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The National Constitution Center and the Philadelphia Artists' Collective will present a free reading of William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare's poignant account of the Trojan War, on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The event is held in conjunction with the Center's Ancient Rome & America exhibition. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 215.409.6700.

Davidson Community Players will hold auditions for actors and actresses of all ages, shapes and sizes for its upcoming summer productions: the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical, OKLAHOMA! and the classic bedroom farce, NOISES OFF.

Harlem's Tall Tall Trees will be artists-in-residence at Pete's Candy Store on Thursday nights throughout April, performing concerts on April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.

HOLDING THE MAN, the smash hit Australian production, adapted by Tommy Murphy from Timothy Conigrave's award winning and best selling memoir of the same name, will make its UK debut from 23 April (Press Night 4 May) at Trafalgar Studios 1 in London.

The Performance LAB will launch its inaugural season with a world premier musical, Le Cabaret Grimm - a punk cabaret fairy tale (sans fairies). It runs Thursday through Saturday April 8-24 at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St. in Boston. Based on Tales of the Brothers Grimm, this experimental musical features a live band onstage, masks, large puppets and dance and is infused with a punk sensibility.

David Schwimmer has proposed to his photographer girlfriend, Zoe Buckman, according to EW.com. The website reports that the couple met in 2007 while Schwimmer was there directing the comedy Run Fatboy Run.

The U.S. premiere of Galli's Sleeping Beauty will take place this Saturday, March 13, at Galli's midtown theater at 38 W 38 Street, Manhattan. The play, for kids ages 3 and up, begins at 3 p.m. and will also be performed on March 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse proudly presents 'My Fair Lady,' the classic tale about a draggle-tailed guttersnipe who learns to talk like a lady.

Promethean Theatre Ensemble continues a season of firsts with their production of the Frank Wedekind play Spring Awakening, making season four their first three-show season. Directed by former PTE Artistic Director Stephen F. Murray, the play will feature PTE ensemble members Devon Candura (The Fantasticks, The Illusion) and Nick Lake (The Fantasticks, The Last Unicorn, Measure for Measure, The Illusion, and Six Characters in Search of an Author), as well as guest artists Jes Bedwinek, Zachary Clark (Measure for Measure), Sara Gorsky, Jessica London-Shields, Paul G. Miller (The Last Unicorn), Tyler Rich (Measure for Measure) and Cole Simon

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According to showbizspy.com, Jude Law, who most recently starred on Broadway in Shakespeare's HAMLET, will play a blogger in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming thriller, Contagion

British singer and actor John Barrowman has announced dates for a fall UK concert tour to accompany the release of his newest solo album.

The upcoming GLEE US Tour has added more performances to its Los Angeles and New York stops. In addition to the previously announced performances, GLEE Live! In Concert! will now play Los Angeles May 20th through the 22nd with an added matinee performance on the 22nd at the Gibson Amphitheater. The tour's New York City engagement will now run May 28th through the 30th with an additional matinee performance on the 28th and an added evening show on May 30th.

PROMISES PROMISES stars Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes were recently on hand for the Best Happy Hour Bars issue of Time Out New York. When they're not boozing it up for photo shoots, Kristin admits she has a problem ('I do love Twitter. But I get into trouble because I Ambien tweet.'), while Sean warns her to stay away from gay bars ('You wouldn't have any hair left! Everybody would want to get a lock.'

According to the Hollywood Reporter, GOD OF CARNAGE alum Jimmy Smits is set to star and co-executive produce a new untitled NBC legal drama pilot by John Eisendrath.

The LA Times is reporting that American Ballet Theatre's 'The Sleeping Beauty' will begin performances in Los Angeles July 15th and run through July 18th at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The Amina Figarova Sextet is set to appear at the Jazz Standard this Wednesday, March 10th in New York City at 7:30pm and 9:30pm.

BAM and Donmar Warehouse present the U.S. premiere of August Strindberg's Creditors, directed by Alan Rickman in a new version by David Greig from April 16th until May 16th.

Entertainment legends Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland are 're-united' through award-winning portrayals by Suzanne Goulet as Liza and Denise Rose as Judy in 'Judy & Liza...Together Again' at the Suncoast Showroom April 17th and 18th.

For the second week in a row, the Fort Myers, FL engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. For the week ending March 7, the show grossed $1,325,299, breaking the previous record set by the show the week of February 28. JERSEY BOYS opened to rave reviews in Ft. Myers on February 19 (performances began February 17) and played through March 7. JERSEY BOYS will next play West Palm Beach's Kravis Center March 10 through March 28.