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The nominations have been announced for the 2007 Laurance Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards. The awards will be presented on February 18, 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Victoria Matlock and Christina DeCicco join the National Tour of Wicked.

Cast to feature Peter Weller as Frank Lloyd Wright, Harris Yulin as Louis Sullivan, Chris Henry Coffey, Holley Fain, Mary Beth Fisher, Maggie Siff, Jeremy Strong and Jay Whittaker

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The Chicago cast of Frank's Home will reprise their roles in Playwrights Horizons' production of Richard Nelson's play, which is set to begin previews at the company's Mainstage Theater on January 13th, 2007, open on January 30th and run through February 18th

From Monday, January 1st, Kerry Ellis will play the role of Elphaba in Wicked, London's smash-hit musical at the Apollo Victoria Theatre

Billy Crystal, Felicity Huffman, Tony Kushner and Marcia Gay Harden were just a few of those who appeared at the gala benefit 'Tisch on Broadway' on December 4th

Duncan Sheik, whose musical Spring Awakening is set to open on December 10th at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, will appear with the cast of the show at Soho's Apple store (located at 103 Prince St.) on December 13th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM.

WICKED will take part in this year's prestigious Royal Variety Performance on Monday 4th December at the London Coliseum in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

The cast album of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's critically acclaimed musical Spring Awakening will be released by Decca on December 12th--a week later than originally announced.

Spring Awakening will continue its onstage seating policy, which originated when the show was performed this summer at the Atlantic Theatre Company

Casting is set for the world premiere of Richard Nelson's Frank's Home, which will begin performances at the Goodman Theatre on November 25th toward a December 5th opening

The cast album of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's critically acclaimed musical Spring Awakening will be released by Decca on December 5

Stage veteran Tamara Tunie, who currently stars as Dr. Melinda Warner on the hit television series 'Law and Order: SVU' on NBC and as District Attorney Jessica Griffin on the daytime television series 'As The World Turns' on CBS, has joined the producing team of the acclaimed new musical Spring Awakening

Last night at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway smash-hit 'Wicked' opened to deafening applause throughout. Complete video coverage featuring interviews with the cast and clips from the show will be on BroadwayWorld.com soon!

Tickets to the new musical Spring Awakening, which will begin previews on Thursday, November 16th and open on December 10th at the Eugene O'Neill Theater (230 West 49th St), are now on sale for holders of American Express cards.

Stage veteran Christine Estabrook, well-known for her work in TV's 'Desperate Housewives,' will take on the adult female lead role of Spring Awakening, the new Broadway musical that was previously a hit at the Atlantic Theater Company

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Tony Award-winner Stephen Spinella will take on the adult male lead role of Spring Awakening, the acclaimed new musical with with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater