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The Broadway adaptation of Therese Raquin will star Academy and Golden Globe nominee Keira Knightley (Therese) making her Broadway debut alongside Tony award winner Gabriel Ebert (Camille), Matt Ryan(Laurent) and two-time Tony award winner Judith Light (Madame Raquin). This adaptation of Therese Raquin is written by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, directed by Evan Cabnet. The full cast will also include David Patrick Kelly, Jeff Still, Mary Wiseman, Glynis Bell, Alex Mickiewicz, Sara Topham, Ray Virta.

The new Broadway production of D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Gin Game, starring Tony Award winners James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, will start previews on Wednesday, September 23. Check out the marquee at the Golden Theatre below!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, acclaimed singer and pianist Michael Feinstein is adding his moniker to Manhattan's 54 Below, which will now be called Feinstein's/54 Below. He will appear twice each year beginning this winter; his first engagement -- TOGETHER AT LAST -- is slated for December 20-30. Feinstein previewed his show for the press earlier this week, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos below!

Last night, Tony Award nominee Will Swenson took the stage for his Feinstein's/54 Below solo debut. He continues at the venue through September 19, and BroadwayWorld has a behind-the-scenes look at him preparing for the show!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, acclaimed singer and pianist Michael Feinstein is adding his moniker to Manhattan's 54 Below, which will now be called Feinstein's/54 Below. The cabaret bigwig, known for his interpretations of the Great American Songbook, is partnering with 'Broadway's Supper Club', returning to the city after his original NYC hub, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, closed in 2012. He will appear twice each year beginning this winter; his first engagement is slated for December 20-30.

Stranded on Mars, a NASA astronaut (Matt Damon) struggles to survive on the arid planet while his ground crew races to mount a rescue mission, in this interplanetary epic from director Ridley Scott. The Martian is scheduled to hit theatres on October 2, 2015.

Academy Award nominees Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts star in DEMOLITION, which just had its premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, described as a headlong plunge into the depths of human emotion from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée. Audaciously offbeat yet profoundly heartfelt, Demolition is a film about the need to take apart everything in one's life in order to build it anew. Check out photos from the DEMOLITION arrivals red carpet at TIFF!

As part of the TIFF Soirée celebration, Academy Award–winning actor Natalie Portman joined the event for an intimate onstage conversation about her life and career, to kick off the 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival®. In addition to this special onstage conversation, guests enjoyed a spectacular party with cocktails, appetizers, and live musical entertainment. Check out photos from the event below!

DAMES AT SEA will set sail at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44 Street), beginning performances Thursday, September 24, 2015, with an opening night of Thursday, October 22, 2015. The show just loaded in at the Helen Hayes Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was on the scene to capture the process. Check out photos below!

Times Square Billboards illustrate Jessica Simpson celebrating 10 Years on September 4, 2015 in New York City. Her brand of simple junior's line at Macy's to a full-out fashion conglomerate, selling everything from fragrances and footwear to eyewear and home goods. Jessica Simpson's $1 billion company doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon, especially now that they've announced that they will be releasing a line of activewear, followed by a line of baby clothes.

A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, hits the road for a national tour. This lavish new production launches this September at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Center Theatre Group, and will then tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. BroadwayWorld brings you shots of the meet and greet below!

When a king comes to visit, especially in the Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, KING CHARLES III, a little sprucing up is in order.

The Cort Theatre has officially gone to the dogs. The marquee for the new Broadway production of SYLVIA has just been unveiled at the Cort Theatre, and BroadwayWorld of course was on the scene to snap pics immeidately. Check them out below!

On Your Feet!, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, just concluded its pre-Broadway World Premiere in Chicago. Next, the show will transfer to Broadway's Marquis Theatre on October 5, 2015 and officially open on November 5, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show's marquee below!

A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, hits the road for a national tour. This lavish new production launches this September at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Center Theatre Group, and will then tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements.  BroadwayWorld brings you shots of the meet and greet below!

BroadwayWorld brings you a look inside the rehearsal room below!

Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway premiere of Fool for Love by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, directed by Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin, will star Nina Arianda, Sam Rockwell, Tom Pelphrey and Gordon Joseph Weiss. The limited engagement of Fool for Love begins previews Tuesday, September 15 and opens Thursday, October 8 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek from the rehearsal room below. Be sure to check back later for complete coverage!

It all started with Marc Oka (an Original Broadway Cast member) who decided to try and gather members of the casts of MISS SAIGON for a reunion. He went to URBO (a fantastic restaurant, bar and venue, in the heart of Times Square) and Manager, Benjamin Ickies, who is also a musician, and BOOM ... the night was born.

As BroadwayWorld.com previously reported, actor and Broadway vet Joshua Park died at the age of 38 this weekend, following a brief illness. In rememberance of Park, BWW's own Walter McBride presents a selection of snapshots from the 2001.

Dave Thomas Brown, recently of Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages, leads a cast that also includes Wayne Duvall (O Brother Where Art Thou?, Leatherheads), Matt McGrath (Cabaret, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Keith Nobbs(Lombardi, 'The Black Donnellys') and Afton C. Williamson ('Nashville,' 'Homeland') will star in Matthew Lopez's The Legend of Georgia McBride, the first production of MCC's 2015-16 Main Stage Season. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the company in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!