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The no-holds-barred production of the classic stage musical Cabaret, which has been running at the No Exit Café in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, deserves many kudos for bringing this show to life. And what a life!

n a very special BroadwayWorld exclusive, London reporter Nick Hutson provides a very special Q/A series with the cast and creative team of the highly-anticipated new movie-musical Sweeney Todd! Including Johnny Depp, renown composer Stephen Sondheim; plus Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, and director Tim Burton and Ed Sanders, Jayne Weisner and Jamie Campbell Bower.

n a very special BroadwayWorld exclusive, London reporter Nick Hutson provides a very special Q/A series with the cast and creative team of the highly-anticipated new movie-musical Sweeney Todd! Including Johnny Depp, renown composer Stephen Sondheim; plus Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, and director Tim Burton and Ed Sanders, Jayne Weisner and Jamie Campbell Bower.

The Public Theater will open its spring season with the world premiere of Richard Nelson's new history play 'Conversations in Tusculum.' Directed by Nelson, the cast of six includes Brian Dennehy, Joe Grifasi, Gloria Reuben, David Strathairn and Maria Tucci. Conversations in Tusculum begins previews on Tuesday, February 19 and will run through Sunday, March 23 with an official press opening on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 PM.

Leslie Caveny's comedy Love of a Pig makes its New York premiere beginning October 12 with performances through October 28 at The 45th Street Theatre; directed by D.H. Johnson.

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced its mainstage production of Happy Days: A New Musical, based on the hit Paramount Pictures television series created by Garry Marshall who also wrote the book, with music and lyrics by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning Hall of Fame songwriter Paul Williams

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway will mark its 25th Anniversary on Sunday, September 23rd, with a brand-new edition Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening at the 47th Street Theatre

The Drowsy Chaperone's JoAnne Worley took time out from her busy schedule to catch a performance of Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia, which spoofs The Drowsy Chaperone.

Company stars Raul Esparza and Barbara Walsh recently visited Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia - in which the stars are parodically played by James Donegan and Janet Dickinson!

Currently appearing in rep in As You Like It and Henry V, these three newcomers to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company talk about the Bard, the community and that thing we all love - theatre.

We talk to producer Adam Epstein about Hairspray, what went wrong with The Wedding Singer, and his upcoming projects: Cry-Baby, and Ever After.

Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular's Anthony Crivello discusses life under the chandelier as the star of one of the theatre world's biggest hits!

Never has there been any quite as spectacular as the very aptly named 'Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular' which last night celebrated its first anniversary, and 501st performance, at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

LoveMusik and 110 in the Shade orchestrator Jonathan Tunick chats with BroadwayWorld in our Tony Award nominee interview series

We talk to Tony Nominee David Pittu, who is currently playing 'Bertolt Brecht' in LoveMusik (Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical).

Orson Welles is one of the most influential men in the history of American pop culture. He has had his fingers in more pies than can be imagined, from redifining what radio programing can be to indicting high ranking American officiates. Christian McKay and his fledgling theatre company, Atomic80 Productions have brought their already critically-acclaimed and award winning-play about the life and times of Orson Welles, Rosebud, to New York City. We sat down with Christian McKay to find out about Rosebud, Atomic80, Christian, and, of course, the man, the legend, Orson Welles.

LoveMusik's Brecht, David Pittu, chats with BroadwayWorld in our Tony Award nominee interview series

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway, the recent recipient of the Tony Honors, returns to the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street) with Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia

Manhattan Theatre Club Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove announced that their 2007 Spring Gala raised over $1.3 million.

We talk to Alex Timbers director of 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' currently playing at Ars Nova. Alex has also been nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his direction of 'Gutenberg! The Musical'