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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, December 23, 2012 - Sunday, December 23, 2012.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our December 22nd SIP round-up! Yesterday evening's photos featured holiday-themed shots from EVITA's Max von Essen, A CHRISTMAS STORY, Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS tour, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, WHITE CHRISTMAS tour, HELLCAB in Chicago, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD--all the Men's Ensemble wants for Christmas is Justin Bieber, THE LION KING and lots of regional shows

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature holiday wishes from the casts of NEWSIES, PETER PAN, EVITA, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT and JERSEY BOYS, a clever CHRISTMAS STORY tribute from PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, expert CHAPLIN bowlers, BOOK OF MORMON skeletons in Chicago, intermission snacks, a blast from the past and more, plus a SIP video from WHITE CHRISTMAS' Purple Diamonds at Denver Center.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our December 15th SIP round-up! Yesterday evening's photos featured more heartfelt Newtown wishes from the casts of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Weathervane Playhouse, ELF's Jason Testa and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Jeremy Stolle, as well as pics from NEWSIES, THE GRINCH tour, BRING IT ON, THE LION KING, WHITE CHRISTMAS tour, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and a slew of regional productions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, WHITE CHRISTMAS and more.

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature the casts of NEWSIES and EVITA reaching out to the families of the Newtown, Conn., shooting victims, plus SantaCon-themed photos from A CHRISTMAS STORY, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, SPIDER-MAN, WICKED, and FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, as well as images from THE BOOK OF MORMON, MARY POPPINS, CHAPLIN, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, BRING IT ON, GOLDEN BOY, ELF, the UK tour of AMERICAN IDIOT and the US tours of JERSEY BOYS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and ANYTHING GOES.

The It Gets Better Project, created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach will present their 2012 A Better Holiday concert. The concert will be held on December 16 from 7-10PM at XL Nightclub in partnership with The Group Entertainment, and will raise funds for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation's largest organization working on behalf of runaway and homeless LGBTQ youth; the AFC had a vital drop-in center destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in late October.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its Broadway and cabaret events for today, December 14-February 3, featuring performances by Sasha Allen & Rob Lewis: Christmas Time Is Here, Lady Rizo, Taylor Mac, Our Hit Parade, Starsky + Cox, Joey Arias, Wau Wau Sisters, A Scream Along with Billy Christmas, Drew Gasparini, Bridget Everett, Justin VivIan Bond, Amy Lynn & Tituss Burgess, Motherlodge, Rated RSO: MT-17, Zack Zadek, Living For Today: Back to the Drawing Board, Ute Lemper and Once Upon a Time in NYC: Second Edition.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its Broadway and cabaret events for December 14-February 3, featuring performances by Sasha Allen & Rob Lewis: Christmas Time Is Here, Lady Rizo, Taylor Mac, Our Hit Parade, Starsky + Cox, Joey Arias, Wau Wau Sisters, A Scream Along with Billy Christmas, Drew Gasparini, Bridget Everett, Justin Vivian Bond, Amy Lynn & Tituss Burgess, Motherlodge, Rated RSO: MT-17, Zack Zadek, Living For Today: Back to the Drawing Board, Ute Lemper and Once Upon a Time in NYC: Second Edition.

At that time, it was announced as well that the should would be announcing new stars and the production would be continuing its run. Now, they have revealed that the show will play its final performance on Saturday, January 26, 2013, after 26 previews and 337 regular performances.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation held its second annual Champagne & Caroling Gala last night at Celsius, a restaurant, bar and event space within Citi Pond at Bryant Park (5th Ave and 42nd Street) on Monday, December 10. At this one of a kind urban winter wonderland in of the heart of midtown Manhattan, Broadway's brightest stars and patrons of the arts joined together for a festive celebration of the country's premier musical theatre training program. Check out photos from the event below!

Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri celebrated her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical last night, Dec 9th where she is appearing with in the award-winning musical through the end of the month. Check out photos from opening night below!

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our December 8th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured farwells from SCANDALOUS, EVITA's littlest cast member and NICE WORK's Robert Hartwell, as well as pictures from SPIDER-MAN, NEWSIES, BRING IT ON, A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE MUSICAL! (bringing new meaning to 'elf on the shelf'), the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JERSEY BOYS, MARY POPPINS, Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, a few productions of WHITE CHRISTMAS and A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and many more!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature quite a few Hanukkah-themed pics from the casts of CHAPLIN, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, ANYTHING GOES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER at The Growing Stage, plus the usual antics from EVITA, NEWSIES, THE BOOK OF MORMON, SCANDALOUS, BRING IT ON, MARY POPPINS, ELF, GOLDEN BOY (in some hot new shorts!) and PETER PAN, plus a pic from the UK tour of AMERICAN IDIOT and lots of regional shows!

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our December 1st SIP round-up! Yesterday evening's photos featured a surprise #SIP cameo by NEWSIES' Alan Menken, the casts of BRING IT ON, THE BOOK OF MORMON, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, NEWSIES, ELF, SCANDALOUS, JERSEY BOYS, ANYTHING GOES, SILENCE! THE MUSICAL and more supporting webseries 'Submissions Only', plus pictures from EVITA, ANNIE, THE LION KING, LES MISERABLES and tons of great regional shots!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature Annie star Lilla Crawford doing a dead-on (although red-headed) impersonation of President Lincoln, the casts of The Public Theater's GIANT, NEWSIES, EVITA, A CHRISTMAS STORY, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, SILENCE! THE MUSICAL, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, ONCE, SPIDER-MAN, CHAPLIN, CHICAGO, WICKED, SCANDALOUS, THE BOOK OF MORMON and many more joining together to support the third season of webseries 'Submissions Only', and quite a few pics from regional shows!

In this week's edition, we caught up with Caroline O'Connor, who is starring as 'Miss Shields' in A CHRISTMAS STORY- currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Listen to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Youtube, singing the song he recorded for the 2012 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 14. This original song is called 'A Perez Hilton Christmas,' with music by Lynn Pinto & Jason Michael Webb, and lyrics by George Howe & Frances Limoncelli. Perez Hilton recently made his New York stage debut in the comical off-Broadway revue "NEWSical the Musical." Listen to the recording below!

This record-breaking, Tony-nominated production of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical will continue its open-ended run following the original stars' departure. The new stars will be announced at a later date.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 25, 2012 - Sunday, November 25, 2012.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our November 24th SIP round-up! Yesterday's evening photos featured the cast of NEWSIES, EVITA's Max von Essen revealing a little more than we've ever seen, images from SPIDER-MAN, MARY POPPINS, SCANDALOUS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, PETER PAN, LES MISERABLES, three regional productions of SPRING AWAKENING and more!