Emily Faye Oakley News

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater continues its 16th season with the world premiere of The Hallway Trilogy, three full length plays set fifty years apart (1953, 2003, 2053) by Adam Rapp.

The jack-of-all-trades actress, comedian, singer and writer Sandra Bernhard will return to London for the first time in two years at Leicester Square Theatre from Wednesday, February 9, through Sunday, February 13, 2011. She will perform five shows based on her album, Whatever It Takes, which sends viewers on a cross-cultural musical experience from New York, to Africa, the Middle East and South America.

'Mike Calls in Sick' from I Got Fired: A Semi-Autobiographical Revenge Musical by Keith Varney, performed by Phantom Of the Opera & Avenue Q's Evan Harrington & Directed by Emily Faye Oakley

Dustin Diamond, best known as Screech from the hit TV series 'Saved by the Bell,' will continue in The Awesome 80s Prom, through August 28th. The Awesome 80s Prom is now in its 6th year at the famed club Webster Hall.

Partial Comfort Productions (The Bereaved, nami, Battle of the Bards) ends its 8th seaon with the World Premiere of A BRIGHT NEW BOISE by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by David McCallum (Chuck Mee's Queens Boulevard at Signature Theater, Quiara Hudes' Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue). Previews begin September 8th at The Wild Project where Partial Comfort is in its 2nd season as a resident company.

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to save on tickets to THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS BY C.S. LEWIS.

The Toronto based SummerWorks presents IPHIGENIA starring Eryn Murman beginning August 5 and playing through the 15th at the Factory Theatre.

ContactMusic.com has confirmed BroadwayWorld's previous speculation that Tina Fey and Oscar Winner Meryl Streep are set to star in a new film directed by Standley Tucci entitled 'Mommy And Me.' There is no word yet as to whether Tucci will also act in the film.

According to Michael Riedel of the New York Post ON A CLEAR DAY's director Michael Mayer and playwright Peter Parnell have been working hard at revising the deluded story. Riedel surmises 'In the original, the main character was a kooky young woman who, in a past life, was an English aristocrat. In the new version, the young woman is a young man who, in a past life, was a black female jazz singer.'

According to Deadline.com Chord Overstreet has been cast as a new member of New Directions on Glee.

According to Celebritology.com Co-Creator of GLEE Ryan Murphy confirmed that Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel will return to the hit show this fall reprising their respective roles. Murphy says the appearances will be guest appearances not regular roles.

According to Variety, Tony Award Winner Jason Alexander will appear with Steven Weber and Cheryl Hines in Nickelodeon's 'A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner.' The live-action feature is based on the series 'The Fairly OddParents.'

According to the Evening Standard Tom Cruise is interested in making his stage debut in the West End.

According to IMDB.com Cameron Diaz will never work in the theatre. During an interview with Britian's Daily Telegraphy Diaz stated 'I am a film actress. I do movies. I have never done theatre before,' Diaz also said she is 'sure' she would suffer stage fright.

According to Zap2it.com Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk the co-creators of GLEE have confirmed that Kristin Chenoweth will return to the hit TV show next season reprising her Emmy nominated role as April Rhodes. The co-creators are also planning to bring back Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James, although they will have to work around Groff's busy schedule, Groff is set to star in a revival of DREATHTRAP in London.

Actor Larry Keith died July 17 from cancer at the age of 79.

Compassion Theater Company Presents George Bernard Shaw's 'Mrs. Warren's Profession' July 14 through July 25.

9Thirty Theatre Company (Jeff Burroughs, Artistic Director) announces 'THE BIRDS' TO SAVE BIRDS, a benefit to support one of the country's first eco theatres and Tri-State Birds, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and rehabilitating birds in the Gulf of Mexico. The benefit will take place from 7PM-11PM on July 25th at The Foundry.

Circus Theatricals's 2010 Season opener MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY by Davey Holmes, directed by David Trainer will close July 24. Producing is Jeannine Stehlin. The production stars acclaimed, award-winning actor, Jack Stehlin. The production opened Saturday, May 15 at Circus Theatricals at the Hayworth.

The Canadian Opera Company's 61st season opens with a new COC production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece Aida. Conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus and directed by Tim Albery, Aida is a powerful and intimate story of forbidden love. American dramatic soprano Sondra Radvanovsky makes her much-anticipated company and role debut as Aida. Sharing the role with Ms Radvanovsky is Canadian soprano Michele Capalbo, who also makes her COC debut.