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Providing the Regional Premieres of both the play and playwright, Stark Naked Theatre Company's production of BODY AWARENESS by Annie Baker is an exciting and captivating examination of familial dysfunction and how destructive and liberating the self-objectification and exploitation of the human body can be.

Signature Theatre is pleased to announce the next wave of upcoming supplemental programs, which allow more intimate and direct access to a playwright's vision and process. Just as the layout of The Pershing Square Signature Center encourages a dialogue between different plays and audiences, these supplemental programs invite theatregoers to go deeper into the world of a play, and the world of the artists behind it.

Talk Show Listings For Wednesday, October 31

Free People will open two new boutiques in California this October, just in time for the holiday season. Already boasting nine stores regionally, the brand is slated to open at Santa Monica Place on October 12th, followed by Westfield Century City on October 26th.

To celebrate Halloween and the upcoming 30th anniversary of the worldwide release of the iconic Thriller album on November 30, the Lyric Theatre, the West End home of Thriller Live, which recreates Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller zombie hit, is getting a ghoulish, blood-curdling makeover.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, presents the return engagement of acclaimed Pop and R&B singer-songwriter, BOBBY CALDWELL. Bobby will perform original songs from his newest album, "House of Cards," which features that classic Caldwell sound, along with a few diverse tracks, which have a hint of Country, Blues, and even Latin Dance. Also featured is Bobby's familiar marriage of vocals and saxophone, in addition to special guests Dave Koz and the talented newcomer Andrew Neu. "House of Cards" will be performed from November 7 through November 10.

Despite the fact that runways are stilled filled with ultra thin models, ABC news reported that the average American woman wears a size 14 to 16. 'Normal' size women are also now appearing all over TV and films, including Lena Dunham and Mindy Kaling. FashPlus.com want plus size women want to look as good as they feel by offering great fitting, trendy plus size fashion.

NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features are pleased to announce casting for the upcoming national tour of ELF THE MUSICAL. The tour kicks off at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) November 4-10, 2012.

Macy Gray's upcoming new album, a 're-imagining' of the classic Stevie Wonder album 'TALKING BOOK,' is available now for preorder @ Amazon for $9.99 .

Seen for the first time on the West Coast, OBIE Award winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter's A BRIGHT NEW BOISE (Drama Desk Award nomination) will be presented at Rogue Machine as the final offering for their main stage 2012 season. It will include an award-winning cast.

Nine students of Main Street Theater's Education Department dive headlong into the mysterious world of the Bayou in Wiley and the Hairy Man by Suzan Zeder. There are 3 public performances: Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 4 at 3:30pm. Performances are at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, located at 2540 Times Boulevard.

Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for the Walt Disney Animation Studios film 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Oct. 30, 2012, which features four new songs and a score by composer Henry Jackman ('Winnie the Pooh,' 'X-Men: First Class'). Owl City contributes the end-credit song 'When Can I See You Again?' Directed by Rich Moore, produced by Clark Spencer and featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch, 'Wreck-It Ralph' crashes into theatres on Nov. 2, 2012.

Lakeshore Records will release the THE SESSIONS - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally on October 16th and in stores on November 13, 2012. The album features original music by Marco Beltrami.

A stellar creative team will bring Gabriella Pinto's play Chickens to life when it is performed at Magnet Theatre from 25 October to 3 November.

Free People will open two new boutiques in California this October, just in time for the holiday season. Already boasting nine stores regionally, the brand is slated to open at Santa Monica Place on October 12th, followed by Westfield Century City on October 26th.

Now celebrating its seventh season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will present the anticipated return of the energetic musical phenomenon, DRUMLINE LIVE, along with Columbia Artist Management LLC. Inspired by the blockbuster film, Drumline starring Nick Cannon, DRUMLINE LIVE will high-step into Miami for one day only on November 11, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., filling the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall with original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits.

David Mamet's comedy "November" is now playing at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum through November 4, 2012. Opening night was last night - check out photo coverage of the starry arrivals, curtain call and more below!

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present the regional premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new play O Beautiful, tonight, October 4 - 14 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113 and visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Seen for the first time on the West Coast, OBIE Award winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter's A BRIGHT NEW BOISE (Drama Desk Award nomination) will be presented at Rogue Machine as the final offering for their main stage 2012 season. It will include an award-winning cast.

Unified Pictures, Savage Bunny and Bron Studios have teamed up to produce Clark Gregg's TRUST ME. Gregg is set to direct the screenplay he wrote.