on Puerto Rico and its people or will have personnel of Puerto Rican descent in key roles (production and/or acting). Panel discussions throughout the day will explore film industry related topics, scrutinize the challenges and potential for young Latino filmmakers, and consider the context of Puerto Ricans in the cinema today. Finally, receptions and after-parties throughout the weekend will give participants an opportunity to celebrate their Heritage and network with other industry professionals.