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Broadway Sessions with Ben D is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Dinoia, Sara Schmidt and William Blake Tuesday, August 31st.

Broadway Sessions with Ben D is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Dinoia, Sara Schmidt and William Blake Tuesday, August 31st.

Tony-nominated director Susan H. Schulman is set to direct I DO, I DO, a musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, this summer at the Westport Country Playhouse from August 10th through the 28th.

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together. Last night, August 24, Gavin Lee re-joined the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star Laura Michelle Kelly at the New Amsterdam Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you the reunion shots below!

Broadway Impact presented the final installment of 'Broadway Impact's Summer Concert Series at Joe's Pub' last night, August 23. This monthly concert featured cast members from Broadway shows, highlighting the theatre community's ongoing commitment to marriage equality. This final concert featured cast members from the 2010 Tony-winning Best Musical, Memphis. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the performance and brings you complete photo coverage below.

High School Musical alum and IN THE HEIGHTS star Corbin Bleu will visit Seth's Broadway Chatterbox tomorrow, August 19, at 6:00 PM. In addition to Bleu's starring role as Chad Danforth in Disney's High School Musical franchise, including two television movies and one big screen feature, Bleu has appeared on the CW's The Beautiful Life. He joined the Broadway company of IN THE HEIGHTS as Usnavi on January 25, 2010 and played his final performance last night, August 17.

One of America's favorite contemporary artists, Harry Connick, Jr., returns to the Hollywood Bowl, this time with his big band and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for two nights, Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, at 8:30 p.m.

The best of Broadway was presented free on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010' - a lunchtime series which began on Thursday, July 8th at 12:30pm on the Bryant Park Stage and ended yesterday, August 12. The series, which just completed its 10 season, was sponsored by Bank of America and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and washosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities.

One of America's favorite contemporary artists, Harry Connick, Jr., returns to the Hollywood Bowl, this time with his big band and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for two nights, Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, at 8:30 p.m.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has announced the full cast for Tigers Be Still, a new play by Kim Rosenstock, directed by Sam Gold. Tigers Be Still will feature Reed Birney (Joseph), Halley Feiffer (Sherry), Natasha Lyonne (Grace), John Magaro (Zack).

Alysha Umphress and cast members from AMERICAN IDIOT will visit Seth's Broadway Chatterbox tonight, August 12, at 6:00 PM. Off-Broadway, Umphress has appeared in Make Me a Song (the music of William Finn). She is a three-time MAC Award nominee for best female jazz vocalist and is making her Broadway debut in AMERICAN IDIOT.

With a major performance at the Hollywood Bowl quickly approaching, Broadway veteran Harry Connick Jr. confessed to the LA Times that he prefers not to plan ahead for performances. As he once said in regards to his recent Broadway engagement, 'It would kill me if anyone who saw this show twice saw the same thing.' While he plans to include different songs for each performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Connick will definitely be incorporating classics from his Grammy-nominated album, 'Your Songs'.

Betty Buckley will bring her show Broadway by Request to the Colonial on August 11 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $45 and $25 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

Prop 8 has been ruled unconstitutional and Broadway Impact celebrated this week, August 9th at Therapy Bar. This historic landmark decision is a huge step forward towards full equality under the law for all Americans. BroadwayWorld was on hand to celebrate with the Broadway community and brings you photo coverage below!

Real life New Jersey couple, 27 year olds Sharyn Krum and Paul Fontana, lived out their Broadway fairytale by getting married on stage at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre yesterday, August 9, 2010. They found common ground over their shared love of Rock of Ages and were married by the newly ordained, and their favorite, Rock of Ages character 'Lonny' (played by Mitchell Jarvis). The Broadway cast were guests at the ceremony and reception.

Tony-nominated director Susan H. Schulman is set to direct I DO, I DO, a musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, this summer at the Westport Country Playhouse from August 10th through the 28th.

One of America's favorite contemporary artists, Harry Connick, Jr., returns to the Hollywood Bowl, this time with his big band and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for two nights, Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, at 8:30 p.m.

Cape Playhouse will present the Tony Award-Winning musical, HAIRSPRAY featuring Christopher Sieber, Liz Froio, Jim Walton, Patti Murin, and more! The hit musical is scheduled to run July 19-August 7.

Ethan Hawke will star in the independent film 'A Late Quartet,' Variety reports.

The best of Broadway is being presented free on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010' - a lunchtime series which began on Thursday, July 8th at 12:30pm on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the tenth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances runs through August 12th.