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Brian Bedford, star and director of The Importance of Being Earnest will be interviewed live on Monday, February 21st at 1PM for "The Leonard Lopate Show".

The Music Committee of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) will present two concerts on Sunday March 20, 2011 to celebrate the release of "Music for Merce," a 10-CD boxed set from New World Records.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the second time this season to decide the eligibility of six Broadway productions for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2010-2011 season to decide the eligibility for the 2011 Tony Awards.

Santino Fontana and David Furr of The Importance of Being Earnest take WNBC's "LX-NY" behind the scenes tonight! Tune in to WNBC channel 4 between 5:00pm and 6:00pm.

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the series finale of Billy Green, appropriately entitled, 'The Conclusion.' Viewer discretion is advised.

Brian Bedford, star and director of The Importance of Being Earnest will be featured on NPR's 'Weekend Edition' tomorrow Saturday, February 5th between 8:30-9:00AM.

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the Roundabout Theatre Company will produce a workshop of Yank!, a WWII musical. The York Theatre Company premiered the show last season and since its critically acclaimed reception, buzz has been swirling about a Broadway transfer as early as next season. Original Yank! cast member Bobby Steggert will be reprising his role in the upcoming workshop. New cast members include Santino Fontana, Morgan Spector, Michael Berresse, Nellie McKay, Jeff Hiller, Tally Sessions, Colt Prattes, Derrick Trumbly, Jeremy Cohen, Tyler Maynard, Cole Escola, Brad Bass, Cody Williams and Colin Bradbury.

Brian Bedford, star and director of The Importance of Being Earnest will be featured on NY1's "On Stage" this weekend.

YALE IN NEW YORK presents the acclaimed Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale on Monday, February 28 at 7:30pm in Zankel Hall in a program entitled "Concertante: Rarely-performed Twentieth-Century Concerti Grossi."

Roundabout Theatre Company announced tonight a 17-week extension of the critically acclaimed Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell,' at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St.).

The Acting Company will present a staged reading of George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner's 1929 hit musical June Moon filled with fun, frolic and hit songs such as Button Up Your Overcoat. Tony-winner John Rando (Urinetown, The Dinner Party, The Wedding Singer) will direct Kaufman's great grandson, James Patrick Cronin (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and National Comedy Theatre) and a cast of Broadway regulars including six Acting Company Alums at the Mainstage Theater at Playwrights Horizons at 7pm, Monday, January 24. Tickets for the benefit evening are $35 and $60 and include a reception with the cast following the performance.

The Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell,' opened on January 13 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Broadway Beat was on hand and brings you coverage from inside the opening night party.

How remarkably tragic it is that the triumphant opening night of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, perhaps the greatest comedy ever penned in the English language, was also the event that led to the author's personal downfall and eventual public and financial ruin.

The Acting Company will present a staged reading of George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner's 1929 hit musical June Moon filled with fun, frolic and hit songs such as Button Up Your Overcoat. Tony-winner John Rando (Urinetown, The Dinner Party, The Wedding Singer) will direct Kaufman's great grandson, James Patrick Cronin (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and National Comedy Theatre) and a cast of Broadway regulars including six Acting Company Alums at the Mainstage Theater at Playwrights Horizons at 7pm, Monday, January 24. Tickets for the benefit evening are $35 and $60 and include a reception with the cast following the performance.

The third episode of 'Submissions Only,' an online musical television series, premieres on Monday, January 17th on YouTube featuring a slew of Broadway guest stars.

Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis Rockin Birthday Bash is coming to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre January 16, 2011. For one night only, Chris MacDonald will lovingly bring back the magic of 'the King or Rock-n-roll' in a truly dynamic performance complete with costumes, back up singers, dancers and high-energy concert band. Join us for this Rockin tribute celebrating the life and music of one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture icons of our time on what would have been his 76th birthday.

The Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell,' opened last night, January 13 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you complete photo coverage below.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as 'Lady Bracknell,' at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St.).

Opening night is tonight for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford as "Lady Bracknell," at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St.).

Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis Rockin Birthday Bash is coming to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre January 16, 2011. For one night only, Chris MacDonald will lovingly bring back the magic of 'the King or Rock-n-roll' in a truly dynamic performance complete with costumes, back up singers, dancers and high-energy concert band. Join us for this Rockin tribute celebrating the life and music of one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture icons of our time on what would have been his 76th birthday.