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Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market presents AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES Saturdays, November 7 and 14. From the Newbery honor book of the same name comes the haunting and moving story of a young girl who is forced to take on very grown-up responsibilities - and the world she creates to give herself an escape from reality. Performances are at 1pm and 4pm.

Ten Houston-area children, currently the students of Main Street Theater's Kids On Stage Rehearsal and Performance By Audition class, dive into the grand tale of adventure After the Rain King by Steph DeFerie.

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market presents AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES Saturdays, November 7 and 14. From the Newbery honor book of the same name comes the haunting and moving story of a young girl who is forced to take on very grown-up responsibilities - and the world she creates to give herself an escape from reality. Performances are at 1pm and 4pm.

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market presents AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES Saturdays, November 7 and 14. From the Newbery honor book of the same name comes the haunting and moving story of a young girl who is forced to take on very grown-up responsibilities - and the world she creates to give herself an escape from reality. Performances are at 1pm and 4pm.

Ten Houston-area children, currently the students of Main Street Theater's Kids On Stage Rehearsal and Performance By Audition class, dive into the grand tale of adventure After the Rain King by Steph DeFerie.

According to a report in Variety, William H. Macy will team up with Sally Hawkins in Dirty Girl, a coming of age comedy about friendship and the search for identity set in the 1980s. The film is directed by Broadway performer and choreographer Abe Sylvia, who will be making his feature film directorial debut. The film is currently being shopped at the American Film Market.

Retailer Holt Renfrew has announced a change to the talent lineup for tonight's 'Holiday Window Unveiling.' Previously scheduled Tony and Emmy award winner Kristin Chenoweth has pulled out of the event due to illness. Replacing her will be Juno-award winning singer-songwriter Feist. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30PM tonight, November 5.

'Tis the season for Holt Renfrew's annual 'Holiday Window Unveiling,' and this year the Toronto-based luxurious retailer will have a little something extra to sing about as Tony and Emmy award winner Kristin Chenoweth is expected to be on hand, according to a report in the National Post. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 5.

Porchlight Music Theatre will debut a live stage production of Miracle on 34th Street based on the holiday film classic at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont. The show plays from November 20, 2009 through January 3, 2010. The Press Opening is Sunday, November 22 at 2:30pm.

Covedale Center for the Performing Arts Presents MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET A Holiday Classic! Performances run December 3 - 20, 2009

'Tis the season for Holt Renfrew's annual 'Holiday Window Unveiling,' and this year the Toronto-based luxurious retailer will have a little something extra to sing about as Tony and Emmy award winner Kristin Chenoweth is expected to be on hand, according to a report in the National Post. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 5.

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 - Upright Cabaret proudly presents Ty Taylor and Nalle Colt of Ghosthounds (www.ghosthounds.com) making Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR, star of CBS' Rockstar: INXS and PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, mixes his soulful vocals with the intensity of Old Blues Rock and Soul band VINTAGE TROUBLE to create an evening people are sure to be howling about! For this very special Halloween engagement, Upright producers will clear the tables and chairs and open the floor for dancing, sweating and carrying on. This is the not-to-be missed Halloween event in LA. Leave the crowds to West Hollywood and come party with Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR & VINTAGE TROUBLE Sat, Oct 31st, 2009 at 9pm Upright Cabaret on Vermont, 1714 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027, (310) 652-5252 Tickets: $20 Main, Available online or $25 at the door (if available) Table minimums apply. For more info about Upright Cabaret including show times, tickets and scheduled performers, please visit us at www.uprightcabaret.com More about TY TAYLOR: TY TAYLOR is an artist whose soulful rock style is a compilation of singing at the age of five in St. Paul's Baptist Church, listening to 8 track tapes of James Brown, Bill Withers, and Tina Turner as a child, and his love for The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Born and raised in Montclair, NJ, Ty began playing in n nightclubs in Manhattan while still underage. His previous band, DAKOTA MOON, recorded two albums, toured the world twice over and had two Top 10 hits in the U.S. and internationally. His intoxicating and electro-magnetic stage performances have also given him the honor of sharing stages with Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Dave Navarro, Jerry Cantrell, Slash, Scott Weiland, Rob Zombie, Fiona Apple, and Macy Gray to name a few. Best known for his rise to fame as a finalist on Mark Burnett's CBS mega-series ROCKSTAR:INXS. He can be heard on the original cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's Songs For A New World. Ty is also a very accomplished stage performer. Broadway: Joseph, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert, Cats, Grease. Taylor recently starred alongside Ken Page and Lillias White in the Reprise! Production of DAMN YANKEES directed by Jason Alexander, CHESS at the Ford Amphitheatre and most recently protrayed the Lead Player in the Def West production of PIPPIN directed by Jeff Calhoun at the Mark Taper Forum. His band, Ghost Hounds, just released their debut CD and their songs can be played already on Rockband 2 video games. www.ghosthoundsmusic.com

Porchlight Music Theatre will debut a live stage production of Miracle on 34th Street based on the holiday film classic at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont. The show plays from November 20, 2009 through January 3, 2010. The Press Opening is Sunday, November 22 at 2:30 pm.

Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market presents AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES Saturdays, November 7 and 14. From the Newbery honor book of the same name comes the haunting and moving story of a young girl who is forced to take on very grown-up responsibilities - and the world she creates to give herself an escape from reality. Performances are at 1pm and 4pm.

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 - Upright Cabaret proudly presents Ty Taylor and Nalle Colt of Ghosthounds (www.ghosthounds.com) making Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR, star of CBS' Rockstar: INXS and PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, mixes his soulful vocals with the intensity of Old Blues Rock and Soul band VINTAGE TROUBLE to create an evening people are sure to be howling about! For this very special Halloween engagement, Upright producers will clear the tables and chairs and open the floor for dancing, sweating and carrying on. This is the not-to-be missed Halloween event in LA. Leave the crowds to West Hollywood and come party with Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR & VINTAGE TROUBLE Sat, Oct 31st, 2009 at 9pm Upright Cabaret on Vermont, 1714 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027, (310) 652-5252 Tickets: $20 Main, Available online or $25 at the door (if available) Table minimums apply. For more info about Upright Cabaret including show times, tickets and scheduled performers, please visit us at www.uprightcabaret.com More about TY TAYLOR: TY TAYLOR is an artist whose soulful rock style is a compilation of singing at the age of five in St. Paul's Baptist Church, listening to 8 track tapes of James Brown, Bill Withers, and Tina Turner as a child, and his love for The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Born and raised in Montclair, NJ, Ty began playing in n nightclubs in Manhattan while still underage. His previous band, DAKOTA MOON, recorded two albums, toured the world twice over and had two Top 10 hits in the U.S. and internationally. His intoxicating and electro-magnetic stage performances have also given him the honor of sharing stages with Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Dave Navarro, Jerry Cantrell, Slash, Scott Weiland, Rob Zombie, Fiona Apple, and Macy Gray to name a few. Best known for his rise to fame as a finalist on Mark Burnett's CBS mega-series ROCKSTAR:INXS. He can be heard on the original cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's Songs For A New World. Ty is also a very accomplished stage performer. Broadway: Joseph, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert, Cats, Grease. Taylor recently starred alongside Ken Page and Lillias White in the Reprise! Production of DAMN YANKEES directed by Jason Alexander, CHESS at the Ford Amphitheatre and most recently protrayed the Lead Player in the Def West production of PIPPIN directed by Jeff Calhoun at the Mark Taper Forum. His band, Ghost Hounds, just released their debut CD and their songs can be played already on Rockband 2 video games. www.ghosthoundsmusic.com

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, October 26, 2009.

Ten Houston-area children, currently the students of Main Street Theater's Kids On Stage Rehearsal and Performance By Audition class, dive into the grand tale of adventure After the Rain King by Steph DeFerie.

Michael Dale reviews Oleanna and Circle Mirror Transformation. In 1992, when David Mamet directed the premiere production of his controversial play, Oleanna, the name 'Long Dong Silver' was still fresh in the minds of Americans who followed the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings. Susan Faludi's bestseller, Backlash, was urging women to stand up to 'The Undeclared War Against American Women' while Camille Paglia criticized the feminist movement for teaching women to see themselves as victims. Take Back The Night rallies on college campuses encouraged women to publicly announce the names of men who have raped them, though the definition of what exactly constituted a rape was still being publicly debated.

RACE, starring James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas, just started rehearsals on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. The RACE cast took a quick break from rehearsal and 'met the press' at the Atlantic Theatre Company Studios and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there

Cygnet Theatre is proud to present the San Diego premiere staged-reading of acclaimed writer Stephen Metcalfe's Tragedy of the Commons. The cast will include Jim Winker, Manny Fernandes, Monique Gaffney, Francis Gercke, Veronica Murphy and Tim West and will be directed by Stephen Metcalfe. Tragedy of the Commons will be presented ONE NIGHT ONLY at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:30pm. A wine and appetizer meet-and-greet will precede the reading, and a talk-back with the cast and playwright, Stephen Metcalfe, will immediately follow the reading.