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As first reported on TV Line, Academy Award winner Joel Grey will guest star in an upcoming episode of Season 4's NURSE JACKIE on Showtime. According to TV Line, Grey is set to play a patient who comes to All Saints Hospital due to a severe case of dementia.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre broke its own box-office record with the special presentation of In Paris, starring legendary performer Mikhail Baryshnikov.

United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, has announced the official dates for this year's edition. A broad selection of both local and international one-person shows will be presented between October 20 - November 20, 2011 at the Theatre ROW in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street.

The Second Annual United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, opens on October 20, 2011 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre broke its own box-office record with the special presentation of In Paris, starring legendary performer Mikhail Baryshnikov.

According to published reports, Broadway veteran and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will guest star in the season premiere of the fourth season of NURSE JACKIE. His character is described as: ' a badass, has a tattoo that says No Regrets and is a drug user who meets Jackie one night. He is chasing after that ultimate high. Has kids and a wife who don't talk to him anymore.'

THE CLIMATE CHRONICLES, created and directed by Donovan & Calderón, and performed by Sean Donovan, Sebastián Calderón Bentin, Paige Collette, Hannah Heller is running November 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19 with an 8pm curtain.

The Second Annual United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, opens on October 20, 2011 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan.

Women's Project, the 34-year-old non-profit theater dedicated to producing plays written and directed by women, will present its 2011-12 season of new American plays featuring 20 women theater artists, Julie Crosby, Producing Artistic Director announced.

'Tiny Kushner: An Evening of Short Plays by Tony Kushner' opens the Zeitgeist Stage Company 2011-2012 season with a tasting menu of five short plays by the prize-winning playwright. Richard Nixon's analyst and Laura Bush are just two of the amazing real life characters who transition from the headlines to the stage.

Oscar(R) and Emmy(R) nominated actress Rosie Perez will guest star in one episode of the fourth season of NURSE JACKIE. Perez will play a patient named Jules with an unusual diagnosis. Production on season four is currently underway in New York for a 2012 premiere.

Oscar® and Emmy® nominated actress Rosie Perez will guest star in one episode of the fourth season of NURSE JACKIE. Perez will play a patient named Jules with an unusual diagnosis. Production on season four is currently underway in New York for a 2012 premiere.

Surprise and gratitude ruled the 17th Barrymore Awards on Monday, October 3 at the Walnut Street Theatre. Presented by the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the black-tie ceremony, directed by Jay Wahl and hosted by 6ABC's Rick Williams, celebrated the work of local theatre artists as well as the vibrancy of the region's theatrical offerings with 27 awards.

The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia's 2011 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre took place on Wednesday, October 3, 2011! The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 66 voters who each saw 8 of the 147 shows nominated this year. Four additional awards-Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award, the Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations, Brown Martin Philadelphia Award and the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist-will also be distributed at the ceremony.

The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia's 2011 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre are tonight! The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 66 voters who each saw 8 of the 147 shows nominated this year. Four additional awards-Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award, the Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations, Brown Martin Philadelphia Award and the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist-will also be distributed at the ceremony.

Ten years ago, when Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein was hired to lead Long Wharf Theatre, he was asked by the New York Times about what draws him to a particular play.

The American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training begins the 2011-2012 Season with Oni Faida Lampley's Tough Titty, directed by Benny Sato Ambush, and performed by the Institute Class of 2012. The production runs October 2, 21, 22, and 27 at 7:30pm at the A.R.T.'s Zero Church Street Performance Space, corner of Church Street and Mass. Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge.

The American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training begins the 2011-2012 Season with Oni Faida Lampley's Tough Titty, directed by Benny Sato Ambush, and performed by the Institute Class of 2012. The production runs October 2, 21, 22, and 27 at 7:30pm at the A.R.T.'s Zero Church Street Performance Space, corner of Church Street and Mass. Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Last night the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact launched the all-star Broadway premiere of '8'. The play, which chronicles the historic trial in the federal legal challenge to California's Proposition 8, was written by AFER Founding Board Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black and directed by Tony Award-winning actor and director Joe Mantello. Broadway Beat was at the after party to meet the stars. Click below to hear about getting to the big premiere night and why they believe this piece is so important.

Last night the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact launched the all-star Broadway premiere of '8'. The play, which chronicles the historic trial in the federal legal challenge to California's Proposition 8, was written by AFER Founding Board Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black and directed by Tony Award-winning actor and director Joe Mantello. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the opening night after party and brings you photo coverage below.