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Cymbeline is back! Two sold-out weeks last January for Fiasco Theater's production of Cymbeline wasn't nearly long enough to satisfy the demands of a theatre-going public hungry for, as Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote, 'the comedy, poignancy and unlikely magic of Cymbeline.'

According to the Beacon Herald, Tony nominee Brian Bedford, who was previously slated to star in THE MISANTHROPE at Stratford Shakespeare Festival, will no longer participate due to medical reasons. Peter Hutt will now play Oronte in the show.

Star Profile: Name: Jessie Austrian Show: The Importance of Being Earnest Character: Gwendolen Fairfax

Anything Goes stars two time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin.' Anything Goes is directed & choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

One of the nicest aspects of seeing a play in The Roundabout's beautiful American Airlines Theatre is that it has fine acoustics. Little, if any, amplification is used when drama or comedies are staged at that venue do nothing stands between the actors' voices and the audience's ears. Such is the case with the charming revival of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST which will be presented there until June 26th.

Commenting on the show on his official web site, Andrew said: "I have just seen a fabulous production of Jesus Christ Superstar. It is very probably the best acted performance of the show I have ever seen and fully worthy of the fantastic reviews it has received. I pass my congratulations to Des McAnuff and everyone involved with the production at the Stratford Festival, Ontario."

On Twitter Watch, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote ' Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Oh, y'all like these freestyles? Come see us do it LIVE, this Thursday: reverbnation.com/c/fr5/artist_2… 9 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Last one, my fav: 'Joe Mantello, one of theater's greatest individuals/ is now a Tony-winning actor with Wicked Residuals!' #NPHrapouttakes 29 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda There's Mormons drinking in the lobby, screaming 'Golly, Is that Reno Sweeney slobbering w/ Bobby Cannavale?' #NPHrapouttakes @sfosternyc 31 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda 'BRIAN BEDFORD AS LADY BRACKNELL BEGUILED/ A TONY FOR BEING EARNEST AND MY HOMEY OSCAR WILDE.' #NPHrapouttakes 35 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda For @RoryOMalley: 'He turns it on like an Aurora Borealis, Rory O'Malley is pourin' Alize out of his pimp chalice!' #NPHrapouttakes 38 minutes ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda 'We popped Spumante for Laura Benanti/she thanked her hot husband and Patti LuPone, her auntie.' #freestyleNPHouttakes 1 hour ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Okay! More after lunch! 2 hours ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda Our early @nikkimjames, which we replaced: 'Nikki James is so insanely talented n pretty/she won a Tony and a vacation to Salt Lake City.' 2 hours ago Lin_Manuel Lin-Manuel Miranda You guys want to read some lyrics we wrote that didn't make the cut? 2 hours ago'

The 2011 Tony Awards were celebrated last night, June 12, at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan! BroadwayWorld was of course on hand for the red carpet bring you photos of all of the stars. Below, we bring you the first part of the complete red carpet coverage!

Today, the Toronto Star is reporting that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber came to town on Saturday to see the production which has been generating potential Broadway buzz. If true, the production would come to town along with another bible based revival - the already confirmed GODSPELL.

We're just hours away from the 2011 Tony Awards on CBS this Sunday night, June 12 at 8pm and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond!

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2011 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2011 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

We're just hours away from the 2011 Tony Awards on CBS this Sunday night, June 12 at 8pm and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond!

BroadwayWorld.com brought you special and exclusive live coverage throughout the night of the 65th Annual Tony Awards, airing on CBS on Sunday, June 12th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay) live from the Beacon Theatre with lots more to come tomorrow including backstage videos, photos and more! Click here to visit BroadwayWorld.com's main page and Tony sections to follow along! The big winner of the night was THE BOOK OF MORMON with eight awards, and the winners are...

On Wednesday, June 8th between 7AM-9AM Sutton Foster, Joel Grey and Kathleen Marshall will take 'CBS Early Show' behind the scenes at Anything Goes and on Tuesday, June 14th watch 'The Late Show with David Letterman' to see Sutton Foster and the cast perform 'Blow, Gabriel Blow' between 11:35PM-12:35AM.

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Board of Governors announceed that Des McAnuff will continue as Artistic Director through the 2013 season. 'Mr. McAnuff is a very gifted director and leader who is much in demand, and we are delighted that he has agreed to continue as our Artistic Director for an additional two years,' says Dr. Lee Myers, Chair of the Board of Governors.

The Drama Desk Awards ceremony was hosted by Harvey Fierstein on May 23 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center. This year, for the first time, a 90-minute Highlights Special of the Drama Desk Awards Ceremony will be televised nationally on OVATION, the national cable network dedicated to presenting creative arts programming to national TV audiences. The ceremony will be given two primetime broadcasts plus four other airings between June 4 and June 19, 2011.

Final weeks have begun for the limited engagement of Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed and Tony nominated production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell.' The final performance of the 28-week run will be Sunday, June 26th at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St.).

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) critically acclaimed Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford, was filmed live with multiple high definition cameras during public performances on March 11 and 12, 2011 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd St.).

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in association with Roundabout Theatre Company, L.A. Theatre Works and BY Experience is thrilled to be presenting - direct from Broadway, the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-nominated production of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, directed by and starring Tony Award Nominated Best Actor Brian Bedford on SUNDAY, JUNE 26 at 2pm at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.