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Resident professional theatre company Festival Stage of Winston-Salem will return to downtown's Hanesbrands Theatre for its third season in 2012-13, presenting the Southern comedy The Last Night of Ballyhoo; North Carolina's first production of the drama 33 Variations; and the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof. The final production of the current season, Hatchetman, takes place May 11-27.

Festival Stage of Winston-Salem will open its third season with Alfred Uhry's warmhearted comedy The Last Night of Ballyhoo, presented Oct. 19-Nov. 4 at Hanesbrands Theatre (209 Spruce Street, Winston-Salem).

Yesterday, May 24, Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein hosted a special Birthday party on to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Little / Helen Hayes Theatre, which opened on March 12, 1912 with John Galsworthy's play The Pigeon. The theatre is currently home to Rock of Ages. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the celebration and brings you photo coverage below!

Resident professional theatre company Festival Stage of Winston-Salem will return to downtown's Hanesbrands Theatre for its third season in 2012-13, presenting the Southern comedy The Last Night of Ballyhoo; North Carolina's first production of the drama 33 Variations; and the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof. The final production of the current season, Hatchetman, takes place May 11-27.

THE LYONS, which debuted last fall at the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre, officially opened last night, April 23, at the Cort Theatre. Previews began on April 5. THE LYONS comes to Broadway with its entire original cast: Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa along with Michael Esper, Kate Jennings Grant, Brenda Pressley and Gregory Wooddell. Mark Brokaw directs. BroadwayWorld was on hand for opening night, and we bring you photos from the starry opening night arrivals below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center honored Catherine Deneuve with its 39th Chaplin Award on April 2 in New York City. The annual gala is the Film Society's largest annual fundraiser, benefiting the ongoing programs of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Stars of both stage and screen joined the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honored Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 at the Hudson Theater in Manhattan. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS and will again star in THE LYONS when the play moves to Broadway next month starting April 5 at the Cort Theatre.

Stars of both stage and screen joined the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honored Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 at the Hudson Theater (145 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

Stars of both stage and screen are set to join the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honors Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 beginning at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theater. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

Stars of both stage and screen are set to join the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honors Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 beginning at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theater. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

Last night, September 12, FOLLIES opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre. Performances began on Sunday, August 7th for James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. With a 28-piece orchestra, FOLLIES features a cast of 41 and stars two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters as Sally Durant Plummer, four-time Tony Award nominee Jan Maxwell as Phyllis Rogers Stone, two-time Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein as Buddy Plummer, three-time Emmy Award nominee Ron Raines as Benjamin Stone and Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige as Carlotta Campion. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage of the opening night arrivals!

Broadway's Jesse Tyler Ferguson has had an incredible year - from earning a Emmy nomination for his role in ABC's Modern Family, to appearing in MERCANT OF VENICE and THE WINTER'S TALE for Shakespeare in the Park. And what better way to conclude it than to host to theatre's most important award's show? In an interview with the NY Post Ferguson talks about his personal campaign to host the Tony Awards.

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) presented a weekend of sold-out performances for High Spirits, the second of three Spring 2009 Musicals in Mufti staged concert presentations, BWW was there to capture the starry cast!

The revival of Clifford Odets's 'The Country Girl' opened on April 27th, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre directed by Mike Nichols and starring Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher.

The revival of Clifford Odets's 'The Country Girl' opened on April 27th, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre directed by Mike Nichols and starring Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher.

Producers Roger Berlind, The Routh Frankel Baruch Viertel Group, Roy Furman, Debra Black, Ted Hartley, Roger Horchow, David Ian, Scott Rudin and Jack Viertel present a new Broadway production of the great American musical Gypsy, starring Tony Award winner Patti LuPone. Gypsy will reunite LuPone with co-stars Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti.

Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque, starring Tony Award-winner Maggie Smith and Catherine McCormack, will begin at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in early March

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Paul Rudnick's Regrets Only opened on Sunday, November 19th at New York City Center - Stage I after beginning previews on October 19th

The Times They Are A-Changin,' the new musical collaboration between Twyla Tharp and Bob Dylan, opened on October 26th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre!

Tony Award-winner Maggie Smith will headline the cast of Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque, which will begin previews at a London theatre to be announced in February