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Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS, featuring 2010 Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (Masha), Josh Hamilton (Andre) 2010 Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (Olga) and acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard (Vershinin).

Harold Bloom, America's leading literary critic and author of the best-seller 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human," will join Classic Stage Company Artistic Director Brian Kulick in a rare public appearance on Monday evening, February 7 at 7 pm at CSC (136 East 13th Street) as a special one-night-only event to benefit CSC's ongoing Shakespeare programming.

The Swing Set, a new album from six-time MAC Award winner Jim Caruso, is due out January 11th, marking the singer's first release on the Yellow Sound Label.

LANCE HORNE, the Emmy Award winning composer, musician, vocalist and producer, will release First Things Last, his long-awaited debut recording on January 11, 2011 on the Yellow Sound Label.

Lance Horne will release his first album, LANCE HORNE: FIRST THINGS LAST, on January 11, 2011. The album will be released on Yellow Sound Label/Warner Brothers, and features songs sung by artists including Alan Cumming, Amanda Palmer, Cheyenne Jackson, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ricki Lake, Meow Meow, Lea DeLaria, and Alexandra Silber.

The Swing Set, a new album from six-time MAC Award winner Jim Caruso, is due out January 11th, marking the singer's first release on the Yellow Sound Label.

A number of theatre vets will be featured on the Emmy Award-winning educational PBS series 'The Electric Company,' which begins its new season February 7 on PBS KIDS GO!

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine, and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, opens its 2011 season with the debut engagement of acclaimed entertainer LORNA LUFT from Tuesday, January 4 to Sunday, January 9.

While many children's shows have come and gone, The Electric Company is a franchise that has staying power. In a class by itself, this Emmy Award-winning series is set to launch season three February 7 with 12 new episodes airing every Monday on PBS KIDS GO!

Celebrated performer Lorna Luft visited LX New York to talk family memories and her new show, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me: The Judy Garland Sondbook.'

Classic Stage Company (CSC) under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, has extended the run of its highly-anticipated production of Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS through Sunday, March 6 due to strong ticket demand. The production, which begins previews this coming Wednesday, January 12, features Maggie Gyllenhaal (Masha), Josh Hamilton (Andre), Jessica Hecht (Olga), Marin Ireland (Natasha), Juliet Rylance (Irina) and Peter Sarsgaard (Vershinin). Also featured in the cast are Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Tuesenbach), Anson Mount (Solyony), Roberta Maxwell (Anfisa), Louis Zorich (Chebutykin), George Morfogen (Ferapont), Paul Lazar (Kulygin), Gabe Bettio (Rode) and James Patrick Nelson (Fedotik). No further extension will be possible.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, opens its 2011 season with the debut engagement of acclaimed entertainer Lorna Luft through January 9. In 'Songs My Mother Taught Me: The Judy Garland Songbook,' Ms. Luft melds one of the world's most familiar songbooks with personal memories of a loving daughter. The show, which Variety called 'a rousing, dramatically riveting musical event,' was awarded two Los Angeles Theatre Alliance Ovation Awards and the Los Angeles Times called her performance 'heart-stopping and thrilling. An incandescent revelation not to be missed.' All shows take place in the Feinstein's at Loews Regency Ballroom at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, opens its 2011 season with the debut engagement of acclaimed entertainer Lorna Luft through January 9. In 'Songs My Mother Taught Me: The Judy Garland Songbook,' Ms. Luft melds one of the world's most familiar songbooks with personal memories of a loving daughter. The show, which Variety called 'a rousing, dramatically riveting musical event,' was awarded two Los Angeles Theatre Alliance Ovation Awards and the Los Angeles Times called her performance 'heart-stopping and thrilling. An incandescent revelation not to be missed.' All shows take place in the Feinstein's at Loews Regency Ballroom at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (the Center) announced today that BROADWAY BACKWARDS 6, the only Broadway event custom-made for the gay and lesbian community, its friends and families, will feature 'American Idol' runner-up Clay Aiken (Spamalot) and Tony winners Alan Cumming (Cabaret and CBS's 'The Good Wife') and Denis O'Hare (Take Me Out and HBO's 'True Blood').

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine, and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, opens its 2011 season with the debut engagement of acclaimed entertainer LORNA LUFT from Tuesday, January 4 to Sunday, January 9.

It was quite a year for BroadwayWorld.com's unmatched Photo Team, here's a look at some of the most popular photo coverages of 2010!

BroadwayWorld TV was bigger than ever in 2010, covering the world of theatre from GLEE to the Hollywood Bowl to Broadway to London and Beyond! Take a look back at some of 2010's most watched videos!

Though no official cancellation notice has gone up on the NYT Arts & Leisure Weekend's web site for a scheduled conversation on January 8th between Patrick Healy of the Times and currently troubled SPIDER-MAN director Julie Taymor, ticket buyers are telling us that they received a refund notice yesterday and the event is no longer on sale, marked as cancelled on the ticket sales web site.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance.

While many children's shows have come and gone, The Electric Company is a franchise that has staying power. In a class by itself, this Emmy Award-winning series is set to launch season three February 7 with 12 new episodes airing every Monday on PBS KIDS GO! (check your local listings) just 40 short years after the show's critically-acclaimed debut. Produced by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the new season of the innovative program stays relevant by continuing its focus on literacy and highlighting the vocabulary of mathematics. The modern adaptation of the daily half-hour show comes back with new original animations, toe-tapping music videos and exciting narrative storylines. Plus, two new characters and an all new celebrity line-up are sure to get kids hollering, 'Hey You GUUUUUYYS!'