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The Chicago Theater Beat (formerly the Chicago Theater Blog) today announced the nominees for the 1st Annual Chicago Theater Critics' Beat Awards. The Beat Awards provide an opportunity for Chicago's critics to give recognition to outstanding achievements in Chicago's theatre community and the artists involved.

The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of special guest panelists for the upcoming PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival.

On the February 13th episode of ABC's CASTLE entitled, 'Pandora', it is the first episode of a two-part 'Castle' event. Castle and Beckett pursue a ruthless killer who, they discover, is part of a sinister, international conspiracy. Castle and Beckett are joined on the case by Sophia Turner (guest star Jennifer Beals, 'The Chicago Code,' 'Flashdance'), a smart, sexy CIA operative who has a complicated past with Castle.

On the February 13th episode of ABC's CASTLE entitled, 'Pandora', it is the first episode of a two-part 'Castle' event. Castle and Beckett pursue a ruthless killer who, they discover, is part of a sinister, international conspiracy. Castle and Beckett are joined on the case by Sophia Turner (guest star Jennifer Beals, 'The Chicago Code,' 'Flashdance'), a smart, sexy CIA operative who has a complicated past with Castle.

If the line: 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner' makes you want to cheer, cry, or just get up and dance, then 'Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage', now playing at Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre, is for you.

Fans of ABC's hit drama series 'Castle' will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from actor Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan), who will be up on Twitter at @seamusdever, during the West Coast broadcast of the show on MONDAY, JANUARY 9 from 10:00-11:00 p.m., PT. Seamus will also offer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about working on the show.

Fans of ABC's hit drama series 'Castle' will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from actor Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan), who will be up on Twitter at @seamusdever, during the West Coast broadcast of the show on MONDAY, JANUARY 9 from 10:00-11:00 p.m., PT. Seamus will also offer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about working on the show.

As first reported on TVLine.com, actor Josh Stamberg of Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva', will be making a guest star appearance on the hit ABC drama CASTLE during the all important sweeps period.

As first reported on EWonline, ABC has ordered one additional episode of its hit drama CASTLE. This will bring the total number of episodes for the season to 23.

On the December 5th episode of ABC's CASTLE entitled 'Cuffed', Castle and Beckett wake up in bed, handcuffed together, in a locked room with no memory of how they got there. They must piece together the mystery of where they are and why, all while trying to escape. But as the two of them adjust to being shackled together, what's the biggest threat they face... the people who abducted them or each other? Meanwhile, Ryan, Esposito and Gates are left to investigate their disappearance in a case where all is not what it seems.

On the upcoming episode of ABC's CASTLE entitled, 'Kill Shot' - a sniper on a killing spree is terrorizing New York City. With the clock ticking down to the next murder and nothing to go on except a killer with no apparent motive but to instill terror, this could prove the team's toughest case yet. The hunt is made even more complicated when Beckett begins to experience increasingly strong moments of PTSD - moments she tries hard to hide from Castle and the detectives.

In the upcoming of ABC's 'Castle' entitled 'Demons', Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renown ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the upcoming of ABC's 'Castle' entitled 'Demons', Castle & Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world renown ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion, on 'Castle,' MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Actress Penny Johnson Jerald (Sherry Palmer on '24') has joined the hit series 'Castle' as a series regular for Season 4. She'll make her debut in the season premiere, airing MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Goodman Theatre and Dallas Theater Center's world-premiere co-production of The Trinity River Plays by Goodman Artistic Associate ReGina Taylor is directed by Ethan McSweeny. The trilogy includes Jarfly, Rain and Ghoststory and spans nearly half a century in the life of Iris Sparks and her matriarchal Texas family. Karen Aldridge (The Good Negro, The Cook) leads the ensemble cast of The Trinity River Plays as Iris; stage and screen star Penny Johnson Jerald (The Larry Sanders Show, What's Love Got to Do With It) plays Iris' protective mother Rose; Jacqueline Williams (The Story, The Brother/Sister Plays) is Rose's sister Daisy, Christiana Clark (59E59: Pure Confidence) portrays Iris' rebellious cousin Jasmine; Jefferson A. Russell (The Wire) is Jasmine's stepfather, Ray Earl, in Jarfly, and Iris' ex-husband, Frank, in Rain and Ghoststory; and Samuel Ray Gates (McCarter: The Brother/Sister Plays) is Jack, Iris' love interest, in Ghoststory. The Trinity River Plays runs January 15 - February 20, 2011 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre following an engagement at Dallas Theater Center, November 5 - December 5, 2010.

Dallas Theater Center and Goodman Theatre proudly present the world premiere of The Trinity River Plays, written by Oak Cliff native Regina Taylor, directed by Ethan McSweeny.