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On the heels of two sold-out Twin Cities engagements and recent performances in Seoul, South Korea, the Guthrie welcomes Sun Mee Chomet and her groundbreaking production, How to Be a Korean Woman, to the Dowling Studio. How to Be a Korean Woman is Chomet's hilarious, heartfelt and personal telling of her life as a Korean-American adoptee and her search for her birth family in Seoul. Zaraawar Mistry directs and serves as dramaturg for this one-woman show that begins on September 19 for four performances only.

International film star Orlando Bloom will make his Broadway debut alongside Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad, as Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in a new Broadway production of the timeless love story ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux. In anticipation of opening night, slated for Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, the duo stopped by GOOD MORNING AMERICA today. Check out their interview below!

Complete casting has been announced for the critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe repertory productions of William Shakespeare'sTWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD III on Broadway this fall. The productions, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, will open Sunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), with previews beginning October 15. Twelfth Night and Richard III, which are directed by Tim Carroll, designed by Jenny Tiramani and with music by Claire van Kampen, will play a limited engagement for 16 weeks. Tickets are on sale now through www.telecharge.com. For a schedule of performances and more information, please visit www.shakespearebroadway.com.

Cyrano de Bergerac is a master of all trades, maddeningly uncompromising and brilliantly accomplished - poet, warrior, and romantic. Still, there's triangular trouble in his love for Roxane - his adversary DeGuiche, his friend Christian, and his own spectacular nose. When you've uncovered the courageous heart behind the nose, you'll fall in love under the stars in the Solvang Festival Theater August 17 through September 1. Revel in a rhapsody of words as pointed as rapiers in Rostand's poignant portrait of panache that goes beyond romantic pageantry.

Today we are talking a phenomenally talented performer known for his decades treading the boards in a number of featured and lead roles, most recently wowing crowds with his turn as one of the title characters in THE GERSHWINS' PORGY & BESS - the engaging and golden-voiced Norm Lewis. Discussing many of his most celebrated roles as well as some more obscure, Lewis paints a vivid picture of his career trajectory thus far and shares compelling and candid stories of working on productions as varied and diverse as the original Broadway versions of THE WHO'S TOMMY, SIDE SHOW, THE WILD PARTY, AMOUR, THE LITTLE MERMAID and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM as well as his sensational work regionally in projects such as his recent essaying of Javert in LES MISERABLES at The Muny (to say nothing of the 25th Anniversary live at the 02) as well as turns in SWEENEY TODD and THE WIZARD & I: THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ among many others. Additionally, Lewis sheds some light on his recent onscreen work, clueing us in on how he became involved with hit nighttime soap SCANDAL and how he enjoyeds working with co-stars Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn on it - and if we will possibly see him in Season Three, perhaps. Plus, Lewis opens up about his upcoming solo gigs and performing plans - including first news on his starring part in the upcoming Public Theater musical version of THE TEMPEST - as well as touches upon a host of topics ranging from his appearances at spectacular special events - DREAMGIRLS: IN CONCERT, HAIR: IN CONCERT, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA in the Park - to his appearance in SEX & THE CITY 2 (opposite Liza Minnelli) to recording studio work, dream projects, future goals, favorite workshop/reading experiences and much, much more!

PCPA has assembled a stellar cast for this summer's production of the French masterpiece, Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. It plays exclusively in the Solvang Festival Theater under the stars, tonight, August 17 through September 1, 2013.

SALON/SANCTUARY CONCERTS opens its fifth season with the return of 'THE HEIRS OF TANTALUS'.

Los Angeles's hit series 'For The Record' brings movies to life as never seen before and is celebrating its third anniversary by reinventing one of the audience's favorite shows, 'For The Record: Baz Luhrmann.' This new adaptation at Rockwell: Table & Stage will intertwine the tales of the star-crossed lovers from 'Romeo + Juliet,' 'Strictly Ballroom,' 'Moulin Rouge,' and 'The Great Gatsby' in a stunning 360-degree live theatrical concert experience. For The Record: Baz Luhrmann begins previews tonight, August 15 and officially opens Thursday, August 22, 2013.

The Public Theater's production of the new musical LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, the second show of The Public's 2013 free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte, opens tonight, August 12, 2013. Directed by Alex Timbers, the show features songs by Michael Friedman, with book adaptation by Timbers, and will run through Sunday, August 18. Let's see what the critics had to say...

The Public Theater's new musical LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, the second show of The Public's 2013 free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte, officially opens tonight. Directed by Alex Timbers, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST will feature songs by Michael Friedman with book adaptation by Timbers and will run through Sunday, August 18.

Celebrating its Inaugural Season, the MidAtlantic Opera, under the leadership of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Jason C. Tramm proudly announces principal casting for the company's inaugural production Verdiana – a grand opera concert with chorus and orchestra under the baton of Jason C. Tramm - celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi, Saturday September 21 at 7:30 PM at the historic Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove.

RareMedia Productions has announced the world premiere of Judgment Day, a new comedy by Maria S. Schlatter, starring Donald Corren (Souvenir, Old Jews Telling Jokes) whom The New York Times calls 'a chameleonic wonder' as part of this summer's New York International Fringe Festival. Performances begin tonight, August 9th (playing through August 25th) at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street). Michael Schwartz directs.

Second Thought Theatre presents the final production in its ninth season, In a Forest, Dark and Deep by Neil LaBute. Director Regan Adair returns to STT for the first time since 2011's critical hit, Red Light Winter. In a Forest, Dark and Deep will run in previews today, August 9 - 10, 2013. Opening and Press Night is Thursday, August 15 at 7:30pm. The show closes August 31.

LONDON, Aug. 8, 2013 - The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) the world's largest general use car rental brand, has launched its mobile Wi-Fi hotspot service at 24 Hertz locations in Germany and expanded the offering to additional branches across Spain and Italy. Bookable in advance, the portable service provides customers with fast, reliable and fixed-cost internet connection on the move with no roaming charges.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) presents its 23rd Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit reading of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' September 25, 2013 at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica. The evening will feature a star-studded cast including Sir Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and William Shatner. Additional participants will be announced. Simply Shakespeare features a hilarious and entertaining evening of impromptu Shakespeare and song. All proceeds from the event support the SCLA and its arts based veterans employment and youth employment programs for inner-city youth and arts education in local schools.

International film star Orlando Bloom will make his Broadway debut alongside Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad, as Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in a new Broadway production of the timeless love story ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux. The show will open on Broadway on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, following preview performances from Saturday, August 24, 2013. In Verona, there is a house that claims to have belonged to the Capulet family, boasting the balcony and courtyard made so famous by Shakespeare. Upon entering the house, there is a wall that is now lovingly known as 'Juliet's Wall'. Thousands of people every year write their names and the names of their loved ones on the face of wall, believing it will make their love and relationships eternal and everlasting, like the love of Romeo and Juliet. The Richard Rodgers Theatre will boast its own 'Juliet's Wall', located on the front of the theatre, and Bloom and Rashad were the first to sign it. Check out the first photos of the duo together below!

Los Angeles's hit series “For The Record” brings movies to life as never seen before and is celebrating its third anniversary by reinventing one of the audience's favorite shows, “For The Record: Baz Luhrmann.” This new adaptation at Rockwell: Table & Stage will intertwine the tales of the star-crossed lovers from “Romeo + Juliet,” “Strictly Ballroom,” “Moulin Rouge,” and “The Great Gatsby” in a stunning 360-degree live theatrical concert experience. For The Record: Baz Luhrmann begins previews Thursday, August 15 and officially opens Thursday, August 22, 2013.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour.

So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10 th season, So You Think You Can Dance's Top 10 finalists will make their way across North America, performing in a mix of theaters and arenas as part of the So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2013, sponsored by BLOCH, an international leader in dance wear.

Following on the heels of sellout shows in Australia, the U.K., and Europe, Roger Hodgson, co-founder of Supertramp will return to the U.S. with his Breakfast in America Tour. A series of select dates start August 11 at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California, and will include at least eight other stops on both coasts.