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Shrek The Musical will open December 14 at the Broadway Theatre, after beginning previews on November 8, to star Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber and Kecia Lewis-Evans.

Kathryn Hahn joins the previously announced Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, Bradley Whitford, Gina Gershon and Mary McCormack in the Broadway production of the London smash Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors opening at the Longacre Theatre Sunday, May 4.

Gina Gershon and Mary McCormack join the previously announced Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance and Bradley Whitford in the Broadway production of the London smash Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors opening at the Longacre Theatre Sunday, May 4.

Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance and Bradley Whitford will star in the London smash 'Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors opening at Broadway's Longacre Theatre Sunday, May 4. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the show begins preview performances Saturday, April 19.

Shrek The Musical will open December 14 at the Broadway Theatre, after beginning previews on November 8, to star Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber and Kecia Lewis-Evans.

Michael Riedel of the New York Post has left a teasing footnote in his Friday column, declaring that Tony Award-winning actress and Broadway's favorite 'It Girl' Sutton Foster, has been slated to play the princessly role of Fiona in the Broadway-bound Shrek The Musical.

On Saturday, February 2 Nina Söderquist was crowned as the new Lady of the Lake for the hit West End Musical Monty Python's Spamalot. Having won TV3's 'West End Star,' going head to head with Linda Holmgren in the Swedish live TV final, Nina received over 59% of the votes from the viewing public declaring her the winner. Söderquist will have her first performance as The Lady of the Lake at the Palace Theatre on Monday February 11, 2008

After a six month search in Sweden the two finalists - Linda Holmgreen and Nina Soderquist - will perform live in TV3's 'West End Star' series finale this Saturday 2 February, battling it out to win the holy grail of prizes: the role of The Lady of the Lake in the West End production of Monty Python's Spamalot.

Alan Dale, best know on television for playing Publishing mogul Bradford Meade in Ugly Betty, will join the London cast of Monty Python's Spamalot at the Palace Theatre from 3 March 2008 to play King Arthur, following in the footsteps of Tim Curry, Simon Russell Beale and Peter Davison (who continues in the role until 1 March 2008). Currently playing to packed houses at the Palace Theatre the award-winning and record-breaking Monty Python's Spamalot is booking until 27 September 2008.

Monty Python's Spamalot welcomed two new stars in their Broadway debut at the Shubert Theatre on Friday, January 18: Recording-artist and 'American Idol' runner-up, Clay Aiken as Sir Robin and Hannah Waddingham as The Lady of the Lake, direct from her starring role in the West End.

Storylines as thin as the paper they are written on leave the casts of Boston's Adrift in Macao, Antoine Feval and Spamalot working hard to stay afloat.

Sarah Jessica Parker is rumored to play the sexy stewardess in the Broadway-bound transfer of London's comedy Boeing-Boeing, to open at the Longacre Theatre this April, according to Michael Riedel of the New York Post.

Ralph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ken Stott will star in God of Carnage, the new play by Yasmina Reza, which will open in London at the Gielgud Theatre on Tuesday 25 March after previews from 7 March. God of Carnage will be designed by Mark Thompson, with lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and music by Gary Yershon. The play, which is translated by Christopher Hampton, will be directed by Matthew Warchus.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. have announced that Shrek The Musical will play an exclusive world premiere engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, August 14 - September 21, prior to opening on Broadway in the Fall of 2008. Preview performances will begin in early November at a theater to be announced.

Recording-artist and 'American Idol' runner-up, Clay Aiken will make his Broadway debut as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot on Friday, January 18 through May 4, 2008 at the Shubert Theatre

The five finalists voted by Swedish television's reality show 'West End Star' today visit London's Palace Theatre to begin rehearsals for the chance to play The Lady of the Lake, the leading female role in the West End hit musical, Monty Python's Spamalot.

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The ten Ladies of the Lake selected by Swedish television reality show 'West End Star' were revealed this weekend on Sweden's TV3. The finalists - selected by a panel of experts from almost a thousand hopefuls who attended auditions across Sweden - will now battle it out in a series of live studio shows to claim the holy grail of prizes: the role of the Lady of the Lake in the West End production of Monty Python's Spamalot.

After 362 flights at the Comedy Theatre, Matthew Warchus' hilarious and critically acclaimed West End production of Boeing-Boeing is finally coming in to land on January 5, 2008 prior to boarding an international flight with stopovers on Broadway, New York, Australia and on tour in the UK. Piloting into its twelfth month Boeing-Boeing will have checked in over 170,000 passengers during its London run.

Monty Python's Spamalot will resume performances on Broadway tonight Thursday November 29. The Tony Award winning new musical lovingly ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, plays at Broadway's Shubert Theatre