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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards.

This irreverent dark comedy 'winks at every serious (albeit twisted) actor's deepest fantasy, while giving due homage to the Bard's most enigmatic character and due lampooning of the hollowness of Hollywood.'

At Saturday night's 12th annual Midsummer Night Drinks hundreds of friends and supporters gathered at Woodhouse Park, the stunning East Hampton home of Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper, for a wonderful evening of fun, food and cocktails, all benefiting God's Love We Deliver. This signature event supports one of New York City's most beloved charities, the only organization of its kind that cooks and home delivers nutritious meals to clients living with severe illnesses, their children and senior caregivers.

On June 18, Robert Nicotra & John Dapolito presented Let's Kill Grandma This Christmas- A Contagious Laughter Production, at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios. The new comedy by Brian Gianci featured casting by Judy Bowman, and is aiming for an Off-Broadway run this winter. The cast included Dean Winters, Audrie Neenan, Adam Mucci, Amy Rutberg and James Wirt. Check out photos from the reading below!

BWW is thrilled to bring its readers exclusive photos of the 2012 Canada Show Choir Championships which took place in Toronto last weekend.

The Museum of Modern Art will acquire two landmark paintings from the 1950s and a group of seven sculptures ranging in date from 1954 to 2005 by Cy Twombly, widely regarded as one of today's most important living artists, announces MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. All of the works are from the artist's personal collection, and the sculptures will be the first by Twombly to enter MoMA's collection. With these additions to the eight paintings and numerous works on paper by Twombly, the Museum will immeasurably strengthen its holdings of works by Twombly, representing all six decades of the artist's career.

The Museum of Modern Art will acquire two landmark paintings from the 1950s and a group of seven sculptures ranging in date from 1954 to 2005 by Cy Twombly, widely regarded as one of today's most important living artists, announces MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. All of the works are from the artist's personal collection, and the sculptures will be the first by Twombly to enter MoMA's collection. With these additions to the eight paintings and numerous works on paper by Twombly, the Museum will immeasurably strengthen its holdings of works by Twombly, representing all six decades of the artist's career.

The Dark Lady Players, the world's only allegorical Shakespeare company, presents Hamlet's Apocalypse, a black comedy showing that Hamlet is a comic parody of the Book of Revelation (the last book of the Christian Bible which predicts the coming of Doomsday). Direction is by Jenny Greeman, whose production of Screenplay won the 'Outstanding Production Award' at the 2010 Midtown International Theater Festival. This production opens on 7 November for three nights at 8pm at Manhattan Theatre Source, 177 MacDougal Street, New York NY 10011. Tickets $18, reservations 866-811-4111.

The Brick Theater, Inc. and DMTheatrics present PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE! Alive on stage! October 8-31, 2010

The Dark Lady Players, the world's only allegorical Shakespeare company, presents Hamlet's Apocalypse, a black comedy showing that Hamlet is a comic parody of the Book of Revelation (the last book of the Christian Bible which predicts the coming of Doomsday). Direction is by Jenny Greeman, whose production of Screenplay won the 'Outstanding Production Award' at the 2010 Midtown International Theater Festival. This production opens on 7 November for three nights at 8pm at Manhattan Theatre Source, 177 MacDougal Street, New York NY 10011. Tickets $18, reservations 866-811-4111.

The Brick Theater, Inc. and DMTheatrics present PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE! Alive on stage! October 8-31, 2010

The Brick Theater, Inc. and DMTheatrics present PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE! Alive on stage! October 8-31, 2010

According to a report by the Daily News, 11 year old Shannon Taverez will be recieving a umbilical-cord transplant next week to combat her acute myeloid leukemia. The soprano from Queens recently played Young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway. Serving as an alternative to a bone-marrow transplant, Shannon will receive the umbilical-cord blood from an anonymous donor, as doctors were unable to find a bone marrow match.

The cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical Rock of Ages are teaming up with the A&P Family of Supermarkets to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network! On Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Constantine Maroulis and the cast of Rock of Ages will appear at the Food Emporium, located at 810 Eighth Avenue (and 49th) in New York, to help kick off the campaign.

The cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical Rock of Ages are teaming up with the A&P Family of Supermarkets to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network! On Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Constantine Maroulis and the cast of Rock of Ages will appear at the Food Emporium, located at 810 Eighth Avenue (and 49th) in New York, to help kick off the campaign.

'SHAKESPEARE'S ANTI-CHRISTIAN SATIRES: THE VIRGIN MARY PARODIES' Was Shakespeare actually a Marrano Jewish woman? This production, guided by a radical new dramaturgy, demonstrates the idea with performances of anti-Christian satires in three of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies.

'SHAKESPEARE'S ANTI-CHRISTIAN SATIRES: THE VIRGIN MARY PARODIES' Was Shakespeare actually a Marrano Jewish woman? This production, guided by a radical new dramaturgy, demonstrates the idea with performances of anti-Christian satires in three of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies.

'SHAKESPEARE'S ANTI-CHRISTIAN SATIRES: THE VIRGIN MARY PARODIES' Was Shakespeare actually a Marrano Jewish woman? This production, guided by a radical new dramaturgy, demonstrates the idea with performances of anti-Christian satires in three of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies.

'SHAKESPEARE'S ANTI-CHRISTIAN SATIRES: THE VIRGIN MARY PARODIES' Was Shakespeare actually a Marrano Jewish woman? This production, guided by a radical new dramaturgy, demonstrates the idea with performances of anti-Christian satires in three of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies.

On Monday, January 7, 2008, the cast of the up-coming Roundabout Theatre Company revival production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 'Sunday in the Park with George' held a special press meet and greet.