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Hell in a Handbag Productions presents Open Your Handbag! The Rip Nelson Hell in a Handbag Celebrity Telethon Benefit...a benefit that Handbag fans have come to expect...uproarious FUN!

Arthur Penn, director of the 1967 landmark film, 'Bonnie and Clyde,' died yesterday September 28, a day after his 88th birthday. Those close to Penn say that he had been in bad health for the past year.

According to Deadline.com, Patty Duke is set to join the cast of Unanswered Prayers on Lifetime. In the movie, Duke will play the mother of a couple who's lives are changed when a woman moves back to their small town.

I spoke with Lucie while she was in her ‘tiny' Manhattan apartment, as she put it. She was waiting for the delivery of her new mattress. She had recently returned from a wonderfully, luxurious cruise and was getting back to business. Her New York apartment was where she needed to be as opposed to the home in Connecticut she shares with her husband of about 30 years, the fine actor Laurence Luckinbill. Lucie and I spoke briefly the day before the interview and set 10:30 am as the time for me to call her the following day. The morning of the interview arrived and the phone rang at 10am, and it was Lucie, ready to go.

According to a recent Twitter post from the official Wicked the Musical Twitter account, the hit show will end its San Francisco run on September 5th. The production opened at the Orpheum Theatre on February 6, 2009.

While its strong language and sometimes disturbing subject matter may not be for everyone, I cannot recommend this production enough. It's raw, it's edgy, and its sentiment towards the responsibility of art makes 'The Pillowman' an enthralling watch.

Currently starring in the revival of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, Matthew Modine recently sat down with CNN to discuss everything from making his Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker to Osama bin Laden. BroadwayWorld brings you the clip below.

THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson will end its run March 21 at The Circuit Playhouse.

Carmel Quinn, Malachy McCourt and Paul O'Keefe (The Patty Duke Show) appeared on the March 8 episode of 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: An Irish Parade of Stars'

The New York Times is reporting that despite a statement last Friday made by producers of Broadway's THE MIRACLE WORKER in which it was expressed that the show was in danger of closing early, producer David Richenthal has indicated that ticket sales will continue for now.

The New York Times is reporting that Broadway's THE MIRACLE WORKER, which celebrated its opening night this past Wednesday, March 3, may be in trouble already.

The Human Race Theatre Company continues its mission to develop new musicals this March 9-16 when the writing team of Larry Grossman, Carol Hall and Duane Poole will be in residence working on their new musical A Christmas Memory - based on the short story by Truman Capote.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined) stars Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, iconic roles made famous by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in the Tony Award® winning play and landmark feature film adaptation.

Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller.

THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson will opens February 26 at The Circuit Playhouse.

Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller.

THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson will opens February 26 at The Circuit Playhouse.

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to purchase tickets at a very special price to 'The Miracle Worker' starring Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill and opening Friday, February 12 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Be the first to get a special behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the new Broadway production of THE MIRACLER WORKER before performances begin Friday, February 12 at Circle in the Square Theatre. Watch the video featuring interviews with the stars and director and get a bird's eye view into the New York press rehearsal below!