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SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will begin its second year with tomorrow evening's (Tuesday) performance at The Foxwoods Theatre. The occasion was celebrated at yesterday's matinee performance with the on-stage presentation of a giant (seven foot) cake in the shape of the iconic Chrysler Building. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark began preview performances on November 28, 2010, and has become one of the most famous theatrical events in Broadway history.

A group of 140 Stagedoor Manor students from all over the world will sing and dance the opening number for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. The number - an all-new original song written specifically for the event - will be a special celebration of the famed Parade's landmark 85th Anniversary. Following the opening, the students will then make their way to the top of the Parade route and march the entire length of the Parade, eventually escorting Santa Claus into Herald Square for the NBC national telecast's finale. This year's appearance will mark Stagedoor Manor's third consecutive Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces the recipient of the second York Theatre Company Noël Coward Prize, celebrating individual musical theatre talent; as well as the next three offerings in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series.

Theatre on Fire opens its seventh season at the Charlestown Working Theater with the rock n' roll rhythm of MOJO.

SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK has just announced a new contest that gives fans a chance to win tickets to the show and more! To enter the general sweepstakes, visit the show's Facebook page, and fill out the required information to win 2 tickets to see SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK this winter. If you get 5 friends to also enter the contest using a custom link, you are then entered to win the ultimate SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK experience which includes 4 tickets to the show this winter, a backstage meet and greet with cast members, and official merchandise.

Rebecca Faulkenberry took her premiere bow in SPIDER-MAN on November 10 and last night, November 15, Christina Sajous made her SPIDEY debut.

(ATLANTA) November 15, 2011-Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro area's only local professional musical theatre company presents 'The Sound of Music' at the historic Strand Theatre in Marietta. Tickets are $30-$45, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups of ten or more.

A group of 140 Stagedoor Manor students from all over the world will sing and dance the opening number for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. The number - an all-new original song written specifically for the event - will be a special celebration of the famed Parade's landmark 85th Anniversary. Following the opening, the students will then make their way to the top of the Parade route and march the entire length of the Parade, eventually escorting Santa Claus into Herald Square for the NBC national telecast's finale. This year's appearance will mark Stagedoor Manor's third consecutive Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance.

BroadwayWorld was on hand for Carpio's final SPIDEY bow and brings you photo coverage below!

Broadway composer, lyricist and producer, Neil Berg, presents his critically-acclaimed revue BROADWAY HOLIDAY on Sunday, December 4, at 3:00 p.m., at the Byham Theater. The concert is a part of the Cohen and Grigsby Trust Presents series and is presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Last night, Rebecca Faulkenberry (Rock of Ages) joined the cast of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, in the role of 'Mary Jane Watson' and BroadwayWorld was there. Below, we bring you photos from her curtain call.

Broadway composer, lyricist and producer, Neil Berg, presents his critically-acclaimed revue Broadway Holiday on Sunday, December 4, at 3:00 p.m., at the Byham Theater.

Last night, Rebecca Faulkenberry took here debut bow in SPIDER-MAN and BroadwayWorld was there! Below we bring you a sneak peek of her curtain call with full coverage to follow.

Singer/Songwriter Morgan Karr (Broadway's Spring Awakening) returns to the newly renovated Joe's Pub, November 11, 2011 at 11:11 PM to give a benefit concert for the New York-based arts outreach organization, Sing for Hope, responsible for the Pop-Up Pianos placed around city parks and public spaces over the summer.

According to Newsday, Matthew James Thomas, who plays Reeve Carney's alternate in Spider-Man twice a week on Broadway, was injured backstage during Wednesday's matinee at the Foxwood's Theatre. Thomas was taken to the hospital to get stitches in his head, after suffering a head injury at the top of the second act. Reeve Carney, who was in the theatre for the performance, took over for the rest of the show.

As was reported earlier today, SPIDER-MAN's former director, Julie Taymor, has filed suit against the show. Taymor claims that her creative rights were violated and that she has yet to be compensated for the work that she put into the production before she was let go in March 2011.

According to the Associated Press, ex-Spidey director Julie Taymor just filed a lawsuit against the SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK producers, because they 'violated her creative rights and haven't compensated her for the work she put into the musical.'

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) announces a jam-packed December lineup featuring exciting new comedy, music and theater programming.

Jennifer Damiano played her final performance on November 6 as Mary Jane Watson in SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark on Broadway. She will be replaced by Rebecca Faulkenberry beginning on Tuesday but on Sunday cast, crew (and BroadwayWorld) were on hand for Damiano's final curtain call to bid her farewell.

New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' will continue its 21st season of rock theatre March 1-24, 2012 with the American regional premiere of the Broadway rock musical CRY-BABY, which The Wall Street Journal called 'the funniest new musical since Avenue Q.' The stage musical is based on the cult classic John Waters film starring Johnny Depp. The original creative team is reworking and re-orchestrating the show for New Line, to make it a smaller, more intimate musical for this first production since Broadway.