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Broadway and Regional favorites Suzzanne Douglas (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill), Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), and Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone) will headline The Best of Times: A Star-Studded Salute to the Tony Awards, on Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m., at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will present its annual Monte Cristo Award to legendary Broadway and screen actor James Earl Jones, in recognition of his monumental achievements and contributions to the American and international theater community. The award will be presented to Mr. Jones at a gala dinner held in his honor at Bridgewaters - South Street Seaport in New York City on Monday, May 9th at 6:30pm.

The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, is proud to present The Best of Times: A Star-Studded Salute to the Tony Awards, its annual benefit fundraiser, on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 8 p.m. The Best of Times stars Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), and Broadway and Regional favorites Suzzanne Douglas (3Penny Opera, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill), Christine Marie Heath (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone), Rob Richardson (A Tale of Two Cities), Joel Robertson (Les Miserables), David Sabella-Mills (Chicago), Matthew Shepard (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wonderful Town), Julie Waldman Stiel (The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber), and Susan Speidel (Saturday's Highlife).

The Best of Times: A Star-Studded Salute to the Tony Awards, the 2011 Benefit Fundraiser at the Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, stars Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), and Broadway and Regional favorites Suzzanne Douglas (3Penny Opera, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill), Christine Marie Heath (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone), Rob Richardson (A Tale of Two Cities), Joel Robertson (Les Miserables), David Sabella-Mills (Chicago), Matthew Shepard (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wonderful Town), Julie Waldman Stiel (The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber), and Susan Speidel (Saturday's Highlife).

The Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N. Broadway in downtown Nyack, continues The Year of Edward Hopper celebrations with the opening of the exhibition, Hopper Re-Imagined on Sunday, April 3 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. This exhibition, which runs through May 8th, showcases Edward Hopper ‘s work uniquely interpreted or 're-imagined' in this multi-media group show, which includes works by artists Teresa Berasi, Brian Brooks, Lizzy Denning, Karen Finley, Randy Ford, James Fuhrman, Wally Glick, Shalom Gorewitz, Holly Harrison, Jim Holland, Andrea Kantrowitz, Lovid, Vik Muniz, Mica Pillemer, Andrea Placer, Natasha Rabin, Katherine Ramos, David Wells Roth, Paul Schulenburg, Barbara Scullin, Glynis Sweeny, Richard Tu and Eric Thompson.

Last night, February 14, Naked Angels celebrated its 25th anniversary as one of the most innovative theatre companies in New York with a spectacular Gala, including cocktails, an elegant dinner and skits written and performed by Naked Angels company members. Company Members Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick served as Honorary Co-Chairs for the evening, with entertainment directed by Tony Award-winning Company Member Joe Mantello.

An unprecedented exhibition of Edward Hopper's early work in his childhood home in Nyack, New York. Edward Hopper, Prelude: The Nyack Years, Saturyday, May 21 - Sunday, July 17, 2011, includes significant paintings and never-before-exhibited works from the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust.

On Monday, January 24th at 6pm producer/director Rick McKay, the award-winning filmmaker responsible for the "Broadway: The Golden Age" films, will interview Tony Award-winning actress Elizabeth Ashley at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (65th Street and Amsterdam

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.

On Monday, January 24th at 6pm producer/director Rick McKay, the award-winning filmmaker responsible for the "Broadway: The Golden Age" films, will interview Tony Award-winning actress Elizabeth Ashley at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (65th Street and Amsterdam

DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: The Musical, the hit musical by Jerry Mayer, starring Robert Cuccioli, Jodi Stevens and Donald Corren, will conclude its Off-Broadway run Sunday, December 26th at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.) DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: The Musical began performances June 5th, with the opening night on June 20th.

On Monday, January 24th at 6pm producer/director Rick McKay, the award-winning filmmaker responsible for the "Broadway: The Golden Age" films, will interview Tony Award-winning actress Elizabeth Ashley at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue).

Broadway star and vocal powerhouse, JAMES BARBOUR, has announced his first three Guest Stars for the New York Concerts in his six-city Concert Tour at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street - between Broadway & Eighth Avenues)

Broadway star and vocal powerhouse, JAMES BARBOUR, has announced his first three Guest Stars for the New York Concerts in his six-city Concert Tour at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street - between Broadway & Eighth Avenues)

It starts when a little boy asks Santa for a doll, gets a truck, and thinks he's been bad. The child's quiet letter of complaint shakes St. Nick to the soul as he recalls his fearful youth during the middle ages (when homosexuals were torn to pieces) and regrets the promotional deals he made with Coca-Cola that force him to stay in the closet. Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a theatrical mock-u-mentary by Jeffrey Solomon, reveals the secret romantic life of the beloved childhood icon and the scandal that rocks the world when the truth leaks out.

DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: The Musical, the hit musical by Jerry Mayer, starring Robert Cuccioli, Jodi Stevens and Donald Corren, will conclude its Off-Broadway run Saturday, December 11th at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.)

Yesterday, December 5, the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honored celebrated the talents and contributions of singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney; and producer, television host and actress Oprah Winfrey.

DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: The Musical, the hit musical by Jerry Mayer, starring Robert Cuccioli, Jodi Stevens and Donald Corren, will conclude its Off-Broadway run Saturday, December 11th at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.)

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, launches 2010-11 season, its 19th, with Shakespeare's stirring classic Measure for Measure directed by Michael Murray, which opens Saturday, September 25 and closes Sunday, December 5, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, September 18).

It starts when a little boy asks Santa for a doll, gets a truck, and thinks he's been bad. The child's quiet letter of complaint shakes St. Nick to the soul as he recalls his fearful youth during the middle ages (when homosexuals were torn to pieces) and regrets the promotional deals he made with Coca-Cola that force him to stay in the closet. Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a theatrical mock-u-mentary by Jeffrey Solomon, reveals the secret romantic life of the beloved childhood icon and the scandal that rocks the world when the truth leaks out.