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The summer laughs continue through Labor Day, as Bay Street's Comedy Club presents actress/comedian Janeane Garofalo & funny man Al Madrigal for an outrageous night of fun Monday, September 7 at 8pm.

Tracy Morgan plays wild and unpredictable movie star Tracy Jordan in Emmy Award-winning '30 Rock'. A standup comic who headlines across the country, TV audiences first met Tracy Morgan in his role as Hustleman on the hit comedy series 'Martin'.

Following the success of last year's inaugural program, Focus Features is accepting entries for a second year of its Africa First Program through Monday, August 17th (please note newly extended deadline).

BroadwayWorld.com presents it's newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

Celebrated comedienne and actress Lily Tomlin will take part in 'The D Word,' a benefit for the Pilgrim Bark Park of Provincetown, Massachusetts. The event, which will be hosted by Kate Clinton, will be held August 29, 8pm at the MacMillan Wharf.

Kerry O'Malley played her first performance as Mum in BILLY ELLIOT on Tuesday July 28th. O'Malley steps in for Leah Hocking, who originated the role for 6 weeks while Hocking is away from the show.

Following the success of last year's inaugural program, Focus Features is accepting entries for a second year of its Africa First Program through Monday, August 17th (please note newly extended deadline).

Since its world premiere in May 2005 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End, Billy Elliot the Musical has played to over 3.5 million people worldwide including HM The Queen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Hilary Clinton, Bill Gates, Hugh Jackman, Michael Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Ben Stiller and Anna Wintour.

SpongeBob SquarePants was celebrating his 10th Anniversary in Times Square yesterday, Wednesday July 15th and as part of the celebration, he came by the Imperial Theatre to meet the 'kids' of BILLY ELLIOT. Trent Kowalik and Tommy Batchelor met SpongeBob along with many of the talented kids in the cast (along with some adult SpongeBob fans too!).

The New York Times is reporting that actor and comedian Robin Williams will bring his 'Weapons of Self-Destruction' comedy tour to HBO as a special for the cable network.

Academy Award-winning actor, Dustin Hoffman, served as Honorary Chair along with co-chairmen Hanna Kennedy and Roger L. Mayer, as the comic genius of Charlie Chaplin was featured at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra during the 20th Annual Silent Film Celebration.

Last night in New York, 7June 2009, Stephen Daldry's production of Billy Elliot the Musical celebrated an astonishing number of wins at the Tony Awards confirming the British musical as an internationally award-winning hit.

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards were held on Sunday May 31st, 2009. 'Twilight,' the popular vampire drama starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, scored the golden MTV popcorn trophies for best movie, best fight, best kiss, breakthrough male performance and female performance during the wild ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

Following the success of last year?s inaugural program, Focus Features will on Monday, June 1st, begin accepting entries for a second year of its Africa First Program. The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked specifically for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Complete details on Africa First ? including application information ? can be accessed through www.filminfocus.com/africafirst. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

New York?s Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director; Brittany O?Neill, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for its World Premiere production of Geoffrey Nauffts? new play Next Fall (formerly titled TheGospel According To Adam), directed by Sheryl Kaller. The cast will feature Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray, andCotter Smith.