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On Friday, November 4th, The American Songbook Project held its annual signature event, their 'Name That Tune' benefit at the historic Hudson Theater in New York. Their mission is to preserve the American Songbook by bringing professional singers in the NYC schools. This year they honored Broadway composer Jerry Herman and Guild Hall (East Hampton), both of whom celebrated their 80th birthdays this year. Liz Smith emceed the Jerry Herman tribute and her passionate, loving remarks about her friend included 'It is said by show biz insiders that Jerry is so universal the you just hear a song of his once and you can hum it or sing it. And you probably can't stop. That is pretty damned great. He is universal in the musical theater, the songsmith of modern American life.' Mr. Herman's tribute included performances by James Darrah recreating his role of Ambrose Kemper from the last Carol Channing revival of Hello Dolly singing 'It Only Takes a Moment;' Meredith Patterson and Jeffry Denman performing 'Tap Your Troubles Away' from Mack and Mabel; and Andrea McArdle singing 'If He Walked into My Life Today' from Mame accompanied movingly by nine-year old Kyrian Friedenberg on trumpet.

Philippine Development Foundation USA ('PhilDev') will hold its annual fundraising gala at the prestigious AlIce Tully Hall, Lincoln Center with a concert event entitled 'PhilDev Celebrates Broadway: Suites by Sondheim,' directed by Victor Lirio, on Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 7:30PM. Tom Myron will serve as conductor and music director.

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The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2011 Awards for Excellence. Awards will be presented at the Eight Season Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, November 6th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm. As previously announced, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will also be honored for their work in bringing musical theatre to a worldwide, pop-culture audience.

Broadway luminary, Seth Rudetsky, returns to Chicago with his hilarious one-man-show Deconstructing Broadway, featuring video and audio clips of memorable and hilarious musical theater moments.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation will present their Third Annual New York Benefit Performance at the Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street) on Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm. The special evening, which only happens once a year in NYC, will feature performances that combine Broadway favorites with BDF students from cities across the country. Tickets are now on sale by clicking here.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2011 Awards for Excellence. Awards will be presented at the Eight Season Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, November 6th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm. As previously announced, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will also be honored for their work in bringing musical theatre to a worldwide, pop-culture audience.

With one of the most refreshingly unique career trajectories in recent show business history, the quirky late-80s/early-90s film star known for her outlandish John Waters comedies - HAIRSPRAY, CRY-BABY and SERIAL MOM included - parlayed her big screen success to a decade-long running eponymous talk-show in the 90s and early 00s that is still talked about to this day - look no further than Nicki Minaj's verse on the remix of Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" for proof - and, now, with news of the 2012 syndicated return of a new iteration of her show, a new memoir, as well as her current compelling casting on the new season of DANCING WITH THE STARS, Ricki Lake has clearly reached a new career high. Imparting her contagious energy and enthusiasm and amply displaying why she is the foremost queen of gab, Lake generously shares her thoughts on a range of topics - Broadway, Hollywood, GLEE, Sondheim, BOOK OF MORMON and much more included - and reveals details about her many upcoming projects and passion, as well as her ongoing star turn on TV's hottest reality competition, DANCING WITH THE STARS. While in rehearsal on Friday night, talking to me from the backstage costume fitting for DANCING/STARS - tutu included - and on the road back to her LA home - before attending Chaz Bono's party later that evening - Lake and I cover it all and she shows why she has been a TV fixture in millions of homes for twenty years and most likely will continue to be so for the next twenty or more - if we are lucky, that is. Plus, she also happens to be a big BroadwayWorld fan, to boot! Who could ask for anything more?

The 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 13 is available now in Broadway theaters. Each week, BroadwayWorld brought you exclusive photos of you favortie Broadway shows in the recording studio for the album. One of the highlights of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 13 included Daniel Radcliffe joining the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying singing 'A Christmas Carol,' by humorist and composer Tom Lehrer. Below, we bring you the photos of Radcliffe in action!

The 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 13 is available now in Broadway theaters. Lovers of Broadway talent can do some early holiday shopping as well as support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) through the purchase of this 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music from the current 2011 Broadway line-up.

The Rat Pack, starring sensational Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. impersonators Gary Anthony, Andy DiMino and Lambus Dean, returns to Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston for one show only on Sunday, November 13 at 2 p.m. in the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham.

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Check out Spider-man Reeve Carney himself, T.V. Carpio and band Carney at work on St. Nicholas Sky below!

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Below, Anastacia McCleskey contributes her bit to the album!

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Below, Ashley Argota & the Billy Elliot musicians hit the studio!

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Next up in the line-up is THE LION KING, who recorded their interpretation of Silent Night.

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Avenue Q went into the studio recently to contribute their bit and BroadwayWorld brings you coverage below.

The thirteenth edition of Caorls for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Check out CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's Sabrina Sloan in action below!

Broadway luminary, Seth Rudetsky, returns to Chicago with his hilarious one-man-show Deconstructing Broadway, featuring video and audio clips of memorable and hilarious musical theater moments.

Kara DioGuardi, Ashley Argota, and Daniel Rodriguez make special appearances, adding their voices to the 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 13, the annual holiday music 2-CD set which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is once again presenting Broadway veterans Kirby and Beverly Ward in the original musical revue, 'Say It with Music,' a non-stop song-and-dance salute to the genius of composer Irving Berlin.