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59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Fascinating Aida to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of FASCINATING AIDA - ABSOLUTELY MIRACULOUS!, written by Dillie Keane and Adele Anderson and directed by Frank Thompson.

The West End's most glamorous musical, La Cage aux Folles, will officially close on January 2nd 2010 after more than a year in the West End.

Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from 2009 - it's been quite a year. Here's a look at 40 of BroadwayWorld.com's most popular stories of the year in date order. Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from the past year on BroadwayWorld.com!

Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.

David Troughton joins Kevin Spacey to lead the cast in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's explosive courtroom classic Inherit the Wind directed by Trevor Nunn. Inherit the Wind plays at The Old Vic, London 18 September - 20 December 2009, with a Press Night set for Thursday, 1 October 2009.

Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Fascinating Aida to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of FASCINATING AIDA - ABSOLUTELY MIRACULOUS!, written by Dillie Keane and Adele Anderson and directed by Frank Thompson.

Pre-ordering is now avaliable for the cast recording of A Little Night Music. The CD is set to include all of the songs and lyrics from the show. The regular release is set for this coming spring.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Fascinating Aida to Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of FASCINATING AIDA - ABSOLUTELY MIRACULOUS!, written by Dillie Keane and Adele Anderson and directed by Frank Thompson.

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were on hand to interview the cast and director. Catch the special Opening Night moments and clips from the show!

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to present the US premiere of SIMON GREEN: TRAVELING LIGHT at Brits Off Broadway. Performed by Simon Green with musical arrangement and accompaniment by David Shrubsole, SIMON GREEN TRAVELING LIGHT begins performances on Tuesday, December 15 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 3. Press opening is Sunday, December 20 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30, Wednesday - Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM.

New York Magazine features an interview with acclaimed Broadway lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim and five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury. Sondheim and Lansbury have collaborated many times over the years in bringing Sondheim's plays to Broadway. Lansbury has starred in Anyone Can Whistle, the first revival of Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, and is currently starring as Madame Armfeldt in the revival of A Little Night Music.

Television, film and stage star John Barrowman is to return to his native Glasgow next year when he heads the cast of the spectacular pantomime Aladdin.

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and Entertainment Tonight has the first video footage of the event.

Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

The first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson, opened on December 13, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim sat down together, the morning after the first preview of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with New York Magazine to chat, not just about the new production, but also about their previous work together on GYPSY, SWEENEY TODD and ANYONE CAN WHISTLE. The longtime friends and collaborators delve into their personal and professional histories and on how Lansbury approached many of her iconic roles.