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Broadway and Off-Broadway producer Ken Davenport (author of the popular blog, www.TheProducersPerspective.com) will present HEARTLAND as the second selection in THE DAVENPORT DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES, four readings of new works (plays and/or musicals), on Monday, June 14th at a theater TBD.

Broadway and Off-Broadway producer Ken Davenport (author of the popular blog, www.TheProducersPerspective.com) will present the first selection of THE DAVENPORT DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES, four readings of new works (plays and/or musicals) on Monday, March 15th at the Producer's Club (358 West 44th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway audiences may be able to expect adaptations of both Dumbo and Newsies in the near future. Disney continues to fuel this speculation, as stitchkingdom.com is now revealing that Disney Theatricals has registered website domains for both productions.

The new company of the Tony Award-winning comedy, Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS began rehearsals today in preparation for the first performance at New World Stages on March 25, 2010.

The producers of the Tony Award-winning comedy, Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, have announced casting for the Off-Broadway production. The new cast of THE 39 STEPS will begin performances on Thursday, March 25, prior to opening on Thursday, April 15 at New World Stages / Stage 1.

The American Theatre Wing has announced that legendary composerand lyricist Stephen Sondheim, currently represented on Broadway by A Little Night Musicand soon to be featured in the title role(s) of Roundabout Theatre Company's Sondheim onSondheim, is the guest for the 250 th interview on the popular audio program, 'DownstageCenter.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the first-ever Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, would end its Broadway engagement on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Starring Bill Pullman (in his Broadway return) and Julia Stiles (in her Broadway debut) and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt), OLEANNA is a gripping account of a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students. Following an engagement last summer at The Mark Taper Forum, the Broadway run began previews on September 29 and opened on October 11 at The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). As of the January date, the cumulative 14-week engagement will have played 15 previews and 97 performances.

A look back at some of the most exciting curtain calls of 2009!

This year, we had the pleasure of making the following conversations and performances available to our viewers

Wayman Wong of the NY Daily News has revealed that Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken has told him that he and lyricist Jack Feldman who wrote the music for the 1992 film are working on bringing the show to the stage, with a reading scheduled for the Spring of 2010 and a new book being written by Harvey Fierstein.

The Best in LA Theatre for 2009 brought to you by L.A.'s Don Grigware.

New York Stage and Film (SAF) celebrated its 25th anniversary with its annual winter gala on December 13th at 7:00pm at The Plaza Hotel (770 Fifth Avenue). Julianna Margulies and Marc Platt were honored for their extraordinary achievements in theater, film and television, as well as their ongoing commitment to live performance and support of New York Stage and Film.

Upcoming shows to air on Theater Talk for the holiday season.

Best known as a creator of broad film farces and uproarious parodies, jack-of-all-trades Mel Brooks has been entertaining audiences for years with his wacky and absurdist humor. Now just in time for the holidays, the king of comedy's brilliant work is available for the first time in high definition in The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc, debuting December 15 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the first-ever Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, will now complete its Broadway engagement this coming Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, will be presenting a special offer to theater patrons at the Friday, November 27 matinee at 2PM. In connection with Nextbook Press, the first 200 ticket holders that day to enter The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) will be given a complimentary copy of The Wicked Son, playwright David Mamet's most recent paperback release.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, will be presenting a special offer to theater patrons at the Friday, November 27 matinee at 2PM. In connection with Nextbook Press, the first 200 ticket holders that day to enter The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) will be given a complimentary copy of The Wicked Son, playwright David Mamet's most recent paperback release.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the first-ever Broadway production of OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, would end its Broadway engagement on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Starring Bill Pullman (in his Broadway return) and Julia Stiles (in her Broadway debut) and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt), OLEANNA is a gripping account of a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students. Following an engagement last summer at The Mark Taper Forum, the Broadway run began previews on September 29 and opened on October 11 at The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). As of the January date, the cumulative 14-week engagement will have played 15 previews and 97 performances.

Charitybuzz has once again teamed up with Rosie O'Donnell for The 2009 Rosie's Broadway Kids Online Charity Auction, which launched today, November 10.