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2019 has come and gone, and we are reflecting on those we have lost in the Broadway and theatre communities throughout the year.

It's October 4, 1965, and Pope Paul VI is spending 14 hours in New York City, marking the first visit by a reigning pope to the United States. Millions line the streets to greet him and zookeeper Artie Shaughnessy, a wannabe Hollywood songwriter with big dreams and no discernible talent, joins the throngs in the hope that a papal blessing will help propel him out of Queens, away from his mentally ill wife, Bananas, and into a new life in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Bunny Flingus. 

Palm Beach Dramaworks presents The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare. Obie Award-winning play opens May 17 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre.

BroadwayWorld reported last week that Katherine Helmond, the Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated actress, passed away February 23 of Alzheimer's complications at her home in Los Angeles. She was 89. Today, BroadwayWorld is remembering Helmond with a look back into our photo archives.

Katherine Helmond, the Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated actress, has passed away February 23 of Alzheimer's complications at her home in Los Angeles, according to Deadline. She was 89.

Looking back at Cole Porter's Happy New Year. The joys of resolutions. Discussing Applause and the length of those songs. Fangirling on social media. Saraving Under The Influence. The backstage saga of Kwamina. Richard Adler and Sally Anne Howes have some 'creative differences.' Party lines are not so fun. Finding a Law and Order with a laugh track. Charlotte Rae wants to love Little Miss Pioneer. Lainie Kazan gets dumped for Katherine Helmond while Jean Stapleton stands by. George S. Irving sings a solo and 142 Tickets on the Aisle.

Disney Pixar has just released an all-new trailer for CARS 3 titled  'The Limit.' The film cruises into theaters on June 16, 2017. The animated film features THE VOICE talents of Owen Wilson, CRISTELA Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Filion and more! Get a first look below!

Disney/Pixar has just released an all new trailer for CARS 3, cruising into theaters on June 16, 2017.

Disney•Pixar's CARS 3 reveals key voice cast and characters, featuring award-winning stars.

In today's issue of Entertainment Weekly, the cast of WHO'S THE BOSS?, Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond reunite to talk about the TV comedy which ran from 1984 - 1992.

According to multiple reports, award-winning Broadway actor John McMartin has passed away at the age of 86. McMartin most recently appeared on Broadway in 2014's ALL THE WAY and the 2011 revival of ANYTHING GOES.

Arclight Films is proud to announce that LOUNGE ACT is having its World Market Premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Agape Actor's Co-Op will be producing a critically acclaimed comedy from Pulitzer Prize winner playwright Paula Vogel.

Matt Okin, Artistic Director of Black Box Studios and its Ensemble, and Alex Diaz, Director of Education at The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC, announced the next fully-produced theatrical production to hit downtown Englewood this season, John Guare's House of Blue Leaves. House will run from March 27 through April 6, with performances Thursdays at 8pm, Saturdays at 9:30pm, and Sundays at 8pm, at the Van Brunt Studios of The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt, just two doors away from the bergenPAC Mainstage. Tickets, $20.00 (with group rates available), go on sale on March 5th, at www.blackboxnynj.com/house.

The exhibition Ana Maria Tavares: Deviating Utopias will be on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts from today, Oct. 11, 2013 through Jan. 12, 2014 in the Gordon CAP Gallery.

The exhibition Ana Maria Tavares: Deviating Utopias will be on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts from Oct. 11, 2013 through Jan. 12, 2014 in the Gordon CAP Gallery. Reflecting her ambivalent feelings regarding Brazil's efforts to modernize during the post-World War II years, Tavares creates works that examine the ambiguities and tensions associated with architecture as an instrument of social progress. Extending this historical narrative to the present, she creates works that inspire the audience to consider the psychological disorientation that often arises in today's public architecture and interior design.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Broadway veteran Katherine Helmond is set to guest star on HBO's 'True Blood' in the fourth season. Helmond will play Caroline Bellefleur in two episodes.

Following the much acclaimed west coast premiere production of Parasite Drag by Mark Roberts, the Elephant Theatre Company concludes its 14th season with the west coast premiere of The Little Flower of East Orange by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Elephant artistic director David Fofi. Performances begin Thursday, November 4, and opening night is set for Saturday, November 6. The Little Flower of East Orange will play a strictly limited engagement through December 19.

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the west coast premiere production of The Little Flower of East Orange by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by David Fofi, will now open on Friday, November 12 (a Saturday 11/6 opening had been previously announced). There will be preview performances on Saturday, November 6 at 8pm and Sunday, November 7 at 7pm. The Little Flower of East Orange will play a limited engagement through December 19 only.