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Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

Talk Show Listings for Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

Macha Monkey begins its 10th season of fearless, funny, female theatre this fall with Hearts Are Monsters. A comedy with deadly consequences, Hearts Are Monsters features 16-year-old Marcy, a genius with a misshapen head and a love of mole rats, her pretty twin sister Wendy (a former child star who now debauches), their drunk and lonely mother, and Daddy's ghost. He seeks justice.

Nick Briggs will play Winston Churchill in DOCTOR WHO LIVE, contactmusic.com reports. Briggs will also voice several monsters, include Daleks and Cybermen.

Shakespeare's Globe revives its acclaimed 2008 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor this summer for a run at the Globe, before embarking on an international tour.

Macha Monkey begins its 10th season of fearless, funny, female theatre this fall with Hearts Are Monsters. A comedy with deadly consequences, Hearts Are Monsters features 16-year-old Marcy, a genius with a misshapen head and a love of mole rats, her pretty twin sister Wendy (a former child star who now debauches), their drunk and lonely mother, and Daddy's ghost. He seeks justice.

Nick Briggs will play Winston Churchill in DOCTOR WHO LIVE, contactmusic.com reports. Briggs will also voice several monsters, include Daleks and Cybermen.

BBC returns to Comic-Con with a full line-up of panels, screenings, signings and exclusive merchandise at the BBC America booth (#3629). BBC America's hit sci-fi show 'Being Human,' which follows three twenty-somethings living double lives as a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost, returns for an all-new US premiere season the same weekend as Comic-Con. Creator/writer Toby Whithouse will join cast members Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner, and Sinead Keenan on stage for a fan Q&A and signing at the BBC America booth (#3629). 'Being Human' premieres on BBC America on Saturday, July 24, directly following the 'Doctor Who' season finale. 'Being Human' Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray hits stores on July 20.

The new era of the BAFTA-winning series Doctor Who has broken BBC AMERICA ratings records and taken audiences on adventures to meet Vincent Van Gogh in Provence, vampire aliens in 17th century Venice and face-to-face with the Doctor's horrifying foe and fan favorite the Weeping Angels. In the two-part season finale, it is now a silent menace that will finally catch up with the Doctor. Doctor Who two-part finale premieres Saturday, July 17, 9:00p.m. ET/PT and Saturday, July 24, 9:00p.m. ET/PT.

Greenstage presented Seattle's Outdoor Theater Festival in Capitol Hill's Volunteer Park over the weekend of July 10th and 11th to kick off the many Summer park shows around the Puget Sound area. The festival encompassed 11 shows from eight different companies and while they mostly followed a Shakespearean bent there were also a few decidedly non-Shakespearean shows but all good fun for all ages and it's all FREE.

The new era of the BAFTA-winning series Doctor Who has broken BBC AMERICA ratings records and taken audiences on adventures to meet Vincent Van Gogh in Provence, vampire aliens in 17th century Venice and face-to-face with the Doctor's horrifying foe and fan favorite the Weeping Angels. In the two-part season finale, it is now a silent menace that will finally catch up with the Doctor. Doctor Who two-part finale premieres Saturday, July 17, 9:00p.m. ET/PT and Saturday, July 24, 9:00p.m. ET/PT.

BBC returns to Comic-Con with a full line-up of panels, screenings, signings and exclusive merchandise at the BBC America booth (#3629). BBC America's hit sci-fi show 'Being Human,' which follows three twenty-somethings living double lives as a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost, returns for an all-new US premiere season the same weekend as Comic-Con. Creator/writer Toby Whithouse will join cast members Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner, and Sinead Keenan on stage for a fan Q&A and signing at the BBC America booth (#3629). 'Being Human' premieres on BBC America on Saturday, July 24, directly following the 'Doctor Who' season finale. 'Being Human' Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray hits stores on July 20.

D.C. Arts Center, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit arts space dedicated to promoting the freshest, most under-recognized artists in the Washington metropolitan area. We encourage an ongoing dialogue between new artists and the greater art community, and assist artists in the business of production.

D.C. Arts Center, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit arts space dedicated to promoting the freshest, most under-recognized artists in the Washington metropolitan area. We encourage an ongoing dialogue between new artists and the greater art community, and assist artists in the business of production.

Following a sell-out season at the Menier Chocolate Factory Willy Russell's Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine will transfer to the West End for a limited 16 week run. Tim Pigott-Smith joins Laura Dos Santos in Educating Rita with Meera Syal reprising her role in Shirley Valentine.

Doctor Who, in a new era for the iconic series, broke BBC AMERICA ratings records with its season premiere this past Saturday, April 17, delivering 1.2 million viewers in Live + Same Day - BBC AMERICA's highest rated telecast ever. Additionally, it was the best Live + Same Day A25-54 delivery ever and ranked BBC AMERICA #2 among all ad supported cable nets in its time period (9-10:10PM) among coverage rating. Doctor Who is also currently the #1 TV series in the iTunes store.

Variety reports this morning that A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC helmer, Trevor Nunn, is set to direct a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE for London's Menier Chocolate Factory. Nunn directed the show's premiere in 1987, as well.

One Night Only! On November 11th, seven of Seattle's finest solo performers will take the stage at Theatre Off-Jackson to tell stories inspired by our region's local myths and modern legends.

After a smash sellout at the August Wilson Theater with their 15th Anniversary Reunion Benefit Concert of The Who's Tommy last December, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY returned to BB King's on Monday November 2nd with another star-studded benefit show. Directed by Donnie Kehr, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY-Celebrating the '60s honored the songs and performers from Rock's greatest decade and will feature a 'who's who' of classic recording artists performing alongside some of the biggest stars on Broadway, all to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bendheim Center/Scholarship Fund.

One Night Only! On November 11th, seven of Seattle's finest solo performers will take the stage at Theatre Off-Jackson to tell stories inspired by our region's local myths and modern legends.