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On October 22, ABC-7 aired a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin, Hugh Jackman ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVATE LIVES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING and VENUS IN FUR. To watch the special, 'Broadway Backstage: Fall Preview,' click below.

Kritzerland at the Gardenia will present KIMMELSONGS on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The Brown Paper Box Co. is proud to present the world premiere of award-winning writer Aaron Golden's TO TREE January 12-29, 2012 at Bohemian Theatre Ensemble's Heartland Studio in Rogers Park.

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of 'Bring It On: The Musical' took part in a celebration kicking off the ation tour of the musical on October 22, 2011. Also there were cheer squads from Narbonne High School (Harbor City), Mira Mesa High School (San Diego), Hart High School (Santa Clarita) and Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica); dance squads from St. Genevieve High School (Panorama City) and Los Alamitos High School (Los Alamitos); Glendale Community College's cheer squad, UCA cheer and dance instructors and a pep band. Guest hosts included KIIS FM's JoJo, Telemundo's Jorge Bernal and Hannah of 'The Glee Project.'

Bootleg Theater and Circle X Theatre Co. come together for the second year in a row to explore, rehearse and present free readings of four new plays.

The DIY Trunk Show, featuring 129 area artists, presented by the Chicago Craft Mafia, is one of the longest-running indie, craft shows in Chicago, now in its ninth year. Admission is FREE. The DIY Trunk Show will partner with Wishcraft to provide a kids crafting area, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 4 and up. Complete artist list below. Free on-site workshops include Blue Buddha Boutique's earrings or zipper pull decorations (one per person). Free goody bags, including vendor products and coupons, will be given to the first 150 shoppers who make a purchase - first come, first served.

Dreamcatcher Entertainment Announces First Annual Ghost Light Series, celebrating horror theater by Emerging Playwrights; New Plays East in Red and The Death of Emily Webster running in repertory.

Timothy Babcock will return to the role of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in the Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama by Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife. Provincetown Counter Productions presents 6 performances only December 9-18. Show times are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30pm at the Provincetown Counter Productions Studio, 237 Commercial Street in the Whaler's Wharf. Susan Grilli directs. Tickets will go on sale October 28 and are available by calling 508.413.1000 or visiting Counter's website at www.counter-productions.org.

Multi award winning Sell a Door Theatre Company return to the Greenwich Playhouse this festive season with their heart-warming version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Canyon Moon Theater will present EMBRACEABLE ME by Victor L. Cahn from October 13- October 30.

Southern Comforts, starring Michael Learned (The Waltons, One Slight Hitch) & Granville Van Dusen (The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln, Darwin in Malibu, Jonny Quest) opened Friday, Oct 21st in at The Falcon Theatre in Burbank, CA with an enthusiastic response from the audience that included Lee Meriwether, Bonnie Franklin.

The new work conceived and directed by Tommy Tune and written by Mark Saltzman, originally titled FOREVER 54, will now be titled FIFTY FOUR FOREVER. It will receive its world premiere at The University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, from November 9 to 19.

Performance artist Reno (Rebel Without a Pause), Tony-nominee Justin Vivian Bond (Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway), and Robert Croonquist (associate producer of 2002 documentary 'The Cockettes') were among the theatergoers at Theatre 80 (80 St. Marks Place) on Friday night where San Francisco's acclaimed Thrillpeddlers performed a concert version of the cult hit VICE PALACE: THE LAST COCKETTES MUSICAL, as part of HOWL! Arts Project 2011.

Talk show listings for Friday, October 28.

Talk show listings for Thursday, October 27.

Talk show listings for Wednesday, October 26.

Talk show listings for Tuesday, October 25.

Talk show listings for Monday, October 24.

The November 14 episode of the hit CW drama 'Gossip Girl' will take place at the Off-Broadway hit SLEEP NO MORE, which is currently playing at The McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea, according to EW.com.

Kim Kardashian and Jurnee Smollett have been cast in Tyler Perry's movie version of his play, THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR, according to Deadline.com.